Delay Namgyal Barfungpa

Delay Namgyal Barfungpa (Delay Kazi Barfungpa) is an Indian politician and the incumbent president of Sikkim National People’s Party (SNPP).

Delay Namgyal Barfungpa
ConstituencyGangtok
President of SNPP
Assumed office
13 August 2018
Preceded byBiraj Adhikari
Personal details
Born
Delay Namgyal Barfungpa

1964 or 1965
Political partySNPP
(SPCC (INC) >)
ResidenceGangtok, Sikkim
ProfessionSocial Worker/Businessman

Political career

Delay Namgyal Barfungpa was former member of the Sikkim Pradesh Congress Committee (SPCC. Sikkim branch of Indian National Congress) which was led by Nar Bahadur Bhandari. Barfungpa contested the Sikkim Legislative seat from Rumtek Constituency, but he was defeated by the candidate of the ruling party Sikkim Democratic Front (SDF). After this election, he seceded from SPCC at some point from 2004 to 2008.

In 10 October 2008, Delay Namgyal Barfungpa joined Sikkim National People’s Party (SNPP), which was established by Biraj Adhikari (former general secretary of SPCC and spokesperson of Sikkim Himali Rajya Parishad (SHRP)) for fighting with SDF. Barfungpa was appointed to the treasurer of SNPP.[1] In 2009 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election, Barfungpa changed his constituency from Rumtek to Gangtok. But SNPP had not been able to be registered in the List of Political Parties of Election Commission of India (ECI). Barfungpa had to run as an independent candidate, and lost by less than 3% votes.

Delay Namgyal Barfungpa was promoted to the vice president of SNPP at some point from 2009 to 2012. In December 2012 Barfungpa petitioned the Supreme Court with corruption allegations against the SDF Government.[2] In August 2018 Adhikari resigned from the president and seceded from SNPP.[3] Barfungpa didn't follow Adhikari, and Barfungpa was elected to the SNPP president by party members.[4]

In 2019 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election, SNPP had not been able to be registered in the List of Political Parties of ECI before election period, Delay Namgyal Barfungpa and other 2 SNPP candidates had to run as an independent candidates, again. Barfungpa lost and received only 1.31% in Gangtok constituency.

In the By-Election of Sikkim Legislative Assembly 2019 (3 constituencies), Delay Namgyal Barfungpa was planning to contest from Gangtok constituency as an independent candidate third times. Before this By-Election, the candidate of Hamro Sikkim Party (HSP) from Gangtok constituency, Bhaichung Bhutia proposed a pre-poll alliance to Barfungpa, but Barfungpa didn't accept it.[5]

Just as that time, SNPP had finally been registered to the List of the Political Parties of ECI as the State Party (Unrecognized) on September 25, 2019.[6] As the result, this is the first election that Delay Namgyal Barfungpa could contest as the candidate of SNPP.

In this By-Election from Gangtok constituency, the candidate of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Yong Tshering Lepcha elected by 2,508 (40.88%) votes. At the same time, Delay Namgyal Barfungpa became a runner-up candidate by 1,498 (24.42%) votes, and he could refund his deposit of candidacy.

Delay Namgyal Barfungpa is a candidate with the 2nd highest declared assets (Rs 57,79,62,986), contested in Sikkim Legislative Assembly Election 2019.[7]

Electoral record
Sikkim Legislative Assembly election
Year Constituency Political Party Result Position Votes % Votes % Margin Deposit Source
2004 Rumtek INC Lost 2nd/2 4,323 43.39 -13.21 refunded [8]
2009 Gangtok IND Lost 3rd/5 148 2.62 -58.56 forfeited [9]
2019 Gangtok IND Lost 4th/6 97 1.31 -51.37 forfeited [10]
2019 (by-election) Gangtok SNPP Lost 2nd/6 1,498 24.42 -16.46 refunded [11]
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References
  1. "State government and central government should protect our right: Biraj Adhikari". prabinkhaling.blogspot. 28 March 2009. Retrieved 21 November 2019.
  2. "Delay Namgyal petitions Supreme Court with corruption allegations against CM and State Govt". Sikkim NOW!. 27 January 2012. Retrieved 31 October 2019.
  3. "K.N. Upreti & Biraj Adhikari joins Hamro Sikkim Party". Sikkim Express. 6 August 2018. Retrieved 31 October 2019.
  4. "Delay Namgyal is new SNPP president". Sikkim Express. 13 August 2018. Retrieved 31 October 2019.
  5. "Delay Namgyal critical of BJP entry plan in Sikkim". Sikkim Express. 19 October 2019. Retrieved 31 October 2019.
  6. "Amending notification regarding political parties and their election symbols dated 25.09.2019". ECI. 2019. Retrieved 31 October 2019. SNPP was registered in this list with No.2463.
  7. "Sikkim Assembly Elections 2019 Analysis of Criminal Background, Financial, Education, Gender and other Details of Candidates". Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR). 2019. Retrieved 14 November 2019.
  8. "STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 2004 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF SIKKIM". ECI. 2004. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
  9. "STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 2009 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF SIKKIM". ECI. 2009. Retrieved 31 October 2019.
  10. "Gangtok Election Result 2019 LIVE COUNTING". Firstpost. 27 May 2019. Retrieved 31 October 2019.
  11. "Final result of Gangtok bye-poll". Sikkim Express (Facebook). 25 October 2019. Retrieved 22 November 2019.
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