Sikkim By-Polls: CAP Announces Candidates for Namchi Singithang and Soreng Chakung Seats Who Lost in April Assembly Polls
First Published: 25th October, 2024 16:27 IST
Both candidates contested in the assembly elections from the same seats respectively but did not win.
The Citizen Action Party (CAP) has re-entered the race for the Namchi Singhithang and Soreng Chakung assembly seats in the upcoming Sikkim bypolls and named the same candidates who had contested the Assembly elections held in April this year but lost.
On the last day of nomination filing, the party announced its candidates and submitted their nominations for the upcoming by-polls on November 13.
The party fielded Mahesh Rai for the Namchi Singithang seat, where he will face off with SKM’s Satish Chandra Rai and SDF’s Daniel Rai.
The party named Pobin Hang Subba for the Soreng Chakung constituency, where he will fight against SKM candidate Aditya Golay, son of Chief Minister Prem Singh Tamang, and SDF’s Prem Bahadur Bhandari.
Both Subba and Rai had contested in the assembly elections from the same seats respectively but did not win.
Mahesh Rai lost to SKM’s Krishna Kumari Rai, wife of Chief Minister Prem Singh Tamang, in Namchi Singithang, while Pobin Hang Subba was defeated by CM Tamang himself in Soreng Chakung.
Mahesh Rai and Pobin Hang Subba both are spokespersons of CAP.
The Soreng-Chakung seat fall vacant after CM Prem Singh Tamang resigned as MLA to focus on the Rhenock constituency, while the Namchi-Shinghithang seat fall vacant after Krishna Kumari Rai resigned as MLA from the seat stating that she does not require a position to serve the people of the state.
The by-elections for both seats will take place on November 13, 2024, with the counting of votes scheduled for November 23.
Also Read: Schools Timings In Gangtok Municipal Area Rescheduled To Ease Traffic Congestion
COMMENTS
TOPMOST STORY NOW
Live Kokborok Script Row: TIPRA Motha Founder Pradyot Debbarma Says Community’s Interest Much Bigger Than Any Political Interest
21st March 2025
Live 9-Year-Old Girl Found Murdered Inside Relief Camp in Churachandpur
21st March 2025
Live 2 Suspected Cadres of Manipur Based KCP Arrested in Guwahati
21st March 2025
Live TSF Blocks VIP Road to Tripura Assembly on First Day of Budget Session, Demands Roman Script for Kokborok
21st March 2025
WE RECOMMEND
Railways Ministry Considering Melli-Dentam Railway Link to Improve Connectivity in South and West Sikkim
Melli-Dentam Railway Link: The Railways Ministry is actively considering a proposal to connect the southern and western regions of Sikkim with a new railway line, with a feasibility survey currently in the works. The proposed 75 km railway link would cover key locations, including Melli, Jorethang, Legship, and Dentam. Lok Sabha MP Indra Hang Subba […]
19th March 2025
Final Draft Report on Tribal Status for 12 Left-Out Sikkim Communities Likely After High-Level Meeting in Kolkata
High-level sources have confirmed that this meeting will focus on the final discussion of the draft report, which was previously discussed on February 10.
16th March 2025
Vehicle Carrying IIT Dhanbad Students Plunges 100 Feet Near Sikkim’s Mangan; Several Injured
A tourist vehicle carrying IIT Dhanbad students, plunged approximately 100 feet down the road near Pakshep, Forest Dara, Mangan.
16th March 2025
Gangtok Resident Falls Victim to Job Fraud, Loses Rs 2.6 Lakh
Job Fraud in Gangtok: The scammers contacted him under the pretext of offering an online job opportunity."
15th March 2025
NH10 Road Widening and Maintenance Work Begins to Improve Sikkim’s Connectivity
In a major step toward improving road connectivity, the National Highways & Infrastructure Development Corporation (NHIDCL) has started road widening and maintenance work on National Highway 10 (NH10) after it suffered extensive damage from heavy rainfall, landslides, and river inundation. NHIDCL has taken over the crucial Sevok to Rangpo stretch from the Public Works Department […]
14th March 2025