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Assembly constituency 28 · Sikkim

Upper Burtuk is assembly constituency number 28 in Sikkim, in East district, and one of the segments of the Sikkim Lok Sabha seat. In the 2024 election Kala Rai of the Sikkim Krantikari Morcha won with 50.5% of the vote, 2,568 votes ahead of Dilli Ram Thapa (BJP).

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Upper Burtuk · 2024AC 28
  1. 01
    Kala Rai
    SKM
    6,323
    50.54%
  2. 02
    Dilli Ram Thapa
    BJP
    3,755
    30.01%
  3. 03
    Dil Bahadur Thapa
    SDF
    1,623
    12.97%
  4. 04
    Bhim Kumar Tamang
    CAPS
    581
    4.64%
  5. 05
    Aita Tamang
    INC
    123
    0.98%
  6. NOTA · 107 (0.86%)

Margin 2,568 votes · 20.52% of valid votes

16,236
Registered electors
2024 election
77.8%
Turnout
-0.2 pts vs 2019
2,568
Victory margin
20.5% of valid votes
Apr 2024 · candidate-wise result

All 5 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 12,512 valid votes, NOTA included.

Upper Burtuk 2024 assembly election result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Kala RaiFemale · 49 yrsSKM6,323
50.54%
2Dilli Ram ThapaMale · 55 yrsBJP3,755
30.01%
3Dil Bahadur ThapaMale · 58 yrsSDF1,623
12.97%
4Bhim Kumar TamangMale · 61 yrsCAPS581
4.64%
5Aita TamangMale · 56 yrsINC123
0.98%
—NOTANOTA107
0.86%
Past results

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

0%20%40%60%80%2009201420192024SKM 50.5%BJP 30.0%SDF 13.0%INC 1.0%
Vote share, % of valid votes. Hover or focus a year for exact values.
2024Kala RaiSKM · 50.5% · margin 2,568Turnout77.8%
2017 byeDr. ThapaSDF · 89.2% · margin 8,032Turnout69.4%
2014Prem Singh TamangSKM · 50.7% · margin 573Turnout81.7%
2009Prem Singh TamangSDF · 78.6% · margin 4,563Turnout82.8%
2019Dilli Ram ThapaSDF · 51.8% · margin 757Turnout78.0%

General elections since the 2008 delimitation, plus bye-elections (dashed). Results from before the current boundaries are not compared.

Upper Burtuk bye-election, 4 Dec 2017

Turnout 69.4% · 9,428 of 13,591 electors voted

Upper Burtuk bye-election 2017-12-04 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Dr. ThapaSDF8,406
89.17%
2Suresh Khanal SharmaBJP374
3.97%
3Shekhar ChettriIndependent168
1.78%
4Nawin Kiran PradhanIndependent148
1.57%
5Shanti Kumar BasnettIndependent106
1.12%
—NOTANOTA100
1.06%
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6Sumitra RaiINC98
1.04%
7Wang Tashi BhutiaIndependent27
0.29%

Upper Burtuk result 2019

Upper Burtuk 2019 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Dilli Ram ThapaSDF6,107
51.77%
2Nagendra Bikram GurungSKM5,350
45.35%
3Aita TamangINC128
1.09%
—NOTANOTA93
0.79%
4Dal Bahadur TamangSKPP59
0.50%
5Philip LamichaneyHMSKP59
0.50%

Upper Burtuk result 2014

Upper Burtuk 2014 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Prem Singh TamangSKM5,272
50.73%
2D. R. ThapaSDF4,699
45.21%
3Ugen TamangBJP159
1.53%
—NOTANOTA139
1.34%
4Santa Bir GurungINC124
1.19%

Upper Burtuk result 2009

Upper Burtuk 2009 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Prem Singh TamangSDF5,908
78.63%
2Arun Kumar RaiINC1,345
17.90%
3Sumitra RaiSHRP86
1.14%
4Binod Kumar AdhikariBJP75
1.00%
5Tikendra SharmaIndependent74
0.98%
6Yuwa Raj GurungSGPP26
0.35%
Map

Upper Burtuk 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

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

  • Indra Hang SubbaSKM4,509 37.8%
  • Bharat BasnettCAPS2,702 22.7%
  • Dinesh Chandra NepalBJP2,315 19.4%
  • Prem Das RaiSDF1,652 13.9%
  • Laten Tshering SherpaIndependent276 2.3%

In the assembly election SKM won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, SKM led here by 1,807 EVM votes.

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FAQ

Answers use the official Election Commission of India results for Upper Burtuk.

Who won the Upper Burtuk assembly seat in 2024?

Kala Rai of the Sikkim Krantikari Morcha (SKM) won Upper Burtuk in the 2024 Sikkim assembly election with 6,323 votes, which was 50.54% of the valid votes polled.

What was the victory margin in Upper Burtuk?

The margin was 2,568 votes (20.52% of valid votes). The runner-up was Dilli Ram Thapa of the Bharatiya Janata Party with 3,755 votes.

What was the voter turnout in Upper Burtuk in 2024?

Turnout was 77.75%: 12,624 of 16,236 registered electors voted, across 17 polling stations. That is 0.2 points lower than in 2019.

Which Lok Sabha constituency is Upper Burtuk part of?

Upper Burtuk 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.

Has Upper Burtuk had a bye-election?

Yes. In the bye-election on 4 Dec 2017, Dr. Thapa (Sikkim Democratic Front) won by 8,032 votes.

Is Upper Burtuk a reserved constituency?

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

When is the next assembly election in Upper Burtuk?

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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