Martam Assembly constituency
Constituency of the Sikkim legislative assembly in India
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Martam Assembly constituency was an assembly constituency in the Indian state of Sikkim.
| Martam | |
|---|---|
| Former constituency for the Sikkim Legislative Assembly | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | Northeast India |
| State | Sikkim |
| Established | 1979 |
| Abolished | 2008[1] |
| Total electors | 9,316 |
Members of the Legislative Assembly
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Samten Tshering | Sikkim Janata Parishad | |
| 1985 | Chamla Tshering Bhutia | Sikkim Sangram Parishad | |
| 1989 | |||
| 1994 | Dorjee Tshering Lepcha | ||
| 1999 | Sikkim Democratic Front | ||
| 2004 | |||
Election results
Assembly election 2004
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SDF | Dorjee Tshering Lepcha | 5,668 | 74.44% |  12.18 | |
| INC | Sonam Tshering Bhutia | 1,946 | 25.56% | 24.13 | |
| Margin of victory | 3,722 | 48.88% | 22.92 | ||
| Turnout | 7,614 | 81.73% | 2.04 | ||
| Registered electors | 9,316 | 8.46 | |||
| SDF hold | Swing | 12.18 |
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Assembly election 1999
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SDF | Dorjee Tshering Lepcha | 4,262 | 62.26% | 34.41 | |
| SSP | Nuk Tshering Bhutia | 2,485 | 36.30% |  13.67 | |
| INC | Naku Lepcha | 98 | 1.43% | 20.00 | |
| Margin of victory | 1,777 | 25.96% | 3.84 | ||
| Turnout | 6,845 | 81.44% | 1.61 | ||
| Registered electors | 8,589 | 18.09 | |||
| SDF gain from SSP | Swing | 12.29 |
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Assembly election 1994
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SSP | Dorjee Tshering Lepcha | 2,955 | 49.97% | 3.61 | |
| SDF | Samten Tshering Bhutia | 1,647 | 27.85% | New | |
| INC | Rinchen Topden | 1,267 | 21.43% | 4.91 | |
| Margin of victory | 1,308 | 22.12% | 2.10 | ||
| Turnout | 5,913 | 82.98% | 2.76 | ||
| Registered electors | 7,273 | ||||
| SSP hold | Swing | ||||
Assembly election 1989
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SSP | Chamla Tshering Bhutia | 1,968 | 46.36% | 27.24 | |
| INC | Samten Tshering | 1,118 | 26.34% | 3.84 | |
| Independent | Rinchen Topden | 692 | 16.30% | New | |
| RIS | Phigu Thakpa | 137 | 3.23% | New | |
| Independent | Naku Lepcha | 46 | 1.08% | New | |
| Independent | Chung Chung Bhutia | 25 | 0.59% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 850 | 20.02% | 31.07 | ||
| Turnout | 4,245 | 73.75% | 8.34 | ||
| Registered electors | 5,405 | ||||
| SSP hold | Swing | 27.24 |
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Assembly election 1985
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SSP | Chamla Tshering Bhutia | 2,113 | 73.60% | New | |
| INC | Palden Wangchun | 646 | 22.50% | New | |
| Independent | Dugo Bhutia | 84 | 2.93% | New | |
| Independent | Ruth Karthak Lapchani | 28 | 0.98% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 1,467 | 51.10% | 44.33 | ||
| Turnout | 2,871 | 71.32% | 15.01 | ||
| Registered electors | 4,090 | 14.05 | |||
| SSP gain from SJP | Swing | 36.66 |
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Assembly election 1979
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SJP | Samten Tshering | 731 | 36.94% | New | |
| SPC | Rapzang Lama | 597 | 30.17% | New | |
| JP | Palden Wangchun | 359 | 18.14% | New | |
| SC (R) | Tsewang Gyamtso Bhutia | 177 | 8.94% | New | |
| Independent | Ruth Karthak Lepchani | 82 | 4.14% | New | |
| Independent | Tseten Gyatso Bhutia | 33 | 1.67% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 134 | 6.77% | |||
| Turnout | 1,979 | 57.03% | |||
| Registered electors | 3,586 | ||||
| SJP win (new seat) | |||||