Chujachen Assembly constituency
| Chujachen | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 20 for the Sikkim Legislative Assembly | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | Northeast India |
| State | Sikkim |
| District | Pakyong district |
| LS constituency | Sikkim |
| Established | 2009 |
| Total electors | 17,776[1] |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 10th Sikkim Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent Krishna Bahadur Rai | |
| Party | Sikkim Democratic Front |
| Elected year | 2019 |
Chujachen is one of the 32 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Sikkim state, in India.[2] It is part of Pakyong district.[3] It was created after the passing of the Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008.[4]
As of 2019, its representative is Krishna Bahadur Rai, of the Sikkim Democratic Front.[5]
Members of the Legislative Assembly[edit]
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Puran Kumar Gurung | Sikkim Democratic Front | |
| 2014 | Bikram Pradhan | ||
| 2019 | Krishna Bahadur Rai | ||
Election results[edit]
Assembly Election 2019[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SDF | Krishna Bahadur Rai | 7,266 | 51.12% |  9.86
| |
| SKM | Damber Kumar Pradhan | 5,939 | 41.79% |  7.35
| |
| BJP | Mohan Gurung | 514 | 3.62% | 1.69
| |
| INC | Gopal Chettri | 177 | 1.25% | 0.02
| |
| SRP | Anil Kumar Rai | 107 | 0.75% | New | |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 97 | 0.68% | 0.71
| |
| Margin of victory | 1,327 | 9.34% | 17.21
| ||
| Turnout | 14,213 | 79.96% | 3.13
| ||
| Registered electors | 17,776 | 14.94
| |||
| SDF hold | Swing | 9.86
|
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Assembly Election 2014[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SDF | Bikram Pradhan | 7,836 | 60.98% | 13.37
| |
| SKM | Kharga Bahadur Gurung | 4,425 | 34.44% | New | |
| BJP | Gajendra Rizal | 248 | 1.93% | 0.10
| |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 179 | 1.39% | New | |
| INC | Rudra Narsing Sakya | 162 | 1.26% | 18.20
| |
| Margin of victory | 3,411 | 26.54% | 28.35
| ||
| Turnout | 12,850 | 83.09% | 0.84
| ||
| Registered electors | 15,466 | 19.48
| |||
| SDF hold | Swing | 13.37
|
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Assembly Election 2009[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SDF | Puran Kumar Gurung | 8,077 | 74.35% | New | |
| INC | Harka Raj Gurung | 2,114 | 19.46% | New | |
| BJP | Gajendra Rizal | 220 | 2.03% | New | |
| Independent | Mohan Gurung | 155 | 1.43% | New | |
| Sikkim Gorkha Party | Dhiraj Kumar Rai | 76 | 0.70% | New | |
| SHRP | Gopal Chettri | 76 | 0.70% | New | |
| NCP | Shiva Kumar Pradhan | 73 | 0.67% | New | |
| Independent | Biraj Adhikari | 72 | 0.66% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 5,963 | 54.89% | |||
| Turnout | 10,863 | 83.92% | |||
| Registered electors | 12,944 | ||||
| SDF win (new seat) | |||||
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Vidhan Sabha Elections Sikkim 2019 - Voters Turnout Statistical Data" (PDF). ceosikkim.nic.in. CEO of Sikkim. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 February 2024. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
- ^ "Assembly constituencies Revenue Blocks". Archived from the original on 16 April 2019. Retrieved 13 April 2019.
- ^ Pankaj Dhungel (21 June 2021). "3 sub-divisions of East Sikkim to form Sikkim's newest district Pakyong". Retrieved 20 September 2021.
- ^ "Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008" (PDF). 26 November 2008. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
- ^ "State Election, 2019 to the legislative assembly of Sikkim". eci.gov.in. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
- ^ "Sikkim Assembly election results 2019: Full list of winners". Zee News. 24 May 2019. Archived from the original on 6 January 2024. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
- ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 2009 to the Legislative Assembly of Sikkim" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 April 2014. Retrieved 15 February 2024.