Assembly election results of Sikkim
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Legislative Assembly election results of Sikkim
The total number of seats in the assembly is 32, including one seat reserved for the Sangha
. Results list national parties first, state parties second and unrecognized parties last. Results are presented as by the Election Commission of India. Parties participating as independents are not listed.
: 31
Sikkim National Party
: 1
Total: 32
Party No. of candidates No. of elected No. of votes %
Communist Party of India (Marxist)
2 0 241 0,33%
Indian National Congress
12 0 1476 2,04%
Janata Party
30 0 9534 13,18%
Sikkim Scheduled Castes League 2 0 85 0,12%
Sikkim Congress (Revolutionary)
27 11 14889 20,58%
Sikkim Janata Parishad
31 16 22776 31,49%
Sikkim Prajatantra Congress
32 4 11400 15,76%
Independents 108 1 11938 16,50%
Total: 244 32 72339
Party No. of candidates No. of elected No. of votes %
Communist Party of India
2 0 25 0,03%
Communist Party of India (Marxist)
1 0 336 0,35%
Indian National Congress
32 1 23440 24,15%
Janata Party
20 0 913 0,94%
Sikkim Prajatantra Congress
14 0 438 0,45%
Sikkim Sangram Parishad 32 30 60371 62,20%
Independents 94 1 11534 11,88%
Total: 195 32 97057
Party No. of candidates No. of elected No. of votes %
Indian National Congress
31 0 24121 18,05%
Rising Sun Party 31 0 11472 8,59%
Sikkim Sangram Parishad 32 32 94078 70,41%
Denzong Peoples Chogpi
4 0 298 0,22%
Independents 20 0 3650 2,73%
Total: 118 32 133619
Party No. of candidates No. of elected No. of votes %
Bharatiya Janata Party
3 0 274 0,16%
Communist Party of India (Marxist)
2 0 270 0,16%
Indian National Congress
31 2 26045 15,02%
Revolutionary Socialist Party
11 0 2906 1,68%
Sikkim Democratic Front
32 19 72856 42,00%
Sikkim Sangram Parishad 31 10 60851 35,08%
Independents 76 1 10255 5,91%
Total: 186 32 173457
Party No. of candidates No. of elected No. of votes %
Communist Party of India (Marxist)
2 0 398 0,19%
Indian National Congress
31 0 7512 3,67%
Sikkim Democratic Front
31 24 107214 52,32%
Sikkim Sangram Parishad 32 7 85827 41,88%
Independents 9 1 3976 1,94%
Total: 105 32 204927
Sikkim
Sikkim is a landlocked Indian state nestled in the Himalayan mountains...
The total number of seats in the assembly is 32, including one seat reserved for the Sangha
Sangha
Sangha is a word in Pali or Sanskrit that can be translated roughly as "association" or "assembly," "company" or "community" with common goal, vision or purpose...
. Results list national parties first, state parties second and unrecognized parties last. Results are presented as by the Election Commission of India. Parties participating as independents are not listed.
1974 (Before integration with India)
Sikkim National CongressSikkim National Congress
Sikkim National Congress was political party in Sikkim. SNC was founded in 1962 through a merger of Swatantra Dal, Rajya Praja Sammelan and dissidents of the then dominant parties, Sikkim State Congress and Sikkim National Party...
: 31
Sikkim National Party
Sikkim National Party
Sikkim National Party, political party in Sikkim, Formed in 1950. National Party was in favour of the monarchy and advocated independence for Sikkim...
: 1
Total: 32
1979
Communist Party of India (Marxist)
The Communist Party of India is a political party in India. It has a strong presence in the states of Kerala, West Bengal and Tripura. As of 2011, CPI is leading the state government in Tripura. It leads the Left Front coalition of leftist parties in various states and the national parliament of...
Indian National Congress
The Indian National Congress is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Bharatiya Janata Party. It is the largest and one of the oldest democratic political parties in the world. The party's modern liberal platform is largely considered center-left in the Indian...
Janata Party
The Janata Party was an amalgam of Indian political parties opposed to the state of emergency imposed by the government of Prime Minister Indira Gandhi and her Indian National Congress...
Sikkim Congress (Revolutionary)
Sikkim Congress , political party in the Indian state of Sikkim. SC existed around 1979-1980. In the state assembly elections 1979 SCR won eleven seats and became the largest fraction in the assembly. In total the party received 14 889 votes...
Sikkim Janata Parishad
Sikkim Janata Parishad or SJP is a political party in the Indian state of Sikkim led by N.B. Bhandari.SJP won the state assembly elections 1979, when it got 22,776 votes and won 17 seats . Bhandari became the Chief Minister.In 1981 SJP merged with Indian National Congress...
Sikkim Prajatantra Congress
Sikkim Prajatantra Congress , a political party in the Indian state of Sikkim. Pawan Chamling, the current leader of Sikkim Democratic Front and Sikkim Chief Minister, was the leader of SPC 1978-1984. In the state assembly elections 1979 SPC had launched candidates in all 32 constituencies, and...
1985
Communist Party of India
The Communist Party of India is a national political party in India. In the Indian communist movement, there are different views on exactly when the Indian communist party was founded. The date maintained as the foundation day by CPI is 26 December 1925...
