What Is Dhankesari? The Sikkim 6 PM Draw Explained
"Dhankesari" and "Lottery Sambad" are two of the most-typed lottery phrases in India, and people often assume they are two different lotteries. They are not. Both are popular names attached to state-run draws, and Dhankesari in particular points at one specific draw.
Which draw Dhankesari means
Dhankesari is the name most commonly associated with the Sikkim State Lottery's evening draw — the 6:00 PM IST slot. So a search for "Dhankesari result today" and a search for "Sikkim state lottery result 6pm" are asking for exactly the same number. If you have a Sikkim evening ticket, the Dhankesari result is your result.
How it fits into the daily schedule
There are three daily draws, and only the middle one is the Sikkim evening draw:
- 1:00 PM IST — Nagaland State Lottery (Dear).
- 6:00 PM IST — Sikkim State Lottery, the draw searched as Dhankesari.
- 8:00 PM IST — Nagaland State Lottery (Dear).
This is why the state on your ticket matters as much as the time. A 6 PM Nagaland expectation and a 6 PM Sikkim result are not the same thing, and checking the wrong one is the most common error people make.
Why one draw has several names
State lotteries license their games under brand names, and those brands get shortened, localised and repeated by the result bulletins people read every day. Over time the brand name becomes the search term. "Dear" works the same way for the Nagaland games, and the individual game names rotate through the week while the time slots stay fixed.
What Dhankesari is not
- It is not a separate lottery from the Sikkim State Lottery — it is a name for its evening draw.
- It is not an official government website; it is a name people search with.
- It is not a source of predictions. Each draw is independent and past draws do not predict future draws.
We are an independent results aggregator with no affiliation to any state lottery. We publish the 6 PM number once at least two independent public sources agree on it, and we recommend confirming it against the official Sikkim government bulletin before acting on it.
Frequently asked
Is Dhankesari the same as the Sikkim State Lottery?
Dhankesari is the name widely used for the Sikkim State Lottery's 6 PM evening draw. Searching for either phrase leads to the same result.
What time is the Dhankesari result?
The draw is at 6:00 PM IST and the verified result is typically published about ten minutes later, once two independent sources agree on the numbers.
Is Dhankesari part of Lottery Sambad?
Yes, in the everyday sense: 'Lottery Sambad' covers the three daily state-lottery draws, and the Sikkim 6 PM draw searched as Dhankesari is the evening one.