Chujachen Assembly constituency

Chujachen
Constituency No. 20 for the Sikkim Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionNortheast India
StateSikkim
DistrictPakyong
Lok Sabha constituencySikkim
Established2008
Total electors18,749
ReservationNone
Member of Legislative Assembly
11th Sikkim Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Party  SKM
Alliance  NDA
Elected year2024

Chujachen is one of the 32 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Sikkim state, in India. It is part of Pakyong district. It was created after the passing of the Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008.

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Election Member Party
2009Puran Kumar GurungSikkim Democratic Front
2014Bikram Pradhan
2019Krishna Bahadur Rai
2024Puran Kumar GurungSikkim Krantikari Morcha

Election results

Assembly election 2009

2009 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election: Chujachen
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
SDF Puran Kumar Gurung 8,077 74.35% New
INC Harka Raj Gurung 2,114 19.46% New
BJP Gajendra Rizal 220 2.03% New
Independent Mohan Gurung 155 1.43% New
Sikkim Gorkha Party Dhiraj Kumar Rai 76 0.70% New
SHRP Gopal Chettri 76 0.70% New
NCP Shiva Kumar Pradhan 73 0.67% New
Independent Biraj Adhikari 72 0.66% New
Margin of victory 5,963 54.89%
Turnout 10,863 83.92%
Registered electors 12,944
SDF win (new seat)

Assembly election 2014

2014 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election: Chujachen
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
SDF Bikram Pradhan 7,836 60.98% Decrease13.37
SKM Kharga Bahadur Gurung 4,425 34.44% New
BJP Gajendra Rizal 248 1.93% Decrease0.10
NOTA None of the Above 179 1.39% New
INC Rudra Narsing Sakya 162 1.26% Decrease18.20
Margin of victory 3,411 26.54% Decrease28.35
Turnout 12,850 83.09% Decrease0.84
Registered electors 15,466 Increase19.48
SDF hold Swing Decrease13.37

Assembly election 2019

2019 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election: Chujachen
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
SDF Krishna Bahadur Rai 7,266 51.12% Decrease9.86
SKM Damber Kumar Pradhan 5,939 41.79% Increase7.35
BJP Mohan Gurung 514 3.62% Increase1.69
INC Gopal Chettri 177 1.25% Decrease0.02
SRP Anil Kumar Rai 107 0.75% New
NOTA None of the Above 97 0.68% Decrease0.71
Margin of victory 1,327 9.34% Decrease17.21
Turnout 14,213 79.96% Decrease3.13
Registered electors 17,776 Increase14.94
SDF hold Swing Decrease9.86

Assembly election 2024

2024 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election: Chujachen
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
SKM Puran Kumar Gurung 8,199 55.66% Increase13.87
SDF Mani Kumar Gurung 4,865 33.03% Decrease18.09
CAP–Sikkim Ganesh Kumar Rai 1,077 7.31% New
BJP Duk Nath Nepal 464 3.15% Decrease0.47
NOTA None of the Above 126 0.86% Increase0.18
Margin of victory 3,334 22.63% Increase13.29
Turnout 15,557 82.98% Increase3.02
Registered electors 18,749 Increase5.47
SKM win (new seat)

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Voter Turnout Sikkim Election 2024" (PDF). CEO Sikkim. Chief Electoral Office, Sikkim. Retrieved 21 January 2025.
  2. ↑ "Assembly constituencies Revenue Blocks". Archived from the original on 16 April 2019. Retrieved 13 April 2019.
  3. ↑ Pankaj Dhungel (21 June 2021). "3 sub-divisions of East Sikkim to form Sikkim's newest district Pakyong". Retrieved 20 September 2021.
  4. ↑ "Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008" (PDF). 26 November 2008. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
  5. ↑ "Statistical Report on General Election, 2009 to the Legislative Assembly of Sikkim" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 April 2014. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
  6. ↑ "Sikkim Assembly election results 2024". Election Commission of India. 2 June 2024. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
  7. ↑ "Voter Turnout Sikkim Election 2024" (PDF). CEO Sikkim. Chief Electoral Office, Sikkim. Retrieved 21 January 2025.
  8. ↑ The Indian Express (2 June 2024). "Election Results 2024 Sikkim: Full list of winners on all 32 Legislative Assembly seats of Sikkim". Archived from the original on 3 June 2024. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
  9. ↑ Financialexpress (2 June 2024). "Sikkim Assembly Election 2024 Winners List". Archived from the original on 3 June 2024. Retrieved 3 June 2024.

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