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1999 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election 
Summary
Legislative Assembly elections were held in Sikkim, in October 1999, to elect the 32 members of the sixth Legislative Assembly.[2][3]
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32 seats in the Sikkim Legislative Assembly 17 seats needed for a majority | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Results edit
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| 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 edit
| Assembly Constituency | Turnout | Winner | Runner Up | Margin | |||||||||
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| #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 Kri. 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 edit
- ^ a b "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.