Sikkim election result 2024: CM Prem Singh Tamang wins Rhenock assembly seat
Prem Singh Tamang bagged 10,094 votes while his nearest rival of the Sikkim Democratic Front got 3,050.
Sikkim chief minister and Sikkim Krantikari Morcha (SKM) supremo Prem Singh Tamang won the Rhenock assembly seat by defeating Sikkim Democratic Front's Som Nath Poudyal by 7,044 votes, the Elections Commission Indian website showed on Sunday, June 1. Prem Singh Tamang secured 10,094 votes while his nearest rival of the SDF got 3,050 votes.
Counting of votes for 32 assembly seats in Sikkim began at 6am amid tight security arrangements.
The SKM returned to power in the Himalayan state for the second consecutive term as it won 19 seats in the 32-member assembly. The SKM was also leading in 12 other seats.
Samdup Lepcha of the SKM won the Lachen Mangan assembly seat defeating his nearest rival Hishey Lachungpa of the SDF by 851 votes, according to the Election Commission of India.
SKM candidate Puran Kumar Gurung also won the Chujachen seat defeating his nearest rival Mani Kumar Gurung by 3,334 votes. Pintso Namgyal Lepcha of SKM won the Djongu Assembly seat against his nearest rival Sonam Gyatso Lepcha of SDF by 5,007 votes.
Former Sikkim chief minister and SDF supremo Pawan Kumar Chamling lost to SKM nominee Bhoj Raj Rai in the Poklok assembly seat by 3,063 votes.
Rai secured 8,037 votes, while Chamling got 4,974. Chamling is also contesting from the Namcheybung assembly constituency where he was trailing by 1,935 votes.
Former India Football captain and SDF candidate Bhaichung Bhutia was trailing behind SKM rival Riksal Dorjee Bhutia by 4,012, votes in the Barfung assembly seat.
Sikkim BJP unit president Dilli Ram Thapa was trailing behind his SKM rival Kala Rai by 2,568 votes in the Upper Burtuk assembly constituency.
In Arunachal Pradesh, the Bharatiya Janata Party returned to power for the third time in a row, as the party secured majority by winning 33 seats in the 60-member assembly, Election Commission officials said.
Counting of votes was underway for 50 seats for which elections were held in the northeastern state on April 19. The rest 10 seats were won by the saffron party uncontested. Of the 50 seats, the BJP has won 23 and is leading in 12 others.
(With inputs from PTI)