Back to Sikkim 2024 map
Sikkim · Assembly Constituency 16 · 2024Reserved (BL)
Tumen-Lingi (BL)
Winner — 2024
Samdup Tshering Bhutia
SKM· Sikkim Krantikari Morcha (unaligned this year)
SKM 57.4%SDF 29.0%4 others 13.5%
Votes
8,265
57.4% share
Winning margin
4,088
28.4% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
85.8%
of 16,767
Tumen-Lingi (BL) is a safe seat — Samdup Tshering Bhutia won by 28.4%.
Seat history
0 of 5 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹10.53 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Samdup Tshering Bhutia | Sikkim Krantikari Morcha (unaligned this year) | 8,265 | 58.1% |
| 2 | Norzong Lepcha | 4,177 | 29.4% | |
| 3 | Pema Gyalpu Bhutia | CAPS | 885 | 6.2% |
| 4 | Passang Gyali Sherpa | 593 | 4.2% | |
| 5 | Samdup Lepcha | 197 | 1.4% | |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 115 | 0.8% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (9th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
LOADING SEAT HISTORY…
How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe28.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 29.5% · min 2.4% · max 59.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
86%
lowerhigher
9th of 32How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.33
fewer partiesmore parties
14th of 32How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
20th of 32Where does the house stand?
SEAT
32 seats · 17 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.33EFFECTIVE PARTIES
SKM 58.1%SDF 29.4%CAPS 6.2%OTH 5.5%NOTA 0.8%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
0/5
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹10.53 Cr
A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
1,46,850
Density
196 / km²
Sex ratio
915 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
750 km²
SC population4.1%
ST population28.2%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
58%HINDU
Hindu 57.6%Buddhist 23.9%Christian 14.6%Other 3.9%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water91.3%
Electricity91.2%
Sanitation86.9%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.4%
Children fully vaccinated86.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER24.8%
Children underweight (under 5)7.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.8%
Women literate90.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER9.9%
Clean cooking fuel66.5%
Health insurance20.8%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏷️Dalle KhursaniGI🏺Handloom and Handicraft🏺Tea
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.