CHAKUNG
Assembly seat no. 7 in Sikkim · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 6 times since 1979.
Winner, 1979
B.B. GURUNG
SCR
Elections held
6
1979–2004
Most successful party
SDF
won 3 of 6
Margin, 1979
1,227
50.20% of valid votes
Result, 1979
Runner-up
SJPKULMAN MUKHIA
- Votes
- 378
- Vote share
- 15.47%
- Behind by
- 1,227
Electors
3,509
Total votes polled
2,444
Valid votes
2,444
NOTA votes
—
Turnout
69.7%
Full result, 1979
6 candidates · 2,444 valid votes
B.B. GURUNGSCRwon
1,605
65.7%
KULMAN MUKHIASJP
378
15.5%
RASTAMAN RAIJNP
242
9.9%
TIKA GURUNGSPC
157
6.4%
PRATAP SINGH RAIIND
51
2.1%
CHAKRA BAHADUR GURUNGIND
11
0.5%
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
Turnout and closeness over time
Turnout
Winning margin
Frequently asked
Straight answers to the questions this page exists to answer.
Who won the CHAKUNG assembly constituency in 2004?
PREM SINGH TAMANG (SDF) won CHAKUNG in 2004, by a margin of 6,501 votes.
Which party has won CHAKUNG the most times?
SDF, with 3 of the 6 wins recorded since 1979.
How many times has CHAKUNG gone to the polls?
6 times, from 1979 to 2004.
Who has won CHAKUNG the most times?
PREM SINGH TAMANG, with 3 wins between 1994 and 2004.
