Dentam Assembly constituency

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Dentam
Former constituency for the Sikkim Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country India
Region Northeast India
State Sikkim
Established1979
Abolished2008 [1]
Total electors7,480

Dentam was an assembly constituency in the Indian state of Sikkim.

Contents

Members of the Legislative Assembly

ElectionMemberParty
1979 Padam Lall Gurung Sikkim Congress
1985 Sikkim Sangram Parishad
1989
1994 Chakra Bahadur Subba Sikkim Democratic Front
1999 Narendra Kumar Subba
2004 Deepak Kumar Gurung

Election results

Assembly election 2004

2004 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election: Dentam [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
SDF Deepak Kumar Gurung 4,158 65.42% Increase2.svg13.01
INC Sher Hang Subba2,09332.93%Increase2.svg29.73
Independent Mangal Dhoj Subba1051.65%New
Margin of victory2,06532.49%Increase2.svg24.47
Turnout 6,35684.97%Decrease2.svg0.66
Registered electors 7,480Increase2.svg7.87
SDF hold Swing Increase2.svg13.01

Assembly election 1999

1999 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election: Dentam [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
SDF Narendra Kumar Subba 3,112 52.41% Increase2.svg11.57
SSP Padam Lall Gurung2,63644.39%Increase2.svg10.05
INC Laxmi Prasad Subba1903.20%Decrease2.svg16.20
Margin of victory4768.02%Increase2.svg1.52
Turnout 5,93886.62%Increase2.svg1.64
Registered electors 6,934Increase2.svg8.46
SDF hold Swing Increase2.svg11.57

Assembly election 1994

1994 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election: Dentam [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
SDF Chakra Bahadur Subba 2,193 40.84% New
SSP Padam Lall Gurung1,84434.34%Decrease2.svg39.80
INC Kharka Dhoj Subba1,04219.40%Increase2.svg7.07
Independent Punya Prasad Sharma2915.42%New
Margin of victory3496.50%Decrease2.svg54.11
Turnout 5,37085.53%Increase2.svg15.37
Registered electors 6,393
SDF gain from SSP Swing Decrease2.svg33.30

Assembly election 1989

1989 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election: Dentam [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
SSP Padam Lall Gurung 3,102 74.14% Decrease2.svg3.05
RIS Puspa Mani Chettri56613.53%New
INC Laxmi Prasad Subba51612.33%Decrease2.svg4.55
Margin of victory2,53660.61%Increase2.svg0.30
Turnout 4,18470.92%Increase2.svg4.51
Registered electors 6,097
SSP hold Swing

Assembly election 1985

1985 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election: Dentam [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
SSP Padam Lall Gurung 2,355 77.19% New
INC Laxmi Prasad Subba51516.88%New
JP Padam Singh Subba561.84%Decrease2.svg2.90
Independent Phurba Sherpa541.77%New
Independent Til Bahadur Subba411.34%New
Independent Narayan Pradhan290.95%New
Margin of victory1,84060.31%Increase2.svg34.34
Turnout 3,05166.51%Decrease2.svg3.37
Registered electors 4,759Increase2.svg46.30
SSP gain from SC (R) Swing Increase2.svg33.95

Assembly election 1979

1979 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election: Dentam [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
SC (R) Padam Lall Gurung 949 43.23% New
SJP Pahalman Subba37917.27%New
Independent Kedar Jang Basnet36216.49%New
SPC Pratap Singh Tewari2069.38%New
JP Phur Tshering Lucksom1044.74%New
Independent Man Bahadur Subba743.37%New
Independent Kul Bahadur Gurung572.60%New
Independent Phurba Tshering Sherpa411.87%New
Independent Babulal Goyal231.05%New
Margin of victory57025.97%
Turnout 2,19572.03%
Registered electors 3,253
SC (R) win (new seat)

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References

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  2. ↑ "Statistical Report on General Election, 2004 to the Legislative Assembly of Sikkim" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 October 2010. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
  3. ↑ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1999 to the Legislative Assembly of Sikkim" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 October 2010. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
  4. ↑ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1994 to the Legislative Assembly of Sikkim" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 October 2010. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
  5. ↑ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1989 to the Legislative Assembly of Sikkim" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 October 2010. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
  6. ↑ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1985 to the Legislative Assembly of Sikkim" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 October 2010. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
  7. ↑ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1979 to the Legislative Assembly of Sikkim" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 October 2010. Retrieved 15 February 2024.

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