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WAK

Assembly seat no. 12 in Sikkim · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 5 times since 1979.

Winner, 1989
BEDU SINGH PANT
SSP
Elections held
5
1979–1999
Most successful party
SDF
won 2 of 5
Margin, 1989
2,699
81.64% of valid votes

Result, 1989

Winner
Votes
2,930
Vote share
88.63%
Margin
2,699
Runner-up
INCSUK BAHADUR RAI
Votes
231
Vote share
6.99%
Behind by
2,699
Electors
5,253
Total votes polled
3,306
Valid votes
3,306
NOTA votes
Turnout
62.9%

Full result, 1989

3 candidates · 3,306 valid votes

1989 election →
BEDU SINGH PANTSSPwon
2,930
88.6%
SUK BAHADUR RAIINC
231
7.0%
KUL BAHADUR RAIRIS
145
4.4%

Past results

Most recent 5 of 5 elections

YearWinnerPartyVotesVote shareRunner-upMargin
1999KEDAR NATH RAISDF3,28465.79%MANOJ RAI1,601
1994KEDAR NATH RAISDF2,30153.02%BEDU SINGH PANTH832
1989BEDU SINGH PANTSSP2,93088.63%SUK BAHADUR RAI2,699
1985BEDU SINGH CHETTRISSP1,70469.10%CHANDRA DAS RAI1,066
1979GARJAMAN GURUNGSPC50434.38%DURGA PRASAD RAJALIM96

Who has held it

Wins by party across every election above

Turnout and closeness over time

Turnout

0%23%46%68%91%19791985198919941999Turnout

Winning margin

0%23%46%69%91%19791985198919941999Margin

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.

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