https://en.bharatpedia.org/w/index.php?action=history&feed=atom&title=Ranka_Assembly_constituency Ranka Assembly constituency - Revision history 2026-08-08T20:43:50Z Revision history for this page on the wiki MediaWiki 1.43.6 https://en.bharatpedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ranka_Assembly_constituency&diff=529662&oldid=prev CelestaWolf314: made article! 2026-04-19T20:23:09Z <p>made article!</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|Constituency of the Sikkim legislative assembly in India}}<br /> {{Infobox Indian constituency<br /> | name = Ranka<br /> | type= SLA<br /> | state = Sikkim<br /> | established = 1979<br /> | abolished = 2008&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web |url=https://lddashboard.legislative.gov.in/sites/default/files/03_representation%20of%20the%20people%20act%2C%201950.pdf|access-date=19 February 2024|archive-date=19 February 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240219182705/https://lddashboard.legislative.gov.in/sites/default/files/03_representation%20of%20the%20people%20act%2C%201950.pdf|format=pdf|title=THE REPRESENTATION OF THE PEOPLE ACT, 1950}}&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> | electors = 11,258<br /> | mla = Nimthit Lepcha<br /> | party = {{Party index link|Sikkim Democratic Front}}<br /> | constituency_no =<br /> | latest_election_year = [[2004 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election|2004]]<br /> | district =<br /> | loksabha_cons =<br /> | reservation =<br /> }}<br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;Ranka Assembly constituency &#039;&#039;&#039;was an assembly constituency in the [[India|Indian]] [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[Sikkim]].<br /> <br /> == Members of the Legislative Assembly ==<br /> {| class=&quot;wikitable sortable&quot;<br /> |-<br /> ! Election<br /> ! Member<br /> ! colspan=2|Party<br /> |-<br /> |-<br /> | [[1979 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election|1979]] || rowspan=3 | Dorjee Tshering Bhutia || {{Full party name with color|Sikkim Congress (Revolutionary)}}<br /> |-<br /> | [[1985 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election|1985]] || {{Full party name with color|Sikkim Sangram Parishad|rowspan=3}}<br /> |-<br /> | [[1989 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election|1989]]<br /> |-<br /> | [[1994 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election|1994]] || Rinzing Ongmu<br /> |-<br /> | [[1999 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election|1999]] || Tseten Dorjee Lepcha || {{Full party name with color|Sikkim Democratic Front|rowspan=2}}<br /> |-<br /> | [[2004 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election|2004]] || Nimthit Lepcha<br /> |}<br /> == Election results ==<br /> === Assembly election 2004 ===<br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[2004 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election]]: Ranka&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web|publisher=[[Election Commission of India]]|title=Statistical Report on General Election, 2004 to the Legislative Assembly of Sikkim |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_2004/StatisticalReports_SK_2004.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101006151710/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_2004/StatisticalReports_SK_2004.pdf|archive-date=6 October 2010|access-date=15 February 2024|format=pdf}}&lt;/ref&gt;}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=Nimthit Lepcha |party=Sikkim Democratic Front |votes=5,083 |percentage=60.30% |change={{increase}}3.81 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Pintso Chopel Lepcha |party=Indian National Congress |votes=3,230 |percentage=38.32% |change={{increase}}36.85 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Tashi Topgay Bhutia |party=Sikkim Himali Rajya Parishad |votes=117 |percentage=1.39% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=1,853 |percentage=21.98% |change= {{increase}}7.55 }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=8,430 |percentage=74.88% |change= {{decrease}}5.07 }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 11,258 |ref = |change= {{increase}}18.94 }}<br /> {{Election box hold with party link |winner=Sikkim Democratic Front |loser=Sikkim Democratic Front |swing= {{increase}}3.81 }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> === Assembly election 1999 ===<br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[1999 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election]]: Ranka&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web|publisher=[[Election Commission of India]]|title=Statistical Report on General Election, 1999 to the Legislative Assembly of Sikkim |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1999/StatisticalReport-SK99.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101007144437/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1999/StatisticalReport-SK99.pdf |archive-date=7 October 2010|access-date=15 February 2024|format=pdf}}&lt;/ref&gt;}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=Tseten Dorjee Lepcha |party=Sikkim Democratic Front |votes=4,274 |percentage=56.48% |change={{increase}}19.23 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Pintso Chopel Lepcha |party=Sikkim Sangram Parishad |votes=3,182 |percentage=42.05% |change={{increase}}4.49 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Yangchen Doma Bhutia |party=Indian National Congress |votes=111 |percentage=1.47% |change={{decrease}}22.01 }}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=1,092 |percentage=14.43% |change= {{increase}}14.12 }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=7,567 |percentage=81.46% |change= {{increase}}0.15 }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 9,465 |ref = |change= {{increase}}28.95 }}<br /> {{Election box gain with party link |winner=Sikkim Democratic Front |loser=Sikkim Sangram Parishad |swing= {{increase}}18.92 }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> === Assembly election 1994 ===<br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[1994 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election]]: Ranka&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web|publisher=[[Election Commission of India]]|title=Statistical Report on General Election, 1994 to the Legislative Assembly of Sikkim |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1994/StatisticalReport-SK94.