Gnathang–Machong Assembly constituency

Gnathang–Machong is one of the 32 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Sikkim state in India.^[2]

Gnathang-Machong
Constituency No. 21 for the Sikkim Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	Northeast India
State	Sikkim
District	Pakyong
Lok Sabha constituency	Sikkim
Established	2008
Total electors	12,048[1] [needs update]
Reservation	BL
Member of Legislative Assembly
11th Sikkim Legislative Assembly
Incumbent Pamin Lepcha
Party	Sikkim Krantikari Morcha
Elected year	2024
Preceded by	Vacant

This constituency is reserved for members of the Bhutia-Lepcha community and is part of Pakyong District.^[3] It is composed of the following Revenue Blocks of Pakyong Sub-Division: Pachey, Linkey, Parkha, Riwa, Machong, Chochenpheri, Latuk, Gnathang, Kartok, Rolep, Lamaten, Thekabung and Assam Lingjey, and Pakyong.^[4]

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Election	Member	Party
2009	L.M. Lepcha		Sikkim Democratic Front
2014	Dorjee Tshering Lepcha
2019
2024	Pamin Lepcha		Sikkim Krantikari Morcha

Election results

Assembly Election 2024

2024 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election: Gnathang–Machong

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SKM	Pamin Lepcha	6,676	61.58%	27.43
	SDF	Tshering Wangdi Lepcha	2,869	26.46%	36.50
	BJP	Sangay Gyatso Bhutia	602	5.55%	New
	Citizen Action Party – Sikkim	Phuri Sherpa	531	4.90%	New
	NOTA	None of the Above	94	0.87%	0.02
	INC	Tshering Pema Bhutia	69	0.64%	0.62
Margin of victory			3,807	35.12%	6.30
Turnout			10,841	83.62%	0.48
Registered electors			12,965		7.61
	SKM gain from SDF		Swing	1.39

Assembly election 2019

2019 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election: Gnathang–Machong^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SDF	Dorjee Tshering Lepcha	6,380	62.97%	4.76
	SKM	Tshering Bhutia	3,460	34.15%	1.83
	INC	Dorjee Ongden Bhutia	127	1.25%	0.01
	NOTA	None of the Above	86	0.85%	0.05
	HSP	Sangay Chopel Bhutia	79	0.78%	New
Margin of victory			2,920	28.82%	6.59
Turnout			10,132	84.10%	1.41
Registered electors			12,048		19.52
	SDF hold		Swing	4.76

Assembly election 2014

2014 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election: Gnathang–Machong

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SDF	Dorjee Tshering Lepcha	5,017	58.21%	0.38
	SKM	Sonam Dorjee	3,101	35.98%	New
	Independent	Pempa Tshering Bhutia	325	3.77%	New
	INC	Dorjee Ongden Bhutia	107	1.24%	13.04
	NOTA	None of the Above	69	0.80%	New
Margin of victory			1,916	22.23%	12.26
Turnout			8,619	85.51%	0.27
Registered electors			10,080		24.25
	SDF hold		Swing	0.38

Assembly election 2009

2009 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election: Gnathang–Machong^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SDF	L.M. Lepcha	4,077	58.59%	New
	SHRP	Chhopel Dzongpo Bhutia	1,677	24.10%	New
	INC	Nima Wangchuk Bhutia	994	14.28%	New
	Sikkim Gorkha Party	Phurba Tshering Sherpa	90	1.29%	New
	Independent	Chewang Dorjee Bhutia	63	0.91%	New
	NCP	Namgay Tshering Bhutia	58	0.83%	New
Margin of victory			2,400	34.49%
Turnout			6,959	85.78%
Registered electors			8,113
	SDF win (new seat)

See also

• List of constituencies of the Sikkim Legislative Assembly
• Pakyong district