1979 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election

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{{Infobox Election
| election_name = 1979 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election
| country = India
| type = legislative
| ongoing =
| party_colour =
| previous_election = 1974 Sikkimese general election
| previous_year = 1974
| next_election = 1985 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election
| next_year = 1985
| election_date = 12 October 1979
| seats_for_election = 32 seats in the [[Sikkim Legislative Assembly]]
| majority_seats = 17
| image1 =
| leader1 = [[Nar Bahadur Bhandari]]
| leader_since1 =
| party1 = [[Sikkim Janata Parishad|SJP]]
| color1 = F7DF05
| leaders_seat1 = [[Soreng-Chakung (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Soreng-Chakung]]
| last_election1 =
| seats_needed1 =
| seats1 = 16
| seat_change1 =
| popular_vote1 = 22,776
| percentage1= 31.49%
| swing1=
| image2 =
| leader2 =
| leader_since2 =
| party2 = [[Sikkim Congress (Revolutionary)|SC(R)]]
| color2 = ff0000
| leaders_seat2 =
| running_mate2 =
| last_election2 =
| seats_needed2 =
| seats2 = 11
| seat_change2 =
| popular_vote2 = 14,889
| percentage2 = 20.58%
| swing2 =
| image3 =
| leader3 =
| leader_since3 =
| party3 = [[Sikkim Prajatantra Congress|SPC]]
| color3 = 00BFFF
| leaders_seat3 =
| last_election3 =
| seats_needed3 =
| seats3 = 4
| seat_change3 =
| popular_vote3 = 11,400
| percentage3 = 15.76%
| map_image = Wahlkreise zur Vidhan Sabha von Sikkim.svg
| map_size =
| map_caption = Constituencies of Sikkim
| title = [[List of Chief Ministers of Sikkim|Chief Minister of Sikkim]]
| before_election = [[Kazi Lhendup Dorjee]]
| before_party = [[Indian National Congress]]
| posttitle =[[List of Chief Ministers of Sikkim|Chief Minister of Sikkim]]
| after_election = [[Nar Bahadur Bhandari]]
| after_party = [[Sikkim Janata Parishad]]
}}

'''Legislative Assembly elections''' were held in [[Sikkim]] on 12 October 1979 to elect the 32 members of the second [[Sikkim Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]].<ref>[https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/elections/assembly-elections/sikkim/no-match-for-sikkims-victorious-regional-parties-since-1979/articleshow/68700102.cms No match for Sikkim's victorious regional parties since 1979]</ref><ref>[https://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/success-in-sikkim-eludes-national-parties-119040700130_1.html Success in Sikkim eludes national parties]</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://ceosikkim.nic.in/Files/election%20history/Statistical%20Report%201979%20Sikkim.pdf |title=STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 1979 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF SIKKIM |access-date=28 June 2019 |archive-date=16 July 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190716051029/http://ceosikkim.nic.in/Files/election%20history/Statistical%20Report%201979%20Sikkim.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==Results==
{{Election results
|party1=[[Sikkim Janata Parishad]]|votes1=22776|seats1=16
|party2=[[Sikkim Congress (Revolutionary)]]|votes2=14889|seats2=11
|party3=[[Sikkim Prajatantra Congress]]|votes3=11400|seats3=4
|party4=[[Janata Party]]|votes4=9534|seats4=0
|party5=[[Indian National Congress]]|votes5=1476|seats5=0
|party6=[[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]]|votes6=241|seats6=0
|party7=[[Sikkim Scheduled Caste League]]|votes7=85|seats7=0
|party8=Independents|votes8=11938|seats8=1
|invalid=3960
|electorate=117157
|source=[https://eci.gov.in/files/file/3354-sikkim-1979/ ECI]
}}