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101007184813/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1994/StatisticalReport-SK94.pdf|archive-date=7 October 2010|access-date=15 February 2024|format=pdf}}&lt;/ref&gt;}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=Rinzing Ongmu |party=Sikkim Sangram Parishad |votes=2,200 |percentage=37.56% |change={{decrease}}22.18 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Tseten Lepcha |party=Sikkim Democratic Front |votes=2,182 |percentage=37.25% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Drug Truk Gyatso Lepcha |party=Indian National Congress |votes=1,375 |percentage=23.48% |change={{decrease}}10.29 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Tashi Topgay Bhutia |party=Independent politician |votes=43 |percentage=0.73% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=18 |percentage=0.31% |change= {{decrease}}25.67 }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=5,857 |percentage=81.50% |change= {{increase}}3.99 }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 7,340 |ref = |change= }}<br /> {{Election box hold with party link |winner=Sikkim Sangram Parishad |loser=Sikkim Sangram Parishad |swing= {{decrease}}22.18 }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> === Assembly election 1989 ===<br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[1989 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election]]: Ranka&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web|publisher=[[Election Commission of India]]|title=Statistical Report on General Election, 1989 to the Legislative Assembly of Sikkim |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1989/StatREp_SK_89.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101006145759/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1989/StatREp_SK_89.pdf|archive-date=6 October 2010|access-date=15 February 2024|format=pdf}}&lt;/ref&gt;}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=Dorjee Tshering Bhutia |party=Sikkim Sangram Parishad |votes=2,909 |percentage=59.75% |change={{decrease}}5.83 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Sonam Tshering Lepcha |party=Indian National Congress |votes=1,644 |percentage=33.76% |change={{increase}}1.68 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Nephew Bhutia |party=Rising Sun Party |votes=153 |percentage=3.14% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=1,265 |percentage=25.98% |change= {{decrease}}7.50 }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=4,869 |percentage=73.27% |change= {{increase}}9.30 }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 6,423 |ref = |change= }}<br /> {{Election box hold with party link |winner=Sikkim Sangram Parishad |loser=Sikkim Sangram Parishad |swing= }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> === Assembly election 1985 ===<br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[1985 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election]]: Ranka&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web|publisher=[[Election Commission of India]]|title=Statistical Report on General Election, 1985 to the Legislative Assembly of Sikkim |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1985/StatisticalReport%201985%20Sikkim.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101006223633/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1985/StatisticalReport%201985%20Sikkim.pdf|archive-date=6 October 2010|access-date=15 February 2024|format=pdf}}&lt;/ref&gt;}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=Dorjee Tshering Bhutia |party=Sikkim Sangram Parishad |votes=1,880 |percentage=65.57% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Namgyal Topgay Bhutia |party=Indian National Congress |votes=920 |percentage=32.09% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Lobsang Palden |party=Independent politician |votes=48 |percentage=1.67% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=960 |percentage=33.48% |change= {{increase}}32.54 }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=2,867 |percentage=67.50% |change= {{increase}}2.09 }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 4,311 |ref = |change= {{increase}}38.44 }}<br /> {{Election box gain with party link |winner=Sikkim Sangram Parishad |loser=Sikkim Congress (Revolutionary) |swing= }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> === Assembly election 1979 ===<br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[1979 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election]]: Ranka&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web|publisher=[[Election Commission of India]]|title=Statistical Report on General Election, 1979 to the Legislative Assembly of Sikkim |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1979/Statistical%20Report%201979%20Sikkim.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101006104054/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1979/Statistical%20Report%201979%20Sikkim.pdf|archive-date=6 October 2010|access-date=15 February 2024|format=pdf}}&lt;/ref&gt;}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=Dorjee Tshering Bhutia |party=Sikkim Congress (Revolutionary) |votes=679 |percentage=33.85% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Sonam Tshering Bhutia |party=Sikkim Janata Parishad |votes=660 |percentage=32.90% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Rinchen Lapcha |party=Sikkim Prajatantra Congress |votes=388 |percentage=19.34% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Dnki Choden Bhutia |party=Janata Party |votes=213 |percentage=10.62% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Kancha Lama |party=Independent politician |votes=66 |percentage=3.29% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=19 |percentage=0.95% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=2,006 |percentage=67.24% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 3,114 |ref = |change= }}<br /> {{Election box new seat win |winner=Sikkim Congress (Revolutionary) |loser= |swing= }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> ==References==<br /> {{reflist}}<br /> {{Assembly constituencies of Sikkim}}<br /> <br /> {{coord missing|Sikkim}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:Former assembly constituencies of Sikkim]]<br /> [[Category:Politics of Sikkim]]<br /> [[Category:1979 establishments in Sikkim]]<br /> [[Category:Constituencies disestablished in 2008]]<br /> [[Category:2008 disestablishments in India]]<br /> [[Category:Legislative Assembly constituencies of Indian states established in 1979]]<br /> <br /> <br /> {{Sikkim-geo-stub}}</div> CelestaWolf314