Analysis: Sikkim and Arunachal Pradesh Assembly elections results | Watch
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Analysis: Sikkim and Arunachal Pradesh Assembly elections results | Watch

The Hindu  

Join us for a live discussion on June 2 as we analyse the recent election results and their implications for Sikkim and Arunachal Pradesh. We will be joined by The Hindu’s Rahul Karmakar and experts, Tongam Rina, Deputy Editor, The Arunachal Times, and Amit Patro, the editor of Sikkim Express, and will provide in-depth insights into the political landscape and key issues affecting these regions. In our discussion with Amit Patro, we will explore what the election results mean for Sikkim and the potential role of BJP in government formation, considering the two-cornered fight between SKM and SDF. We’ll examine public sentiment regarding BJP winning ten seats uncontested and whether corruption was a significant issue in the state.

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The Hindu  

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Hindustan Times  

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The Hindu  

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ABP News  

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The Hindu  

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Hindustan Times  

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ABP News  

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ABP News  

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ABP News  

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ABP News  

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ABP News  

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India Today  

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6 months, 3 weeks ago

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India Today  

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6 months, 3 weeks ago

Sikkim Assembly elections results: SKM retains power with landslide victory, wins 31 of 32 seats

India TV News  

Chief Minister Prem Singh Tamang-led Sikkim Krantikari Morcha on Sunday retained power in the Himalayan state for the second consecutive term as it won 31 seats in the 32-member assembly. Pawan Kumar Chamling loses Poklok Kamrang, Namcheybung assembly seats Former Sikkim chief minister and SDF supremo Pawan Kumar Chamling lost to SKM nominees in both Poklok Kamrang and Namcheybung assembly …

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News 18  

Follow the live updating tables on this page for the 2024 Namcheybung election result in the 2024 Sikkim Assembly election. Poll Dates Namcheybung Assembly constituency went to the polls in Phase 1 of the 2024 Sikkim Assembly elections on Friday, April 19, 2024. Past Results In the 2019 Sikkim Assembly elections, Em Prasad Sharma of SDF won in this seat …

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Sikkim assembly polls: Counting of votes on Sunday

Hindustan Times  

The counting of votes polled in the assembly election in Sikkim will be held on Sunday, officials said. Voters will not give another chance to the SDF, whose 25-year-long tenure in the state was marred by corruption and nepotism.” Pawan Chamling, the SDF president and who was the longest serving chief minister of the country said: “Sikkim voters have realised …

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6 months, 3 weeks ago

BJP, local parties in driving seat in Northeastern states: Axis My India exit poll

India Today  

The BJP and local parties are in the driving seat across the eight northeastern states of India in the Lok Sabha elections, the India Today-Axis My India exit poll results showed on Saturday. Catch India Today-Axis My India Exit Poll 2024 Live Updates Here The exit poll results showed Sikkim Democratic Front's Prem Das Rai emerging victorious. MEGHALAYA In Meghalaya, …

Arunachal: Nearly 66 per cent turnout in Assembly elections
8 months ago

Arunachal: Nearly 66 per cent turnout in Assembly elections

The Hindu  

An estimated 65.79 per cent of 8.92 lakh electors on Friday, April 19, 2024, exercised their franchise in Arunachal Pradesh where polling for 50 assembly seats was held on Friday, amid reports of sporadic violence and bids to snatch EVMs from a few districts, leaving 42 people injured, an official said. The difference between turnouts of Lok Sabha and assembly …

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8 months ago

Arunachal Pradesh Election: Over 68% Turnout Amid Clashes, EVM Snags. Know Seat-Wise Voting Percentage

ABP News  

Arunachal Pradesh assembly election on Friday witnessed clashes between supporters of two candidates near a polling station in the Bameng constituency, East Kameng district. Arunachal Pradesh Assembly Election 2024: Seat-Wise Turnout The polling percentages varied across districts, with Kamle, Lower Subansiri, and Pakke Kessang recording high turnouts, while Siang and Papum Pare saw very low lower participation. Here is a …

Sikkim Elections: All Eyes On June 2 As 67.95% Voters Seal Fate For 32-Member Assembly
8 months ago

Sikkim Elections: All Eyes On June 2 As 67.95% Voters Seal Fate For 32-Member Assembly

ABP News  

New Delhi: Polling for the 32-member Assembly in Sikkim concluded peacefully with approximately 67.95 percent of the 4.64 lakh eligible voters casting their votes on Friday. READ | Sporadic Incidents Of Violence, Intimidation In Bengal LS Seats As Phase 1 Polling Draws To A Close — Top Points Disparities in voter turnouts between Lok Sabha and Assembly elections were majorly …

Assembly Election: Voter turnouts near 65% in Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh
8 months ago

Assembly Election: Voter turnouts near 65% in Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh

