Upper Tadong

The geographic coordinates of Upper Tadong Assembly constituency are: 27°19'05.5"N 88°35'53.5"E. Upper Tadong shares its borders with four other Assembly constituencies. Other Sikkim Assembly constituencies adjacent to Upper Tadong are: Namcheybung, Martam-Rumtek, Upper Burtuk, Arithang. This constituency shares an inter-state border with: .

There were a total of 12,202 registered voters on the electoral rolls for the 2024 Assembly election, of which 6,019 were male, 6,182 female and 1 of the third gender. In the 2019 Assembly elections, there were a total of 10,334 registered voters, of which 6,019 were male, 5,175 female and 0 of the third gender. In 2014 elections, there were a total of 8,952 registered voters in this constituency, of which 4,473 were male, 4,479 female and 0 of the third gender. In the 2009 polls, the number of total electors was 7,200 which included 3,646 male, and 3,554 female.

The number of service voters in Assembly constituency was 19 in 2019, 22 in 2014 and 21 in 2009.

The electorate gender ratio (number of female voters per 1000 male voters) in this constituency in 2024 was 1027, in 2019 it was 1003, 1001 in 2014 and 975 in 2009.

Upper Tadong Assembly constituency went to the polls in Phase 1 of the 2024 Sikkim Assembly elections on Friday, April 19, 2024. The counting of votes is on Sunday, June 2, 2024.

In the 2019 state Assembly elections, this seat voted in Phase 1 on Thursday, April 11, 2019 and the results were declared on Thursday, May 23, 2019.

In the 2014 polls, this constituency voted in Phase 1 on Saturday, April 12, 2014 and the results were declared on Friday, May 16, 2014.

In 2009, Upper Tadong voted in Phase 1 on Tuesday, April 30, 2009 and the results were declared on Tuesday, May 16, 2009.

According the latest delimitation documents for 25. Upper Tadong Assembly seat, the extent of this constituency covers the following areas of Sikkim: Revenue Blocks : Tadong and Upper Tadong (CT) of Gangtok SubDivision.

According to data released by the Election Commission of India, in the 2024 Sikkim Assembly elections, the estimated voter turnout in this Sikkim constituency was 71.9%. In 2019, this seat registered a turnout of 73.48%, while it was 76.9% in 2014 and 78.36% in 2009. The estimated turnout in 2024 was -1.58% compared to the 2019 turnout.

In the 2019 Sikkim Assembly elections, Gay Tshering Dhungel of SDF won in this constituency beating Anand Lama of SKM by a margin of 416 votes which was 5.52% of the total votes cast. In 2014, Timothy William Basnett of SKM was the winner in this seat beating Bhasker Basnett of SDF by a margin of 122 votes which was 1.78% of the total votes polled in the constituency. In the 2009 Assembly elections, Dil Bahadur Thapa of SDF won this seat defeating Arun Kr Basnet of INC by a margin of 1,043 votes which was 18.56% of the total votes polled for the seat.

In the 2019 Sikkim Assembly elections, Gay Tshering Dhungel of SDF had a vote share of 51.01% in this seat. In 2014, Timothy William Basnett of SKM secured a vote share of 48.61% in this constituency. In the 2009 Assembly elections, Dil Bahadur Thapa of SDF got a vote share of 56% in Upper Tadong.