1994 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election

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1994 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
  PawanKumarChamling.jpg
Leader Pawan Kumar Chamling Nar Bahadur Bhandari
Party SDF SSP
Leader's seat Damthang Soreng-Chakung
Last election – 32
Seats won 19 10
Seat change New Decrease 22
Popular vote 72,856 60,851
Percentage 42.00% 35.08%
Sikkim Legislative Assembly 1994.svg
Chief Minister before election

Nar Bahadur Bhandari
SSP

Elected Chief Minister

Pawan Kumar Chamling
SDF

Legislative Assembly elections were held in Sikkim, in 1994, to elect the 32 members of the fifth Legislative Assembly.[1][2]

Results[]

PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Sikkim Democratic Front72,85642.0019New
Sikkim Sangram Parishad60,85135.0810–22
Indian National Congress26,04515.022+2
Revolutionary Socialist Party2,9061.680New
Bharatiya Janata Party2740.160New
Communist Party of India (Marxist)2700.160New
Independents10,2555.911+1
Total173,457100.00320
Valid votes173,45797.44
Invalid/blank votes4,5662.56
Total votes178,023100.00
Registered voters/turnout217,74381.76
Source: ECI

Elected members[]

A.C. No. Constituency Name Member Party
1 Yoksam Independent
2 Sikkim Sangram Parishad
3 Dal Bahadur Gurung Sikkim Democratic Front
4
5
6 Rinchenpong
7 Prem Singh Tamang
8 Nar Bahadur Bhandari Sikkim Sangram Parishad
9 Daramdin Sikkim Democratic Front
10
11 Dorjee Dazom Bhutia
12 Kedar Nath Rai
13 Pawan Kumar Chamling
14 Melli
15 -
16 Temi- Tarku Garjaman Gurung
17 Central Pendam-East
18 Rhenock Kharananda Upreti Sikkim Sangram Parishad
19 Sikkim Democratic Front
20 Sikkim Sangram Parishad
21 Sikkim Democratic Front
22
23 Djongu Indian National Congress
24 Hishey Lachungpa Sikkim Democratic Front
25
26 - Sikkim Sangram Parishad
27
28
29
30
31 Gangtok
32 Sangha Indian National Congress
Source: Election Commission of India[3]

References[]

  1. ^ "No match for Sikkim's victorious regional parties since 1979". The Times of India. PTI. 3 April 2019. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
  2. ^ "Success in Sikkim eludes national parties". Business Standard. PTI. 7 April 2019. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
  3. ^ "Sikkim 1994 - Sikkim - Election Commission of India". eci.gov.in. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
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