List of constituencies of the Sikkim Legislative Assembly
The Sikkim Legislative Assembly is the unicameral legislature of the Indian state of Sikkim.
Sikkim Legislative Assembly | |
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| Legislative Assembly of Sikkim | |
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| Type | |
| Type | |
Term limits | 5 years |
| Seats | 32 |
| Elections | |
| First past the post | |
Last election | 11 April 2019 |
| Meeting place | |
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| Sikkim Legislative Assembly, Gangtok, Sikkim, India | |
| Website | |
| Sikkim Legislative Assembly | |
Assembly constituencies of Sikkim
The seat of the Legislative Assembly is at Gangtok, the capital of the state. The term of the Legislative Assembly is five years, unless dissolved earlier. Presently, it comprises 32 members who are directly elected from single-seat constituencies.
Reservations
The constituencies of Sikkim's legislative assembly have the following reservation status:
- 1 constituency (Sangha) is reserved for registered Buddhist monks and nuns from the state's monasteries.
- 2 constituencies (West Pendam and Salghari-Zoom) is reserved for people of the Scheduled Castes (SC).
- 12 constituencies are reserved for people of the Bhutia-Lepcha (BL) community.
- The rest of the constituencies aren't reserved.
Constituencies
Following are the list of constituencies in the Legislative Assembly of Sikkim:
| No. | Constituency | Reserved for (SC/BL/None) |
District | Lok Sabha Constituency |
Electors (2019)[1] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yoksam-Tashiding | BL | West Sikkim | Sikkim | 13,808 |
| 2 | Yangthang | None | 12,952 | ||
| 3 | Maneybong Dentam | 15,174 | |||
| 4 | Gyalshing-Barnyak | 12,406 | |||
| 5 | Rinchenpong | BL | 14,756 | ||
| 6 | Daramdin | 15,269 | |||
| 7 | Soreng-Chakung | None | 15,589 | ||
| 8 | Salghari-Zoom | SC | West Sikkim and South Sikkim | 10,942 | |
| 9 | Barfung | BL | South Sikkim | 14,875 | |
| 10 | Poklok-Kamrang | None | 15,595 | ||
| 11 | Namchi-Singhithang | 12,689 | |||
| 12 | Melli | 15,479 | |||
| 13 | Namthang-Rateypani | 15,451 | |||
| 14 | Temi-Namphing | 14,225 | |||
| 15 | Rangang-Yangang | 13,919 | |||
| 16 | Tumin Lingee | BL | East Sikkim and South Sikkim | 15,888 | |
| 17 | Khamdong-Singtam | None | East Sikkim | 13,067 | |
| 18 | West Pendam | SC | 14,984 | ||
| 19 | Rhenock | None | 17,396 | ||
| 20 | Chujachen | 17,776 | |||
| 21 | Gnathang-Machong | BL | 12,048 | ||
| 22 | Namchaybong | None | 15,095 | ||
| 23 | Shyari | BL | 15,732 | ||
| 24 | Martam-Rumtek | 16,975 | |||
| 25 | Upper Tadong | None | 10,334 | ||
| 26 | Arithang | 11,408 | |||
| 27 | Gangtok | BL | 11,649 | ||
| 28 | Upper Burtuk | None | 15,231 | ||
| 29 | Kabi Lungchok | BL | North Sikkim and East Sikkim | 12,661 | |
| 30 | Djongu | North Sikkim | 9,595 | ||
| 31 | Lachen-Mangan | 7,867 | |||
| 32 | Sangha | Sangha[2] | Buddhist Monasteries | 3,293 |
References
- "Vidhan Sabha Elections Sikkim 2019 - Voters Turnout Statistical Data" (PDF). ceosikkim.nic.in. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
- 4 April 2019. "32-Sangha constituency: Sikkim's intangible seat, where only monks contest and vote". The Hindu. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
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