Poklok–Kamrang Assembly constituency

Poklok-Kamrang Assembly constituency is one of the 32 assembly constituencies of Sikkim a north east state of India. Poklok-Kamrang is part of Sikkim Lok Sabha constituency.^[1][2][3][4]

Poklok-Kamrang
Constituency for the Sikkim Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	Northeast India
State	Sikkim
District	Namchi
Lok Sabha constituency	Sikkim
Established	2008
Reservation	None
Member of Legislative Assembly
11th Sikkim Legislative Assembly
Incumbent Bhoj Raj Rai
Party	Sikkim Krantikari Morcha
Elected year	2024

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Election	Member	Party
2009	Pawan Kumar Chamling		Sikkim Democratic Front
2014	Kedar Nath Rai
2019	Pawan Kumar Chamling
2019 by-election	Prem Singh Tamang		Sikkim Krantikari Morcha
2024	Bhoj Raj Rai

Election results

Assembly Election 2024

2024 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election: Poklok–Kamrang

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SKM	Bhoj Raj Rai	8,037	54.99%	28.73
	SDF	Pawan Kumar Chamling	4,974	34.03%	19.34
	BJP	Arjun Rai	739	5.06%	New
	Citizen Action Party-Sikkim	Sanju Rai	691	4.73%	New
	NOTA	None of the Above	175	1.20%	0.60
Margin of victory			3,063	20.96%	48.06
Turnout			14,616	86.64%	6.29
Registered electors			16,870		7.20
	SKM hold		Swing	28.73

Assembly by-election 2019

In 2019 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election, Pawan Kumar Chamling of the former ruling SDF won in both Poklok-Kamrang and Namchi-Singhithang constituencies, so he relinquished Poklok-Kamrang seat.

In the by-election, ruling SKM sent its president and incumbent Chief Minister, Prem Singh Tamang (P. S. Golay) to the Poklok-Kamrang constituency. Former ruling SDF participated in the Sikkim Legislative Assembly election as the opposition for the first time in 25 years. Opposition INC boycotted this by-election, and HSP didn't send its candidate to this constituency.

As a result, Prem Singh Tamang of SKM defeated his nearest rival Moses Rai of SDF.^[5]

2019 Sikkim Legislative Assembly by-election: Poklok–Kamrang

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SKM	Prem Singh Tamang	10,585	83.72%	46.78
	SDF	Moses Rai	1,858	14.69%	44.40
	SRP	Yadhu Kumar Rai	125	0.99%	0.52
	NOTA	None of the Above	76	0.60%	0.22
Margin of victory			8,727	69.02%	46.86
Turnout			12,644	81.30%	3.55
Registered electors			15,737		0.91
	SKM gain from SDF		Swing	24.62

Assembly election 2019

2019 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election: Poklok–Kamrang^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SDF	Pawan Kumar Chamling	7,731	59.09%	9.76
	SKM	Kharga Bahadur Rai	4,832	36.93%	8.30
	SRP	Yadhu Kumar Rai	197	1.51%	New
	INC	Ishwar Prasad Rai	125	0.96%	0.03
	NOTA	None of the Above	108	0.83%	New
	HSP	Birkha Bahadur Rai	90	0.69%	New
Margin of victory			2,899	22.16%	18.06
Turnout			13,083	83.89%	2.28
Registered electors			15,595		15.72
	SDF hold		Swing	9.76

Assembly election 2014

2014 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election: Poklok–Kamrang

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SDF	Kedar Nath Rai	7,996	68.85%	11.83
	SKM	Bhoj Raj Rai	3,325	28.63%	New
	NOTA	None of the Above	178	1.53%	New
	INC	Ishwar Prasad Rai	115	0.99%	14.57
Margin of victory			4,671	40.22%	24.90
Turnout			11,614	86.18%	0.15
Registered electors			13,477
	SDF hold		Swing	11.83

Assembly election 2009

2009 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election: Poklok–Kamrang^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SDF	Pawan Kumar Chamling	7,379	80.68%	New
	INC	Purna Kumari Rai	1,423	15.56%	New
	BJP	Padam Pd Sharma	167	1.83%	New
	Independent	Bhim Shila Rai	100	1.09%	New
Margin of victory			5,956	65.12%
Turnout			9,146	86.32%
Registered electors			10,595
	SDF win (new seat)

See also

• Poklok
• Kamrang
• Namchi district
• List of constituencies of Sikkim Legislative Assembly