1999 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election

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1999 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 Rhenock
Last election 19[1] 10[1]
Seats won 24 7
Seat change Increase5 Decrease 3
Popular vote 107,214 85,827
Percentage 52.32% 41.88%
Sikkim Legislative Assembly 1999.svg
Chief Minister of Sikkim before election

Pawan Kumar Chamling
Sikkim Sangram Parishad

Chief Minister of Sikkim

Pawan Kumar Chamling
Sikkim Sangram Parishad

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

Results[]

Party No. of candidates No. elected Votes won %
Communist Party of India (Marxist) 2 0 398 0.19%
Indian National Congress 31 0 7,512 3.67%
Sikkim Democratic Front 31 24 107,214 52.32%
Sikkim Sangram Parishad 32 7 85,827 41.88%
Independents 9 1 3,976 1.94%
Total: 105 32 204,927

Elected members[]

A.C. No. Constituency Name Member Party
1 Yoksam Sikkim Democratic Front
2
3 Sher Bahadur Subedi
4 Narendra Kumar Subba
5
6 Rinchenpong
7 Prem Singh Tamang
8 Ram Bahadur Subba
9 Daramdin
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 Sikkim Sangram Parishad
18 Rhenock Nar Bahadur Bhandari
19 Sikkim Democratic Front
20 Sikkim Sangram Parishad
21 Loosing
22 Sikkim Democratic Front
23 Djongu Sonam Gyatso Lepcha Sikkim Sangram Parishad
24 Hishey Lachungpa Sikkim Democratic Front
25
26 - Sikkim Sangram Parishad
27 Sikkim Democratic Front
28
29
30
31 Gangtok Sikkim Sangram Parishad
32 Sangha Independent
Source: Election Commission of India[4]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b "Sikkim 1994 - Sikkim - Election Commission of India". eci.gov.in. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
  2. ^ "No match for Sikkim's victorious regional parties since 1979". The Times of India. PTI. 3 April 2019. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
  3. ^ "Success in Sikkim eludes national parties". Business Standard. PTI. 7 April 2019. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
  4. ^ "Sikkim 1999 - Sikkim - Election Commission of India". eci.gov.in. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
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