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Assembly constituency 9 · Sikkim

Barfung-(bl) is assembly constituency number 9 in Sikkim, in South district, and one of the segments of the Sikkim Lok Sabha seat. In the 2024 election Rikshal Dorjee Bhutia of the Sikkim Krantikari Morcha won with 61.9% of the vote, 4,346 votes ahead of Bhaichung Bhutia (SDF).

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Barfung-(bl) · 2024AC 9
  1. 01
    Rikshal Dorjee Bhutia
    SKM
    8,358
    61.86%
  2. 02
    Bhaichung Bhutia
    SDF
    4,012
    29.69%
  3. 03
    Dadul Lepcha
    CAPS
    656
    4.85%
  4. 04
    Tashi Dadul Bhutia
    BJP
    298
    2.21%
  5. NOTA · 188 (1.39%)

Margin 4,346 votes · 32.16% of valid votes

15,980
Registered electors
2024 election
85.0%
Turnout
+3.5 pts vs 2019
4,346
Victory margin
32.2% of valid votes
Apr 2024 · candidate-wise result

All 4 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 13,512 valid votes, NOTA included.

Barfung-(bl) 2024 assembly election result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Rikshal Dorjee BhutiaMale · 52 yrs · BLSKM8,358
61.86%
2Bhaichung BhutiaMale · 47 yrs · BLSDF4,012
29.69%
3Dadul LepchaMale · 39 yrs · BLCAPS656
4.85%
4Tashi Dadul BhutiaMale · 51 yrs · BLBJP298
2.21%
—NOTANOTA188
1.39%
Past results

The seat changed hands: SDF won in 2019, SKM in 2024.

0%20%40%60%80%2009201420192024SKM 61.9%SDF 29.7%CAPS 4.8%SKPP 1.4%
Vote share, % of valid votes. Hover or focus a year for exact values.
2024Rikshal Dorjee BhutiaSKM · 61.9% · margin 4,346Turnout85.0%
2014Dorjee Dazom BhutiaSDF · 63.8% · margin 3,179Turnout85.0%
2009Sonam Gyatso BhutiaSDF · 70.3% · margin 3,852Turnout86.0%
2019Tashi Thendup BhutiaSDF · 49.1% · margin 97Turnout81.5%

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

Barfung-(bl) result 2019

Barfung-(bl) 2019 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Tashi Thendup BhutiaSDF5,936
49.13%
2Lobzang BhutiaSKM5,839
48.32%
3Mingma Tshring SherpaSKPP169
1.40%
—NOTANOTA139
1.15%

Barfung-(bl) result 2014

Barfung-(bl) 2014 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Dorjee Dazom BhutiaSDF6,639
63.79%
2Pema Wangyal BhutiaSKM3,460
33.24%
—NOTANOTA197
1.89%
3Dadul LepchaINC112
1.08%

Barfung-(bl) result 2009

Barfung-(bl) 2009 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Sonam Gyatso BhutiaSDF6,049
70.35%
2Lobzang BhutiaINC2,197
25.55%
3Sonam Pintso BhutiaIndependent352
4.09%
Map

Barfung-(bl) 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 South district

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

SKMSDFBJPOthers
Lok Sabha 2024 in this segment

Barfung-(bl) is one of the assembly segments of Sikkim. These are the EVM votes counted in this segment for the leading Sikkim candidates.

  • Indra Hang SubbaSKM5,625 42.7%
  • Prem Das RaiSDF2,810 21.3%
  • Bharat BasnettCAPS2,322 17.6%
  • Laten Tshering SherpaIndependent1,342 10.2%
  • Dinesh Chandra NepalBJP322 2.4%

In the assembly election SKM won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, SKM led here by 2,815 EVM votes.

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FAQ

Answers use the official Election Commission of India results for Barfung-(bl).

Who won the Barfung-(bl) assembly seat in 2024?

Rikshal Dorjee Bhutia of the Sikkim Krantikari Morcha (SKM) won Barfung-(bl) in the 2024 Sikkim assembly election with 8,358 votes, which was 61.86% of the valid votes polled.

What was the victory margin in Barfung-(bl)?

The margin was 4,346 votes (32.16% of valid votes). The runner-up was Bhaichung Bhutia of the Sikkim Democratic Front with 4,012 votes.

What was the voter turnout in Barfung-(bl) in 2024?

Turnout was 85.03%: 13,587 of 15,980 registered electors voted, across 22 polling stations. That is 3.5 points higher than in 2019.

Which Lok Sabha constituency is Barfung-(bl) part of?

Barfung-(bl) 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 Barfung-(bl) a reserved constituency?

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

When is the next assembly election in Barfung-(bl)?

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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