The opposition Sikkim Democratic Front (SDF) announced the names o▨f 30 candidates for the state assembly election and for the lone Lok Sabha seat in the Himalayan state.
Former Sikkim Chief Minister and SDF supremo Pawan💝 Kumar Chamling will seek election from Poklok-Kamrang seat in Namchi district while former India footballer Bhaichung Bhutia will contest from Barfung constituency for the state Assembly election, the party announced on Monday.
The opposition Sikkim Democratic Front (SDF) announced the names of 30 candidatℱes for the state assembly election and for the lone Lok Sabha seat in the Himalayan state.
Chamling, a five-term former chief minister shifted to the Poklok-Kamrang seat from his s🥀itting Namchi-Singhithang seat to avoid a contest with Chief Minister Prem Singh Tamang's wife Krishna Kumari Rai who has entered the frayꦡ from there.
Former India footballer Bhaichung Bhutia will contest from the Barfung (BL-Reserved) seat, w🦄hile MG Bhutia has been given ticket for Yuksom-Tashiding (BL-Res𝐆erved) seat.
Elections to the 32-member Sikkim Assembly and the lone Lok Sabha seat in the Himalayan state will be held simu�🧸�ltaneously on April 19.
Former MP PD Rai will be the SDF candidate for the lone Lok Sabha seat in the st⭕ate.
Kesham🎃 Limboo has been fielded from the Yangthang constituency, while SP Bhutia will try his ♍luck from Rinchenpong (BL-Reserved).
The SDF has given ticket to PN Sꦦher✃pa for Daramdin (BL-Reserved), while AD Subba will contest from Soreng Chakung seat.
JB Darnal will be the SDF nominee from Zoom Salghari (SC),ღ while Bimal Rai will seek election from Namchi Singhithang.
Nirmal Kumar Pradhan will fight from the Melli assembly seat, while Suman Tiwari has been asked to contest from Temi Namꦗphing.
MK Subba will contest the election from Rangang ꦜYangang seat, while Norzang Lepcha has been given ticket from Tumin Lingee seat.
Former minister MK Sharma has been rewar♚ded for joining SDF from SKM with a ticket from Khamdong Singtam seat, while Sangita Bhandari has been asked to contest from Rhenock.
MK Gurung will contest from Chujachen, while TW Lepcha from Gnathang Machong (BL-Reserved). Mechung Bhutia will contest from Martam Rumtek (BL-Reserved), while CB Chettri will ꧑be ꦑthe SDF nominee from Upper Tadong.
Ashish Rai will contest from A꧟rithang, wh🙈ile PC Lepcha has been given ticket from Gangtok (BL-Reserved).
DB Thapa Manger will contest on SDF ticket from Upper Burtuk seat, while GC Lepcha has been nominated from Kabi 🌺Lungchok (BL-Reserved).
SG Lepcha will seek election from Dzongu (BL-Reserved), while the former Rajya Sabha ꦆMP Hissey Lachunga has been given ticket from Lachen-Mangan (BL-Reserved) seat.
ꦑNorzang Lepcha and Acharya Targeting Lama will contest from Tumin ꦕLingee (BL-Reserved seat) and Sangha seat respectively.
Tenzing Norbu🌊 (Lamtha) will be the SDF candidate from Shyari (BL-Reserved) seat.