1999 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election

1999 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election
32 seats in the Sikkim Legislative Assembly; 17 seats needed for a majority
	Constituencies of Sikkim
CM before election; Pawan Kumar Chamling; SDF	Elected CM ; Pawan Kumar Chamling; SDF

Legislative Assembly elections were held in Sikkim, in October 1999, to elect the 32 members of the sixth Legislative Assembly.^[2]^[3]

Results



Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Sikkim Democratic Front	107,214	52.32	24	+5
	Sikkim Sangram Parishad	85,827	41.88	7	–3
	Indian National Congress	7,512	3.67	0	–2
	Communist Party of India (Marxist)	398	0.19	0	0
	Independents	3,976	1.94	1	0
Total		204,927	100.00	32	0

Valid votes		204,927	98.06
Invalid/blank votes		4,056	1.94
Total votes		208,983	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		255,377	81.83
Source: CEO Sikkim

Results by constituency

Winner, runner-up, voter turnout, and victory margin in every constituency^[4]
Assembly Constituency		Turnout	Winner					Runner Up					Margin
#k	Names	%	Candidate	Party		Votes	%	Candidate	Party		Votes	%	Margin
1	Yoksam	81.81%	Kalawati Subba		SDF	3,240	51.65%	Mangalbir Subba		SSP	1,749	27.88%	1,491
2	Tashiding	84.74%	Thutop Bhutia		SDF	2,740	53.77%	Sonam Dadul Kazi		SSP	2,148	42.15%	592
3	Geyzing	82.54%	Sher Bahadur Subedi		SDF	3,316	53.06%	Puspak Ram Subba		SSP	2,504	40.07%	812
4	Dentam	86.62%	Narendra Kumar Subba		SDF	3,112	51.81%	Padam Lall Gurung		SSP	2,636	43.89%	476
5	Barmiok	81.28%	Tulshi Prasad Pradhan		SDF	2,353	44.93%	Birendra Subba		SSP	2,020	38.57%	333
6	Rinchenpong	82.15%	Ongden Tshering Lepcha		SDF	3,640	60.49%	Pema Kinzang Bhutia		SSP	2,001	33.25%	1,639
7	Chakung	83.73%	Prem Singh Tamang		SDF	3,572	56.55%	Tika Gurung		SSP	2,420	38.32%	1,152
8	Soreong	83.15%	Ram Bahadur Subba		SDF	3,456	48.83%	Nar Bahadur Bhandari		SSP	3,390	47.9%	66
9	Daramdin	83.19%	Ran Bahadur Subba		SDF	4,194	60.98%	Akar Dhoj Subba		SSP	2,532	36.81%	1,662
10	Jorthang–Nayabazar	82.04%	Bhoj Raj Rai		SDF	4,791	54.16%	Bhim Raj Rai		SSP	3,598	40.67%	1,193
11	Ralong	85.66%	Dorjee Dazom Bhutia		SDF	2,671	52.84%	Ugen Tashi Bhutia		SSP	1,291	25.54%	1,380
12	Wak	82.37%	Kedar Nath Rai		SDF	3,284	64.91%	Manoj Rai		SSP	1,683	33.27%	1,601
13	Damthang	82.34%	Pawan Kumar Chamling		SDF	4,952	71.39%	Kamal Kumar Rai		SSP	1,866	26.9%	3,086
14	Melli	84.08%	Girish Chandra Rai		SDF	4,059	57.74%	G. S. Lama		SSP	2,800	39.83%	1,259
15	Rateypani–West Pendam	83.94%	Chandra Kumar Mohora		SDF	4,073	55.09%	Madan Kumar Cintury		SSP	3,115	42.13%	958
16	Temi–Tarku	83.02%	Garjaman Gurung		SDF	4,396	57.76%	Dil Kumari Bhandari		SSP	3,071	40.35%	1,325
17	Central Pendam–East Pendam	81.%	Sang Dorjee Tamang		SSP	4,575	49.89%	Dilli Prasad Kharel		SDF	4,329	47.2%	246
18	Rhenock	81.04%	Nar Bahadur Bhandari		SSP	3,364	54.77%	Bedu Singh Panth		SDF	2,576	41.94%	788
19	Regu	82.88%	Karna Bahadur Chamling		SDF	3,413	50.06%	Krishan Bahadur Rai		SSP	3,253	47.71%	160
20	Pathing	84.07%	Sonam Dorjee		SSP	3,755	51.79%	Ram Lepcha		SDF	2,903	40.04%	852
21	Loosing Pachekhani	84.%	Jai Kumar Bhandari		SSP	2,826	47.09%	Vinod Pradhan		SDF	2,821	47.01%	5
22	Khamdong	83.62%	Gopal Lamichaney		SDF	4,507	58.65%	Lall Bahadur Das		SSP	2,954	38.44%	1,553
23	Djongu	86.4%	Sonam Gyatso Lepcha		SSP	2,399	50.77%	Sonam Chyoda Lepcha		SDF	2,228	47.15%	171
24	Lachen Mangshila	87.79%	Hishey Lachungpa		SDF	3,772	58.24%	Nedup Tshering Lachenpa		SSP	2,540	39.22%	1,232
25	Kabi Tingda	86.27%	Thenlay Tshering Bhutia		SDF	2,028	42.3%	T. Lachungpa		INC	1,418	29.58%	610
26	Rakdong Tentek	79.17%	Mingma Tshering Sherpa		SSP	2,823	49.82%	Danorbu Sherpa		SDF	1,140	20.12%	1,683
27	Martam	81.44%	Dorjee Tshering Lepcha		SDF	4,262	60.93%	Nuk Tshering Bhutia		SSP	2,485	35.53%	1,777
28	Rumtek	78.03%	Karma Tempo Namgyal Gyaltsen		SDF	4,326	49.34%	O. T. Bhutia		SSP	4,132	47.13%	194
29	Assam–Lingjey	83.39%	Tseten Tashi Bhutia		SDF	2,951	44.33%	Kunga Zangpo Bhutia		SSP	2,850	42.81%	101
30	Ranka	81.46%	Tseten Dorjee Lepcha		SDF	4,274	55.43%	Pintso Chopel Lepcha		SSP	3,182	41.27%	1,092
31	Gangtok	67.82%	Narendra Kumar Pradhan		SSP	4,308	47.75%	K. B. Gurung		SDF	3,835	42.51%	473
32	Sangha	61.43%	Palden Lama		Independent	1,309	64.77%	Namkha Gyaltsen Lama		INC	370	18.31%	939

References

^ ^a ^b "Sikkim 1994 - Sikkim - Election Commission of India". eci.gov.in. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
^ "No match for Sikkim's victorious regional parties since 1979". The Times of India. PTI. 3 April 2019. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
^ "Success in Sikkim eludes national parties". Business Standard. PTI. 7 April 2019. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1999 to the Legislative Assembly of Sikkim" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 7 October 2010. Retrieved 15 February 2024.

[election1994-1] "Sikkim 1994 - Sikkim - Election Commission of India". eci.gov.in. Retrieved 2 February 2021.

[toi-2] "No match for Sikkim's victorious regional parties since 1979". The Times of India. PTI. 3 April 2019. Retrieved 2 February 2021.

[business-standard-3] "Success in Sikkim eludes national parties". Business Standard. PTI. 7 April 2019. Retrieved 2 February 2021.

[4] "Statistical Report on General Election, 1999 to the Legislative Assembly of Sikkim" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 7 October 2010. Retrieved 15 February 2024.

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