SIKKIM · 1979

32 seats

Seats32

Electors1.17 L

Votes polled76,299

Median turnout67.0%

Other years: 2019 2014 2009 2004 1999 1994 1989 1985

Party standings

32 seats · majority 17

Sikkim Janata Parishad 16 of 32 seats · 50% 1 short of a majority

Sikkim Janata Parishad 16

Sikkim Congress (R) 11

Sikkim Prajatantra Congress 4

Independent 1

Vote share by party

seats and votes

Party	Seats	Vote %
SJP	16	31.5%
SCR	11	20.6%
SPC	4	15.8%
OTHERS	1	16.9%
JNP	—	13.2%
INC	—	2.0%

Every seat

by constituency number

#	Constituency	Winner	Party	Votes	Margin	Margin %	Turnout
1	Yoksam	Sanchaman Limboo	SJP	2,582	198	7.7	69.0
2	TashidingST	Dawgyal Pentso Bhutia	SJP	1,711	227	13.3	63.0
3	Geyzing	Indra Bahadur Limboo	SJP	2,621	168	6.4	78.9
4	Dentam	Padam Lal Gurung	SCR	2,343	570	24.3	72.0
5	Barmiok	Til Bahadur Limbu	SJP	2,209	269	12.2	71.1
6	RinchenpongST	Katuk Bhutia	SJP	2,303	118	5.1	62.6
7	Chakung	B.B. Gurung	SCR	2,541	1,227	48.3	72.4
8	Soreong	Nar Bahadur Bhandari	SJP	2,720	1,458	53.6	62.0
9	Daramdin	Padam Bahadur Gurung	SJP	2,711	1,447	53.4	72.8
10	Jorthang-Nayabazar	Bhim Bahadur Gurung	SCR	3,253	61	1.9	77.3
11	RalongST	Chamla Tshering	SCR	1,753	67	3.8	69.3
12	Wak	Garjaman Gurung	SPC	1,653	96	5.8	59.7
13	Damthang	Pradeep Yanzone	SCR	2,662	39	1.5	70.3
14	Melli	Mohan Prasad Sharma	SJP	2,620	141	5.4	77.2
15	Rateypani - West PendamSC	Bir Bahadur Lohar	SCR	2,681	564	21.0	65.0
16	Temi-Tarku	Nar Bahadur Khatiwada	SPC	2,118	307	14.5	67.5
17	Central Pendam-East Pendam	Bhuwani Prasad Kharel	SCR	3,719	571	15.4	61.2
18	Rhenock	Kharananda Upreti	SCR	2,267	146	6.4	70.5
19	Regu	Tulshi Sharma	SJP	2,505	62	2.5	59.9
20	PathingST	Ram Lepcha	SCR	2,527	188	7.4	67.0
21	Loosing Pachekhani	Jagat Bandhu Pradhan	SCR	2,091	555	26.5	57.1
22	KhamdongSC	Dal Bahadur Damai	SPC	2,633	174	6.6	79.7
23	DjonguST	Athup Lepcha	SJP	1,991	362	18.2	68.2
24	Lachen MangshilaST	Tenzing Dadul Bhutia	SJP	2,033	339	16.7	53.3
25	Kabi TingdaST	Sonam Tshering	SJP	1,742	139	8.0	60.9
26	Rakdong TintekST	Dugo Bhutia	SPC	2,507	889	35.5	65.7
27	MartamST	Samten Tshering	SJP	2,045	134	6.6	57.0
28	RumtekST	Dadul Bhutia	SJP	2,549	346	13.6	59.1
29	Assam LingjeyST	Sherab Palden	SJP	1,822	715	39.2	58.5
30	RankaST	Dorji Tshering Bhutia	SCR	2,094	19	0.9	67.2
31	Gangtok	Lall Bahadur Basnet	SJP	4,487	533	11.9	56.7
32	Sangha	Lhachen Ganchen Rimpuchhi	IND	806	688	85.4	38.1