Upper Burtuk Assembly constituency

Upper Burtuk is one of the 32 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Sikkim state in India.^[2]

Upper Burtuk
Constituency No. 28 for the Sikkim Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	Northeast India
State	Sikkim
District	Gangtok
Lok Sabha constituency	Sikkim
Established	2008
Total electors	15,231[1] [needs update]
Reservation	None
Member of Legislative Assembly
11th Sikkim Legislative Assembly
Incumbent Kala Rai
Party	Sikkim Krantikari Morcha
Elected year	2024

It is part of Gangtok district and consists of the following Revenue Blocks: Ranka, Sangtong, Upper Sicheygaon, Parbing, Sicheygaon, Gangtok Private Estate, Burtuk, Luing and Upper Burtuk, all of Gangtok Sub-Division.^[3]

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Election	Member	Party
2009	Prem Singh Tamang		Sikkim Democratic Front
2014			Sikkim Krantikari Morcha
2019	Dilli Ram Thapa		Sikkim Democratic Front
2024	Kala Rai		Sikkim Krantikari Morcha

Election results

Assembly Election 2024

2024 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election: Upper Burtuk

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SKM	Kala Rai	6,323	50.54%	5.18
	BJP	Dilli Ram Thapa	3,755	30.01%	New
	SDF	Dil Bahadur Thapa	1,623	12.97%	38.80
	Citizen Action Party-Sikkim	Bhim Kumar Tamang	581	4.64%	New
	INC	Aita Tamang	123	0.98%	0.10
	NOTA	None of the Above	107	0.86%	0.07
Margin of victory			2,568	20.52%	14.11
Turnout			12,512	77.06%	0.38
Registered electors			16,236		6.60
	SKM gain from SDF		Swing	1.24

Assembly election 2019

2019 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election: Upper Burtuk^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SDF	Dilli Ram Thapa	6,107	51.77%	6.56
	SKM	Nagendra Bikram Gurung	5,350	45.35%	5.37
	INC	Aita Tamang	128	1.09%	0.11
	NOTA	None of the Above	93	0.79%	0.55
	SRP	Dal Bahadur Tamang	59	0.50%	New
	HSP	Philip Lamichaney	59	0.50%	New
Margin of victory			757	6.42%	0.90
Turnout			11,796	77.45%	3.98
Registered electors			15,231		19.33
	SDF gain from SKM		Swing	1.05

Assembly election 2014

2014 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election: Upper Burtuk

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SKM	Prem Singh Tamang	5,272	50.73%	New
	SDF	D. R. Thapa	4,699	45.21%	33.41
	BJP	Ugen Tamang	159	1.53%	0.53
	NOTA	None of the Above	139	1.34%	New
	INC	Santa Bir Gurung	124	1.19%	16.71
Margin of victory			573	5.51%	55.21
Turnout			10,393	81.42%	1.06
Registered electors			12,764		40.11
	SKM gain from SDF		Swing	27.90

Assembly election 2009

2009 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election: Upper Burtuk^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SDF	Prem Singh Tamang	5,908	78.63%	New
	INC	Arun Kumar Rai	1,345	17.90%	New
	SHRP	Sumitra Rai	86	1.14%	New
	BJP	Binod Kumar Adhikari	75	1.00%	New
	Independent	Tikendra Sharma	74	0.98%	New
Margin of victory			4,563	60.73%
Turnout			7,514	82.48%
Registered electors			9,110
	SDF win (new seat)

See also

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