# Tumin–Lingee Assembly constituency

Tumin Lingee Legislative Assembly constituency is one of the 32 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Sikkim state in India. It lies half in Gangtok district and half in Namchi district.
This constituency is reserved for members of the Bhutia-Lepcha community.

## Members of the Legislative Assembly

| Election | Member | Party |
| 2009 | Ugyen Tshering Gyatso Bhutia | Sikkim Democratic Front |
| 2014 | Ugyen Tshering Gyatso Bhutia | Sikkim Democratic Front |
| 2019 | Ugyen Tshering Gyatso Bhutia | Sikkim Democratic Front |
| 2024 | Samdup Tshering Bhutia | Sikkim Krantikari Morcha |

## Election results
### Assembly Election 2024

2024 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election: Tumin–Lingee :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | SKM | Samdup Tshering Bhutia | 8,265 | 58.07% | 10.60 |
| | SDF | Norzong Lepcha | 4,177 | 29.35% | 20.54 |
| | Citizen Action Party-Sikkim | Pema Gyalpu Bhutia | 885 | 6.22% | New |
| | BJP | Passang Gyali Sherpa | 593 | 4.17% | New |
| | INC | Samdup Lepcha | 197 | 1.38% | New |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 115 | 0.81% | 0.07 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 4,088 | 28.72% | 26.31 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 14,232 | 84.88% | 1.42 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 16,767 | | 5.53 |
| | SKM gain from SDF | SKM gain from SDF | Swing | 8.19 | |

### Assembly election 2019

2019 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election: Tumin–Lingee :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | SDF | Ugyen Tshering Gyatso Bhutia | 6,615 | 49.89% | 12.37 |
| | SKM | Samdup Tshering Bhutia | 6,295 | 47.47% | 12.85 |
| | HSP | Bhaichung Bhutia | 234 | 1.76% | New |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 116 | 0.87% | 0.03 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 320 | 2.41% | 25.22 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 13,260 | 83.46% | 1.42 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 15,888 | | 16.76 |
| | SDF hold | SDF hold | Swing | 12.37 | |

### Assembly election 2014

2014 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election: Tumin–Lingee :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | SDF | Ugyen Tshering Gyatso Bhutia | 7,191 | 62.26% | 6.93 |
| | SKM | Nidup Tshering Lepcha | 3,999 | 34.62% | New |
| | INC | Pandup Lepcha | 151 | 1.31% | 39.45 |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 105 | 0.91% | New |
| | AITC | Prem Tshering Lepcha | 104 | 0.90% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 3,192 | 27.64% | 13.06 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 11,550 | 84.88% | 0.01 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 13,607 | | 27.17 |
| | SDF hold | SDF hold | Swing | 6.93 | |

### Assembly election 2009

2009 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election: Tumin–Lingee :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | SDF | Ugyen Tshering Gyatso Bhutia | 5,026 | 55.33% | New |
| | INC | Phuchung Bhutia | 3,702 | 40.75% | New |
| | Sikkim Gorkha Party | Mingma Tharbu Sherpa | 160 | 1.76% | New |
| | Independent | Pema Bhutia | 152 | 1.67% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 1,324 | 14.58% | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,084 | 84.90% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,700 | | |
| | SDF win (new seat) | SDF win (new seat) | SDF win (new seat) | SDF win (new seat) | SDF win (new seat) |