The election was held on 12 April 2014 for 9th assembly of Sikkim, the northeastern state of India. It elected 32 members of Sikkim Legislative Assembly.[3][4]
Pawan Chamling led SDF had already formed the previous four governments in Sikkim having first formed the government after the 1994 election, when they won 19 seats within a year of the party being formed,[5] and then again after the 1999 election, when they increased their tally to 24 seats.[6] Chamling's third term began on 21 May 2004 after increasing his tally to 31.[7][8] In the 2009 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election, the SDF had a clean-sweep winning all 32 seats in the state assembly and Chamling sworn in as a Chief Minister fourth times on 20 May 2009. SDF is contesting for the fifth consecutive term.[9]
Campaign and issuesedit
The Buddhist minority demanded Karmapa to contest from Rumtek monastery. Nepali community in Sikkim demanded tribal status.[9]
Sikkim Krantikari Morcha (SKM) was formed by Prem Singh Tamang in February 2013. Prem Singh Tamang alias P S Golay left Chamling's SDF in September 2014 and joined SKM. SKM contested from all 32 seats.[9][10]
There were 370,731 eligible voters including 179,650 female voters. 538 polling stations were set up by election commission which were guarded by 3500 policemen and 15 companies of the West Bengal Police. There are two seats reserved for Scheduled Castes (SC), 12 for Bhutia-Lepcha (BL) communities out of 32 seats. One seat (Sangha) is reserved for 2900 monks of over 100 monasteries.[9]
SKM leader Golay contested from Namthang-Rateypani seat against incumbent SDF minister Tilu Gurung.[9]
SDF leader and incumbent chief minister Chamling contested from two places, Namchi-Singhithang and Rangang-Yangang.[9]
Voter turnoutedit
Total 80.97% of electorate including 80.57% males and 81.40% females cast their vote.[1]
Voter turnout at each constituency was as below:[1]
Votes were counted and results were declared on 16 May 2014. SDF lost 10 seats to SKM resulting in formation of opposition in the assembly which did not exist in previous assembly.
SDF led by Chamling secured majority by winning 22 out of 32 seats. SKM won the rest ten seats.
Pawan Kumar Chamling was sworn in as the Chief Minister of Sikkim for the fifth time on 21 May 2014 by Shriniwas Dadasaheb Patil, the Governor of Sikkim. He became the chief minister fifth time, a record previously held by Jyoti Basu who ruled West Bengal from 1977 to 2000.[15]
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The election was held on 12 April 2014 for 9th assembly of Sikkim the northeastern state of India It elected 32 members of Sikkim Legislative Assembly 3 4 2014 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election 2009 12 April 2014 2019 All 32 seats in the Sikkim Legislative Assembly17 seats needed for a majorityTurnout80 97 2 91 1 Majority party Minority party Leader Pawan Kumar Chamling Prem Singh Tamang Party SDF SKM Leader since 1994 2014 Leader s seat Namchi Singhithang Rangang Yangang Upper Burtuk Namthang Rateypani lost Last election 32 New Seats won 22 10 Seat change 10 New Popular vote 169 986 2 126 024 2 Percentage 55 0 2 40 8 2 Swing 10 9 NewConstituencies of SikkimChief Minister before election Pawan Chamling SDF Elected Chief Minister Pawan Chamling SDF Contents 1 