Sikkim CM PS Tamang and SDF chief Pawan Chamling both to contest from two assembly seats

Tamang is contesting from the constituencies of Soreng-Chakung and Rhenock while Chamling will contest from Poklok-Kamrang and Namcheybung.

PTI, GANGTOK, MARCH 26, 2024 :  Sikkim Chief Minister Prem Singh Tamang will contest from two assembly constituencies in the upcoming polls even as his wife Krishna Kumari Rai will contest in Namchi-Singhithang seat. 

The ruling Sikkim Krantikari Morcha on Monday released its candidate list for all the 32 assembly seats and the lone Lok Sabha constituency in the Himalayan state. It re-nominated incumbent MP Indra Hang Subba for the Lok Sabha seat. 

The decision to field Tamang from the constituencies of Soreng-Chakung and Rhenock, and his wife had been taken by the SKM parliamentary board, Assembly Speaker Arun Kumar Upreti told reporters here. Upreti has been fielded from Arithang assembly constituency. 

The SKM has given tickets to nine ministers and dropped two others. The ruling party has also dropped the chief minister's son Aditya Golay from Soreng-Chakung seat with Tamang himself deciding to contest from there. 

Former Chief Minister and Sikkim Democratic Front (SDF) president Pawan Kumar Chamling will contest from two assembly seats, the party announced on Tuesday. Elections to the 32-member Sikkim Assembly and the lone Lok Sabha seat in the Himalayan state will be held simultaneously on April 19.

After a Monday late-night deliberation by the SDF parliamentary board, it was decided that in addition to the Poklok-Kamrang seat, the five-year former CM will also contest from the Namcheybung seat.After a Monday late-night deliberation by the SDF parliamentary board, it was decided that in addition to the Poklok-Kamrang seat, the five-year former CM will also contest from the Namcheybung seat.