List of constituencies of the Sikkim Legislative Assembly
The Sikkim Legislative Assembly is the unicameral legislature of the Indian state of Sikkim.
Sikkim Legislative Assembly | |
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| 10th Sikkim Assembly | |
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| Type | |
| Type | |
Term limits | 5 years |
| Seats | 32 |
| Elections | |
| First past the post | |
Last election | 11 April 2019 |
| Meeting place | |
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| Sikkim Legislative Assembly, Gangtok, Sikkim, India | |
| Website | |
| Sikkim Legislative Assembly | |
The seat of the Legislative Assembly is at Gangtok, the capital of the state. The term of the Legislative Assembly is five years, unless dissolved earlier. Presently, it comprises 32 members who are directly elected from single-seat constituencies.
Reservations
The constituencies of Sikkim's legislative assembly have the following reservation status:
- 1 constituency (Sangha) is reserved for registered Buddhist monks and nuns from the state's monasteries.
- 2 constituencies (West Pendam and Salghari–Zoom) are reserved for people of the Scheduled Castes (SC).
- 12 constituencies are reserved for people of the Bhutia-Lepcha (BL) community.
- The rest of the constituencies aren't reserved.
Constituencies
Assembly constituencies of Sikkim
Following are the list of constituencies in the Legislative Assembly of Sikkim:[1]
| No. | Constituency | Reserved for (SC/BL/None) |
District[2] | Lok Sabha Constituency |
Electors (2019)[3] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yoksam–Tashiding | BL | Gyalshing | Sikkim | 13,808 |
| 2 | Yangthang | None | 12,952 | ||
| 3 | Maneybong–Dentam | 15,174 | |||
| 4 | Gyalshing–Barnyak | 12,406 | |||
| 5 | Rinchenpong | BL | Soreng[4] | 14,756 | |
| 6 | Daramdin | 15,269 | |||
| 7 | Soreng–Chakung | None | 15,589 | ||
| 8 | Salghari–Zoom | SC | 10,942 | ||
| 9 | Barfung | BL | Namchi | 14,875 | |
| 10 | Poklok–Kamrang | None | 15,595 | ||
| 11 | Namchi–Singhithang | 12,689 | |||
| 12 | Melli | 15,479 | |||
| 13 | Namthang–Rateypani | 15,451 | |||
| 14 | Temi–Namphing | 14,225 | |||
| 15 | Rangang–Yangang | 13,919 | |||
| 16 | Tumin–Lingee | BL | 15,888 | ||
| 17 | Khamdong–Singtam | None | Gangtok | 13,067 | |
| 18 | West Pendam | SC | Pakyong[5] | 14,984 | |
| 19 | Rhenock | None | 17,396 | ||
| 20 | Chujachen | 17,776 | |||
| 21 | Gnathang–Machong | BL | 12,048 | ||
| 22 | Namchaybong | None | 15,095 | ||
| 23 | Shyari | BL | Gangtok | 15,732 | |
| 24 | Martam–Rumtek | 16,975 | |||
| 25 | Upper Tadong | None | 10,334 | ||
| 26 | Arithang | 11,408 | |||
| 27 | Gangtok | BL | 11,649 | ||
| 28 | Upper Burtuk | None | 15,231 | ||
| 29 | Kabi–Lungchok | BL | Mangan | 12,661 | |
| 30 | Djongu | 9,595 | |||
| 31 | Lachen–Mangan | 7,867 | |||
| 32 | Sangha | Sangha[6] | Buddhist Monasteries | 3,293 |
References
- "List of constituencies". ceosikkim.nic.in. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
- "Sikkim gets two new districts, remaining four renamed". NORTHEAST NOW. 22 December 2021. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
- "Vidhan Sabha Elections Sikkim 2019 - Voters Turnout Statistical Data" (PDF). ceosikkim.nic.in. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
- "Soreng district status will cater to growing population, administrative needs of four constituencies: Aditya". Sikkimexpress. 22 June 2021. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
- Pankaj Dhungel (21 June 2021). "3 sub-divisions of East Sikkim to form Sikkim's newest district Pakyong". East Mojo. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
- 4 April 2019. "32-Sangha constituency: Sikkim's intangible seat, where only monks contest and vote". The Hindu. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
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