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Oct 24, 2019, 01:24 PM | Updated 01:24 PM IST
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Sikkim Chief Minister Prem Singh Tamang alias P S Golay has won the Poklok-Kaamrang constituency on Thursday (24 October) in the Assembly by-poll vote count in the Himalayan state.
Golay, also the ruling Sikkim Krantikari Morcha's candidate, swept to victory with a huge margin while the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) Sonam Tshering Venchungpa won from the Martam-Rumtek seat.
Itâs official now. BJPâs maiden victory in Sikkim. BJP candidate Sonam Venchungpa won from Rumtek assembly segment by a margin of 1800 votes. Congrats to Sikkim BJP
— Ram Madhav (@rammadhavbjp) October 24, 2019
The result of the Gangtok constituency was yet to be declared.
In the 32-member Sikkim Assembly, the ruling SKM now has 18 legislators, followed by BJP (10) and SDF (1). Three seats are vacant.