Sikkim Assembly Election Result 2024: Pawan Kumar Chamling, India's longest-serving CM, and Sikkim Democratic Front (SDF) chief suffered a defeat in the Poklok-Kamrang constituency. He is trailing behind in the early trend in the second seat Namcheybung. He was defeated by SKM's Bhoj Raj Rai in Poklok-Kamrang by a margin of 3,063 votes, while he lost in Namcheybung by a margin of 2,256 votes.
SDF chief Pawan Kumar Chamling is seeking a record ninth term as MLA as he contested from two assembly constituencies - Poklok-Kamrang and Namcheybung.
The 74-year-old Chamling is facing former bureaucrat and SKM nominee Raju Basnet, besides two women candidates, Pooja Sharma (BJP) and Severine Rai (CAP-Sikkim) in a quadrangular contest in Namcheybung assembly constituency.
In Poklok-Kamrang assembly constituency, the SDF patriarch is locked in a quadrangular contest with Bhoj Raj Rai of SKM being the other main candidate.
Sikkim Chief Minister and SKM supremo Prem Singh Tamang, former CM and SDF chief Pawan Kumar Chamling were among the 146 candidates in fray for 32 assembly seats in the Himalayan state.
The SKM and SDF have put up candidates on all 32 assembly seats followed by BJP (31), CAP-Sikkim (30) and Congress (12).
