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Constituency of the Sikkim legislative assembly in India

Yoksam
Former constituency for the Sikkim Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	Northeast India
State	Sikkim
Established	1979
Abolished	2008
Total electors	8,035

Yoksam Assembly constituency was an assembly constituency in the Indian state of Sikkim.

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Election	Member	Party
1979	Sanchaman Limboo		Sikkim Janata Parishad
1985			Sikkim Sangram Parishad
1989			Sikkim Sangram Parishad
1994	Ashok Kumar Subba		Independent politician
1999	Kalawati Subba		Sikkim Democratic Front
2004	Kalawati Subba		Sikkim Democratic Front

Election results

Assembly election 2004

2004 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election: Yoksam
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SDF	Kalawati Subba	3,947	60.90%	8.10
	INC	Mangal Bir Subba	2,427	37.45%	18.93
	SHRP	Akar Dhoj Limbu	107	1.65%	New
Margin of victory			1,520	23.45%	0.85
Turnout			6,481	80.66%	0.64
Registered electors			8,035		4.79
	SDF hold		Swing	8.10

Assembly election 1999

1999 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election: Yoksam
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SDF	Kalawati Subba	3,240	52.80%	34.23
	SSP	Mangalbir Subba	1,749	28.50%	25.86
	INC	Sanchaman Subba	1,136	18.51%	19.55
Margin of victory			1,491	24.30%	21.65
Turnout			6,136	81.81%	0.23
Registered electors			7,668		11.65
	SDF gain from Independent		Swing	12.09

Assembly election 1994

1994 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election: Yoksam
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Ashok Kumar Subba	2,231	40.71%	*New*
	INC	Sanchaman Subba	2,086	38.07%	4.93
	SDF	Kalawati Subba	1,018	18.58%	New
	SSP	Bharna Singh Subba	145	2.65%	53.49
Margin of victory			145	2.65%	20.35
Turnout			5,480	82.89%	15.25
Registered electors			6,868
	Independent gain from SSP		Swing	15.42

Assembly election 1989

1989 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election: Yoksam
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SSP	Sanchaman Subba	2,609	56.13%	6.76
	INC	Ashok Kumar Subba	1,540	33.13%	15.57
	Denzong Peoples Chogpi	Perthiraj Subba	124	2.67%	New
	RIS	Dhan Prasad Subba	56	1.20%	New
Margin of victory			1,069	23.00%	8.81
Turnout			4,648	60.11%	6.39
Registered electors			7,202
	SSP hold		Swing	6.76

Assembly election 1985

1985 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election: Yoksam
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SSP	Sanchaman Subba	1,535	49.37%	*New*
	INC	Shrijetha Subba	546	17.56%	New
	JP	Ashok Kumar Subba	426	13.70%	0.66
	Independent	Sonam Paljor Bhutia	296	9.52%	New
	Independent	Til Bahadur Gurung	141	4.54%	New
	Independent	Pirthi Ram Subba	134	4.31%	New
	Independent	Mangal Limboo	18	0.58%	New
Margin of victory			989	31.81%	23.51
Turnout			3,109	59.62%	5.57
Registered electors			5,347		42.85
	SSP gain from SJP		Swing	17.76

Assembly election 1979

1979 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election: Yoksam
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SJP	Sanchaman Limboo	754	31.61%	*New*
	Independent	Ashok Kumar Subba	556	23.31%	New
	SPC	Mohan Kumar Gurung	468	19.62%	New
	JP	Ram Bahadur Limboo	311	13.04%	New
	Independent	Chewang Dorjee Bhutia	153	6.42%	New
	SC (R)	Mangal Limboo	143	6.00%	New
Margin of victory			198	8.30%
Turnout			2,385	68.98%
Registered electors			3,743
	SJP win (new seat)

References

"THE REPRESENTATION OF THE PEOPLE ACT, 1950" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 February 2024. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
"Statistical Report on General Election, 2004 to the Legislative Assembly of Sikkim" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 6 October 2010. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
"Statistical Report on General Election, 1999 to the Legislative Assembly of Sikkim" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 7 October 2010. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
"Statistical Report on General Election, 1994 to the Legislative Assembly of Sikkim" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 7 October 2010. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
"Statistical Report on General Election, 1989 to the Legislative Assembly of Sikkim" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 6 October 2010. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
"Statistical Report on General Election, 1985 to the Legislative Assembly of Sikkim" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 6 October 2010. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
"Statistical Report on General Election, 1979 to the Legislative Assembly of Sikkim" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 6 October 2010. Retrieved 15 February 2024.

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