DENTAM
Assembly seat no. 4 in Sikkim · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 6 times since 1979.
Winner, 1979
PADAM LAL GURUNG
SCR
Elections held
6
1979–2004
Most successful party
SDF
won 3 of 6
Margin, 1979
570
25.97% of valid votes
Result, 1979
Runner-up
SJPPAHALMAN SUBBA
- Votes
- 379
- Vote share
- 17.27%
- Behind by
- 570
Electors
3,253
Total votes polled
2,195
Valid votes
2,195
NOTA votes
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Turnout
67.5%
Full result, 1979
9 candidates · 2,195 valid votes
PADAM LAL GURUNGSCRwon
949
43.2%
PAHALMAN SUBBASJP
379
17.3%
KEDAR JANG BASNETIND
362
16.5%
PRATAP SINGH TEWARISPC
206
9.4%
PHUR TSHERING LUCKSOMJNP
104
4.7%
MAN BAHADUR SUBBAIND
74
3.4%
KUL BAHADUR GURUNGIND
57
2.6%
PHURBA TSHERING SHERPAIND
41
1.9%
BABULAL GOYALIND
23
1.1%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 6 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | DEEPAK KUMAR GURUNG | SDF | 4,158 | 65.42% | SHER HANG SUBBA | 2,065 |
| 1999 | NARENDRA KUMAR SUBBA | SDF | 3,112 | 52.41% | PADAM LALL GURUNG | 476 |
| 1994 | CHAKRA BAHADUR SUBBA | SDF | 2,193 | 40.84% | PADAM LAL GURUNG | 349 |
| 1989 | PADAM LALL GURUNG | SSP | 3,102 | 74.14% | PUSPA MANI CHETTRI | 2,536 |
| 1985 | PADAM LALL GURUNG | SSP | 2,355 | 77.19% | LAXMI PRASAD SUBBA | 1,840 |
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 DENTAM assembly constituency in 2004?
DEEPAK KUMAR GURUNG (SDF) won DENTAM in 2004, by a margin of 2,065 votes.
Which party has won DENTAM the most times?
SDF, with 3 of the 6 wins recorded since 1979.
How many times has DENTAM gone to the polls?
6 times, from 1979 to 2004.
Who has won DENTAM the most times?
PADAM LALL GURUNG, with 2 wins between 1985 and 1989.
