Ruling SKM, BJP Announce Candidates For Sikkim State Polls, Chief Minister To Contest From 2 Seats

Ahead of crucial assembly polls in Sikkim for its 32-member assembly which will happen simultaneously with the Lok Sabha polls on April 19, the ruling Sikkim Krantikari Morcha has declared candidates for all the 32 assembly constituencies and the only Lok Sabha seat. Chief Minister Prem Singh Tamang has been nominated from two constituencies - Rhenock (Pakyong District) and his native Soreng Chakung (Soreng District). Mr Tamang replaced his son Aditya as a candidate from Soreng Chakung. The Chief Minister who had won the by-elections in 2019 from the Poklok Kamrang constituency in the state's Namchi district has now given the ticket to his wife Krishna Kumari Rai, a first-timer.

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