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15 hours ago · Sikkim Assembly Election 2024 Constituencies and Winners List. Yuksom Tashiding - Tshering Thendup Bhutia (SKM) Yangthang - Bhim Hang Limboo (SKM) Rinchenpong - Erung Tenzing Lepcha (SKM) Salghari ...
7 hours ago · The BJP was believed to have been done in by the fears that its victory would lead to the dilution of Article 371F that guarantees special status for Sikkim. The fear was triggered by the expansion of the de¡nition of ‘Sikkimese’ beyond the indigenous Bhutia, Lepcha, and Nepali people, in the Finance Act, 2023. Newspapers in English
7 hours ago · Sikkim Chief Minister Prem Singh Tamang, his wife Krishna Kumari Rai, former chief minister Pawan Kumar Chamling and the former Indian footballer Bhaichung Bhutia are the prominent candidates among the 146 contestants in the fray. In the last assembly elections, the ruling SKM had won 17 seats, while the SDF secured 15 seats.
7 hours ago · Last November, football star Bhaichung Bhutia's Hamro Sikkim Party had merged with the SDF. Also in the fray are nominees of the BJP, Congress and Citizen Action Party-Sikkim (CAP-S) as counting will be held at six locations in as many districts amid tight security arrangements from 6 am on Sunday.