Background 2 Campaign and issues 3 Schedule of election 4 Polling 4 1 Voter turnout 5 Parties and candidates 6 Results 6 1 Results by constituency 7 Government formation 8 See also 9 ReferencesBackground editPawan Chamling led SDF had already formed the previous four governments in Sikkim having first formed the government after the 1994 election when they won 19 seats within a year of the party being formed 5 and then again after the 1999 election when they increased their tally to 24 seats 6 Chamling s third term began on 21 May 2004 after increasing his tally to 31 7 8 In the 2009 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election the SDF had a clean sweep winning all 32 seats in the state assembly and Chamling sworn in as a Chief Minister fourth times on 20 May 2009 SDF is contesting for the fifth consecutive term 9 Campaign and issues editThe Buddhist minority demanded Karmapa to contest from Rumtek monastery Nepali community in Sikkim demanded tribal status 9 Sikkim Krantikari Morcha SKM was formed by Prem Singh Tamang in February 2013 Prem Singh Tamang alias P S Golay left Chamling s SDF in September 2014 and joined SKM SKM contested from all 32 seats 9 10 Schedule of election editPoll Event Dates Announcement amp Issue of Press Note 5 March 2014 Issue of Notification 19 March 2014 Last Date for filing Nominations 26 March 2014 Scrutiny of Nominations 27 March 2014 Last date for withdrawal of Candidature 29 March 2014 Date of Poll 12 April 2014 Counting of Votes on 16 May 2014 Date before which election shall be completed 20 May 2014 Constituencies Polling on this day 32 Source Election Commission of India 3 Polling editThere were 370 731 eligible voters including 179 650 female voters 538 polling stations were set up by election commission which were guarded by 3500 policemen and 15 companies of the West Bengal Police There are two seats reserved for Scheduled Castes SC 12 for Bhutia Lepcha BL communities out of 32 seats One seat Sangha is reserved for 2900 monks of over 100 monasteries 9 SKM leader Golay contested from Namthang Rateypani seat against incumbent SDF minister Tilu Gurung 9 SDF leader and incumbent chief minister Chamling contested from two places Namchi Singhithang and Rangang Yangang 9 Voter turnout edit Total 80 97 of electorate including 80 57 males and 81 40 females cast their vote 1 Voter turnout at each constituency was as below 1 No Constituency Voter turnout 1 Yoksam Tashiding BL 84 66 2 Yangthang 82 18 3 Maneybong Dentam 83 59 4 Gyalshing Barnyak 82 19 5 Rinchenpong 84 73 6 Daramdin 82 34 7 Soreng Chakung 83 52 8 Salghari Zoom SC 82 61 9 Barfung BL 83 37 10 Poklok Kamrang 84 16 11 Namchi Singhithang 76 87 12 Melli 82 16 13 Namthang Rateypani 81 64 14 Temi Namphing 81 33 15 Rangang Yangang 82 53 16 Tumin Lingee BL 82 66 17 Khamdong Singtam 82 32 18 West Pendam SC 81 15 19 Rhenok 82 02 20 Chujachen 80 44 21 Gnathang Machong BL 81 40 22 Namchwybong 82 42 23 Shyari BL 78 14 24 Martam Rumtek BL 80 23 25 Upper Tadong 73 54 26 Arithang 71 14 27 Gangtok BL 65 94 28 Upper Burtuk 78 77 29 Kabi Lungchuk BL 80 37 30 Djongu BL 86 49 31 Lachen Mangan BL 82 72 32 Sangha 74 62 Total 80 97Parties and candidates editParty Type Code Party Name Number ofcandidates Total National Parties BJP Bharatiya Janata Party 13 45 INC Indian National Congress 32 State registered