RANKA
Assembly seat no. 30 in Sikkim · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 5 times since 1979.
Winner, 1979
DORJI TSHERING BHUTIA
SCR
Elections held
5
1979–2004
Most successful party
SDF
won 2 of 5
Margin, 1979
19
0.95% of valid votes
Result, 1979
Runner-up
SJPSONAM TSHERING BHUTIA
- Votes
- 660
- Vote share
- 32.90%
- Behind by
- 19
Electors
3,114
Total votes polled
2,006
Valid votes
2,006
NOTA votes
—
Turnout
64.4%
Full result, 1979
5 candidates · 2,006 valid votes
DORJI TSHERING BHUTIASCRwon
679
33.9%
SONAM TSHERING BHUTIASJP
660
32.9%
RINCHEN LAPCHASPC
388
19.3%
DNKI CHODEN BHUTIAJNP
213
10.6%
KANCHA LAMAIND
66
3.3%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 5 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | NIMTHIT LEPCHA | SDF | 5,083 | 60.30% | PINTSO CHOPEL LEPCHA | 1,853 |
| 1999 | TSETEN DORJEE LEPCHA | SDF | 4,274 | 56.48% | PINTSO CHOPEL LEPCHA | 1,092 |
| 1994 | RINZING ONGMU | SSP | 2,200 | 37.56% | TSETEN LEPCHA | 18 |
| 1985 | DORJEE TSHERING BHUTIA | SSP | 1,880 | 65.57% | NAMGYAL TOPGAY BHUTIA | 960 |
| 1979 | DORJI TSHERING BHUTIA | SCR | 679 | 33.85% | SONAM TSHERING BHUTIA | 19 |
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 RANKA assembly constituency in 2004?
NIMTHIT LEPCHA (SDF) won RANKA in 2004, by a margin of 1,853 votes.
Which party has won RANKA the most times?
SDF, with 2 of the 5 wins recorded since 1979.
How many times has RANKA gone to the polls?
5 times, from 1979 to 2004.
Who has won RANKA the most times?
NIMTHIT LEPCHA, with 1 win between 2004 and 2004.
