10th Sikkim Assembly explained

10th Sikkim Assembly
Before:	9th Assembly
After:	11th Assembly
Body:	Sikkim Legislative Assembly
Election:	2019 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election
Government:	Tamang ministry
Opposition:	None
Term Start:	28 May 2019
Term End:	1 June 2024
Membership1:	32
Chamber1 Leader1 Type:	Speaker
Chamber1 Leader2 Type:	Leader of the House
Chamber1 Leader2:	Prem Singh Tamang
Chamber1 Leader4 Type:	Leader of the Opposition
Chamber1 Leader4:	Vacant

The Tenth Legislative Assembly of Sikkim constituted after the 2019 Sikkim Legislative Assembly elections. The results being declared on 23 May 2019.^[1] The term of the tenth Sikkim Legislative Assembly started on 28 May 2019.^[2] ^[3]

Members of Legislative Assembly

The tenth assembly was elected in 2019 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election. The current members are listed below:^[4] ^[5]

District	No.	Constituency	Name	Party		Alliance		Remarks
Gyalshing	1	Yoksam-Tashiding
	2	Yangthang
	3	Maneybong Dentam	Narendra Kumar Subba			Switched from SDF to BJP^[6]
	4	Gyalshing-Barnyak
Soreng	5	Rinchenpong	Karma Sonam Lepcha			Switched from SDF to BJP
	6	Daramdin
	7	Soreng-Chakung
	8	Salghari-Zoom (SC)
Namchi	9	Barfung (BL)				Switched from SDF to BJP
	10	Poklok-Kamrang	Prem Singh Tamang			Won in 2019 bypoll necessitated after resignation by Pawan Kumar Chamling
	11	Namchi-Singhithang	Pawan Kumar Chamling		None
	12	Melli				Switched from SDF to BJP
	13	Namthang-Rateypani
	14	Temi-Namphing
	15	Rangang-Yangang	Raj Kumari Thapa		None		Switched from SDF to BJP
	16	Tumin Lingee (BL)	Ugyen Tshering Gyatso Bhutia			Switched from SDF to BJP
Gangtok	17	Khamdong-Singtam
Pakyong	18	West Pendam (SC)
	19	Rhenock	Bishnu Kumar Sharma
	20	Chujachen	Krishna Bahadur Rai			Switched from SDF to BJP
	Rowspan=2	21	Rowspan=2	Gnathang-Machong (BL)				Switched from SDF to BJP Elected As Rajya Sabha MP
	Colspan=6	Vacant
	22	Namchaybong	Em Prasad Sharma			Switched from SDF to SKM^[7]
Gangtok	23	Shyari
	24	Martam-Rumtek	Sonam Venchungpa			Won in 2019 bypoll necessitated after resignation by Dorjee Tshering Lepcha
	25	Upper Tadong	Gay Tshering Dhungel			Switched from SDF to SKM
	26	Arithang
	27	Gangtok	Yong Tshering Lepcha			Won in 2019 bypoll necessitated after resignation by Kunga Nima Lepcha
	28	Upper Burtuk	Dilli Ram Thapa			Switched from SDF to BJP
Mangan	29	Kabi Lungchok
	30	Djongu (BL)	Pintso Namgyal Lepcha		None		Switched from SDF to BJP
	31	Lachen-Mangan
Buddhist Monasteries	32	Sangha

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