The Sikkim Krantikari Morcha (SKM) on Sunday returned to power
The opposition Sikkim Democratic Front (SDF), which ruled the state for 25 years in a row till 2019, could manage only one seat
SKM president and Chief Minister Prem Singh Tamang, however, won from two seats, and the party bagged 58.38 per cent of the votes polled.
The SKM had won 17 seats in the 2019 assembly polls.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi hailed Tamang and the SKM for the victory.
Tamang won by over 7,000 votes in both Rhenock and Soreng-Chakung constituencies.
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Sikkim Krantikari Morcha supremo Prem Singh Tamang on Sunday gave credit for the party's landslide victory in the assembly election in the state to the hard work of the SKM cadre and the trust of the people in his government. The SKM returned to power in the Himalayan state for the second time in a row by securing 26 seats till now in the 32-member assembly. Counting is underway and the party is leading in five other seats.
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Counting of votes for the Sikkim Assembly Elections concludes; Sikkim Krantikari Morcha (SKM) led by CM Prem Singh Tamang sweeps the elections, bags 31 seats out of 32 Assembly seats. Sikkim Democratic Front gets 1 seat.
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Former Sikkim chief minister and SDF supremo Pawan Kumar Chamling lost to SKM nominee Bhoj Raj Rai in the Poklok assembly seat by 3,063 votes, officials said on Sunday. Rai secured 8,037 votes, while Chamling got 4,974, they said. Chamling is also contesting from the Namcheybung assembly constituency where he was trailing by 1,935 votes.
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ikkim Chief Minister and SKM supremo P S Tamang won the Rhenock assembly seat by defeating SDF's Som Nath Poudyal by 7,044 votes, an EC official said on Sunday. Tamang bagged 10,094 votes while his nearest rival of the Sikkim Democratic Front got 3,050, he said. Counting of votes for 32 assembly seats in Sikkim began at 6 am on Sunday, amid tight security arrangements.
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Sikkim Election Results 2024 Live Updates: People burst crackers as they celebrate SKM's victory. As of now, SKM has won 7 seats and was leading on 31 seats.
Sikkim Election Results 2024 Live Updates: As of now, SKM has won 7 seats
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Sikkim Assembly Election Results 2024 Live Updates: Sikkim CM and Sikkim Krantikari Morcha (SKM) chief Prem Singh Tamang, who is contesting the Assembly elections from Rhenock and Soreng-Chakung seats, is leading on both the seats.SKM crossed the halfway mark; leading on 29 seats. The majority mark in the Sikkim Assembly is 17 out of 32 Assembly seats.
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Soreng-Chakung
Poklok-Kamrang
Barfung
Rhenock
Namchaybong
Gangtok
Upper Burtuk
Rinchenpong
Yangthang
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"The counting of votes for Assembly seats began at 6 am. As per our inputs, there will be no violence. Forces have been deployed in vulnerable areas. The situation is under control
- Sikkim SP Mangan Sonam D Bhutia
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Sikkim Result Live Updates: Previous Assembly Elections in Sikkim 2019
Sikkim Elections 2024 Results Live: During the 2019 Sikkim Assembly Election, the Sikkim Krantikari Morcha (SKM) clinched a majority with 17 seats, resulting in Prem Singh Tamang assuming the role of Chief Minister. The incumbent Sikkim Democratic Front (SDF) was relegated to 15 seats. Conversely, in the 2014 Sikkim Assembly Election, the SDF secured 22 seats, facilitating Pawan Kumar Chamling's fifth consecutive term as Chief Minister.
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Sikkim Elections 2024 Results Live: For a party to establish the government, it must secure a minimum of 17 seats.
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Soreng-Chakung
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Rhenock
Namchaybong
Gangtok
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Yangthang
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Chief Minister Prem Singh Tamang (SKM)
Lall Bahadur Das (SKM)
Sanjeet Kharel (SKM)
Lok Nath Sharma (SKM)
Arun Kumar Upreti (SKM)
Sonam Lama (SKM)
former Chief Minister Pawan Kumar Chamling (SDF)
Bhaichung Bhutia (SDF)
Sonam Gyatso Lepcha (SDF)
Hishey Lachungpa (SDF)
Dilli Ram Thapa (BJP)
Narendra Kumar Subba (BJP)
Sikkim Election Result Live Updates: How many candidates are in the electoral fray?
