Who won Djongu in the 1989 Assembly election?

SONAM CHHYODA LEPCHA of the Samyukta Socialist Party (SSP) won Djongu in the 1989 Assembly election with 2,322 votes (73.0% vote share), a margin of 1,512 votes over the runner-up.

Constituency

23. Djongu

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Sikkim Assembly Election, 1989

SK-DJONGU

SSP 73.0%won by 47.5%INC 25.5%

What changed here

Derived

Samyukta Socialist Party held the seat; the winning margin widened from 30.1% to 47.5%.

Safe seatSamyukta Socialist Party won by more than 25 points — a stronghold, not a contest.

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

Electorate

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Turnout

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Valid votes

3,180

Margin

1,512

47.55%

Candidates

3 contested · winner SSP

1SONAM CHHYODA LEPCHA Samyukta Socialist Party · SSP2,32273.0%
2ATHUP LEPCHA Indian National Congress · INC81025.5%
3CHUDEN LEPCHA RIS · RIS481.5%

Since 1985

Derived

Winner then: SSP
Winner now: SSP
SSP–INC swing: +17.4%
SSP share: 62.8% → 73.0%
INC share: 32.7% → 25.5%
Turnout: — → —

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