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Assembly constituency 5 · Sikkim

Rinchenpong-(bl) is assembly constituency number 5 in Sikkim, in West district, and one of the segments of the Sikkim Lok Sabha seat. In the 2024 election Erung Tenzing Lepcha of the Sikkim Krantikari Morcha won with 68.9% of the vote, 6,400 votes ahead of Norden Bhutia (SDF).

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Rinchenpong-(bl) · 2024AC 5
  1. 01
    Erung Tenzing Lepcha
    SKM
    9,624
    68.91%
  2. 02
    Norden Bhutia
    SDF
    3,224
    23.08%
  3. 03
    Dawa Ongdi Lepcha
    CAPS
    552
    3.95%
  4. 04
    Sancho Lepcha
    BJP
    328
    2.35%
  5. NOTA · 239 (1.71%)

Margin 6,400 votes · 45.82% of valid votes

16,024
Registered electors
2024 election
87.5%
Turnout
+1.9 pts vs 2019
6,400
Victory margin
45.8% of valid votes
Apr 2024 · candidate-wise result

All 4 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 13,967 valid votes, NOTA included.

Rinchenpong-(bl) 2024 assembly election result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Erung Tenzing LepchaMale · 32 yrs · BLSKM9,624
68.91%
2Norden BhutiaMale · 46 yrs · BLSDF3,224
23.08%
3Dawa Ongdi LepchaMale · 54 yrs · BLCAPS552
3.95%
4Sancho LepchaMale · 31 yrs · BLBJP328
2.35%
—NOTANOTA239
1.71%
Past results

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

0%20%40%60%80%2009201420192024SKM 68.9%SDF 23.1%CAPS 4.0%BJP 2.4%
Vote share, % of valid votes. Hover or focus a year for exact values.
2024Erung Tenzing LepchaSKM · 68.9% · margin 6,400Turnout87.5%
2014Karma Sonam LepchaSDF · 68.4% · margin 4,456Turnout86.3%
2009Dawa Norbu TakarpaSDF · 72.7% · margin 4,293Turnout87.2%
2019Karma Sonam LepchaSDF · 52.2% · margin 1,069Turnout85.6%

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

Rinchenpong-(bl) result 2019

Rinchenpong-(bl) 2019 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Karma Sonam LepchaSDF6,582
52.24%
2Phurba Tsh. BhutiaSKM5,513
43.76%
3Sancho LepchaBJP303
2.40%
—NOTANOTA109
0.87%
4Phurchung LepchaINC92
0.73%

Rinchenpong-(bl) result 2014

Rinchenpong-(bl) 2014 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Karma Sonam LepchaSDF7,347
68.37%
2Pema Kinzang BhutiaSKM2,891
26.90%
3Laten Tshering SherpaBJP186
1.73%
4Karsang SherpaINC132
1.23%
—NOTANOTA97
0.90%
5Phur Tshering LepchaTMC93
0.87%

Rinchenpong-(bl) result 2009

Rinchenpong-(bl) 2009 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Dawa Norbu TakarpaSDF6,438
72.69%
2Pema Kinzang BhutiaINC2,145
24.22%
3Phurba SherpaSGPP160
1.81%
4Karsang SherpaSHRP114
1.29%
Map

Rinchenpong-(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 West district

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

SKMSDFBJPOthers
Lok Sabha 2024 in this segment

Rinchenpong-(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 SubbaSKM6,200 46.3%
  • Prem Das RaiSDF2,593 19.4%
  • Laten Tshering SherpaIndependent2,477 18.5%
  • Bharat BasnettCAPS1,308 9.8%
  • Dinesh Chandra NepalBJP337 2.5%

In the assembly election SKM won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, SKM led here by 3,607 EVM votes.

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FAQ

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

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

Erung Tenzing Lepcha of the Sikkim Krantikari Morcha (SKM) won Rinchenpong-(bl) in the 2024 Sikkim assembly election with 9,624 votes, which was 68.91% of the valid votes polled.

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

The margin was 6,400 votes (45.82% of valid votes). The runner-up was Norden Bhutia of the Sikkim Democratic Front with 3,224 votes.

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

Turnout was 87.45%: 14,013 of 16,024 registered electors voted, across 17 polling stations. That is 1.9 points higher than in 2019.

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

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

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

When is the next assembly election in Rinchenpong-(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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