# Upper Burtuk Assembly constituency

Upper Burtuk is one of the 32 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Sikkim state in India.
It is part of Gangtok district and consists of the following Revenue Blocks: Ranka, Sangtong, Upper Sicheygaon, Parbing, Sicheygaon, Gangtok Private Estate, Burtuk, Luing and Upper Burtuk, all of Gangtok Sub-Division.

## Members of the Legislative Assembly

| Election | Member | Party |
| 2009 | Prem Singh Tamang | Sikkim Democratic Front |
| 2014 | Prem Singh Tamang | Sikkim Krantikari Morcha |
| 2019 | Dilli Ram Thapa | Sikkim Democratic Front |
| 2024 | Kala Rai | Sikkim Krantikari Morcha |

## Election results
### Assembly Election 2024

2024 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election: Upper Burtuk :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | SKM | Kala Rai | 6,323 | 50.54% | 5.18 |
| | BJP | Dilli Ram Thapa | 3,755 | 30.01% | New |
| | SDF | Dil Bahadur Thapa | 1,623 | 12.97% | 38.80 |
| | Citizen Action Party-Sikkim | Bhim Kumar Tamang | 581 | 4.64% | New |
| | INC | Aita Tamang | 123 | 0.98% | 0.10 |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 107 | 0.86% | 0.07 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 2,568 | 20.52% | 14.11 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 12,512 | 77.06% | 0.38 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 16,236 | | 6.60 |
| | SKM gain from SDF | SKM gain from SDF | Swing | 1.24 | |

### Assembly election 2019

2019 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election: Upper Burtuk :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | SDF | Dilli Ram Thapa | 6,107 | 51.77% | 6.56 |
| | SKM | Nagendra Bikram Gurung | 5,350 | 45.35% | 5.37 |
| | INC | Aita Tamang | 128 | 1.09% | 0.11 |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 93 | 0.79% | 0.55 |
| | SRP | Dal Bahadur Tamang | 59 | 0.50% | New |
| | HSP | Philip Lamichaney | 59 | 0.50% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 757 | 6.42% | 0.90 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 11,796 | 77.45% | 3.98 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 15,231 | | 19.33 |
| | SDF gain from SKM | SDF gain from SKM | Swing | 1.05 | |

### Assembly election 2014

2014 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election: Upper Burtuk :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | SKM | Prem Singh Tamang | 5,272 | 50.73% | New |
| | SDF | D. R. Thapa | 4,699 | 45.21% | 33.41 |
| | BJP | Ugen Tamang | 159 | 1.53% | 0.53 |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 139 | 1.34% | New |
| | INC | Santa Bir Gurung | 124 | 1.19% | 16.71 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 573 | 5.51% | 55.21 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 10,393 | 81.42% | 1.06 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 12,764 | | 40.11 |
| | SKM gain from SDF | SKM gain from SDF | Swing | 27.90 | |

### Assembly election 2009

2009 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election: Upper Burtuk :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | SDF | Prem Singh Tamang | 5,908 | 78.63% | New |
| | INC | Arun Kumar Rai | 1,345 | 17.90% | New |
| | SHRP | Sumitra Rai | 86 | 1.14% | New |
| | BJP | Binod Kumar Adhikari | 75 | 1.00% | New |
| | Independent | Tikendra Sharma | 74 | 0.98% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 4,563 | 60.73% | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,514 | 82.48% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,110 | | |
| | SDF win (new seat) | SDF win (new seat) | SDF win (new seat) | SDF win (new seat) | SDF win (new seat) |