CHAKUNG
Assembly seat no. 7 in Sikkim · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 6 times since 1979.
Winner, 2004
PREM SINGH TAMANG
SDF
Elections held
6
1979–2004
Most successful party
SDF
won 3 of 6
Margin, 2004
6,501
91.59% of valid votes
Result, 2004
Runner-up
INCSATISH MOHAN PRADHAN
- Votes
- 201
- Vote share
- 2.83%
- Behind by
- 6,501
Electors
8,435
Total votes polled
7,098
Valid votes
7,098
NOTA votes
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Turnout
84.2%
Full result, 2004
4 candidates · 7,098 valid votes
PREM SINGH TAMANGSDFwon
6,702
94.4%
SATISH MOHAN PRADHANINC
201
2.8%
KUL MAN MUKHIACPM
144
2.0%
PHUR TSH. LEPCHAIND
51
0.7%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 6 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | PREM SINGH TAMANG | SDF | 6,702 | 94.42% | SATISH MOHAN PRADHAN | 6,501 |
| 1999 | PREM SINGH TAMANG | SDF | 3,572 | 57.94% | TIKA GURUNG | 1,152 |
| 1994 | PREM SINGH TAMANG | SDF | 3,372 | 59.48% | TIKA GURUNG | 1,606 |
| 1989 | TARA MAN RAI | SSP | 3,804 | 83.27% | RASTAMAN RAI | 3,254 |
| 1985 | TARAMAN RAI | SSP | 1,944 | 57.18% | BHIM BAHADUR GURUNG | 669 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
