1979 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election

1979 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election

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32 seats in the Sikkim Legislative Assembly 17 seats needed for a majority
Registered	117,157
Turnout	65.13%
Majority party Minority party Third party   SJP SPC Leader Nar Bahadur Bhandari Party SJP SC (R) SPC Leader's seat Soreng-Chakung Seats won 16 11 4 Popular vote 22,776 14,889 11,400 Percentage 31.49% 20.58% 15.76%
Constituencies of Sikkim
Chief Minister before election Kazi Lhendup Dorjee INC Elected Chief Minister Nar Bahadur Bhandari SJP

Legislative Assembly elections were held in Sikkim on 12 October 1979 to elect the 32 members of the second Legislative Assembly. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

Parties Contested

No.	Party	Flag	Symbol	Leader	Seats contested
1.	Sikkim Prajatantra Congress				32
2.	Sikkim Janata Parishad			Nar Bahadur Bhandari	31
3.	Sikkim Congress (Revolutionary)			Ram Chandra Poudyal	27
4.	Janata Party			Chandra Shekhar	30
5.	Indian National Congress			Indira Gandhi	12
6.	Communist Party of India (Marxist)			E. M. S. Namboodiripad	2
7.	Sikkim Scheduled Caste League			Purna Bahadur Khati	2
8.	Independents			collective leadership	108

Results

Party		Votes	%	Seats
	Sikkim Janata Parishad	22,776	31.49	16
	Sikkim Congress (Revolutionary)	14,889	20.58	11
	Sikkim Prajatantra Congress	11,400	15.76	4
	Janata Party	9,534	13.18	0
	Indian National Congress	1,476	2.04	0
	Communist Party of India (Marxist)	241	0.33	0
	Sikkim Scheduled Caste League	85	0.12	0
	Independents	11,938	16.50	1
Total		72,339	100.00	32
Valid votes		72,339	94.81
Invalid/blank votes		3,960	5.19
Total votes		76,299	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		117,157	65.13
Source: ECI [4]

Results by constituency

• Winner, runner-up, voter turnout, and victory margin in every constituency ^[5]

