Temi–Tarku Assembly constituency

Temi–Tarku Assembly constituency was an assembly constituency in the Indian state of Sikkim.

Temi–Tarku
Former constituency for the Sikkim Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	Northeast India
State	Sikkim
Established	1979
Abolished	2008[1]
Total electors	10,680

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Election	Member	Party
1979	Nar Bahadur Khatiwada		Sikkim Prajatantra Congress
1985	Indra Bahadur Rai		Sikkim Sangram Parishad
1989	I. B. Rai
1994	Garjaman Gurung		Sikkim Democratic Front
1999
2004

Election results

Assembly election 2004

2004 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election: Temi–Tarku^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SDF	Garjaman Gurung	6,403	75.62%	16.92
	INC	Laxmi Prasad Tiwari	1,947	23.00%	New
	Independent	Man Bahadur Rai	117	1.38%	New
Margin of victory			4,456	52.63%	34.93
Turnout			8,467	79.28%	2.40
Registered electors			10,680		16.49
	SDF hold		Swing	16.92

Assembly election 1999

1999 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election: Temi–Tarku^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SDF	Garjaman Gurung	4,396	58.71%	1.51
	SSP	Dil Kri. Bhandari	3,071	41.01%	3.47
Margin of victory			1,325	17.69%	1.97
Turnout			7,488	83.02%	6.19
Registered electors			9,168		20.95
	SDF hold		Swing	1.51

Assembly election 1994

1994 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election: Temi–Tarku^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SDF	Garjaman Gurung	3,273	57.20%	New
	SSP	Indra Bahadur Rai	2,148	37.54%	37.56
	INC	Nar Bahadur Khatiwada	256	4.47%	0.03
	Independent	Kishor Kumar	34	0.59%	New
Margin of victory			1,125	19.66%	38.26
Turnout			5,722	77.26%	9.78
Registered electors			7,580
	SDF gain from SSP		Swing	17.90

Assembly election 1989

1989 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election: Temi–Tarku^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SSP	I. B. Rai	3,091	75.10%	5.27
	Independent	Badrinath Pradhan	707	17.18%	New
	INC	Nar Bahadur Khatiwara	183	4.45%	6.29
	RIS	Ram Prasad Dhakal	135	3.28%	New
Margin of victory			2,384	57.92%	1.17
Turnout			4,116	68.93%	1.66
Registered electors			6,264
	SSP hold		Swing	5.27

Assembly election 1985

1985 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election: Temi–Tarku^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SSP	Indra Bahadur Rai	2,048	69.83%	New
	INC	D. B. Basnet	315	10.74%	9.26
	SPC	Nar Bahadur Khatiwara	232	7.91%	29.76
	Independent	Bishnu Kumar Rai	128	4.36%	New
	Independent	Diki Lhamu	97	3.31%	New
	Independent	Garjaman Gurung	69	2.35%	New
	JP	Man Bahadur Tiwari	22	0.75%	7.06
	Independent	Gopal Dass Chettri	22	0.75%	New
Margin of victory			1,733	59.09%	43.91
Turnout			2,933	65.93%	0.46
Registered electors			4,579		46.01
	SSP gain from SPC		Swing	32.16

Assembly election 1979

1979 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election: Temi–Tarku^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SPC	Nar Bahadur Khatiwada	762	37.67%	New
	SJP	Harikrishna Sharma	455	22.49%	New
	SC (R)	Adhikalal Pradhan	267	13.20%	New
	JP	Padrinath Pradhan	158	7.81%	New
	Independent	Durga Lama Pradhan	156	7.71%	New
	Independent	Rapden Bhutia	80	3.95%	New
	Independent	Gopal Rai	78	3.86%	New
	Independent	Shepehung	37	1.83%	New
	INC	Indra Bahadur Chhetri	30	1.48%	New
Margin of victory			307	15.18%
Turnout			2,023	67.54%
Registered electors			3,136
	SPC win (new seat)