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Who governs Sikkim today

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Prem Singh Tamang
Chief Minister of Sikkim

In office since 27 May 2019 · 7 years, 3 months

Prem Singh Tamang (born 5 February 1968), better known as P. S. Golay, is an Indian politician and former teacher who is serving as the Chief Minister of Sikkim from 27 May 2019 and also as leader of the house in state assembly. He is also the founding leader of the Sikkim Krantikari Morcha since 2019. He represents the Poklok-Kamrang in the Sikkim Legislative Assembly since 2019, Upper Burtuk from 2009 to 2019 and Chakung from 1994 to 2009.

Current seats
36
in the present Sikkim assembly
Elections contested
10
Leading party, 2024
SKM
31 of 32 seats

Compare elections

See what changed between any two Vidhan Sabha elections in Sikkim.

2024vs

Seat swings, vote share shifts and constituency-level changes, side by side.

Seat share over the years

Seats and vote share by election for the parties that have won the most Vidhan Sabha seats in Sikkim

Party2024201920142009200419991994198919851979
SDF1152232272419000
SSP0000071032300
SKM3117100000000
SJP00000000016
Others00001130216
Total seats32323232283232323232

Seats won over time

The four parties that have won the most Vidhan Sabha seats in Sikkim

091827361979198519891994199920042009201420192024SDFSSPSKMSJP
  • SDF
  • SSP
  • SKM
  • SJP

Constituency performance

From the 32 results in Sikkim, 2024

Best performance
SORENG-CHAKUNG
P S Tamang, 72.18% share
Closest contest
GYALSHING-BARNYAK
won by 963 (8.25%)
Biggest victory
DJONGU
won by 5,007 (54.41%)
Lowest turnout
GANGTOK
65.06%

Seat change & vote share

Sikkim, 2024

32SEATS
  • Retained12 (38%)
  • Changed hands16 (50%)
  • New seat4 (13%)

12 constituencies were won by the same party as 2019; 16 changed hands; 4 did not exist then.

Vote share by party
SKM58.38%
SDF27.37%
CAPS6.03%
BJP5.18%
IND1.69%
INC0.32%
SRPP0.04%

Result by election

SKM 31
  • SKM31
  • SDF1
SKM 17SDF 15
  • SKM17
  • SDF15
SDF 22SKM 10
  • SDF22
  • SKM10
SDF 32
  • SDF32
SDF 27
  • SDF27
  • INC1
SDF 24SSP 7
  • SDF24
  • SSP7
  • IND1
SDF 19SSP 10INC 2
  • SDF19
  • SSP10
  • INC2
  • IND1
SSP 32
  • SSP32
SSP 30
  • SSP30
  • INC1
  • IND1
SJP 16SCR 11SPC 4
  • SJP16
  • SCR11
  • SPC4
  • IND1

Top leaders

Chief Ministers of Sikkim, most recent first

Full history →
Prem Singh Tamang
SKMIncumbent
2019present
Pawan Kumar Chamling
SDF
19942019
Sanchaman Limboo
SSgP
19941994
Bhim Bahadur Gurung
INC
19841984

Assembly constituencies

36 current, 46 under former boundaries · showing 51–82 of 82

No.Assembly seatReservationElectionsLast contested
11RALONG BLformer boundaryGEN11989
12WAKformer boundaryGEN51999
13DAMTHANGformer boundaryGEN51999
14MELLIformer boundaryGEN51999
15RATEYPANI - WEST PENDAMformer boundarySC62004
16TEMI-TARKUformer boundaryGEN62004
17CENTRAL PENDAM-EAST PENDAMformer boundaryGEN62004
18RHENOCKformer boundaryGEN62004
19REGUformer boundaryGEN62004
20PATHINGformer boundaryGEN52004
20PATHING BLformer boundaryGEN11989
21LOOSING PACHEKHANIformer boundaryGEN62004
22KHAMDONGformer boundarySC62004
23DJONGUformer boundaryGEN52004
23DJONGU BLformer boundaryGEN11989
24LACHEN MANGSHILAformer boundaryGEN52004
24LACHEN MANGSHILA BLformer boundaryGEN11989
25KABI TINGDAformer boundaryST41999
25KABI TINGDA BLformer boundaryGEN11989
26RAKDONG TENTEKformer boundaryGEN42004
26RAKDONG TENTEK BLformer boundaryGEN11989
26RAKDONG TINTEKformer boundaryST11979
27MARTAMformer boundaryGEN52004
27MARTAM BLformer boundaryGEN11989
28RUMTEKformer boundaryGEN52004
28RUMTEK BLformer boundaryGEN11989
29ASSAM-LINGJEYformer boundaryGEN52004
29ASSAM-LINGJEY BLformer boundaryGEN11989
30RANKAformer boundaryGEN52004
30RANKA BLformer boundaryGEN11989
31GANGTOKformer boundaryGEN62004
32SANGHAformer boundaryGEN62004

Seats marked “former boundary” were redrawn by a later delimitation order. A name that survives a redrawing keeps its own page, with each boundary era labelled on the result.

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