1. Yoksam-Tashiding

Sikkim Democratic Front held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 51.5% to 42.5%.

• Won on a lower shareIts own vote share fell 3.4% — it held because the rest of the vote was more divided.
• New challengerSikkim Krantikari Morcha (SKM) finished second with 25.8% — it did not contest here in 2009.

Written from the constituency figures by a fixed set of rules — no language model.