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

Last updated November 28, 2025

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

Parties and alliances

SDF+

No.	Party	Flag	Symbol	Leader	Seats contested
1.	Sikkim Democratic Front			Pawan Kumar Chamling	31
2.	Independent			Palden Lama	1

Sikkim Sangram Parishad

No.	Party	Flag	Symbol	Leader	Seats contested
1.	Sikkim Sangram Parishad			Nar Bahadur Bhandari	32

Indian National Congress

No.	Party	Flag	Symbol	Leader	Seats contested
1.	Indian National Congress			Sonia Gandhi	31

CPI(M)

No.	Party	Flag	Symbol	Leader	Seats contested
1.	Communist Party of India (Marxist)			Harkishan Singh Surjeet	2

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

1 2 "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.

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[election1994-1] 1 2 "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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