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Constituency

31. Gangtok

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Sikkim Assembly Election, 1989

SK-GANGTOK

SSP 56.4%won by 15.2%INC 41.2%

What changed here

Derived

The seat changed hands: Independent (IND) lost it to Samyukta Socialist Party (SSP), which now leads by 15.2%.

  • SSP vote shareSSP went from 37.6% to 56.4% of the vote here (+18.8%).
  • Runner-up changedSecond place passed from Samyukta Socialist Party (SSP) to Indian National Congress (INC).
  • Vote consolidatedThe top two candidates took 97.6% of the vote between them, up from 80.7% — a tighter two-way contest.

Written from the constituency figures by a fixed set of rules — no language model.

Electorate
not in source
Turnout
not in source
Valid votes
6,055
Margin
921
15.21%

Since 1985

Derived
Winner then
IND
Winner now
SSPflipped
SSPINC swing
−12.3%
SSP share
37.6% 56.4%
INC share
10.1% 41.2%
Turnout