# Loosing Pachekhani Assembly constituency

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

## Members of the Legislative Assembly

| Election | Member | Party |
| 1979 | Jagat Bandhu Pradhan | Sikkim Congress |
| 1985 | Bhakta Bahadur Khulal | Sikkim Sangram Parishad |
| 1989 | Rup Raj Rai | Sikkim Sangram Parishad |
| 1994 | Dil Bahadur Thapa | Sikkim Democratic Front |
| 1999 | Jai Kumar Bhandari | Sikkim Sangram Parishad |
| 2004 | Manita Thapa | Sikkim Democratic Front |

## Election results
### Assembly election 2004

2004 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election: Loosing Pachekhani :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | SDF | Manita Thapa | 4,394 | 71.73% | 23.86 |
| | INC | Bharat Basnett | 1,651 | 26.95% | 22.78 |
| | SHRP | Passang Tamang | 81 | 1.32% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 2,743 | 44.78% | 44.69 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,126 | 81.35% | 1.13 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,530 | | 5.40 |
| | SDF gain from SSP | SDF gain from SSP | Swing | 23.77 | |

### Assembly election 1999

1999 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election: Loosing Pachekhani :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | SSP | Jai Kumar Bhandari | 2,826 | 47.96% | 16.91 |
| | SDF | Vinod Pradhan | 2,821 | 47.87% | 16.57 |
| | INC | Arun Kumar Rai | 246 | 4.17% | 2.83 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 5 | 0.08% | 0.17 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,893 | 84.00% | 1.15 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,144 | | 21.50 |
| | SSP gain from SDF | SSP gain from SDF | Swing | 16.66 | |

### Assembly election 1994

1994 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election: Loosing Pachekhani :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | SDF | Dil Bahadur Thapa | 1,497 | 31.30% | New |
| | SSP | Jai Kumar Bhandari | 1,485 | 31.05% | 19.01 |
| | RSP | Ram Chandra Poudyal | 1,378 | 28.81% | New |
| | INC | Rup Raj Rai | 335 | 7.00% | 3.45 |
| | Independent | Bhakta Bahadur Khulal | 63 | 1.32% | New |
| | Independent | Bharat Singh Rai | 25 | 0.52% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 12 | 0.25% | 7.64 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,783 | 83.35% | 4.31 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,880 | | |
| | SDF gain from SSP | SDF gain from SSP | Swing | 18.76 | |

### Assembly election 1989

1989 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election: Loosing Pachekhani :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | SSP | Rup Raj Rai | 1,859 | 50.05% | 17.43 |
| | RIS | Ram Chandra Poudyal | 1,566 | 42.16% | New |
| | INC | Bharat Singh Rai | 132 | 3.55% | 28.36 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 293 | 7.89% | 27.68 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,714 | 73.78% | 16.90 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,821 | | |
| | SSP hold | SSP hold | Swing | | |

### Assembly election 1985

1985 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election: Loosing Pachekhani :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | SSP | Bhakta Bahadur Khulal | 1,787 | 67.48% | New |
| | INC | Ram Chandra Poudyal | 845 | 31.91% | 29.77 |
| | JP | Ram Krishna Rai | 16 | 0.60% | 7.82 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 942 | 35.57% | 7.92 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,648 | 61.00% | 5.30 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,403 | | 20.30 |
| | SSP gain from SC (R) | SSP gain from SC (R) | Swing | | |

### Assembly election 1979

1979 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election: Loosing Pachekhani :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | SC (R) | Jagat Bandhu Pradhan | 889 | 44.29% | New |
| | SJP | Bans Bahadur Basnet | 334 | 16.64% | New |
| | SPC | Rup Raj Rai | 325 | 16.19% | New |
| | JP | Shova Kanti Lepcha | 169 | 8.42% | New |
| | Independent | Bhim Bahadur Subba | 120 | 5.98% | New |
| | Independent | Bhakta Bahadur Khulal | 79 | 3.94% | New |
| | INC | Narayan Prasad Pradhan | 43 | 2.14% | New |
| | Independent | Mohan Gurung | 18 | 0.90% | New |
| | Independent | Damber Kumari Pradhan | 17 | 0.85% | New |
| | Independent | Mangal Singh Tamang | 13 | 0.65% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 555 | 27.65% | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,007 | 57.13% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,660 | | |
| | SC (R) win (new seat) | SC (R) win (new seat) | SC (R) win (new seat) | SC (R) win (new seat) | SC (R) win (new seat) |