# Upper Tadong Assembly constituency

Upper Tadong Legislative Assembly constituency is one of the 32 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Sikkim state in India.
It was created after the passing of the Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008, and is part of Gangtok district.

## Members of the Legislative Assembly

| Election | Member | Party |
| 2009 | Dil Bahadur Thapa | Sikkim Democratic Front |
| 2014 | Timothy William Basnett | Sikkim Krantikari Morcha |
| 2019 | Gay Tshering Dhungel | Sikkim Democratic Front |
| 2024 | Gay Tshering Dhungel | Sikkim Krantikari Morcha |

## Election results
### Assembly Election 2024

2024 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election: Upper Tadong :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | SKM | G. T. Dhungel | 6,209 | 68.46% | 22.98 |
| | SDF | Dr. Chandra Bahadur Chettri | 2,120 | 23.38% | 27.63 |
| | BJP | Niren Bhandari | 280 | 3.09% | New |
| | Citizen Action Party-Sikkim | Ravi Gurung | 245 | 2.70% | New |
| | Independent | Kailash Chandra Pradhan | 158 | 1.74% | New |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 57 | 0.63% | 0.11 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 4,089 | 45.09% | 39.57 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,069 | 74.17% | 1.24 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 12,228 | | 18.33 |
| | SKM gain from SDF | SKM gain from SDF | Swing | 17.46 | |

### Assembly Election 2019

2019 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election: Upper Tadong :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | SDF | Gay Tshering Dhungel | 3,844 | 51.01% | 4.18 |
| | SKM | Anand Lama | 3,428 | 45.49% | 3.12 |
| | HSP | Dr. Bina Basnett | 123 | 1.63% | New |
| | INC | Anita Gurung | 69 | 0.92% | 0.24 |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 56 | 0.74% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 416 | 5.52% | 3.74 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,536 | 72.92% | 3.67 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,334 | | 15.44 |
| | SDF gain from SKM | SDF gain from SKM | Swing | 2.40 | |

### Assembly Election 2014

2014 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election: Upper Tadong :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | SKM | Timothy William Basnett | 3,333 | 48.61% | New |
| | SDF | Bhasker Basnett | 3,211 | 46.83% | 9.18 |
| | BJP | Eli Pal | 155 | 2.26% | 0.41 |
| | INC | Tara Kumar Pradhan | 79 | 1.15% | 36.30 |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 79 | 1.15% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 122 | 1.78% | 16.78 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,857 | 76.60% | 1.47 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,952 | | |
| | SKM gain from SDF | SKM gain from SDF | Swing | 7.40 | |

### Assembly Election 2009

2009 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election: Upper Tadong :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | SDF | Dil Bahadur Thapa | 3,148 | 56.00% | New |
| | INC | Arun Kumar Basnet | 2,105 | 37.45% | New |
| | Independent | Depak Rai | 130 | 2.31% | New |
| | BJP | Padam Prasad Sharma | 104 | 1.85% | New |
| | SHRP | Kharka Singh Gurung | 70 | 1.25% | New |
| | Sikkim Gorkha Party | Garjaman Rai | 64 | 1.14% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 1,043 | 18.56% | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,621 | 78.07% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,200 | | |
| | SDF win (new seat) | SDF win (new seat) | SDF win (new seat) | SDF win (new seat) | SDF win (new seat) |