DAMTHANG
Assembly seat no. 13 in Sikkim · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 5 times since 1979.
Winner, 1979
PRADEEP YANZONE
SCR
Elections held
5
1979–1999
Most successful party
SDF
won 2 of 5
Margin, 1979
39
1.54% of valid votes
Result, 1979
Runner-up
SJPMANI RAJ RAI
- Votes
- 622
- Vote share
- 24.52%
- Behind by
- 39
Electors
3,788
Total votes polled
2,537
Valid votes
2,537
NOTA votes
—
Turnout
67.0%
Full result, 1979
12 candidates · 2,537 valid votes
PRADEEP YANZONESCRwon
661
26.1%
MANI RAJ RAISJP
622
24.5%
BADRI LALL PRADHANSPC
323
12.7%
KHARGA BAHADUR RAIJNP
239
9.4%
DORJEE TSHERING BHUTIAIND
236
9.3%
KALU RAIINC
224
8.8%
BHUPAL CHAMLINGIND
68
2.7%
BIR BAHADUR PRADHANIND
57
2.3%
KUMAR SUBBAIND
55
2.2%
HANUMAN DAS AGARWALIND
32
1.3%
CHIT MAN RAIIND
15
0.6%
UDAY KUMAR RAIIND
5
0.2%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 5 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | PAWAN KUMAR CHAMLING | SDF | 4,952 | 72.26% | KAMAL KUMAR RAI | 3,086 |
| 1994 | PAWAN KUMAR CHAMLING | SDF | 3,904 | 70.27% | KUMAR SUBBA | 2,441 |
| 1989 | PAWAN KUMAR CHAMLING | SSP | 4,227 | 94.27% | SURAJ KUMAR KHARTAN | 3,970 |
| 1985 | PAWAN KUMAR CHAMLING | SSP | 2,281 | 73.79% | PRADEEP YONZONG | 1,762 |
| 1979 | PRADEEP YANZONE | SCR | 661 | 26.05% | MANI RAJ RAI | 39 |
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 DAMTHANG assembly constituency in 1999?
PAWAN KUMAR CHAMLING (SDF) won DAMTHANG in 1999, by a margin of 3,086 votes.
Which party has won DAMTHANG the most times?
SDF, with 2 of the 5 wins recorded since 1979.
How many times has DAMTHANG gone to the polls?
5 times, from 1979 to 1999.
Who has won DAMTHANG the most times?
PAWAN KUMAR CHAMLING, with 4 wins between 1985 and 1999.
