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Gangtok The ruling SKM was leading in 27 of the 32 assembly seats in Sikkim, while the SDF was ahead in one constituency, according to initial trends available on the Election Commissions website...
Chief Minister and SKM candidate Prem Singh Tamang was leading by around 1,400 votes over his nearest SDF rival Som Nath Poudyal from the Rhenock assembly constituency, while former CM and SDF supremo Pawan Kumar Chamling was trailing behind SKM candidate Raju Basnet by 546 votes in Namcheybung seat...
Sikkim Krantikari Morchas Puran Kumar Gurung was ahead by 667 votes over Mani Kumar Gurung of SDF in the Chujachen assembly constituency...
Delay Namgyal Barfungpa of SKM was also leading by 1,053 votes over BJP nominee Pema Aanchal Rinzing from the Gangtok assembly segment...
Counting of votes for 32 assembly seats in Sikkim began at 6 am, amid tight security arrangements, officials said.. Postal ballots were taken up first for counting while votes in the EVMs would be counted later, officials said...
