How to claim a Sikkim lottery prize
Sikkim prizes are paid by the Directorate of Sikkim State Lotteries and by the agents it licenses. You have 30 days from the draw to surrender the ticket. Where you take it depends on how much it won.
| Prize | Where to claim | Days | What to bring |
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| Up to ₹10,000 | The stockist or agent who sold the ticket. | 30 |
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| ₹10,001 and above | The Directorate of Sikkim State Lotteries, Finance Department, Gangtok. | 30 |
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The deadline
30 days from the date of the draw, counted from the draw date printed on the ticket and on the result sheet. After that the prize lapses and there is no appeal.
Treat this as a guide. Thirty days is the figure generally given for the Dear lotteries, but check it against the claim form and the gazette notification for your own draw before you rely on it, and do not leave it late.
Tax
31.2% is deducted at source from any prize above ₹10,000, on the whole prize rather than on the part above the threshold. A prize of exactly ₹10,000 is paid in full. The paying office deducts it before you are paid and should give you a certificate for it.
The main claim page explains this with an example. It is not tax advice.
Check the official document first
Before you travel anywhere, read the official result PDF or the Government Gazette notification for that draw. A result on this site is published for reference and is not proof of a win. If the official document disagrees with us, the official document is right.
Sikkim draws on this site: Dear 6 PM.
No Directorate telephones or messages a winner, and nobody legitimate asks for a fee to release a prize. What a lottery scam looks like