CHAKUNG
Assembly seat no. 7 in Sikkim · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 6 times since 1979.
Winner, 1999
PREM SINGH TAMANG
SDF
Elections held
6
1979–2004
Most successful party
SDF
won 3 of 6
Margin, 1999
1,152
18.69% of valid votes
Result, 1999
Runner-up
SSPTIKA GURUNG
- Votes
- 2,420
- Vote share
- 39.25%
- Behind by
- 1,152
Electors
7,543
Total votes polled
6,165
Valid votes
6,165
NOTA votes
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Turnout
81.7%
Full result, 1999
3 candidates · 6,165 valid votes
PREM SINGH TAMANGSDFwon
3,572
57.9%
TIKA GURUNGSSP
2,420
39.3%
TARA MAN RAIINC
173
2.8%
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.