Hindustan Times  

Assembly Election 2024 highlights: People wait to cast their votes for Lok Sabha elections, at Gyalshing Bazer West Sikkim under Gyalshing Bermiok AC on April 19. Assembly Election 2024 highlights: Voting for the 92 assembly seats in the state elections in Arunachal Pradesh and Sikkim concluded today. The voting for the 60-member Assembly seats in Arunachal and 32 seats in …

Assembly Elections LIVE — 68% Voter Turnout In Sikkim, 67% In Arunachal Pradesh
8 months ago

Assembly Elections LIVE — 68% Voter Turnout In Sikkim, 67% In Arunachal Pradesh

ABP News  

Arunachal And Sikkim Elections LIVE: Please follow this space and refresh the page for all the latest updates pertaining to Assembly elections in Arunachal Pradesh and Sikkim. In the Arunachal West Parliamentary seat, eight candidates are in the fray including Union Earth Sciences Minister Kiren Rijiju and state Congress president Nabam Tuki. In Sikkim, Chief Minister and SKM supremo Prem …

Assembly Elections 2024: Around 66 per cent turnout recorded in Arunachal, 67.95 pc in Sikkim
8 months ago

Assembly Elections 2024: Around 66 per cent turnout recorded in Arunachal, 67.95 pc in Sikkim

India TV News  

Assembly Elections 2024: Around 65.79 per cent of the 8.92 lakh eligible voters cast their votes in Arunachal Pradesh for the 50 Assembly seats. Peaceful polling in Sikkim, 67.95 per cent turnout Meanwhile, an estimated 67.95 per cent of the 4.64 lakh voters exercised their franchise as polling for the 32-member Assembly passed off peacefully in Sikkim on Friday. The …

Sikkim Assembly elections | Chief Minister Tamang contesting from two seats, including old bastion Soreng-Chakung
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Sikkim Assembly elections | Chief Minister Tamang contesting from two seats, including old bastion Soreng-Chakung

The Hindu  

Sikkim Chief Minister and SKM supremo Prem Singh Tamang is contesting from two Assembly seats — Soreng-Chakung and Rhenock — instead of Poklok-Kamrang constituency which he won in 2019. Mr. Tamang is banking on welfare measures of his government like free LPG cylinder to all households every quarter, Rs 40,000 annual cash transfer to the women head of family under …

Walkovers in Arunachal Pradesh assembly seats give NDA psychological edge in Northeast
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Walkovers in Arunachal Pradesh assembly seats give NDA psychological edge in Northeast

The Hindu  

The uncontested victory for 10 BJP candidates in Arunachal Pradesh appears to have given a psychological edge to the National Democratic Alliance across the northeast ahead of the first phase of polling on April 19. Apart from 16 Lok Sabha constituencies in eight States, elections will be held for the remaining 50 Assembly seats in Arunachal Pradesh and 32 Assembly …

Sikkim Assembly Polls: BJP announces 14 candidates for polls, three sitting MLAs resign
9 months ago

Sikkim Assembly Polls: BJP announces 14 candidates for polls, three sitting MLAs resign

The Hindu  

The BJP on March 24 announced 14 candidates for the polls to the 32-member Sikkim Assembly, even as its three outgoing MLAs resigned from the party. In the list of Assembly poll candidates released by the BJP in the national capital, the State unit president D.R. However, three outgoing BJP MLAs — Rajkumari Thapa, Sonam Venchungpa and Pinsto Namgyal Lepcha …

Sikkim Assembly Polls: Congress Releases First List Of 18 Candidates
9 months ago

Sikkim Assembly Polls: Congress Releases First List Of 18 Candidates

ABP News  

New Delhi: The Congress on Saturday released its first list of 18 candidates for the upcoming Sikkim Assembly elections. Congress releases the first list of 18 candidates for the upcoming Sikkim Assembly polls pic.twitter.com/EfpaV3Sc10 — ANI March 23, 2024 Among the candidates were Kamal Lepcha from Yoksam Tashiding, Mangal Subba from Yangthang, Srayes Subba from Gyalshing Barmyak, Karma Loday Lepcha …

Former officers, MLA join ruling Sikkim Krantikari Morcha
9 months ago

Former officers, MLA join ruling Sikkim Krantikari Morcha

The Hindu  

A couple of retired bureaucrats and former leaders of the rival Sikkim Democratic Front joined the ruling Sikkim Krantikari Morcha at an event in West Sikkim district’s Dentam on March 20. Those who joined the SKM in the presence of Chief Minister Prem Singh Tamang included former Sports and Youth Affairs Secretary Raju Basnett, former Rural Development Department Secretary Chewang …

Rijiju confident of winning fourth term from Arunachal West Lok Sabha seat
9 months ago

Rijiju confident of winning fourth term from Arunachal West Lok Sabha seat

Hindustan Times  

Itanagar, Union Minister and senior BJP leader Kiren Rijiju dismissed notions of an anti-incumbency wave against him in the Arunachal West Parliamentary seat and exuded confidence in securing a fourth term. Real voters are the ones who shape electoral outcomes, not a handful of political activists, Rijiju claimed, underlining his track record of tangible development initiatives across Arunachal Pradesh. Nobody …

