Regu Assembly constituency

Regu
Former constituency for the Sikkim Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	Northeast India
State	Sikkim
Established	1979
Abolished	2008 [1]
Total electors	8,345

Regu Assembly constituency was an assembly constituency in the Indian state of Sikkim.

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Election	Member	Party
1979	Tulshi Sharma		Sikkim Janata Parishad
1985			Sikkim Sangram Parishad
1989	Rajendra Prasad Uprety
1994	Karna Bahadur Chamling		Sikkim Democratic Front
1999
2004

Election results

Assembly election 2004

2004 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election: Regu ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SDF	Karna Bahadur Chamling	5,662	84.28%	33.37
	INC	Arun Kumar Rai	1,056	15.72%	15.15
Margin of victory			4,606	68.56%	66.18
Turnout			6,718	80.50%	0.99
Registered electors			8,345		1.45
	SDF hold		Swing	33.37

Assembly election 1999

1999 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election: Regu ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SDF	Karna Bahadur Chamling	3,413	50.91%	1.75
	SSP	Krishan Bahadur Rai	3,253	48.52%	2.82
	INC	Damber Singh Gurung	38	0.57%	1.07
Margin of victory			160	2.39%	1.07
Turnout			6,704	82.88%	1.21
Registered electors			8,226		27.69
	SDF hold		Swing	1.75

Assembly election 1994

1994 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election: Regu ^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SDF	Karna Bahadur Chamling	2,619	49.16%	New
	SSP	Krishna Bahadur Rai	2,435	45.70%	10.14
	BJP	Tulshi Ram Sharma	137	2.57%	New
	INC	Purna Kumar Gurung	87	1.63%	33.47
Margin of victory			184	3.45%	17.29
Turnout			5,328	84.43%	2.47
Registered electors			6,442
	SDF gain from SSP		Swing	6.69

Assembly election 1989

1989 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election: Regu ^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SSP	Rajendra Prasad Uprety	2,479	55.85%	10.09
	INC	Karna Bahadur	1,558	35.10%	6.52
	RIS	Surmadan Chetri	196	4.42%	New
	Independent	Tulshiram Sharma	40	0.90%	New
	Independent	D. B. Gurung	24	0.54%	New
Margin of victory			921	20.75%	3.56
Turnout			4,439	77.68%	16.67
Registered electors			5,532
	SSP hold		Swing	10.09

Assembly election 1985

1985 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election: Regu ^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SSP	Tulshi Sharma	1,462	45.76%	New
	INC	Karna Bahadur	913	28.58%	13.00
	Independent	Khusnarayan Pradhan	379	11.86%	New
	CPI(M)	Mohan Gurung	336	10.52%	New
	Independent	Bauikunda Raj Shretha	40	1.25%	New
	Independent	Lok Bagadur Gurung	38	1.19%	New
	Independent	Tshering Thargey	27	0.85%	New
Margin of victory			549	17.18%	14.61
Turnout			3,195	64.72%	5.95
Registered electors			5,026		20.27
	SSP gain from SJP		Swing	19.93

Assembly election 1979

1979 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election: Regu ^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SJP	Tulshi Sharma	622	25.83%	New
	Independent	Karna Bahadur	560	23.26%	New
	INC	Udai Chandra Vasistha	375	15.57%	New
	SC (R)	Chatra Rai	338	14.04%	New
	JP	Man Bahadur Rai	214	8.89%	New
	SPC	Indra Bahadur Rai	120	4.98%	New
	Independent	Dilli Ram Dorjee	87	3.61%	New
	Independent	Mani Prasad Rai	50	2.08%	New
	Independent	Nar Bahadur Pradhan	42	1.74%	New
Margin of victory			62	2.57%
Turnout			2,408	59.94%
Registered electors			4,179
	SJP win (new seat)

References

1. "THE REPRESENTATION OF THE PEOPLE ACT, 1950" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 February 2024. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
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.