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Assembly constituency 12 · Sikkim

Melli is assembly constituency number 12 in Sikkim, in South district, and one of the segments of the Sikkim Lok Sabha seat. In the 2024 election Nar Bahadur Pradhan of the Sikkim Krantikari Morcha won with 58.0% of the vote, 4,283 votes ahead of Ganesh Kumar Rai (CAPS).

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Melli · 2024AC 12
  1. 01
    Nar Bahadur Pradhan
    SKM
    7,904
    57.96%
  2. 02
    Ganesh Kumar Rai
    CAPS
    3,621
    26.55%
  3. 03
    Nirmal Kumar Pradhan
    SDF
    1,321
    9.69%
  4. 04
    Yogen Rai
    BJP
    582
    4.27%
  5. 05
    Rupen Karki
    Independent
    109
    0.80%
  6. NOTA · 99 (0.73%)

Margin 4,283 votes · 31.41% of valid votes

16,029
Registered electors
2024 election
85.6%
Turnout
+3.4 pts vs 2019
4,283
Victory margin
31.4% of valid votes
Apr 2024 · candidate-wise result

All 5 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 13,636 valid votes, NOTA included.

Melli 2024 assembly election result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Nar Bahadur PradhanMale · 56 yrsSKM7,904
57.96%
2Ganesh Kumar RaiMale · 44 yrsCAPS3,621
26.55%
3Nirmal Kumar PradhanMale · 56 yrsSDF1,321
9.69%
4Yogen RaiMale · 34 yrsBJP582
4.27%
5Rupen KarkiMale · 28 yrsIndependent109
0.80%
—NOTANOTA99
0.73%
Past results

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

0%20%40%60%2009201420192024SKM 58.0%CAPS 26.6%SDF 9.7%BJP 4.3%
Vote share, % of valid votes. Hover or focus a year for exact values.
2024Nar Bahadur PradhanSKM · 58.0% · margin 4,283Turnout85.6%
2014Tulshi Devi RaiSDF · 67.3% · margin 4,249Turnout85.0%
2009Tulshi Devi RaiSDF · 67.5% · margin 3,853Turnout84.2%
2019Farwanti TamangSDF · 50.3% · margin 865Turnout82.2%

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

Melli result 2019

Melli 2019 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Farwanti TamangSDF6,354
50.25%
2Tilak BasnetSKM5,489
43.41%
3Bhola ChawhanBJP382
3.02%
—NOTANOTA166
1.31%
4Hari BasnettINC121
0.96%
5Bal Bir TamangSKPP70
0.55%
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6Lall Bahadur ChettriHMSKP63
0.50%

Melli result 2014

Melli 2014 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Tulshi Devi RaiSDF7,655
67.32%
2Prem Bahadur KarkiSKM3,406
29.95%
—NOTANOTA178
1.57%
3Man Bahadur RaiINC132
1.16%

Melli result 2009

Melli 2009 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Tulshi Devi RaiSDF6,307
67.48%
2Dil Kri. ChhetriINC2,454
26.25%
3Bhola ChawanBJP148
1.58%
4Bhagirath BhandariCPI(M)130
1.39%
5Shiva Das RaiIndependent119
1.27%
6Phulchand RaiSGPP84
0.90%
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7Jashram RaiNCP68
0.73%
8Tilak Psd. RaiSJEP37
0.40%
Map

Melli 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

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

  • Indra Hang SubbaSKM5,875 45.3%
  • Bharat BasnettCAPS4,394 33.9%
  • Prem Das RaiSDF1,199 9.2%
  • Dinesh Chandra NepalBJP602 4.6%
  • Laten Tshering SherpaIndependent297 2.3%

In the assembly election SKM won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, SKM led here by 1,481 EVM votes.

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FAQ

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

Who won the Melli assembly seat in 2024?

Nar Bahadur Pradhan of the Sikkim Krantikari Morcha (SKM) won Melli in the 2024 Sikkim assembly election with 7,904 votes, which was 57.96% of the valid votes polled.

What was the victory margin in Melli?

The margin was 4,283 votes (31.41% of valid votes). The runner-up was Ganesh Kumar Rai of the Citizen Action Party-Sikkim with 3,621 votes.

What was the voter turnout in Melli in 2024?

Turnout was 85.58%: 13,717 of 16,029 registered electors voted, across 18 polling stations. That is 3.4 points higher than in 2019.

Which Lok Sabha constituency is Melli part of?

Melli 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 Melli a reserved constituency?

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

When is the next assembly election in Melli?

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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