RINCHENPONG
Assembly seat no. 5 in Sikkim · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 9 times since 1979.
Every election in this seat
| Year | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Margin % | Candidates | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | SKMErung Tenzing Lepcha | SDFNorden Bhutia | 6,400 | 45.82% | 4 | 87.2% |
| 2019 | SDFKARMA SONAM LEPCHA | SKMPHURBA TSH. BHUTIA | 1,069 | 8.48% | 4 | 85.4% |
| 2014 | SDFKARMA SONAM LEPCHA | SKMPEMA KINZANG BHUTIA | 4,456 | 41.47% | 5 | 85.9% |
| 2009 | SDFDAWA NORBU TAKARPA | INCPEMA KINZANG BHUTIA | 4,293 | 48.47% | 4 | 87.0% |
| 20041973 boundaries | SDFDAWCHO LEPCHA | INCPEMA KINZANG BHUTIA | 4,242 | 65.26% | 4 | 81.8% |
| 19991973 boundaries | SDFONGDEN TSHERING LEPCHA | SSPPEMA KINZANG BHUTIA | 1,639 | 27.67% | 3 | 80.9% |
| 19941973 boundaries | SDFPHUR TSH. LEPCHA | SSPPHURBA SHERPA | 1,725 | 32.75% | 5 | 76.8% |
| 19851973 boundaries | SSPONGDI BHUTIA | INDDEGAY BHUTIA | 760 | 24.62% | 6 | 60.5% |
| 19791973 boundaries | SJPKATUK BHUTIA | JNPDEGEY BHUTIA | 118 | 5.50% | 6 | 58.3% |
Rows are matched by assembly constituency name within the state, so a seat that survived a delimitation keeps one continuous page. Where a year’s boundaries differ from the present ones the row says so — the name is the same, the territory is not.
Frequently asked
Straight answers to the questions this page exists to answer.
Who won the RINCHENPONG assembly constituency in 2024?
Erung Tenzing Lepcha (SKM) won RINCHENPONG in 2024, by a margin of 6,400 votes.
Which party has won RINCHENPONG the most times?
SDF, with 6 of the 9 wins recorded since 1979.
How many times has RINCHENPONG gone to the polls?
9 times, from 1979 to 2024.
Who has won RINCHENPONG the most times?
KARMA SONAM LEPCHA, with 2 wins between 2014 and 2019.