Assembly Constituency		Turnout	Winner					Runner Up					Margin
#k	Names	%	Candidate	Party		Votes	%	Candidate	Party		Votes	%
1	Yoksam	68.98%	Sanchaman Limboo		SJP	754	29.2%	Ashok Kumar Subba		Independent	556	21.53%	198
2	Tashiding	63.%	Dawgyal Pentso Bhutia		SJP	729	42.61%	Phurba Wangyal Lassopa		JP	502	29.34%	227
3	Geyzing	78.9%	Indra Bahadur Limboo		SJP	811	30.94%	Nanda Kumar Subedi		SC (R)	643	24.53%	168
4	Dentam	72.03%	Padam Lall Gurung		SC (R)	949	40.5%	Pahalman Subba		SJP	379	16.18%	570
5	Barmiok	71.07%	Til Bahadur Limbu		SJP	688	31.15%	Manita Pradhan		SC (R)	419	18.97%	269
6	Rinchenpong	62.63%	Katuk Bhutia		SJP	598	25.97%	Degey Bhutia		JP	480	20.84%	118
7	Chakung	72.41%	Bhim Bahadur Gurung		SC (R)	1,605	63.16%	Kul Man Mukhia		SJP	378	14.88%	1,227
8	Soreong	62.%	Nar Bahadur Bhandari		SJP	1,833	67.39%	Kuldip Gurung		SC (R)	375	13.79%	1,458
9	Daramdin	72.82%	Padam Bahadur Gurung		SJP	1,770	65.29%	Phurba Sangey Sherpa		JP	323	11.91%	1,447
10	Jorthang–Nayabazar	77.31%	Bhim Bahadur Gurung		SC (R)	754	23.18%	Lila Kumar Rai		SJP	693	21.3%	61
11	Ralong	69.29%	Chamla Tshering		SC (R)	438	24.99%	Sonam Pintso Takapa		Independent	371	21.16%	67
12	Wak	59.68%	Garjaman Gurung		SPC	504	30.49%	Durga Prasad Rajalim		SJP	408	24.68%	96
13	Damthang	70.27%	Pradeep Yanzone		SC (R)	661	24.83%	Mani Raj Rai		SJP	622	23.37%	39
14	Melli	77.2%	Mohan Prasad Sharma		SJP	669	25.53%	Sailesh Chandra Pradhan		Independent	528	20.15%	141
15	Rateypani–West Pendam	64.96%	Bir Bahadur Lohar		SC (R)	1,348	50.28%	Isory Majhi		SPC	784	29.24%	564
16	Temi–Tarku	67.54%	Nar Bahadur Khatiwada		SPC	762	35.98%	Harikrishna Sharma		SJP	455	21.48%	307
17	Central Pendam–East Pendam	61.21%	Bhuwani Prasad Kharel		SC (R)	1,346	36.19%	Toga Nidhi Bhandari		SJP	775	20.84%	571
18	Rhenock	70.54%	Kharananda Upreti		SC (R)	504	22.23%	Bhuwani Prasad Dahal		JP	358	15.79%	146
19	Regu	59.94%	Tulshi Sharma		SJP	622	24.83%	Karna Bahadur		Independent	560	22.36%	62
20	Pathing	66.96%	Ram Lepcha		SC (R)	713	28.22%	Chitim Bhutia		SJP	525	20.78%	188
21	Loosing Pachekhani	57.13%	Jagat Bandhu Pradhan		SC (R)	889	42.52%	Bans Bahadur Basnet		SJP	334	15.97%	555
22	Khamdong	79.69%	Dal Bahadur Damai		SPC	879	33.38%	Tilochan		SJP	705	26.78%	174
23	Djongu	68.16%	Athup Lepcha		SJP	865	43.45%	Kazi Lhendup Dorjee Kangsarpa		JP	503	25.26%	362
24	Lachen Mangshila	53.35%	Tenzing Dadul Bhutia		SJP	864	42.5%	Tasha Tengay Lepcha		JP	525	25.82%	339
25	Kabi Tingda	60.91%	Sonam Tshering		SJP	852	48.91%	Kalzang Gyatso		JP	713	40.93%	139
26	Rakdong Tentek	65.7%	Dugo Bhutia		SPC	1,387	55.33%	Loden Tshering Bhutia		SJP	498	19.86%	889
27	Martam	57.03%	Samten Tshering		SJP	731	35.75%	Rapzang Lama		SPC	597	29.19%	134
28	Rumtek	59.06%	Dadul Bhutia		SJP	948	37.19%	Karma Gyampo Bhutia		SPC	602	23.62%	346
29	Assam–Lingjey	58.53%	Sherab Palden		SJP	1,120	61.47%	Phuchung Tshering		SC (R)	405	22.23%	715
30	Ranka	67.24%	Dorjee Tshering Bhutia		SC (R)	679	32.43%	Sonam Tshering Bhutia		SJP	660	31.52%	19
31	Gangtok	56.74%	Lal Bahadur Basnet		SJP	1,707	38.04%	Dorjee Dadul		JP	1,174	26.16%	533
32	Sangha	38.13%	Lhachen Ganchen Rimpuchhi		Independent	733	90.94%	Pema Lama		SPC	45	5.58%	688

References

1. No match for Sikkim's victorious regional parties since 1979
2. Success in Sikkim eludes national parties
3. "STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 1979 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF SIKKIM" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 July 2019. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
4. "State Election, 1979 to the legislative assembly of Sikkim". Election Commission of India . Retrieved 1 March 2021.
5. "Statistical Report on General Election, 1979 to the Legislative Assembly of Sikkim" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 6 October 2010. Retrieved 15 February 2024.