RINCHENPONG
Assembly seat no. 5 in Sikkim · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 9 times since 1979.
Winner, 2014
KARMA SONAM LEPCHA
SDF
Elections held
9
1979–2024
Most successful party
SDF
won 6 of 9
Margin, 2014
4,456
41.47% of valid votes
Result, 2014
Runner-up
SKMPEMA KINZANG BHUTIA
- Votes
- 2,891
- Vote share
- 26.90%
- Behind by
- 4,456
Electors
12,515
Total votes polled
10,746
Valid votes
10,746
NOTA votes
97
0.90% of votes polled
Turnout
85.9%
Full result, 2014
5 candidates · 10,746 valid votes
KARMA SONAM LEPCHASDFwon
7,347
68.4%
PEMA KINZANG BHUTIASKM
2,891
26.9%
LATEN TSHERING SHERPABJP
186
1.7%
KARSANG SHERPAINC
132
1.2%
PHUR TSHERING LEPCHAAITC
93
0.9%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 9 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Erung Tenzing Lepcha | SKM | 9,624 | 68.91% | Norden Bhutia | 6,400 |
| 2019 | KARMA SONAM LEPCHA | SDF | 6,582 | 52.24% | PHURBA TSH. BHUTIA | 1,069 |
| 2014 | KARMA SONAM LEPCHA | SDF | 7,347 | 68.37% | PEMA KINZANG BHUTIA | 4,456 |
| 2009 | DAWA NORBU TAKARPA | SDF | 6,438 | 72.69% | PEMA KINZANG BHUTIA | 4,293 |
| 2004 | DAWCHO LEPCHA | SDF | 5,303 | 81.58% | PEMA KINZANG BHUTIA | 4,242 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above