Three BJP candidates won unopposed - Phurpa Tsering from Dirang, Taba Tedir from Yachuli and Kento Jini from Along East. Sikkim is witnessing an interesting electoral battle with the opposition party—Sikkim Krantikari Morcha (SKM) – winning 10 seats and leading in three of the total 32 assembly seats.
The ruling Sikkim Democratic Front (SDF) has won five seats and is leading in five.
Sikkim Chief Minister Pawan Chamling, who has been ruling the state since 1994, is the longest serving chief minister in the country. He won from Poklok-Kamrang Assembly seat. Chamling defeated his nearest SKM rival Kharka Bahadur Rai by 2,899 votes.
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