1985 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election: Difference between revisions

1985 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election
32 seats in the Sikkim Legislative Assembly; 17 seats needed for a majority
	Constituencies of Sikkim
Chief Minister of Sikkim before election; Nar Bahadur Bhandari; Sikkim Janata Parishad	Chief Minister of Sikkim ; Nar Bahadur Bhandari; Sikkim Janata Parishad

Revision as of 02:42, 13 June 2021

Legislative Assembly elections were held in Sikkim in 1985 to elect the 32 members of the second Legislative Assembly.^[1]^[2]


Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Sikkim Sangram Parishad	60,371	62.20	30	+14
	Indian National Congress	23,440	24.15	1	+1
	Janata Party	913	0.94	0	0
	Sikkim Prajatantra Congress	438	0.45	0	–4
	Communist Party of India (Marxist)	336	0.35	0	0
	Communist Party of India	25	0.03	0	New
	Independents	11,534	11.88	1	0
Total		97,057	100.00	32	0

Valid votes		97,057	97.61
Invalid/blank votes		2,378	2.39
Total votes		99,435	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		155,041	64.13
Source: ECI

A.C. No.	Constituency Name	Member
1	Yoksam	Sanchaman Limboo	Sikkim Sangram Parishad
2	Tashiding	Ugen Pintso Bhutia
3	Geyzing	Man Bahadur Dahal
4	Dentam	Padam Lal Gurung
5	Barmiok	Birbal Subba
6	Rinchenpong	Ongdi Bhutia
7	Chakung	Taraman Rai
8	Soreng	Nar Bahadur Bhandari
9	Daramdin	Padam Bahadur Gurung
10	Jorthang-Nayabazar	Bhim Raj Rai
11	Ralong	Sonam Gyatso
12	Wak	Bedu Singh Chettri
13	Damthang	Pawan Kumar Chamling
14	Melli	Mohan Prasad Sharma
15	Rateypani - West Pendam	Chandra Kumar Mihora
16	Temi- Tarku	Indra Bahadur Rai
17	Central Pendam-East Pendam	Sukumar Pradhan
18	Rhenock	Kharananda Upreti
19	Regu	Tulshi Sharma
20	Pathing	Ram Lepcha
21	Loosing Pachekhani	Bhakia Bhadur Khulal
22	Khamdong	Birkhaman Ramukami
23	Djongu	Sonam Choda Lepcha
24	Lachen Mangshila	Thokchok Bhutia
25	Kabi Tingda	Kalzang Gyatso	Indian National Congress
26	Rakdong-Tentek	Phuchung Bhutia	Sikkim Sangram Parishad
27	Martam	Chamla Tsering Bhutia
28	Rumtek	Ongay Tob Shutia
29	Assam Lingjey	Sonam Dapden Lepcha
30	Ranka	Dorjee Tshering Bhutia
31	Gangtok	Lall Bahadur Basnet	Independent
32	Sangha	Namkha Gyaltsen	Sikkim Sangram Parishad
Source: Election Commission of India^[3]

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 ==Results==
-{| class="wikitable"
+{{Election results
-|-
+|party1=[[Sikkim Sangram Parishad]]|votes1=60371|seats1=30|sc1=+14
-! Party
+|party2=[[Indian National Congress]]|votes2=23440|seats2=1|sc2=+1
-! No. of candidates
+|party3=[[Janata Party]]|votes3=913|seats3=0|sc3=0
-! No. of elected
+|party4=[[Sikkim Prajatantra Congress]]|votes4=438|seats4=0|sc4=–4
-! No. of votes
+|party5=[[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]]|votes5=336|seats5=0|sc5=0
-! %
+|party6=[[Communist Party of India]]|votes6=25|seats6=0|sc6=New
-|-
+|party7=Independents|votes7=11534|seats7=1|sc7=0
-| [[Communist Party of India]]
+|total_sc=0
-| 2
+|invalid=2378
-| 0
+|electorate=155041
-| 25
+|source=[https://eci.gov.in/files/file/3356-sikkim-1985/ ECI]
-| {{percentage|25|97057|2}}
+}}
-|-
-| [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]]
-| 1
-| 0
-| 336
-| {{percentage|336|97057|2}}
-|-
-| [[Indian National Congress]]
-| 32
-| 1
-| 23440
-| {{percentage|23440|97057|2}}
-|-
-| [[Janata Party]]
-| 20
-| 0
-| 913
-| {{percentage|913|97057|2}}
-|-
-| [[Sikkim Prajatantra Congress]]
-| 14
-| 0
-| 438
-| {{percentage|438|97057|2}}
-|-
-| [[Sikkim Sangram Parishad]]
-| 32
-| 30
-| 60371
-| {{percentage|60371|97057|2}}
-|-
-| Independents
-| 94
-| 1
-| 11534
-| {{percentage|11534|97057|2}}
-|-
-| '''Total:'''
-| 195
-| 32
-| 97057
-|
-|}
 ==Elected members==