Sikkim State Lottery
Sikkim State Lottery is handled by the state government of Sikkim. It includes daily and bumper lotteries. Lottery agents sell these lottery tickets and you can get tickets directly from them. Inform the agent about the lottery draw you want to participate in and the number of tickets you want to buy. The agent will then reveal the cost of the tickets and you can get them by paying that specific amount to him.
You cannot play the Sikkim Lottery online, but tickets can be bought from lottery agents across the state. Just tell the agent exactly which draw you wish to enter and how many tickets you want, and they will tell you the total cost. If you want to play an online lottery in Sikkim, go to the Lottery Tickets page to view a list of available games.The directorate of Sikkim State Lotteries is located at Deorali 737102, Gangktok. The Sikkim government is presently running 16 online and 08 offline lotteries. Therefore, a total of 24 lotteries are running and they are promoted via 3 distributors/agents across the state.
Sikkim State Lottery Daily Draws
Dear Labhlaxmi Daily is the lottery that draws on every day of the week. 40 winners of this lucky draw get Rs. 10,000 each. The draw is known by a different name for each day which is linked to a specific metal or stone. The names associated with different days are given in the below table:
Name of the Draw | Day |
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Sapphire | Sunday |
Platinum | Monday |
Gold | Tuesday |
Silver | Wednesday |
Topaz | Thursday |
Emerald | Friday |
Ruby | Saturday |
The below table shows the prizes distributed by Dear Labhlaxmi Lottery:
Top Prizes | Prize Per Series | Total Awarded Prizes | Winning Amount (In Rs.) |
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First Prize | Prize Per Series: 1 | Total Awarded Prizes: 40 | Winning Amount (In Rs.): 10,000 |
Second Prize | Prize Per Series: 1 | Total Awarded Prizes: 40 | Winning Amount (In Rs.): 5,000 |
Third Prize | Prize Per Series: 1 | Total Awarded Prizes: 40 | Winning Amount (In Rs.): 500 |
Fourth Prize | Prize Per Series: 1 | Total Awarded Prizes: 40 | Winning Amount (In Rs.): 300 |
Fifth Prize | Prize Per Series: 1 | Total Awarded Prizes: 40 | Winning Amount (In Rs.): 200-206 |
Sixth Prize | Prize Per Series: 1 | Total Awarded Prizes: 1560 | Winning Amount (In Rs.): 100 |
*As per the regulations of the government, a GST of 12% and 28% is levied on the sale of tickets for a lottery run by a State Government and a private player authorised by Government, respectively.
Sikkim State Lottery Bumper Draws
Currently, only the Dear Durga Puja Bumper Lottery is actively held every year. This lottery is drawn to celebrate the festival of Durga Puja and two top winners get a huge winning amount of Rs. 5 crores each. Each ticket costs Rs. 2000 and among the 20 series of tickets, each series consists of 1000 tickets. Dear Durga Puja Bumper Lottery follows the below prize structure:
Top Prize | Number of Prizes | Winning Amount (In Rs.) |
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1st Prize | Number of Prizes: 2 | Winning Amount (In Rs.): 5 crores |
2nd Prize | Number of Prizes: 2 | Winning Amount (In Rs.): 1 crore |
3rd Prize | Number of Prizes: 20 | Winning Amount (In Rs.): 10 lakhs |
4th Prize | Number of Prizes: 2,000 | Winning Amount (In Rs.): 9,000 |
5th Prize | Number of Prizes: 2,000 | Winning Amount (In Rs.): 8,000 |
6th Prize | Number of Prizes: 3,000 | Winning Amount (In Rs.): 7,000 |
*As per the regulations of the government, a GST of 12% and 28% is levied on the sale of tickets for a lottery run by a State Government and a private player authorised by Government, respectively.
Popularity of Sikkim State Lottery
Sikkim is a sparsely populated state with only 6,00,000 residents. However, for many of the citizens, playing lottery is a daily routine. Bumper lottery tickets are printed around 3 lakhs, 2 lakhs, or 1 lakhs. Therefore, there is a high chance of winning the Sikkim Bumper lottery as well.
Most people who buy these tickets belong to lower middle class and middle class families. They participate in Dear Morning Daily Draws and also buy other lottery tickets with a hope of making it big one day. Many of these people get their wishes fulfilled as limited tickets are sold every day.
Daily Lottery Results
Initially, the daily draw of Dear Labhlaxmi was held from 6 pm onwards. However, now the daily draw is held from 4 pm onwards. Winning tickets are selected by mechanical equipment that selects a random ticket number in the series of winning tickets.
Each drawing comprises 40 ticket series and any ticket that matches with the 4 digit numbers of the ticket series wins the lottery. The first five top prizes comprise one winning combination and 40 tickets which match this combination earn the cash prizes. The sixth top prize comprises 390 winning combinations and 1560 individuals earn this prize.
Bumper Lottery Results
In 2020, the Dear Durga Puja Bumper lottery was drawn at 8 pm. The first two prizes of Rs. 10 crore and Rs. 2 crores were split between 2 winners each.
Explore today’s Sikkim State Lottery Results here.