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Assembly constituency 26 · Sikkim

Arithang is assembly constituency number 26 in Sikkim, in East district, and one of the segments of the Sikkim Lok Sabha seat. In the 2024 election Arun Kumar Upreti of the Sikkim Krantikari Morcha won with 61.5% of the vote, 2,729 votes ahead of Ashis Rai (SDF).

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Arithang · 2024AC 26
  1. 01
    Arun Kumar Upreti
    SKM
    5,356
    61.48%
  2. 02
    Ashis Rai
    SDF
    2,627
    30.15%
  3. 03
    Udai Gurung
    BJP
    541
    6.21%
  4. 04
    Rikesh Pradhan
    CAPS
    93
    1.07%
  5. 05
    Sumitra Rai
    INC
    46
    0.53%
  6. NOTA · 49 (0.56%)

Margin 2,729 votes · 31.32% of valid votes

12,602
Registered electors
2024 election
69.4%
Turnout
+0.2 pts vs 2019
2,729
Victory margin
31.3% of valid votes
Apr 2024 · candidate-wise result

All 5 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 8,712 valid votes, NOTA included.

Arithang 2024 assembly election result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Arun Kumar UpretiMale · 56 yrsSKM5,356
61.48%
2Ashis RaiMale · 49 yrsSDF2,627
30.15%
3Udai GurungMale · 56 yrsBJP541
6.21%
4Rikesh PradhanMale · 46 yrsCAPS93
1.07%
—NOTANOTA49
0.56%
5Sumitra RaiFemale · 53 yrsINC46
0.53%
Past results

SKM held the seat: it also won in 2019.

0%20%40%60%2009201420192024SKM 61.5%SDF 30.1%BJP 6.2%INC 0.5%
Vote share, % of valid votes. Hover or focus a year for exact values.
2024Arun Kumar UpretiSKM · 61.5% · margin 2,729Turnout69.4%
2014Shyam PradhanSKM · 57.9% · margin 1,606Turnout73.5%
2009Narendra Kr. PradhanSDF · 61.0% · margin 1,455Turnout73.9%
2019Arun Kumar UpretiSKM · 40.0% · margin 474Turnout69.2%

General elections since the 2008 delimitation. Results from before the current boundaries are not compared.

Arithang result 2019

Arithang 2019 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Arun Kumar UpretiSKM3,150
40.02%
2Ashis RaiIndependent2,676
33.99%
3Shyam PradhanSDF1,545
19.63%
4Dal Bahadur ChettriBJP393
4.99%
—NOTANOTA66
0.84%
5Sumitra RaiINC42
0.53%

Arithang result 2014

Arithang 2014 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Shyam PradhanSKM4,026
57.92%
2Udai LamaSDF2,420
34.82%
3Sherap Dorjee BhutiaIndependent253
3.64%
4Gyalpo TamangINC105
1.51%
5Rajeney GurungIndependent76
1.09%
—NOTANOTA71
1.02%

Arithang result 2009

Arithang 2009 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Narendra Kr. PradhanSDF3,320
60.95%
2Bharat BasnettINC1,865
34.24%
3Ashok Kr SubbaNCP141
2.59%
4Atal Bahadur TamangSHRP48
0.88%
5Amit Kumar PradhanIndependent46
0.84%
6Kharga Bahadur RaiSGPP27
0.50%
Map

Arithang outlined in orange among the other Sikkim seats, coloured by the party that won each in 2024. Click any seat to open its page.

Other seats in East district

Boundaries are approximate (DataMeet, from ECI polling-station maps) and are for orientation only.

SKMSDFBJPOthers
Lok Sabha 2024 in this segment

Arithang is one of the assembly segments of Sikkim. These are the EVM votes counted in this segment for the leading Sikkim candidates.

  • Indra Hang SubbaSKM4,260 50.5%
  • Prem Das RaiSDF1,835 21.8%
  • Dinesh Chandra NepalBJP1,001 11.9%
  • Bharat BasnettCAPS915 10.8%
  • Laten Tshering SherpaIndependent151 1.8%

In the assembly election SKM won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, SKM led here by 2,425 EVM votes.

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FAQ

Answers use the official Election Commission of India results for Arithang.

Who won the Arithang assembly seat in 2024?

Arun Kumar Upreti of the Sikkim Krantikari Morcha (SKM) won Arithang in the 2024 Sikkim assembly election with 5,356 votes, which was 61.48% of the valid votes polled.

What was the victory margin in Arithang?

The margin was 2,729 votes (31.32% of valid votes). The runner-up was Ashis Rai of the Sikkim Democratic Front with 2,627 votes.

What was the voter turnout in Arithang in 2024?

Turnout was 69.40%: 8,746 of 12,602 registered electors voted, across 12 polling stations. That is 0.2 points higher than in 2019.

Which Lok Sabha constituency is Arithang part of?

Arithang is an assembly segment of the Sikkim Lok Sabha constituency in Sikkim. In the 2024 Lok Sabha election, Indra Hang Subba got the most EVM votes in this segment.

Is Arithang a reserved constituency?

No. Arithang is a general (unreserved) seat, so any eligible candidate can contest.

When is the next assembly election in Arithang?

The Sikkim assembly elected in 2024 completes its five-year term in 2029, so the next general election is due by then unless the assembly is dissolved early. The Election Commission of India announces the exact schedule.

Source: Election Commission of India, statistical reports for the Sikkim assembly elections of 2024 and 2019 and 2014 and 2009 (2024 report) — detailed results and constituency data summary. Lok Sabha figures: ECI 2024 report 34, assembly segment details. Vote share is of valid votes including NOTA. Party names as listed by ECI. Candidate names are shown as filed; spelling follows ECI.

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