List of constituencies of the Sikkim Legislative Assembly
The Sikkim Legislative Assembly is the unicameral legislature of the state of Sikkim, in Northeast India. The seat of the Legislative Assembly is at Gangtok, the capital of the state. The assembly sits for a term of five years, unless it is dissolved earlier. Sikkim is the second-smallest state in India, covering ; which accounts for 0.2 per cent of the total area of India. The current population of Sikkim is 6.32 lakhs, making it the least populous state in India. Established in 1975, the Sikkim Legislative Assembly consists of 32 members elected directly from single-seat constituencies using the first-past-the-post system.
Since the independence of India, the Scheduled Tribes and the Scheduled Castes and have been given reservation status, guaranteeing political representation, and the Constitution lays down the general principles of positive discrimination for SCs and STs. In Sikkim, the Scheduled Tribes primarily include the Bhutia, Lepcha, Limboo and Tamang communities. Twelve constituencies are reserved for the Scheduled Tribes. Among these, reservations are granted only to members of the Bhutia-Lepcha community. Despite being recognized as Scheduled Tribes in 2002, no seats have been reserved for the Limboo and Tamang communities in the Sikkim Legislative Assembly. Two constituencies are reserved for people of the Scheduled Castes. One constituency is reserved for registered Buddhist monks and nuns from the state's monasteries.