Assam–Lingjey Assembly constituency
| Assam–Lingjey | |
|---|---|
| Former constituency for the Sikkim Legislative Assembly | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | Northeast India |
| State | Sikkim |
| Established | 1979 |
| Abolished | 2008[1] |
| Total electors | 9,052 |
Assam–Lingjey Assembly constituency was an assembly constituency in the Indian state of Sikkim.
Members of the Legislative Assembly
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Sherab Palden | Sikkim Janata Parishad | |
| 1985 | Sonam Dupden Lepcha | Sikkim Sangram Parishad | |
| 1989 | |||
| 1994 | Tseten Tashi | ||
| 1999 | Tseten Tashi Bhutia | Sikkim Democratic Front | |
| 2004 | Kunga Zangpo Bhutia | ||
Election results
Assembly election 2004
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SDF | Kunga Zangpo Bhutia | 4,641 | 64.77% |  19.46
| |
| INC | Kunga Nima Lepcha | 2,415 | 33.71% | 32.37
| |
| SHRP | Lall Bahadur Lepcha | 109 | 1.52% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 2,226 | 31.07% | 29.52
| ||
| Turnout | 7,165 | 79.15% |  2.42
| ||
| Registered electors | 9,052 | 13.39
| |||
| SDF hold | Swing | 19.46
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Assembly election 1999
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SDF | Tseten Tashi Bhutia | 2,951 | 45.32% | 17.38
| |
| SSP | Kunga Zangpo Bhutia | 2,850 | 43.77% | 12.09
| |
| Independent | Sonam Dupden Lepcha | 624 | 9.58% | New | |
| INC | Major Tshering Gyatso Kaleon (Retd.) | 87 | 1.34% | 4.36
| |
| Margin of victory | 101 | 1.55% | 2.19
| ||
| Turnout | 6,512 | 83.39% | 1.35
| ||
| Registered electors | 7,983 | 33.23
| |||
| SDF gain from SSP | Swing | 13.64
|
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Assembly election 1994
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SSP | Tseten Tashi | 1,574 | 31.68% | 28.23
| |
| SDF | Namgey Bhutia | 1,388 | 27.93% | New | |
| Independent | Kunga Zangpo Bhutia | 810 | 16.30% | New | |
| Independent | Sherap Palden | 583 | 11.73% | New | |
| INC | Major T. Gyatso | 283 | 5.70% | 24.37
| |
| Independent | Sonam Dupden Lepcha | 261 | 5.25% | New | |
| Independent | Azing Lepcha | 70 | 1.41% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 186 | 3.74% | 26.09
| ||
| Turnout | 4,969 | 84.76% | 2.41
| ||
| Registered electors | 5,992 | ||||
| SSP hold | Swing | 28.23
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Assembly election 1989
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SSP | Sonam Dupden Lepcha | 2,359 | 59.90% | 4.03
| |
| INC | Sherab Palden | 1,184 | 30.07% | 4.27
| |
| RIS | Sonam Tshering Bhutia | 279 | 7.08% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 1,175 | 29.84% | 8.30
| ||
| Turnout | 3,938 | 78.14% | 14.24
| ||
| Registered electors | 4,891 | ||||
| SSP hold | Swing | ||||
Assembly election 1985
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SSP | Sonam Dupden Lepcha | 1,341 | 55.88% | New | |
| INC | Sherab Palden | 824 | 34.33% | New | |
| Independent | Phurba Wangdi | 172 | 7.17% | New | |
| Independent | Dawa Thrudu | 39 | 1.63% | New | |
| JP | Gompa Namgyal Kazi | 20 | 0.83% | 4.92
| |
| Margin of victory | 517 | 21.54% | 19.20
| ||
| Turnout | 2,400 | 67.16% | 9.90
| ||
| Registered electors | 3,621 | 16.32
| |||
| SSP gain from SJP | Swing | 7.94
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Assembly election 1979
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SJP | Sherab Palden | 1,120 | 63.82% | New | |
| SC (R) | Phuchung Tshering | 405 | 23.08% | New | |
| SPC | Tshering Dedup | 129 | 7.35% | New | |
| JP | Norchen Lucksom | 101 | 5.75% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 715 | 40.74% | |||
| Turnout | 1,755 | 58.53% | |||
| Registered electors | 3,113 | ||||
| SJP win (new seat) | |||||
References
- ^ "THE REPRESENTATION OF THE PEOPLE ACT, 1950" (PDF). Archived from the original (pdf) on 19 February 2024. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.