GANGTOK
Assembly seat no. 27 in Sikkim · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 10 times since 1979.
Winner, 2014
PINTSO CHOPEL
SKM
Elections held
10
1979–2024
Most successful party
SKM
won 3 of 10
Margin, 2014
1,891
27.54% of valid votes
Result, 2014
Runner-up
SDFHISHEY LACHUNGPA
- Votes
- 2,317
- Vote share
- 33.74%
- Behind by
- 1,891
Electors
10,073
Total votes polled
6,867
Valid votes
6,867
NOTA votes
62
0.90% of votes polled
Turnout
68.2%
Full result, 2014
5 candidates · 6,867 valid votes
PINTSO CHOPELSKMwon
4,208
61.3%
HISHEY LACHUNGPASDF
2,317
33.7%
NORDEN GYALPO DORJIBJP
171
2.5%
TSHERING GYATSO KALEONINC
72
1.1%
TSHERING WANGCHUK LEPCHAAITC
37
0.5%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 10 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Delay Namgyal Barfungpa | SKM | 4,440 | 57.44% | Pintso Chopel Lepcha | 2,692 |
| 2019 | KUNGA NIMA LEPCHA | SKM | 3,838 | 51.68% | PINTSO CHOPEL | 888 |
| 2014 | PINTSO CHOPEL | SKM | 4,208 | 61.28% | HISHEY LACHUNGPA | 1,891 |
| 2009 | DORJEE NAMGYAL BHUTIA | SDF | 3,506 | 61.18% | TSHERING GYATSO KALEON | 1,578 |
| 2004 | NARENDRA KR. PRADHAN | SDF | 5,952 | 66.69% | NAR BAHADUR BHANDARI | 3,123 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
Turnout and closeness over time
Turnout
Winning margin
Frequently asked
Straight answers to the questions this page exists to answer.
Who won the GANGTOK assembly constituency in 2024?
Delay Namgyal Barfungpa (SKM) won GANGTOK in 2024, by a margin of 2,692 votes.
Which party has won GANGTOK the most times?
SKM, with 3 of the 10 wins recorded since 1979.
How many times has GANGTOK gone to the polls?
10 times, from 1979 to 2024.
Who has won GANGTOK the most times?
NARENDRA KR. PRADHAN, with 3 wins between 1994 and 2004.
