Sikkim Pradesh Congress Committee

Sikkim Pradesh Congress Committee
PresidentGopal Chhettri
HeadquartersNH-31A, 5th Mile Tadong Gangtok-737102, Sikkim
Youth wingSikkim Youth Congress
Women's wingSikkim Pradesh Mahila Congress Committee
Ideology
ECI StatusA State Unit of Indian National Congress
AllianceIndian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance
Seats in Rajya Sabha
0 / 1
Seats in Lok Sabha
0 / 1
Seats in Sikkim Legislative Assembly
0 / 32
Election symbol

The Sikkim Pradesh Congress Committee (SPCC) is the Indian National Congress unit for the state of Sikkim, India. It is responsible for organizing and coordinating the party's activities and campaigns within the state, as well as selecting candidates for local, state, and national elections. Its head office is situated in Gangtok, the capital city of Sikkim.

The present President of Sikkim Pradesh Congress is Gopal Chhettri.

List of presidents

S.no President Portrait Term
1. Nar Bahadur Bhandari 2003 20 April 2013
2. Kunga Nima Lepcha 20 April 2013 9 March 2014
3. A D Subba 9 March 2014 2 September 2015
4. Bharat Basnett 2 September 2015 23 September 2023
5. Gopal Chettri 23 September 2023 Present

Electoral records

Year Total Seats Seats Contested Seats Won Forfeited Deposits % Votes Contested Source
1985 32 32 1 5 24.15 [1]
1989 32 31 0 16 18.68 [2]
1994 32 31 2 17 15.59 [3]
1999 32 31 0 28 3.78 [4]
2004 32 28 1 6 26.13 [5]
2009 32 32 0 4 28.31 [6]
2009 (by-election) 1 1 0 1 9.67 [7]
2014 32 32 0 32 1.47 [8]
2014 (by-election) 1 1 0 1 0.30 [9]
2017 (by-election) 1 1 0 1 1.05 [10]
2019 32 24 0 24 1.03 [11]
2024 32 12 0 12 0.32 [12]
Lok Sabha Elections
Year Lok Sabha Seats contested Seats won (+/-) in seats % of votes Vote swing Popular vote Outcome
1977 6th 1
1 / 1
Election Unopposed Opposition
1980 7th 0
0 / 1
Did Not Contest Government
1984 8th 1
0 / 1
1 25.81% 21,327 Government
1989 9th 1
0 / 1
21.56% 4.25 28,822 Opposition
1991 10th 0
0 / 1
Did Not Contest Government
1996 11th 0
0 / 1
Did Not Contest Opposition
1998 12th 1
0 / 1
33.11% 11.55 51,611 Opposition
1999 13th 1
0 / 1
4.76% 28.35 9,762 Opposition
2004 14th 1
0 / 1
27.43% 22.67 60,258 Government
2009 15th 1
0 / 1
29.59% 2.16 74,483 Government
2014 16th 1
0 / 1
2.33% 27.26 7,189 Opposition
2019 17th 1
0 / 1
1.13% 1.20 3,922 Opposition
2024 18th 1
0 / 1
0.58% 0.55 2,241 Opposition

See also

References

  1. ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1985 to the Legislative Assembly of Sikkim". ECI. 1985. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
  2. ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1989 to the Legislative Assembly of Sikkim". ECI. 1989. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
  3. ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1994 to the Legislative Assembly of Sikkim". ECI. 1994. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
  4. ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1999 to the Legislative Assembly of Sikkim". ECI. 1999. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
  5. ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 2004 to the Legislative Assembly of Sikkim". ECI. 2004. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
  6. ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 2009 to the Legislative Assembly of Sikkim". ECI. 2009. Retrieved 31 October 2019.
  7. ^ "SDF's Binod Rai wins by securing 4930 votes". The Sikkim Times. 25 October 2019. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
  8. ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 2014 to the Legislative Assembly of Sikkim". ECI. 2014. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
  9. ^ "Bye Election Result 2014: Sikkim Rangang-Yangang-15". ECI. 2014. Retrieved 26 November 2019.
  10. ^ "Bye Election Result 2017: Sikkim 28- Upper Burtuk (AC)". ECI. 2018. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
  11. ^ "Sikkim Legislative Assembly Election Result 2019 Live Counting". Firstpost. 27 May 2019. Retrieved 22 November 2019.
  12. ^ "Sikkim Legislative Assembly Election Result 2024 Live Counting". Firstpost. 24 June 2024. Retrieved 2 November 2024.

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