Upper Burtuk is one of the 32 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Sikkim state in India.[2]

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Upper Burtuk
Constituency No. 28 for the Sikkim Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionNortheast India
StateSikkim
DistrictGangtok
LS constituencySikkim
Established2008
Total electors15,231[1] [needs update]
ReservationNone
Member of Legislative Assembly
11th Sikkim Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Dilli Ram Thapa
PartySikkim Democratic Front
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It is part of Gangtok district and consists of the following Revenue Blocks: Ranka, Sangtong, Upper Sicheygaon, Parbing, Sicheygaon, Gangtok Private Estate, Burtuk, Luing and Upper Burtuk, all of Gangtok Sub-Division.[3]

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Election results

Assembly Election 2024

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2024 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election : Upper Burtuk
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
SKM Kala Rai 6,323 50.54% Increase5.18
BJP Dilli Ram Thapa 3,755 30.01% New
SDF Dil Bahadur Thapa 1,623 12.97% Decrease38.80
Citizen Action Party-Sikkim Bhim Kumar Tamang 581 4.64% New
INC Aita Tamang 123 0.98% Decrease0.10
NOTA None of the Above 107 0.86% Increase0.07
Margin of victory 2,568 20.52% Increase14.11
Turnout 12,512 77.06% Decrease0.38
Registered electors 16,236 Increase6.60
SKM gain from SDF Swing Decrease1.24
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Assembly election 2019

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2019 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election: Upper Burtuk[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
SDF Dilli Ram Thapa 6,107 51.77% Increase6.56
SKM Nagendra Bikram Gurung 5,350 45.35% Decrease5.37
INC Aita Tamang 128 1.09% Decrease0.11
NOTA None of the Above 93 0.79% Decrease0.55
SRP Dal Bahadur Tamang 59 0.50% New
HSP Philip Lamichaney 59 0.50% New
Margin of victory 757 6.42% Increase0.90
Turnout 11,796 77.45% Decrease3.98
Registered electors 15,231 Increase19.33
SDF gain from SKM Swing Increase1.05
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Assembly election 2014

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2014 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election: Upper Burtuk
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
SKM Prem Singh Tamang 5,272 50.73% New
SDF D. R. Thapa 4,699 45.21% Decrease33.41
BJP Ugen Tamang 159 1.53% Increase0.53
NOTA None of the Above 139 1.34% New
INC Santa Bir Gurung 124 1.19% Decrease16.71
Margin of victory 573 5.51% Decrease55.21
Turnout 10,393 81.42% Decrease1.06
Registered electors 12,764 Increase40.11
SKM gain from SDF Swing Decrease27.90
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Assembly election 2009

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2009 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election: Upper Burtuk[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
SDF Prem Singh Tamang 5,908 78.63% New
INC Arun Kumar Rai 1,345 17.90% New
SHRP Sumitra Rai 86 1.14% New
BJP Binod Kumar Adhikari 75 1.00% New
Independent Tikendra Sharma 74 0.98% New
Margin of victory 4,563 60.73%
Turnout 7,514 82.48%
Registered electors 9,110
SDF win (new seat)
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See also

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