MELLI
Assembly seat no. 12 in Sikkim · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 9 times since 1979.
Winner, 2019
FARWANTI TAMANG
SDF
Elections held
9
1979–2024
Most successful party
SDF
won 5 of 9
Margin, 2019
865
6.84% of valid votes
Result, 2019
Runner-up
SKMTILAK BASNET
- Votes
- 5,489
- Vote share
- 43.41%
- Behind by
- 865
Electors
15,479
Total votes polled
12,645
Valid votes
12,645
NOTA votes
166
1.31% of votes polled
Turnout
81.7%
Full result, 2019
6 candidates · 12,645 valid votes
FARWANTI TAMANGSDFwon
6,354
50.3%
TILAK BASNETSKM
5,489
43.4%
BHOLA CHAWHANBJP
382
3.0%
HARI BASNETTINC
121
1.0%
BAL BIR TAMANGSKPP
70
0.6%
LALL BAHADUR CHETTRIHMSKP
63
0.5%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 9 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Nar Bahadur Pradhan | SKM | 7,904 | 57.96% | Ganesh Kumar Rai | 4,283 |
| 2019 | FARWANTI TAMANG | SDF | 6,354 | 50.25% | TILAK BASNET | 865 |
| 2014 | TULSHI DEVI RAI | SDF | 7,655 | 67.32% | PREM BAHADUR KARKI | 4,249 |
| 2009 | TULSHI DEVI RAI | SDF | 6,307 | 67.48% | DIL KRI. CHHETRI | 3,853 |
| 1999 | GIRISH CHANDRA RAI | SDF | 4,059 | 58.81% | G. S. LAMA | 1,259 |
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 MELLI assembly constituency in 2024?
Nar Bahadur Pradhan (SKM) won MELLI in 2024, by a margin of 4,283 votes.
Which party has won MELLI the most times?
SDF, with 5 of the 9 wins recorded since 1979.
How many times has MELLI gone to the polls?
9 times, from 1979 to 2024.
Who has won MELLI the most times?
TULSHI DEVI RAI, with 2 wins between 2009 and 2014.