Date of counting of votes for Arunachal Pradesh, Sikkim changed to June 2
9 months, 1 week ago

Date of counting of votes for Arunachal Pradesh, Sikkim changed to June 2

Hindustan Times  

The Election Commission of India on Sunday issued a revised schedule, modifying the date of counting of votes for the legislative assembly elections of Arunachal Pradesh and Sikkim from June 4 to June 2. Read here: Arunachal Pradesh Assembly Polls to be held on April 19: Complete schedule The poll body cited that the term of both the legislative assemblies …

ECI Changes Counting Schedule Of Arunachal Pradesh, Sikkim Assembly Polls. Results To Be Out On This Date
9 months, 1 week ago

ECI Changes Counting Schedule Of Arunachal Pradesh, Sikkim Assembly Polls. Results To Be Out On This Date

ABP News  

The Election Commission of India has modified the counting schedule for the assembly constituencies of Arunachal Pradesh and Sikkim, shifting the date from June 4 to June 2. According to a press note issued by the Election Commission on March 16, 2024, the polling date for both Arunachal Pradesh and Sikkim is set for April 19, 2024, with the counting …

Sikkim Assembly Elections 2024 To Be Held On This Day. Check Complete Schedule Here
9 months, 1 week ago

Sikkim Assembly Elections 2024 To Be Held On This Day. Check Complete Schedule Here

ABP News  

Election Commission on Saturday announced the election schedule for the Lok Sabha elections and state assembly elections. As per the schedule, the Sikkim Assembly Elections 2024 will be held on April 19, 2024 during phase 1. Sikkim Assembly Elections 2019 Recap In 2019, Sikkim held its 10th Legislative Assembly elections which were held in a single phase on April 11. …

Sikkim Assembly election 2024 to be held on April 19: Here is complete schedule
9 months, 1 week ago

Sikkim Assembly election 2024 to be held on April 19: Here is complete schedule

Hindustan Times  

The voting for the 32-member Sikkim assembly will be held in a single phase, the Election Commission of India announced on Saturday. Sikkim assembly Follow Lok Sabha poll schedule LIVE Updates Here's the complete schedule for the Sikkim assembly polls: Issue of notification: March 20 Last date of notification: March 27 Scrutiny of nomination: March 28 Last date of withdrawal …

Arunachal Pradesh Assembly elections 2024 | BJP names candidates for all 60 seats; three Ministers not on list
9 months, 1 week ago

Arunachal Pradesh Assembly elections 2024 | BJP names candidates for all 60 seats; three Ministers not on list

The Hindu  

The Bharatiya Janata Party on Wednesday left out three Ministers and an MLA accused of rape from the list of candidates for the Arunachal Pradesh Assembly polls. Chief Minister Pema Khandu will contest again from the Mukto seat, Deputy Chief Minister Chowna Mein from his Chowkham seat, and Assembly Speaker Pasang Dorjee Sona from his Mechukha seat. They are Home …

Karnataka Assembly elections: A test case on many counts
1 year, 8 months ago

Karnataka Assembly elections: A test case on many counts

The Hindu  

With the notification issued on April 13, 2023 for the Karnataka Assembly election on May 10, the stage is officially set for a pitched poll battle in the southern State where the Bharatiya Janata Party holds the reins of power and faces a stiff challenge by the Congress and its combative regional leaders. Commission and communalism The ruling BJP in …

Surprises in Bengal and Maharashtra contests mark bypoll verdicts
1 year, 9 months ago

Surprises in Bengal and Maharashtra contests mark bypoll verdicts

Hindustan Times  

The Bharatiya Janata Party and its allies won two and the Congress won three out of the five seats where bypolls results were announced on Thursday, with focus on two sets of unexpected outcomes in Maharashtra and West Bengal. Congress candidate Dhangekar Ravindra Hemraj celebrates after victory in the Kasba Peth Assembly bypoll. The biggest surprise came from West Bengal, …

Assembly election results: A tale of saffron spread and regional resistance
2 years, 9 months ago

Assembly election results: A tale of saffron spread and regional resistance

The Hindu  

THREE BROAD TRENDS HAVE BEEN manifest in the electoral processes in India since the Lok Sabha election of 2014—the period political analysts and observers call the “Narendra Modi era”. S.P.’s spirited fight However, the Samajwadi Party, the principal opposition party in Uttar Pradesh, put up a spirited fight along with its allies—smaller parties such as the Rashtriya Lok Dal, the …

BJP performs well in Arunachal local bodies polls
3 years, 11 months ago

BJP performs well in Arunachal local bodies polls

India TV News  

The BJP on Saturday wrested Pasighat Municipal Council from the Congress by winning six of the eight seats of the civic body in Arunachal Pradesh. Among the 10 seats won by the BJP in the Itanagar civic body polls, five candidates were elected unopposed, State Election Commission Secretary Nyali Ete told reporters here. Among the prominent candidates in the IMC …

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