1979 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election

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1979 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election
← 1974 12 October 1979 1985 →
32 seats in the Sikkim Legislative Assembly
17 seats needed for a majority
Registered117,157
Turnout65.13%
  Majority party Minority party Third party
 
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%
Wahlkreise zur Vidhan Sabha von Sikkim.svg
Constituencies of Sikkim
Chief Minister of Sikkim before election

Kazi Lhendup Dorjee
Indian National Congress

Chief Minister of Sikkim

Nar Bahadur Bhandari
Sikkim Janata Parishad

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[]

PartyVotes%Seats
Sikkim Janata Parishad22,77631.4916
Sikkim Congress (Revolutionary)14,88920.5811
Sikkim Prajatantra Congress11,40015.764
Janata Party9,53413.180
Indian National Congress1,4762.040
Communist Party of India (Marxist)2410.330
Sikkim Scheduled Caste League850.120
Independents11,93816.501
Total72,339100.0032
Valid votes72,33994.81
Invalid/blank votes3,9605.19
Total votes76,299100.00
Registered voters/turnout117,15765.13
Source: ECI

Elected members[]

A.C. No. Constituency Name Reserved for
(SC/ST/None) 		Member Party
1 Yoksam None Sanchaman Limboo Sikkim Janata Parishad
2 Tashiding ST Sikkim Janata Parishad
3 Geyzing None Sikkim Janata Parishad
4 Sikkim Congress (Revolutionary)
5 Sikkim Janata Parishad
6 Rinchenpong ST Sikkim Janata Parishad
7 None B. B. Gurung Sikkim Congress (Revolutionary)
8 Soreng Nar Bahadur Bhandari Sikkim Janata Parishad
9 Daramdin Sikkim Janata Parishad
10 Bhim Bahadur Gurung Sikkim Congress (Revolutionary)
11 ST Sikkim Congress (Revolutionary)
12 None Garjaman Gurung Sikkim Prajatantra Congress
13 Damthang Sikkim Congress (Revolutionary)
14 Melli Mohan Prasad Sharma Sikkim Janata Parishad
15 - SC Sikkim Congress (Revolutionary)
16 Temi- Tarku None N. B. Khatiwada Sikkim Prajatantra Congress
17 Central Pendam-East Sikkim Congress (Revolutionary)
18 Rhenock Kharananda Upreti Sikkim Congress (Revolutionary)
19 Regu Sikkim Janata Parishad
20 Pathing ST Sikkim Congress (Revolutionary)
21 None Sikkim Congress (Revolutionary)
22 SC Sikkim Congress (Revolutionary)
23 ST Athup Lepcha Sikkim Janata Parishad
24 Sikkim Janata Parishad
25 Sikkim Congress (Revolutionary)
26 - Sikkim Prajatantra Congress
27 Sikkim Janata Parishad
28 Rumtek Sikkim Janata Parishad
29 Sikkim Congress (Revolutionary)
30 Ranka Sikkim Janata Parishad
31 Gangtok None Lal Bahadur Basnet Sikkim Janata Parishad
32 Sangha Sangha Independent
Source: Election Commission of India[4]

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. ^ List of Successful Candidates in Sikkim Assembly Election in 1979
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