CENTRAL PENDAM-EAST PENDAM
Assembly seat no. 17 in Sikkim · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 6 times since 1979.
Winner, 2004
SOMNATH POUDYAL
SDF
Elections held
6
1979–2004
Most successful party
SSP
won 3 of 6
Margin, 2004
3,455
36.34% of valid votes
Result, 2004
Runner-up
INCNAR BAHADUR BHANDARI
- Votes
- 2,165
- Vote share
- 22.77%
- Behind by
- 3,455
Electors
11,966
Total votes polled
9,507
Valid votes
9,507
NOTA votes
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Turnout
79.5%
Full result, 2004
4 candidates · 9,507 valid votes
SOMNATH POUDYALSDFwon
5,620
59.1%
NAR BAHADUR BHANDARIINC
2,165
22.8%
GARJAMAN RAIIND
1,565
16.5%
AMRIT NARAYAN GIRISHRP
157
1.6%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 6 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | SOMNATH POUDYAL | SDF | 5,620 | 59.11% | NAR BAHADUR BHANDARI | 3,455 |
| 1999 | SANG DORJEE TAMANG | SSP | 4,575 | 50.80% | DILLI PRASAD KHAREL | 246 |
| 1994 | DILLI PD. KHAREL | SDF | 2,712 | 35.85% | SANG DORJEE TAMANG | 182 |
| 1989 | SUKUMAR PRADHAN | SSP | 3,168 | 58.85% | YOGANIDHI BHANDARI | 1,351 |
| 1985 | SUKUMAR PRADHAN | SSP | 2,742 | 63.44% | B. KHREL | 1,336 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
