Chakung Assembly constituency
Constituency of the Sikkim legislative assembly in India
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Chakung was an assembly constituency in the Indian state of Sikkim.
| Chakung | |
|---|---|
| Former constituency for the Sikkim Legislative Assembly | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | Northeast India |
| State | Sikkim |
| Established | 1979 |
| Abolished | 2008[1] |
| Total electors | 8,435 |
Members of the Legislative Assembly
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Bhim Bahadur Gurung | Sikkim Congress | |
| 1985 | Tara Man Rai | Sikkim Sangram Parishad | |
| 1989 | |||
| 1994 | Prem Singh Tamang | Sikkim Democratic Front | |
| 1999 | |||
| 2004 | |||
Election results
Assembly election 2004
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SDF | Prem Singh Tamang | 6,702 | 94.42% |  36.48 | |
| INC | Satish Mohan Pradhan | 201 | 2.83% | 0.03 | |
| CPI(M) | Kul Man Mukhia | 144 | 2.03% | New | |
| Independent | Phur Tshering Lepcha | 51 | 0.72% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 6,501 | 91.59% | 72.90 | ||
| Turnout | 7,098 | 84.15% | 2.42 | ||
| Registered electors | 8,435 | 11.83 | |||
| SDF hold | Swing | 36.48 |
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Assembly election 1999
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SDF | Prem Singh Tamang | 3,572 | 57.94% |  1.54 | |
| SSP | Tika Gurung | 2,420 | 39.25% | 8.10 | |
| INC | Tara Man Rai | 173 | 2.81% | 6.28 | |
| Margin of victory | 1,152 | 18.69% | 9.64 | ||
| Turnout | 6,165 | 83.73% | 0.65 | ||
| Registered electors | 7,543 | 9.62 | |||
| SDF hold | Swing | 1.54 |
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Assembly election 1994
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SDF | Prem Singh Tamang | 3,372 | 59.48% | New | |
| SSP | Tika Gurung | 1,766 | 31.15% | 52.12 | |
| INC | Prem Prakash Gurung | 515 | 9.08% | 6.57 | |
| Margin of victory | 1,606 | 28.33% | 42.91 | ||
| Turnout | 5,669 | 84.39% | 14.76 | ||
| Registered electors | 6,881 | ||||
| SDF gain from SSP | Swing | ||||
Assembly election 1989
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SSP | Tara Man Rai | 3,804 | 83.27% | 26.10 | |
| Independent | Rastaman Rai | 550 | 12.04% | New | |
| INC | Chakra Bahadur Gurung | 115 | 2.52% | 34.98 | |
| RIS | Vinod Kumar Dungmali | 85 | 1.86% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 3,254 | 71.23% | 51.56 | ||
| Turnout | 4,568 | 70.32% | 1.33 | ||
| Registered electors | 6,755 | ||||
| SSP hold | Swing | 26.10 |
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Assembly election 1985
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SSP | Tara Man Rai | 1,944 | 57.18% | New | |
| INC | Bhim Bahadur Gurung | 1,275 | 37.50% | New | |
| Independent | Kul Man Mukhia | 113 | 3.32% | New | |
| Independent | Phur Tshering Lepcha | 52 | 1.53% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 669 | 19.68% | 30.53 | ||
| Turnout | 3,400 | 68.02% | 3.36 | ||
| Registered electors | 5,129 | 46.17 | |||
| SSP gain from SC (R) | Swing | 8.49 |
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Assembly election 1979
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SC (R) | Bhim Bahadur Gurung | 1,605 | 65.67% | New | |
| SJP | Kul Man Mukhia | 378 | 15.47% | New | |
| JP | Rastaman Rai | 242 | 9.90% | New | |
| SPC | Tika Gurung | 157 | 6.42% | New | |
| Independent | Pratap Singh Rai | 51 | 2.09% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 1,227 | 50.20% | |||
| Turnout | 2,444 | 72.41% | |||
| Registered electors | 3,509 | ||||
| SC (R) win (new seat) | |||||