Friday, 13 November 2026
Vidhan Sabha · Assembly constituency 5 of Sikkim

Rinchenpong

GeneralSikkimAC 5Lok Sabha: Sikkim
—Electors · 2024
—Turnout
4Candidates
0Villages placed
MLA · elected 2024

Erung Tenzing Lepcha

SKM · Sikkim Krantikari Morcha
9,624
Votes
70.1%
Vote share
6,400
Margin
Election history

Assembly results for Rinchenpong

Contests since the 2008 delimitation, including by-elections where we have them.

Year
Winner & runner-up
Vote %
Margin
2024
Erung Tenzing Lepcha SKM
def. Norden Bhutia (SDF)
70.1%
6,400
2019
Karma Sonam Lepcha SDF
def. Phurba Tsh. Bhutia (SKM)
52.2%
1,069
2014
Karma Sonam Lepcha SDF
def. Pema Kinzang Bhutia (SKM)
68.4%
4,456
2009
Dawa Norbu Takarpa SDF
def. Pema Kinzang Bhutia (INC)
72.7%
4,293

2024 vote share

SKM Erung Tenzing Lepcha70.1%
SDF Norden Bhutia23.5%
CAPS Dawa Ongdi Lepcha4.0%
Others (1 candidate)2.4%

Source: Election Commission of India, Sikkim Assembly 2024 results site (archived copy, Wayback Machine). NOTA excluded.

Source: Election Commission of India, Sikkim Assembly 2024 results site (archived copy, Wayback Machine); TCPD Lok Dhaba, Trivedi Centre for Political Data, Ashoka University.

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4 candidates

Every candidate, 2024

#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1Erung Tenzing LepchaSikkim Krantikari Morcha9,62470.10%
2Norden BhutiaSikkim Democratic Front3,22423.48%
3Dawa Ongdi LepchaCitizen Action Party-Sikkim5524.02%
4Sancho LepchaBharatiya Janata Party3282.39%

Source: Election Commission of India, Sikkim Assembly 2024 results site (archived copy, Wayback Machine). NOTA votes are not listed.

0 villages

Villages in Rinchenpong

Placed by map location where we have it (✓), otherwise estimated from their mandal (≈). Boundaries are approximate — the voter list is the final word.

We haven't been able to place any villages in this constituency yet.

Boundaries: Assembly constituency boundaries, DataMeet (CC BY 2.5 IN).