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Sikkim Election Result Live Updates: The vote counting for 32 assembly seats in Sikkim commenced on Sunday under tight security, according to officials. The counting is taking place at one location in each of the state's six districts. Officials stated that postal ballots will be counted first, followed by the votes from electronic voting machines (EVMs).
Sikkim Election Result Live Updates: Main parties in Sikkim
Sikkim Election Result Live Updates: Sikkim Krantikari Morcha (SKM) and the Sikkim Democratic Front (SDF) are the primary contenders among the 32 assembly seats in Sikkim. The BJP and Congress are also significant parties in the fray. Currently, SKM, led by Chief Minister Prem Singh Tamang, governs the state. SKM is aiming to retain power for a second consecutive term, whereas the SDF, which ruled for 25 years until 2019, is attempting a comeback.
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Sikkim Result Live Updates: The Yoksom-Tashiding assembly constituency recorded the highest voter turnout at 85.37 percent, while the Gangtok (BL) assembly constituency had the lowest turnout at 63.66 percent.
Sikkim Election Result Live Updates: Total voter turnout in Sikkim
Sikkim Election Result Live Updates: The voter turnout in Sikkim was 79.77 percent, a decrease from the turnout in the 2019 Assembly election, as reported by the Election Commission of India (ECI). The Himalayan state has 4.64 lakh registered voters.
Sikkim Election Result Live Updates: When will the counting of votes for the Sikkim Assembly Elections begin?
Sikkim Election Result Live Updates: The counting of votes for the Sikkim Assembly Elections has started today. The process for the elections held on April 19, 2024, began at 6 am, with election authorities expecting to complete the counting and announce the results for all 32 Assembly constituencies by 2 pm at the latest.
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A two-term MLA from Daramdin, Sharma was a minister in the last Prem Singh Tamang government. After taking charge, the new speaker read out a proposal about Raj Kumari Thapa's candidature for the post of deputy speaker. Thapa, 44, was also elected unanimously by the House. She is a two-term MLA from Rangang-Yangang.
Prem Singh Tamang was sworn in as Sikkim's Chief Minister for a second term, along with his Council of Ministers, after his party, the Sikkim Krantikari Morcha (SKM), won 31 out of 32 seats in the assembly polls. Tamang hailed the victory as a record, promising to fulfill election promises in five years. The election, held on April 19 alongside the Lok Sabha polls, was described as the most peaceful in Sikkim's history. Interestingly, the SKM had previously allied with the BJP-led NDA in 2019 but later contested alone.
Sikkim Krantikari Morcha (SKM) legislators have re-elected Prem Singh Tamang as their Chief Ministerial candidate. Tamang announced that all 30 newly elected legislators signed a resolution designating him as the leader of the Legislature Party and Chief Ministerial candidate for the 11th Sikkim Legislative Assembly. SKM secured 31 out of 32 seats, while the opposition Sikkim Democratic Front (SDF) won just one seat
The Sikkim Krantikari Morcha (SKM) on Monday expelled three leaders, including former minister Karma Loden Bhutia from the party for indulging in anti-party activities, a party official said. On the instruction of SKM chief Prem Singh Tamang, party general secretary (Hqs) Pawan Gurung issued the letter expelling Bhutia, vice president (Culture Wing), Durga Prasad Pradhan (ex-advisor and vice-president Geyzing district), and Avinash Yakha, general secretary, press and media, youth wing, with immediate effect for indulging in anti-party activities, he said.
Sikkim Chief Minister and SKM supremo Prem Singh Tamang is contesting from Soreng-Chakung and Rhenock assembly seats in the upcoming elections instead of Poklok-Kamrang. He is banking on his government's welfare measures to win, facing a multi-cornered contest. The elections for the Sikkim Assembly and Lok Sabha seat will take place on April 19.
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The ECI introduced a particular symbol for ‘None of the Above’ option to allow the voters to exercise NOTA. This symbol appears in the last panel on all Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs).
Agencies conducting an exit poll follow a range of different procedures or methods. One of the most common methods is sampling. These agencies might opt for random or systematic sampling.
Those citizens who have been declared by the law that they are unstable to vote or barred due to corrupt practices or any illegal act relating to elections are not entitled to be a voter.
The ECI while introducing NOTA indicated that although votes cast as NOTA are counted, they are invalid votes so they will not impact the result of the election process. Therefore, whether NOTA gets more or less votes, it is not taken into account for calculating the total valid votes.
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