WAK
Assembly seat no. 12 in Sikkim · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 5 times since 1979.
Winner, 1979
GARJAMAN GURUNG
SPC
Elections held
5
1979–1999
Most successful party
SDF
won 2 of 5
Margin, 1979
96
6.55% of valid votes
Result, 1979
Runner-up
SJPDURGA PRASAD RAJALIM
- Votes
- 408
- Vote share
- 27.83%
- Behind by
- 96
Electors
2,770
Total votes polled
1,466
Valid votes
1,466
NOTA votes
—
Turnout
52.9%
Full result, 1979
10 candidates · 1,466 valid votes
GARJAMAN GURUNGSPCwon
504
34.4%
DURGA PRASAD RAJALIMSJP
408
27.8%
PANDU RAM RAIJNP
175
11.9%
PASSANG SHERPUSCR
147
10.0%
SONAM TOBDEN BHUTIAIND
116
7.9%
SURAJ KUMAR KHARTAMINC
47
3.2%
NIMU TENZING BHUTIAIND
29
2.0%
GYAMPO BHUTIAIND
17
1.2%
DOJEE DAZOM BHUTIAIND
14
0.9%
NORDEN BHUTIAIND
9
0.6%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 5 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | KEDAR NATH RAI | SDF | 3,284 | 65.79% | MANOJ RAI | 1,601 |
| 1994 | KEDAR NATH RAI | SDF | 2,301 | 53.02% | BEDU SINGH PANTH | 832 |
| 1989 | BEDU SINGH PANT | SSP | 2,930 | 88.63% | SUK BAHADUR RAI | 2,699 |
| 1985 | BEDU SINGH CHETTRI | SSP | 1,704 | 69.10% | CHANDRA DAS RAI | 1,066 |
| 1979 | GARJAMAN GURUNG | SPC | 504 | 34.38% | DURGA PRASAD RAJALIM | 96 |
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 WAK assembly constituency in 1999?
KEDAR NATH RAI (SDF) won WAK in 1999, by a margin of 1,601 votes.
Which party has won WAK the most times?
SDF, with 2 of the 5 wins recorded since 1979.
How many times has WAK gone to the polls?
5 times, from 1979 to 1999.
Who has won WAK the most times?
KEDAR NATH RAI, with 2 wins between 1994 and 1999.
