He is advisor of Urban Development Department & Food and Civil services Department 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.
In this By-Election from Gangtok constituency, the candidate of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Yong Tshering Lepcha was 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.
[8] In March 2022, Delay Namgyal Barfungpa announced the SNPP's merger with Sikkim Krantikari Morcha (SKM).