==Elected members==
{| class ="wikitable sortable"
|-
! A.C. No.
! Constituency Name
! Member
!colspan=2| Party
|-
| 1 || [[Yoksam–Tashiding (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Yoksam–Tashiding]] (BL) || [[Sanchaman Limboo]]
| bgcolor=#F7DF05| ||[[Sikkim Janata Parishad]]
|-
|-
| 2 || [[Tashiding]] || [[Dawgyal Pentso Bhutia]]
| bgcolor=#F7DF05| ||[[Sikkim Janata Parishad]]
|-
| 3 || [[Geyzing]] || [[Indra Bahadur Limboo]]
| bgcolor=#F7DF05| ||[[Sikkim Janata Parishad]]
|-
| 4 || [[Dentam]] || [[Padam Lal Gurung]]
| bgcolor=#ff0000| ||[[Sikkim Congress (Revolutionary)]]
|-
| 5 || [[Barmiok]] || [[Til Bahadur Limbu]]
| bgcolor=#F7DF05| ||[[Sikkim Janata Parishad]]
|-
| 6 || [[Rinchenpong (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Rinchenpong]] || [[Katuk Bhutia]]
| bgcolor=#F7DF05| ||[[Sikkim Janata Parishad]]
|-
| 7 || [[Chakung]] || [[B. B. Gurung]]
| bgcolor=#ff0000| ||[[Sikkim Congress (Revolutionary)]]
|-
| 8 || [[Soreng-Chakung (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Soreng]] (SC) || [[Nar Bahadur Bhandari]]
| bgcolor=#F7DF05| ||[[Sikkim Janata Parishad]]
|-
| 9 || [[Daramdin]] (BL) || [[Padam Bahadur Gurung]]
| bgcolor=#F7DF05| ||[[Sikkim Janata Parishad]]
|-
| 10 || [[Jorthang-Nayabazar (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Jorthang-Nayabazar]] || [[Bhim Bahadur Gurung]]
| bgcolor=#ff0000| ||[[Sikkim Congress (Revolutionary)]]
|-
| 11 || [[Ralong]] || [[Chamla Tshering]]
| bgcolor=#ff0000| ||[[Sikkim Congress (Revolutionary)]]
|-
| 12 || [[Wak, India|Wak]] || [[Garjaman Gurung]]
| bgcolor=#00BFFF| ||[[Sikkim Prajatantra Congress]]
|-
| 13 || [[Damthang]] || [[Pradeep Yanzone]]
| bgcolor=#ff0000| ||[[Sikkim Congress (Revolutionary)]]
|-
| 14 || [[Melli (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Melli]] || [[Mohan Prasad Sharma]]
| bgcolor=#F7DF05| ||[[Sikkim Janata Parishad]]
|-
| 15 || [[Rateypani]] - [[West Pendam]] || [[Bir Bahadur Lohar]]
| bgcolor=#ff0000| ||[[Sikkim Congress (Revolutionary)]]
|-
| 16 || [[Temi]]- [[Tarku, India|Tarku]] || [[N. B. Khatiwada]]
| bgcolor=#00BFFF| ||[[Sikkim Prajatantra Congress]]
|-
| 17 || Central Pendam-East [[Pendam]] || [[Bhuwani Prasad Kharel]]
| bgcolor=#ff0000| ||[[Sikkim Congress (Revolutionary)]]
|-
| 18 || [[Rhenock (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Rhenock]] || [[Kharananda Upreti]]
| bgcolor=#ff0000| ||[[Sikkim Congress (Revolutionary)]]
|-
| 19 || [[Regu]] || [[Tulshi Sharma]]
| bgcolor=#F7DF05| ||[[Sikkim Janata Parishad]]
|-
| 20 || [[Pathing]] || [[Ram Lepcha]]
| bgcolor=#ff0000| ||[[Sikkim Congress (Revolutionary)]]
|-
| 21 || [[Pathing]] || [[Jagat Bandhu Pradhan]]
| bgcolor=#ff0000| ||[[Sikkim Congress (Revolutionary)]]
|-
| 22 || [[Khamdong]] || [[Dal Bahadur Damai]]
| bgcolor=#ff0000| ||[[Sikkim Congress (Revolutionary)]]
|-
| 23 || [[Djongu]] || [[Athup Lepcha]]
| bgcolor=#F7DF05| ||[[Sikkim Janata Parishad]]
|-
| 24 || [[Lachen Mangshila]] || [[Tenzing Dadul Bhutia]]
| bgcolor=#F7DF05| ||[[Sikkim Janata Parishad]]
|-
| 25 || [[Kabi Tingda]] || [[Sonam Tshering]]
| bgcolor=#ff0000| ||[[Sikkim Congress (Revolutionary)]]
|-
| 26 || [[Rakdong]]-[[Tentek]] || [[Dugo Bhutia]]
| bgcolor=#00BFFF| ||[[Sikkim Prajatantra Congress]]
|-
| 27 || [[Martam]] || [[Samten Tshering]]
| bgcolor=#F7DF05| ||[[Sikkim Janata Parishad]]
|-
| 28 || [[Rumtek]] || [[Dadul Bhutia]]
| bgcolor=#F7DF05| ||[[Sikkim Janata Parishad]]
|-
| 29 || [[Assam Lingjey]] || [[Sherab Palden]]
| bgcolor=#ff0000| ||[[Sikkim Congress (Revolutionary)]]
|-
| 30 || Ranka || [[Dorji Tshering Bhutia]]
| bgcolor=#F7DF05| ||[[Sikkim Janata Parishad]]
|-
| 31 || [[Gangtok (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Gangtok]] || [[Lall Bahadur Basnet]]
| bgcolor=#F7DF05| ||[[Sikkim Janata Parishad]]
|-
| 32 || [[Sangha (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Sangha]] || [[Lhachen Ganchen Rimpuchhi]]
| bgcolor=#757575| ||[[Independent politician|Independent]]
|- class=sortbottom
|colspan=5|Source: Election Commission of India<ref>[http://www.elections.in/sikkim/assembly-constituencies/1979-election-results.html List of Successful Candidates in Sikkim Assembly Election in 1979]</ref>
|}

==References==
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{{Sikkimese elections}}

[[Category:State Assembly elections in Sikkim]]
[[Category:1970s in Sikkim]]
[[Category:1979 State Assembly elections in India]]

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