Communist Party of India (Marxist)
The Communist Party of India is a political party in India. It has a strong presence in the states of Kerala, West Bengal and Tripura. As of 2011, CPI is leading the state government in Tripura. It leads the Left Front coalition of leftist parties in various states and the national parliament of...
Indian National Congress
The Indian National Congress is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Bharatiya Janata Party. It is the largest and one of the oldest democratic political parties in the world. The party's modern liberal platform is largely considered center-left in the Indian...
Janata Party
The Janata Party was an amalgam of Indian political parties opposed to the state of emergency imposed by the government of Prime Minister Indira Gandhi and her Indian National Congress...
Sikkim Prajatantra Congress
Sikkim Prajatantra Congress , a political party in the Indian state of Sikkim. Pawan Chamling, the current leader of Sikkim Democratic Front and Sikkim Chief Minister, was the leader of SPC 1978-1984. In the state assembly elections 1979 SPC had launched candidates in all 32 constituencies, and...
1989
Indian National Congress
The Indian National Congress is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Bharatiya Janata Party. It is the largest and one of the oldest democratic political parties in the world. The party's modern liberal platform is largely considered center-left in the Indian...
Denzong Peoples Chogpi
Denzong Peoples Chogpi was a major political party in the Indian state of Sikkim. The party existed around 1989. In the state assembly elections of 1989, DPC had put up four candidates, who together got 298 votes....
1994
Bharatiya Janata Party
The Bharatiya Janata Party ,; translation: Indian People's Party) is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Indian National Congress. Established in 1980, it is India's second largest political party in terms of representation in the parliament...
Communist Party of India (Marxist)
The Communist Party of India is a political party in India. It has a strong presence in the states of Kerala, West Bengal and Tripura. As of 2011, CPI is leading the state government in Tripura. It leads the Left Front coalition of leftist parties in various states and the national parliament of...
Indian National Congress
The Indian National Congress is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Bharatiya Janata Party. It is the largest and one of the oldest democratic political parties in the world. The party's modern liberal platform is largely considered center-left in the Indian...
Revolutionary Socialist Party (India)
Revolutionary Socialist Party is a Marxist-Leninist political party in India. The party was founded on March 19, 1940 and has its roots in the Bengali liberation movement Anushilan Samiti and the Hindustan Socialist Republican Army. The party got around 0,4% of the votes and three seats in the Lok...
Sikkim Democratic Front
Sikkim Democratic Front is a political party in the Indian state of Sikkim. The party was founded by Pawan Kumar Chamling in 1993. It has ruled the state since 1994 with Pawan Kumar Chamling as the chief minister. The party consolidated its position sweeping the 1999 and 2004 state elections. It...
1999
Communist Party of India (Marxist)
The Communist Party of India is a political party in India. It has a strong presence in the states of Kerala, West Bengal and Tripura. As of 2011, CPI is leading the state government in Tripura. It leads the Left Front coalition of leftist parties in various states and the national parliament of...
Indian National Congress
The Indian National Congress is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Bharatiya Janata Party. It is the largest and one of the oldest democratic political parties in the world. The party's modern liberal platform is largely considered center-left in the Indian...
Sikkim Democratic Front
Sikkim Democratic Front is a political party in the Indian state of Sikkim. The party was founded by Pawan Kumar Chamling in 1993. It has ruled the state since 1994 with Pawan Kumar Chamling as the chief minister. The party consolidated its position sweeping the 1999 and 2004 state elections. It...
2004
| Party | No. of candidates | No. of elected | No. of votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bharatiya Janata Party Bharatiya Janata Party The Bharatiya Janata Party ,; translation: Indian People's Party) is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Indian National Congress. Established in 1980, it is India's second largest political party in terms of representation in the parliament... |
4 | 0 | 667 | 0.34% |
| Communist Party of India (Marxist) Communist Party of India (Marxist) The Communist Party of India is a political party in India. It has a strong presence in the states of Kerala, West Bengal and Tripura. As of 2011, CPI is leading the state government in Tripura. It leads the Left Front coalition of leftist parties in various states and the national parliament of... |
1 | 0 | 144 | 0.07% |
| Indian National Congress Indian National Congress The Indian National Congress is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Bharatiya Janata Party. It is the largest and one of the oldest democratic political parties in the world. The party's modern liberal platform is largely considered center-left in the Indian... |
28 | 1 | 51329 | 26.13% |
| Sikkim Democratic Front Sikkim Democratic Front Sikkim Democratic Front is a political party in the Indian state of Sikkim. The party was founded by Pawan Kumar Chamling in 1993. It has ruled the state since 1994 with Pawan Kumar Chamling as the chief minister. The party consolidated its position sweeping the 1999 and 2004 state elections. It... |
32 | 31 | 139662 | 71.09% |
| Sikkim Himali Rajya Parishad Sikkim Himali Rajya Parishad Sikkim Himali Rajya Parishad , a political party in the Indian state of Sikkim. The party president is Dr. A.D. Subba... |
9 | 0 | 1123 | 0.57% |
| Sikkim Sangram Parishad | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0.05% |
| Independents | 16 | 0 | 3450 | 1.76% |
| Total: | 91 | 32 | 196465 |