Gangtok: Ending months of speculation on
which one of the two Assembly seats that he will retain, the
Sikkim Chief Minister Pawan Kumar Chamling has decided to
retain Poklok-Kamrang Assembly seat pave the way for the
bye-poll for Namchi-Singhithang seat to be held on September
10 next.
Keeping the media and political adversaries guessing for
past three months on his decision on retaining one of the two
Assembly seats, Chamling recently intimated the state election
office his decision to vacate Namchi-Singhithang seat, the
by-poll for which will be held on September 10 next,
according to the Election Commission notification.
The Sikkim Democratic Front (SDF) President had won from
both Namchi-Singhithang and Poklok-Kamrang seats by massive
margins garnering 80 per cent of the votes polled in the
Assembly polls held in April this year.
Meanwhile, the model code of conduct has come into force
in South Sikkim with immediate effect after announcement of
the
bye-poll date for Namchi-Singhithang Assembly seat, the state
election office said.
Bureau Report
First Published: Thursday, August 13, 2009, 12:30