# Dentam Assembly constituency

Dentam was an assembly constituency in the Indian state of Sikkim.

## Members of the Legislative Assembly

| Election | Member | Party |
| 1979 | Padam Lall Gurung | Sikkim Congress |
| 1985 | Padam Lall Gurung | Sikkim Sangram Parishad |
| 1989 | Padam Lall Gurung | Sikkim Sangram Parishad |
| 1994 | Chakra Bahadur Subba | Sikkim Democratic Front |
| 1999 | Narendra Kumar Subba | Sikkim Democratic Front |
| 2004 | Deepak Kumar Gurung | Sikkim Democratic Front |

## Election results
### Assembly election 2004

2004 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election: Dentam :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | SDF | Deepak Kumar Gurung | 4,158 | 65.42% | 13.01 |
| | INC | Sher Hang Subba | 2,093 | 32.93% | 29.73 |
| | Independent | Mangal Dhoj Subba | 105 | 1.65% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 2,065 | 32.49% | 24.47 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,356 | 84.97% | 0.66 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,480 | | 7.87 |
| | SDF hold | SDF hold | Swing | 13.01 | |

### Assembly election 1999

1999 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election: Dentam :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | SDF | Narendra Kumar Subba | 3,112 | 52.41% | 11.57 |
| | SSP | Padam Lall Gurung | 2,636 | 44.39% | 10.05 |
| | INC | Laxmi Prasad Subba | 190 | 3.20% | 16.20 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 476 | 8.02% | 1.52 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,938 | 86.62% | 1.64 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,934 | | 8.46 |
| | SDF hold | SDF hold | Swing | 11.57 | |

### Assembly election 1994

1994 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election: Dentam :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | SDF | Chakra Bahadur Subba | 2,193 | 40.84% | New |
| | SSP | Padam Lall Gurung | 1,844 | 34.34% | 39.80 |
| | INC | Kharka Dhoj Subba | 1,042 | 19.40% | 7.07 |
| | Independent | Punya Prasad Sharma | 291 | 5.42% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 349 | 6.50% | 54.11 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,370 | 85.53% | 15.37 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,393 | | |
| | SDF gain from SSP | SDF gain from SSP | Swing | 33.30 | |

### Assembly election 1989

1989 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election: Dentam :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | SSP | Padam Lall Gurung | 3,102 | 74.14% | 3.05 |
| | RIS | Puspa Mani Chettri | 566 | 13.53% | New |
| | INC | Laxmi Prasad Subba | 516 | 12.33% | 4.55 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 2,536 | 60.61% | 0.30 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,184 | 70.92% | 4.51 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,097 | | |
| | SSP hold | SSP hold | Swing | | |

### Assembly election 1985

1985 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election: Dentam :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | SSP | Padam Lall Gurung | 2,355 | 77.19% | New |
| | INC | Laxmi Prasad Subba | 515 | 16.88% | New |
| | JP | Padam Singh Subba | 56 | 1.84% | 2.90 |
| | Independent | Phurba Sherpa | 54 | 1.77% | New |
| | Independent | Til Bahadur Subba | 41 | 1.34% | New |
| | Independent | Narayan Pradhan | 29 | 0.95% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 1,840 | 60.31% | 34.34 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,051 | 66.51% | 3.37 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,759 | | 46.30 |
| | SSP gain from SC (R) | SSP gain from SC (R) | Swing | 33.95 | |

### Assembly election 1979

1979 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election: Dentam :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | SC (R) | Padam Lall Gurung | 949 | 43.23% | New |
| | SJP | Pahalman Subba | 379 | 17.27% | New |
| | Independent | Kedar Jang Basnet | 362 | 16.49% | New |
| | SPC | Pratap Singh Tewari | 206 | 9.38% | New |
| | JP | Phur Tshering Lucksom | 104 | 4.74% | New |
| | Independent | Man Bahadur Subba | 74 | 3.37% | New |
| | Independent | Kul Bahadur Gurung | 57 | 2.60% | New |
| | Independent | Phurba Tshering Sherpa | 41 | 1.87% | New |
| | Independent | Babulal Goyal | 23 | 1.05% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 570 | 25.97% | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,195 | 72.03% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,253 | | |
| | 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) |