The Sikkim Krantikari Morcha (SKM) on Sunday returned to power in the Himalayan state for the second consecutive term as it won 21 seats in the 32-member assembly and secured majority, officials said.The SKM, led by Chief Minister Prem Singh Tamang, is also leading in 10 other seats.Tamang won from Rhenock seat by over 7,000 votes. He is also leading in Soreng Chakung constituency.People celebrate outside the Sikkim Krantikari Morcha (SKM) office in Gangtok as the party wins 16 seats in the assembly elections and is leading in 15 others.
VIDEO | People celebrate outside Sikkim Krantikari Morcha (SKM) office in #Gangtok as the party is set to form government in the state after sweeping the Assembly elections. #SKM has won 16 seats and leading on 15 others. The Sikkim Democratic Front (#SDF) has won one seat, as… pic.twitter.com/3OZxm4Jonb
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The Sikkim Democratic Front (SDF), which ruled the state for 25 years in a row till 2019, bagged just one seat, Elections Commission officials said.SDF president and former chief minister Pawan Kumar Chamling lost from the two seats he contested. Bhaichung Bhutia, the former captain of the Indian football team, tasted defeated in electoral politics yet another time. He lost to Rikshal Dorjee Bhutia of the ruling Sikkim Krantikari Morcha by a margin of 4,346 votes in the Barfung seat, official data showed on Sunday. Bhaichung Bhutia's Sikkim Democratic Front party was reduced to just one seat with the incumbent SKM winning 31 out of the 32 seats, as per the election trends.Elections to the assembly were held simultaneously with the first phase of the Lok Sabha polls on April 19.
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