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Sikkim: In the 2014 Lok Sabha polls, Prem Das Rai from Sikkim Democratic Front (SDF) won the elections by a margin of 41742 votes. The polling / voting in Sikkim constituency in the 2019 General elections took place in Phase 1 on 11 April. The major contest is between Bharatiya Janata Party#s Laten Tshering Sherpa and Congress Party#s Bharat basnett

Sikkim 2014 Lok Sabha Polls

In the 2014 Lok Sabha polls, Sikkim Democratic Front won 1 out of the 1 parliamentary seat with 53 percent vote share while the Sikkim Krantikari Morcha managed to win just seats with a 39.5 percent vote share.

Voter turnout in the 2014 Lok Sabha elections in Sikkim Lok Sabha Lok Sabha constituency. The total voter turnout was 83.37% Lok Sabha percent with 82.89% Lok Sabha percent male voters turning out to cast their votes. Meanwhile, 83.88% Lok Sabha percent of the women voters cast their votes and 4332 Lok Sabha voters pressed on the NOTA

Out of the 6 Lok Sabha candidates who contested the 2014 Lok Sabha elections from Sikkim, 4 had to deposit their security. The voters gave their mandate in favour of Prem Das Rai of the Sikkim Democratic Front as he defeated Tek Nath Dhakal by a margin of 41742 votes.

Here are the past results of the Lok Sabha polls in Sikkim constituency in Sikkim

• 2009 Lok Sabha Elections: In 15th Lok Sabha election, Sikkim Democratic Front candidate had defeated Indian National Congress candidate by a margin of 84868 votes SDF candidate Prem Das Rai had got 159351 while INC got Kharananda Upreti votes.
• 2004 Lok Sabha Elections: In 14th Lok Sabha election, Sikkim Democratic Front candidate had defeated Indian National Congress candidate by a margin of 93151 votes SDF candidate Nakul Das Rai had got 153409 while INC got Biraj Adhikari votes.
• 1999 Lok Sabha Elections: In 13th Lok Sabha election, Sikkim Democratic Front candidate defeated SSP candidate with a difference of 21362 votes. Here, Sikkim Democratic Front leader Bhim Pd. Dahal attained 107828 votes and SSP candidate Satish Chandra Rai bagged 86466 votes
• 1998 Lok Sabha Elections: In 12th Lok Sabha election, Sikkim Democratic Front candidate had defeated Indian National Congress candidate by a margin of 50829 votes SDF candidate Bhim Pd. Dahal had got 102440 while INC got Sanchaman Subba votes.
• 1996 Lok Sabha Elections: In 11th Lok Sabha election, Sikkim Democratic Front candidate had defeated SSP candidate by a margin of 82043 votes SDF candidate Bhim Prasad Dahal had got 124218 while SSP got Nar Bahadur Bhandari votes.
• 1991 Lok Sabha Elections: In 10th Lok Sabha poll, SSP candidate defated Independent candidate in one-sided contest. Here, SSP candidate Dil Kumari Bhandari (W) attained 103970 votes and IND's Phur Tshering Lepcha bagged 3759 votes.
• 1989 Lok Sabha Elections: In Ninth Lok Sabha election, SSP candidate had defeated Indian National Congress candidate by a margin of 62786 votes SSP candidate Nandu Thapa had got 91608 while INC got Dil Kumari Bhandari votes.
• 1984 Lok Sabha Elections: In 8th Lok Sabha election, Independent candidate defeated Indian National Congress candidate with a difference of 35287 votes. Here, Independent leader Nar Bhadur Bhandari attained 56614 votes and Indian National Congress candidate Pahalman Subba bagged 21327 votes
• 1980 Lok Sabha Elections: In 7th Lok Sabha election, SJP candidate defeated SCR candidate with a difference of 20118 votes. Here, SJP leader Pahal Man Subba attained 31750 votes and SCR candidate R.C. Paudyal bagged 11632 votes
• 1977 Lok Sabha Elections: In Sixth Lok Sabha election, interesting battle could be seen between Indian National Congress and ; here Indian National Congress candidate defeated his counterpart with a difference of 0 votes.