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1999 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election

Legislative Assembly election in Sikkim State, India

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

1999 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election
← 1994 3 October 1999 2004 →
32 seats in the Sikkim Legislative Assembly
17 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Pawan Kumar Chamling Nar Bahadur Bhandari
Party SDF SSP
Leader's seat Damthang Rhenock
Last election 19[1] 10[1]
Seats won 24 7
Seat change Increase5 Decrease 3
Popular vote 107,214 85,827
Percentage 52.32% 41.88%
Constituencies of Sikkim
CM before election

Pawan Kumar Chamling
SDF

Elected CM

Pawan Kumar Chamling
SDF

Results

 
PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Sikkim Democratic Front107,21452.3224+5
Sikkim Sangram Parishad85,82741.887–3
Indian National Congress7,5123.670–2
Communist Party of India (Marxist)3980.1900
Independents3,9761.9410
Total204,927100.00320
Valid votes204,92798.06
Invalid/blank votes4,0561.94
Total votes208,983100.00
Registered voters/turnout255,37781.83
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 %
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

  1. ^ 1.0 1.1 "Sikkim 1994 - Sikkim - Election Commission of India". eci.gov.in. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
  2. ^ "No match for Sikkim's victorious regional parties since 1979". The Times of India. PTI. 3 April 2019. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
  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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