and recognized parties SDF Sikkim Democratic Front 32 32 State registered and unrecognised parties TMC Trinamool Congress 7 39 SKM Sikkim Krantikari Morcha 32 Independents n a Independents 5 5 Total 121 Source 9 Results editVotes were counted and results were declared on 16 May 2014 SDF lost 10 seats to SKM resulting in formation of opposition in the assembly which did not exist in previous assembly nbsp PartyVotes Seats Sikkim Democratic Front169 98655 0322 10Sikkim Krantikari Morcha126 02440 8010NewIndian National Congress4 3901 4200Bharatiya Janata Party2 2080 7100Trinamool Congress5860 1900Independents1 2270 4000None of the above4 4601 44 Total308 881100 00320Valid votes308 88199 60Invalid blank votes1 2540 40Total votes310 135100 00Registered voters turnout370 77083 65Source CEO Sikkim Results by constituency edit Winner runner up voter turnout and victory margin in every constituency 11 12 13 14 Assembly Constituency Turnout Winner Runner Up Margin k Names Candidate Party Votes Candidate Party Votes 1 Yoksam Tashiding 86 02 Sonam Dadul Bhutia SDF 6 777 68 33 Thutop Bhutia SKM 2 559 25 8 4 218 2 Yangthang 84 48 Chandra Maya Limboo Subba SDF 5 211 56 Kharka Bahadur Subba SKM 3 572 38 39 1 639 3 Maneybong Dentam 85 79 Narendra Kumar Subba SDF 7 737 72 43 Birbal Tamling SKM 2 519 23 58 5 218 4 Gyalshing Barnyak 85 06 Sher Bahadur Subedi SDF 4 529 50 86 Lok Nath Sharma SKM 3 890 43 68 639 5 Rinchenpong 85 86 Karma Sonam Lepcha SDF 7 347 68 37 Pema Kinzang Bhutia SKM 2 891 26 9 4 456 6 Daramdin 84 65 Danorbu Sherpa SDF 6 250 54 89 Mingma Narbu Sherpa SKM 4 646 40 8 1 604 7 Soreng Chakung 85 47 Ram Bahadur Subba SDF 6 596 55 4 Bharati Sharma SKM 4 667 39 2 1 929 8 Salghari Zoom 83 7 Arjun Kumar Ghatani SDF 4 250 52 63 Bhanu Pratap Rasaily SKM 3 471 42 98 779 9 Barfung 84 73 Dorjee Dazom Bhutia SDF 6 639 63 79 Pema Wangyal Bhutia SKM 3 460 33 24 3 179 10 Poklok Kamrang 86 18 Kedar Nath Rai SDF 7 996 68 85 Bhoj Raj Rai SKM 3 325 28 63 4 671 11 Namchi Singhithang 79 87 Pawan Kumar Chamling SDF 4 774 55 08 Milan Rai SKM 3 690 42 57 1 084 12 Melli 84 57 Tulshi Devi Rai SDF 7 655 67 32 Prem Bahadur Karki SKM 3 406 29 95 4 249 13 Namthang Rateypani 83 53 Tilu Gurung SDF 5 947 53 84 Prem Singh Tamang SKM 4 792 43 38 1 155 14 Temi Namphing 83 75 Garjaman Gurung SDF 5 657 55 38 Lalit Sharma SKM 4 268 41 78 1 389 15 Rangang Yangang 84 48 Pawan Kumar Chamling SDF 6 343 63 84 Bikash Basnet SKM 3 201 32 22 3 142 16 Tumin Lingee 84 88 Ugyen Tshering Gyatso Bhutia SDF 7 191 62 26 Nidup Tshering Lepcha SKM 3 999 34 62 3 192 17 Khamdong Singtam 83 92 Somnath Poudyal SDF 4 718 49 13 Dr Mani Kumar Sharma SKM 4 448 46 31 270 18 West Pendam 82 63 Gopal Baraily SKM 5 382 52 45 K K Thatal SDF 4 462 43 49 920 19 Rhenock 84 47 Hemendra Adhikari SKM 6 415 50 05 Bhim Prasad Dhungel SDF 5 461 42 6 954 20 Chujachen 83 09 Bikram Pradhan SDF 7 836 60 98 Kharga Bahadur Gurung SKM 4 425 34 44 3 411 21 Gnathang Machong 85 51 Dorjee Tshering Lepcha SDF 5 017 58 21 Sonam Dorjee SKM 3 101 35 98 1 916 22 Namchaybong 85 19 Bek Bahadur Rai SDF 5 577 50 72 Dilip Rai SKM 4 955 45 07 622 23 Shyari 80 76 Kunga Nima Lepcha SKM 5 324 52 23 Karma Tempo Namgyal Gyaltsen SDF 4 588 45 01 736 24 Martam Rumtek 83 06 Mechung Bhutia SKM 6 055 50 24 Menlom Lepcha SDF 5 576 46 26 479 25 Upper Tadong 76 6 Timothy William Basnett SKM 3 333 