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| Dentam | |
|---|---|
| Former constituency for the Sikkim Legislative Assembly | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | Northeast India |
| State | Sikkim |
| Established | 1979 |
| Abolished | 2008[1] |
| Total electors | 7,480 |
Dentam was an assembly constituency in the Indian state of Sikkim.
Members of the Legislative Assembly
[edit]| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Padam Lall Gurung | Sikkim Congress | |
| 1985 | Sikkim Sangram Parishad | ||
| 1989 | |||
| 1994 | Chakra Bahadur Subba | Sikkim Democratic Front | |
| 1999 | Narendra Kumar Subba | ||
| 2004 | Deepak Kumar Gurung | ||
Election results
[edit]Assembly election 2004
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SDF | Deepak Kumar Gurung | 4,158 | 65.42% |  13.01 | |
| INC | Sher Hang Subba | 2,093 | 32.93% | 29.73 | |
| Independent | Mangal Dhoj Subba | 105 | 1.65% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 2,065 | 32.49% | 24.47 | ||
| Turnout | 6,356 | 84.97% |  0.66 | ||
| Registered electors | 7,480 | 7.87 | |||
| SDF hold | Swing | 13.01 |
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Assembly election 1999
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SDF | Narendra Kumar Subba | 3,112 | 52.41% | 11.57 | |
| SSP | Padam Lall Gurung | 2,636 | 44.39% | 10.05 | |
| INC | Laxmi Prasad Subba | 190 | 3.20% | 16.20 | |
| Margin of victory | 476 | 8.02% | 1.52 | ||
| Turnout | 5,938 | 86.62% | 1.64 | ||
| Registered electors | 6,934 | 8.46 | |||
| SDF hold | Swing | 11.57 |
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Assembly election 1994
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SDF | Chakra Bahadur Subba | 2,193 | 40.84% | New | |
| SSP | Padam Lall Gurung | 1,844 | 34.34% | 39.80 | |
| INC | Kharka Dhoj Subba | 1,042 | 19.40% | 7.07 | |
| Independent | Punya Prasad Sharma | 291 | 5.42% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 349 | 6.50% | 54.11 | ||
| Turnout | 5,370 | 85.53% | 15.37 | ||
| Registered electors | 6,393 | ||||
| SDF gain from SSP | Swing | 33.30 |
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Assembly election 1989
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SSP | Padam Lall Gurung | 3,102 | 74.14% | 3.05 | |
| RIS | Puspa Mani Chettri | 566 | 13.53% | New | |
| INC | Laxmi Prasad Subba | 516 | 12.33% | 4.55 | |
| Margin of victory | 2,536 | 60.61% | 0.30 | ||
| Turnout | 4,184 | 70.92% | 4.51 | ||
| Registered electors | 6,097 | ||||
| SSP hold | Swing | ||||
Assembly election 1985
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SSP | Padam Lall Gurung | 2,355 | 77.19% | New | |
| INC | Laxmi Prasad Subba | 515 | 16.88% | New | |
| JP | Padam Singh Subba | 56 | 1.84% | 2.90 | |
| Independent | Phurba Sherpa | 54 | 1.77% | New | |
| Independent | Til Bahadur Subba | 41 | 1.34% | New | |
| Independent | Narayan Pradhan | 29 | 0.95% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 1,840 | 60.31% | 34.34 | ||
| Turnout | 3,051 | 66.51% | 3.37 | ||
| Registered electors | 4,759 | 46.30 | |||
| SSP gain from SC (R) | Swing | 33.95 |
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Assembly election 1979
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SC (R) | Padam Lall Gurung | 949 | 43.23% | New | |
| SJP | Pahalman Subba | 379 | 17.27% | New | |
| Independent | Kedar Jang Basnet | 362 | 16.49% | New | |
| SPC | Pratap Singh Tewari | 206 | 9.38% | New | |
| JP | Phur Tshering Lucksom | 104 | 4.74% | New | |
| Independent | Man Bahadur Subba | 74 | 3.37% | New | |
| Independent | Kul Bahadur Gurung | 57 | 2.60% | New | |
| Independent | Phurba Tshering Sherpa | 41 | 1.87% | New | |
| Independent | Babulal Goyal | 23 | 1.05% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 570 | 25.97% | |||
| Turnout | 2,195 | 72.03% | |||
| Registered electors | 3,253 | ||||
| SC (R) win (new seat) | |||||
References
[edit]- ↑ "THE REPRESENTATION OF THE PEOPLE ACT, 1950" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 February 2024. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
- ↑ "Statistical Report on General Election, 2004 to the Legislative Assembly of Sikkim" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 October 2010. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
- ↑ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1999 to the Legislative Assembly of Sikkim" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 October 2010. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
- ↑ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1994 to the Legislative Assembly of Sikkim" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 October 2010. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
- ↑ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1989 to the Legislative Assembly of Sikkim" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 October 2010. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
- ↑ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1985 to the Legislative Assembly of Sikkim" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 October 2010. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
- ↑ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1979 to the Legislative Assembly of Sikkim" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 October 2010. Retrieved 15 February 2024.