Central Pendam–East Pendam Assembly constituency
| Central Pendam–East Pendam | |
|---|---|
| Former constituency for the Sikkim Legislative Assembly | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India | 
| Region | Northeast India | 
| State | Sikkim | 
| Established | 1979 | 
| Abolished | 2008[1] | 
| Total electors | 11,966 | 
Central Pendam–East Pendam Assembly constituency was an assembly constituency in the Indian state of Sikkim.
Members of the Legislative Assembly
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Bhuwani Prasad Kharel | Sikkim Congress | |
| 1985 | Sukumar Pradhan | Sikkim Sangram Parishad | |
| 1989 | |||
| 1994 | Dilli Prasad Kharel | Sikkim Democratic Front | |
| 1999 | Sang Dorjee Tamang | Sikkim Sangram Parishad | |
| 2004 | Somnath Poudyal | Sikkim Democratic Front | |
Election results
Assembly election 2004
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SDF | Somnath Poudyal | 5,620 | 59.11% |  11.05 | |
| INC | Nar Bahadur Bhandari | 2,165 | 22.77% |  21.64 | |
| Independent | Garjaman Rai | 1,565 | 16.46% | New | |
| SHRP | Amrit Narayan Giri | 157 | 1.65% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 3,455 | 36.34% |  33.61 | ||
| Turnout | 9,507 | 79.45% |  0.09 | ||
| Registered electors | 11,966 |  5.69 | |||
| SDF gain from SSP | Swing |  8.31 | |||
Assembly election 1999
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SSP | Sang Dorjee Tamang | 4,575 | 50.80% |  17.35 | |
| SDF | Dilli Prasad Kharel | 4,329 | 48.07% |  12.21 | |
| INC | Reeta Karki | 102 | 1.13% |  9.95 | |
| Margin of victory | 246 | 2.73% |  0.33 | ||
| Turnout | 9,006 | 81.00% |  0.70 | ||
| Registered electors | 11,322 |  18.02 | |||
| SSP gain from SDF | Swing |  14.95 | |||
Assembly election 1994
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SDF | Dilli Prasad Kharel | 2,712 | 35.85% | New | |
| SSP | Sang Dorjee Tamang | 2,530 | 33.45% |  21.44 | |
| Independent | Kundan Mull Sarda | 1,047 | 13.84% | New | |
| INC | Puspak Ram Subba | 838 | 11.08% |  4.18 | |
| RSP | Yoga Nidhi Bhandari | 234 | 3.09% | New | |
| BJP | Mitra Lall Dhungel | 91 | 1.20% | New | |
| CPI(M) | Duk Nath Nepal | 75 | 0.99% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 182 | 2.41% |  21.00 | ||
| Turnout | 7,564 | 82.04% |  1.12 | ||
| Registered electors | 9,593 | ||||
| SDF gain from SSP | Swing |  19.03 | |||
Assembly election 1989
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SSP | Sukumar Pradhan | 3,168 | 54.89% |  8.56 | |
| RIS | Yoga Nidhi Bhandari | 1,817 | 31.48% | New | |
| INC | Madan Kumar Chetri | 398 | 6.90% |  25.64 | |
| Margin of victory | 1,351 | 23.41% |  7.51 | ||
| Turnout | 5,772 | 72.49% |  19.16 | ||
| Registered electors | 7,426 | ||||
| SSP hold | Swing | ||||
Assembly election 1985
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SSP | Sukumar Pradhan | 2,742 | 63.44% | New | |
| INC | B. Khrel | 1,406 | 32.53% |  30.05 | |
| Independent | Lok Narayan Pradhan | 92 | 2.13% | New | |
| Independent | D. B. Subba | 49 | 1.13% | New | |
| SPC | Pratap Singh Giri | 26 | 0.60% |  3.12 | |
| Margin of victory | 1,336 | 30.91% |  14.82 | ||
| Turnout | 4,322 | 59.49% |  0.18 | ||
| Registered electors | 7,379 |  21.45 | |||
| SSP gain from SC (R) | Swing |  25.51 | |||
Assembly election 1979
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SC (R) | Bhuwani Prasad Kharel | 1,346 | 37.94% | New | |
| SJP | Toga Nidhi Bhandari | 775 | 21.84% | New | |
| Independent | Kundan Mull Sarda | 658 | 18.55% | New | |
| Independent | Ramesh Kumar Trivedi | 240 | 6.76% | New | |
| JP | Dilli Prasad Dhungel Sharma | 147 | 4.14% | New | |
| SPC | Hari Prasad Chhetri | 132 | 3.72% | New | |
| INC | Kahar Singh Karki | 88 | 2.48% | New | |
| Independent | Dhan Bahadur Sawa | 61 | 1.72% | New | |
| Independent | Anirudh Sharma | 55 | 1.55% | New | |
| Independent | Ruth Karthak Lepchani | 46 | 1.30% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 571 | 16.09% | |||
| Turnout | 3,548 | 61.21% | |||
| Registered electors | 6,076 | ||||
| SC (R) 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.