48 61 Bhasker Basnett SDF 3 211 46 83 122 26 Arithang 73 22 Shyam Pradhan SKM 4 026 57 92 Udai Lama SDF 2 420 34 82 1 606 27 Gangtok 68 17 Pintso Chopel SKM 4 208 61 28 Hishey Lachungpa SDF 2 317 33 74 1 891 28 Upper Burtuk 81 42 Prem Singh Tamang SKM 5 272 50 73 D R Thapa SDF 4 699 45 21 573 29 Kabi Lungchok 84 83 Ugen Nedup Bhutia SKM 4 615 49 18 Thenlay Tshering Bhutia SDF 4 489 47 84 126 30 Djongu 88 81 Sonam Gyatso Lepcha SDF 4 618 63 67 Dawa Tshering Lepcha SKM 2 443 33 68 2 175 31 Lachen Mangan 85 13 Tshering Wangdi Lepcha SDF 3 127 53 43 Samdup Lepcha SKM 2 570 43 92 557 32 Sangha 75 69 Sonam Lama SKM 1 096 49 86 Palden Lachungpa SDF 971 44 18 125Government formation editSDF led by Chamling secured majority by winning 22 out of 32 seats SKM won the rest ten seats Pawan Kumar Chamling was sworn in as the Chief Minister of Sikkim for the fifth time on 21 May 2014 by Shriniwas Dadasaheb Patil the Governor of Sikkim He became the chief minister fifth time a record previously held by Jyoti Basu who ruled West Bengal from 1977 to 2000 15 See also editSikkim Legislative AssemblyReferences edit a b c Sikkim Legislative Assembly election 2014 voter turnout PDF Chief Election Officer Sikkim April 2014 Archived from the original PDF on May 13 2014 Retrieved May 13 2014 a b c d Partywise assembly election result status ECI Archived from the original on 17 May 2014 Retrieved 16 May 2014 a b ELECTION COMMISSION OF INDIA GENERAL ELECTIONS 2014 ASSEMBLY CONSTITUENCIES IN SIKKIM PDF Election Commission Of India Portal Page 57 SIKKIM LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY legislativebodiesinindia nic in STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION 1994 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF SIKKIM PDF Election Commission of India Archived from the original PDF on 10 April 2009 Retrieved 28 October 2009 STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION 1999 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF SIKKIM PDF Election Commission of India Archived from the original PDF on 10 April 2009 Retrieved 28 October 2009 Dam Marcus 21 May 2009 Will strive to remove urban rural disparities Chamling The Hindu Archived from the original on 2 July 2004 Retrieved 28 October 2009 All my State wants is justice Chamling The Hindu 20 May 2009 Archived from the original on 24 May 2009 Retrieved 28 October 2009 a b c d e f g Sikkim Assembly polls LIVE Pawan Chamling s fate hangs in balance as voting begins Zee news 12 April 2014 Retrieved 11 May 2014 Why Sikkim is more excited about assembly polls than Lok Sabha elections DNA 2 April 2014 Retrieved 11 May 2014 Sikkim Result Status ECI p 1 Archived from the original on 17 May 2014 Retrieved 16 May 2014 Sikkim Result Status ECI p 2 Archived from the original on 17 May 2014 Retrieved 16 May 2014 Sikkim Result Status ECI p 3 Archived from the original on 17 May 2014 Retrieved 16 May 2014 Sikkim Result Status ECI p 4 Archived from the original on 17 May 2014 Retrieved 16 May 2014 Chamling sworn in as Sikkim CM for record fifth time The Indian Express Gangtok Press Trust of India 21 May 2014 Retrieved 21 May 2014 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2014 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election amp oldid 1220615837, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
