Wak Assembly constituency
Constituency of the Sikkim legislative assembly in India
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Wak Assembly constituency was an assembly constituency in the Indian state of Sikkim.
| Wak | |
|---|---|
| Former constituency for the Sikkim Legislative Assembly | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | Northeast India |
| State | Sikkim |
| Established | 1979 |
| Abolished | 2008[1] |
| Total electors | 6,956 |
Members of the Legislative Assembly
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Garjaman Gurung | Sikkim Prajatantra Congress | |
| 1985 | Bedu Singh Chettri | Sikkim Sangram Parishad | |
| 1989 | Bedu Singh Panth | ||
| 1994 | Kedar Nath Rai | Sikkim Democratic Front | |
| 1999 | |||
| 2004 | Chandra Bahadur Karki | ||
Election results
Assembly election 2004
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SDF | Chandra Bahadur Karki | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 6,956 |  13.25 | |||
| SDF hold | Swing | ||||
Assembly election 1999
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SDF | Kedar Nath Rai | 3,284 | 65.79% | 12.77 | |
| SSP | Manoj Rai | 1,683 | 33.71% |  0.13 | |
| Margin of victory | 1,601 | 32.07% | 12.90 | ||
| Turnout | 4,992 | 82.37% | 0.44 | ||
| Registered electors | 6,142 | 14.40 | |||
| SDF hold | Swing | 12.77 |
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Assembly election 1994
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SDF | Kedar Nath Rai | 2,301 | 53.02% | New | |
| SSP | Bedu Singh Panth | 1,469 | 33.85% | 54.78 | |
| INC | Chandra Lal Rai | 495 | 11.41% | 4.42 | |
| Independent | Manoj Rai | 66 | 1.52% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 832 | 19.17% | 62.47 | ||
| Turnout | 4,340 | 82.88% | 17.90 | ||
| Registered electors | 5,369 | ||||
| SDF gain from SSP | Swing | 35.61 |
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Assembly election 1989
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SSP | Bedu Singh Panth | 2,930 | 88.63% | 19.53 | |
| INC | Suk Bahadur Rai | 231 | 6.99% | 18.88 | |
| RIS | Kul Bahadur Rai | 145 | 4.39% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 2,699 | 81.64% | 38.41 | ||
| Turnout | 3,306 | 65.07% | 1.22 | ||
| Registered electors | 5,253 | ||||
| SSP hold | Swing | ||||
Assembly election 1985
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SSP | Bedu Singh Chettri | 1,704 | 69.10% | New | |
| INC | Chandra Das Rai | 638 | 25.87% | 22.67 | |
| Independent | Sonam Pintso Takapa | 78 | 3.16% | New | |
| Independent | Prem Singh Rai | 19 | 0.77% | New | |
| Independent | Kharka Bahadur Rai | 15 | 0.61% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 1,066 | 43.23% | 36.68 | ||
| Turnout | 2,466 | 63.19% | 8.79 | ||
| Registered electors | 3,996 | 44.26 | |||
| SSP gain from SPC | Swing | 34.72 |
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Assembly election 1979
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SPC | Garjaman Gurung | 504 | 34.38% | New | |
| SJP | Durga Prasad Rajalim | 408 | 27.83% | New | |
| JP | Pandu Ram Rai | 175 | 11.94% | New | |
| SC (R) | Passang Sherpu | 147 | 10.03% | New | |
| Independent | Sonam Tobden Bhutia | 116 | 7.91% | New | |
| INC | Suraj Kumar Khartam | 47 | 3.21% | New | |
| Independent | Nimu Tenzing Bhutia | 29 | 1.98% | New | |
| Independent | Gyampo Bhutia | 17 | 1.16% | New | |
| Independent | Dojee Dazom Bhutia | 14 | 0.95% | New | |
| Independent | Norden Bhutia | 9 | 0.61% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 96 | 6.55% | |||
| Turnout | 1,466 | 59.68% | |||
| Registered electors | 2,770 | ||||
| SPC win (new seat) | |||||
