1979 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election

1979 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election
32 seats in the Sikkim Legislative Assembly; 17 seats needed for a majority
Registered	117,157
Turnout	65.13%
	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]

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	%	Margin
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

^ No match for Sikkim's victorious regional parties since 1979
^ Success in Sikkim eludes national parties
^ "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.
^ "State Election, 1979 to the legislative assembly of Sikkim". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
^ "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.

[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.

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