1989 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election

1989 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election

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32 seats in the Sikkim Legislative Assembly 17 seats needed for a majority
Majority party Minority party   Leader Nar Bahadur Bhandari Party SSP INC Leader's seat Soreng-Chakung Last election 30 1 Seats won 32 0 Seat change 2 1 Popular vote 94,078 24,121 Percentage 70.41% 18.05%
CM before election Nar Bahadur Bhandari SSP Elected CM Nar Bahadur Bhandari SSP

Legislative Assembly elections were held in Sikkim in November 1989 to elect the 32 members of the fourth Legislative Assembly. ^{[1] [2]}

The Sikkim Sangram Parishad won all 32 seats in the Assembly and its leader, Nar Bahadur Bhandari became the Chief Minister for a third term.

Parties Contested

No.	Party	Flag	Symbol	Leader	Seats contested
1.	Sikkim Sangram Parishad			Nar Bahadur Bhandari	32
2.	Indian National Congress			Rajiv Gandhi	31
3.	The Rising Sun Party				31
4.	Denzong People's Chogpi				4
5.	Independents			collective leadership	20

Results

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Sikkim Sangram Parishad	94,078	70.41	32	2
	Indian National Congress	24,121	18.05	0	1
	Rising Sun Party	11,472	8.59	0	New
	Denzong Peoples Chogpi	298	0.22	0	New
	Independents	3,650	2.73	0	1
Total		133,619	100.00	32	0
Valid votes		133,619	95.97
Invalid/blank votes		5,608	4.03
Total votes		139,227	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		192,619	72.28
Source: ECI [3]

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	60.11%	Sanchaman Subba		SSP	2,609	60.27%	Ashok Kumar Subba		INC	1,540	35.57%	1,069
2	Tashiding	67.12%	Ugen Pritso Bhutia		SSP	3,249	89.06%	Chewang Bhutia		INC	347	9.51%	2,902
3	Geyzing	67.75%	Man Bahadur Dahal		SSP	3,175	72.41%	Garjaman Subba		RIS	932	21.25%	2,243
4	Dentam	68.62%	Padam Lall Gurung		SSP	3,102	74.14%	Puspa Mani Chettri		RIS	566	13.53%	2,536
5	Barmiok	68.99%	Bir Bal Subba		SSP	2,624	69.25%	Ram Chandra Poudyal		RIS	1,001	26.42%	1,623
6	Rinchenpong	64.05%	Chong Lamu Bhutia		SSP	2,914	70.05%	Phur Tshering Lepcha		INC	1,011	24.3%	1,903
7	Chakung	67.62%	Tara Man Rai		SSP	3,804	83.27%	Rastaman Rai		Independent	550	12.04%	3,254
8	Soreong	69.99%	Nar Bahadur Bhandari		SSP	4,712	91.53%	Pahal Man Subba		INC	400	7.77%	4,312
9	Daramdin	68.32%	Padam Bahadur Gurung		SSP	3,745	77.94%	Ram Bahadur Limbu		INC	957	19.92%	2,788
10	Jorthang–Nayabazar	71.86%	Bhim Raj Rai		SSP	4,023	76.11%	Rajan Gurung		INC	1,062	20.09%	2,961
11	Ralong	66.73%	Sonam Gyatso Kaleon		SSP	2,903	89.74%	Dorjee Dazom Bhutia		INC	291	9.%	2,612
12	Wak	62.94%	Bedu Singh Panth		SSP	2,930	88.63%	Suk Bahadur Rai		INC	231	6.99%	2,699
13	Damthang	70.21%	Pawan Kumar Chamling		SSP	4,227	94.27%	Suraj Kumar Khartan		INC	257	5.73%	3,970
14	Melli	70.17%	Dilliram Basnet		SSP	3,400	75.69%	Girish Chandra Rai		Independent	627	13.96%	2,773
15	Rateypani–West Pendam	65.74%	Chandra Kumar Mohora		SSP	3,401	75.21%	Madhukar Darjee		INC	603	13.33%	2,798
16	Temi–Tarku	65.71%	I. B. Rai		SSP	3,091	75.1%	Badrinath Pradhan		Independent	707	17.18%	2,384
17	Central Pendam–East Pendam	72.49%	Sukumar Pradhan		SSP	3,168	58.85%	Yoga Nidhi Bhandari		RIS	1,817	33.75%	1,351
18	Rhenock	75.08%	Kharananda Upreti		SSP	2,295	60.27%	Kiran Chettri		INC	1,271	33.38%	1,024
19	Regu	77.68%	Rajendra Prasad Uprety		SSP	2,479	57.69%	Karna Bahadur		INC	1,558	36.26%	921
20	Pathing	73.54%	Ram Lepcha		SSP	3,225	68.75%	Sangey Dorjee		INC	1,360	28.99%	1,865
21	Loosing Pachekhani	73.78%	Rup Raj Rai		SSP	1,859	52.26%	Ram Chandra Poudyal		RIS	1,566	44.03%	293
22	Khamdong	66.35%	Birkha Man Ramudamu		SSP	3,330	71.26%	Ganga Darjee		RIS	973	20.82%	2,357
23	Djongu	77.52%	Sonam Chyoda Lepcha		SSP	2,322	73.02%	Athup Lepcha		INC	810	25.47%	1,512
24	Lachen Mangshila	71.%	Tasa Tengey Lepcha		SSP	2,452	68.09%	Nimching Lepcha		INC	1,032	28.66%	1,420
25	Kabi Tingda	73.37%	Hangu Tshering Bhutia		SSP	1,806	58.05%	Kalzang Gyatso		INC	1,268	40.76%	538
26	Rakdong Tentek	72.76%	Phuchung Bhutia		SSP	2,650	65.74%	Rinzing Tongden		RIS	1,230	30.51%	1,420
27	Martam	73.75%	Chamla Tshering Bhutia		SSP	1,968	49.37%	Samten Tshering		INC	1,118	28.05%	850
28	Rumtek	72.29%	O. T. Bhutia		SSP	3,126	65.29%	Sonam Pintso Wangdi		INC	1,377	28.76%	1,749
29	Assam–Lingjey	78.14%	Sonam Dupden Lepcha		SSP	2,359	61.72%	Sherab Palden		INC	1,184	30.98%	1,175
30	Ranka	73.27%	Dorjee Tshering Bhutia		SSP	2,909	61.81%	Sonam Tshering Lepcha		INC	1,644	34.93%	1,265
31	Gangtok	66.47%	Manita Pradhan		SSP	3,415	56.4%	Dilli Prasad Dhungel		INC	2,494	41.19%	921
32	Sangha	45.8%	Nanjha Gyaltsen		SSP	806	54.72%	Bazing		Independent	422	28.65%	384

References

1. No match for Sikkim's victorious regional parties since 1979
2. Success in Sikkim eludes national parties
3. "Sikkim 1989". Election Commission of India. 14 August 2018. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
4. "Statistical Report on General Election, 1989 to the Legislative Assembly of Sikkim" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 6 October 2010. Retrieved 15 February 2024.