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Martam (ST)

Name: Martam (ST)
Address: IN

Sikkim Vidhan Sabha Election 1979

3,586

Electors

1,979

Votes polled

55.19%

Turnout

134

Margin

Winner

Samten Tshering

Male

Rank	Candidate	Party	Total	Share
1	Samten Tshering Won Male	SJP	731	36.94%
2	Rapzang Lama Male	SPC	597	30.17%
3	Paldan Wangchuk Male	JnP	359	18.14%
4	Tsewang Gyamtso Bhutia Male	SCR	177	8.94%
5	Ruth Karthak Lepchani Female	IND	82	4.14%
6	Tseten Gyatso Bhutia Male	IND	33	1.67%

Overall vote % (Pie)

EVM voters — male vs female

Gender-wise turnout is not available for this constituency.

Year	Winner	Vote share	Runner-up	Vote share
2004	Dorjee Tshering Lepcha Male SDF	—	Sonam Tsh. Bhutia Male INC	—
1999	Dorjee Tsh. Lepcha Male SDF	62.26%	Nuk Tsh. Bhutia Male SSP	36.30%
1994	Dorjee Tsh. Lepcha Male SSP	49.97%	Samten Tsh. Bhutia Male SDF	27.85%
1985	Chamla Tsering Bhutia Male SSP	73.60%	Palden Wangchun Male INC	22.50%
1979	Samten Tshering Male SJP	36.94%	Rapzang Lama Male SPC	30.17%