# List of constituencies of the Sikkim Legislative Assembly

The Sikkim Legislative Assembly is the unicameral legislature of the state of Sikkim, in Northeast India. The seat of the Legislative Assembly is at Gangtok, the capital of the state. The assembly sits for a term of five years, unless it is dissolved earlier. Sikkim is the second-smallest state in India, covering 7,096 km$^2$ (2,740 sq mi); which accounts for 0.2 per cent of the total area of India. The current population of Sikkim is 6.32 lakhs (630,000), making it the least populous state in India. Established in 1975, the Sikkim Legislative Assembly consists of 32 members elected directly from territorial constituencies using the first-past-the-post system.
Since the independence of India, the Scheduled Castes (SC) and Scheduled Tribes (ST) have been given reservation status, guaranteeing political representation, and the Constitution lays down the general principles of positive discrimination for SCs and STs.$^{:35,137}$ Two constituencies (West Pendam and Salghari–Zoom) are reserved for people of the Scheduled Castes (SC). One constituency (Sangha) is reserved for registered Buddhist monks and nuns from the state's monasteries. Twelve constituencies are reserved for people of the Bhutia-Lepcha (BL) community. Seventeen seats are kept open to be contested by Nepalis and other residents of Sikkim.

## History

Changes in the constituencies of the Sikkim Legislative Assembly over time :
| Year | Act/Order | Constituencies | Seats | Seats | Seats | Seats | Seats | Elections |
| Year | Act/Order | Constituencies | Nepali | BL | Others | Appointed | Total | Elections |
| 1952 | Elections announced for a new State Council with 12 (out of 18) elected members | 4 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 18 | 1953 |
| 1958 | Seats increased to 20 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 2 (Sangha, General) | 6 | 20 | 1958 |
| 1966 | Representation of Sikkim Subjects Regulation, 1966 Constituencies increased to 5, 2 additional general seats added | 5 | 7 | 7 | 4 (Sangha, Tsong, SC, General) | 6 | 24 | 1967, 1970, 1973 |
| 1974 | The Government of Sikkim Act, 1974 Multi-seat constituencies eliminated | 32 | 15 | 15 | 2 (Sangha, SC) | 0 | 32 | 1974, 1979, 1985, 1989, 1994, 1999, 2004 |
| 2008 | Delimitation Commission Order, 2007 | 32 | 15 | 15 | 2 (Sangha, SC) | 0 | 32 | 2009, 2014, 2019, 2024 |

## Constituencies

The following is a list of the constituencies of the Sikkim. Since its integration with India in 1979, the total number of seats in the assembly has been 32, including one seat reserved for the Sangha.
Reservation
Constituencies of the Sikkim Legislative Assembly :
| No. | Name | Reserved for (SC/BL/None) | District | Lok Sabha constituency | Electors (2019) |
| 1 | Yoksam–Tashiding | BL | Gyalshing | Sikkim | 15,524 |
| 2 | Yangthang | None | Gyalshing | Sikkim | 14,121 |
| 3 | Maneybong–Dentam | None | Gyalshing | Sikkim | 16,403 |
| 4 | Gyalshing–Barnyak | None | Gyalshing | Sikkim | 13,683 |
| 5 | Rinchenpong | BL | Soreng | Sikkim | 16,024 |
| 6 | Daramdin | BL | Soreng | Sikkim | 16,404 |
| 7 | Soreng–Chakung | None | Soreng | Sikkim | 16,740 |
| 8 | Salghari–Zoom | SC | Soreng | Sikkim | 11,694 |
| 9 | Barfung | BL | Namchi | Sikkim | 15,980 |
| 10 | Poklok–Kamrang | None | Namchi | Sikkim | 16,870 |
| 11 | Namchi–Singhithang | None | Namchi | Sikkim | 13,251 |
| 12 | Melli | None | Namchi | Sikkim | 16,029 |
| 13 | Namthang–Rateypani | None | Namchi | Sikkim | 16,455 |
| 14 | Temi–Namphing | None | Namchi | Sikkim | 15,465 |
| 15 | Rangang–Yangang | None | Namchi | Sikkim | 15,261 |
| 16 | Tumin–Lingee | BL | Namchi | Sikkim | 16,767 |
| 17 | Khamdong–Singtam | None | Gangtok | Sikkim | 14,428 |
| 18 | West Pendam | SC | Pakyong | Sikkim | 15,880 |
| 19 | Rhenock | None | Pakyong | Sikkim | 18,356 |
| 20 | Chujachen | None | Pakyong | Sikkim | 18,749 |
| 21 | Gnathang–Machong | BL | Pakyong | Sikkim | 12,965 |
| 22 | Namchaybong | None | Pakyong | Sikkim | 16,397 |
| 23 | Shyari | BL | Gangtok | Sikkim | 16,196 |
| 24 | Martam–Rumtek | BL | Gangtok | Sikkim | 17,844 |
| 25 | Upper Tadong | None | Gangtok | Sikkim | 12,228 |
| 26 | Arithang | None | Gangtok | Sikkim | 12,602 |
| 27 | Gangtok | BL | Gangtok | Sikkim | 11,881 |
| 28 | Upper Burtuk | None | Gangtok | Sikkim | 16,236 |
| 29 | Kabi–Lungchok | BL | Mangan | Sikkim | 13,209 |
| 30 | Djongu | BL | Mangan | Sikkim | 10,523 |
| 31 | Lachen–Mangan | BL | Mangan | Sikkim | 8,404 |
| 32 | Sangha | Sangha | Buddhist Monasteries | Sikkim | 4,074 |