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{{Infobox Election
{{Infobox election
| election_name      = 1979 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election
| election_name      = 1979 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election
| country            = India
| country            = India
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| seats_for_election = 32 seats in the [[Sikkim Legislative Assembly]]  
| seats_for_election = 32 seats in the [[Sikkim Legislative Assembly]]  
| majority_seats    = 17
| majority_seats    = 17
| registered        = {{formatnum:117157}}
| turnout            = 65.13%
| image1 =
| image1 =
| leader1 = [[Nar Bahadur Bhandari]]  
| leader1 = [[Nar Bahadur Bhandari]]  
| leader_since1 =  
| leader_since1 =  
| party1 = [[Sikkim Janata Parishad|SJP]]
| party1 = Sikkim Janata Parishad
| color1 = F7DF05
| leaders_seat1 =  [[Soreng-Chakung (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Soreng-Chakung]]
| leaders_seat1 =  [[Soreng-Chakung (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Soreng-Chakung]]
| last_election1 =  
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| percentage1= 31.49%
| percentage1= 31.49%
| swing1=
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| party2 = [[Sikkim Congress (Revolutionary)|SC(R)]]
| party2 = Sikkim Congress (Revolutionary)
| color2 = ff0000
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| percentage2 = 20.58%
| percentage2 = 20.58%
| swing2 =
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| leader_since3 =  
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| party3 = [[Sikkim Prajatantra Congress|SPC]]
| party3 = Sikkim Prajatantra Congress
| color3 = 00BFFF
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| popular_vote3 = 11,400
| popular_vote3 = 11,400
| percentage3 = 15.76%
| percentage3 = 15.76%
| map_image          =  Wahlkreise zur Vidhan Sabha von Sikkim.svg
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! A.C. No.
! A.C. No.
! Constituency Name
! Constituency Name
! Reserved for<br>([[Scheduled Caste|SC]]/[[Scheduled Tribes|ST]]/None)
! Member
! Member
!colspan=2| Party
!colspan=2| Party
|-
|-
| 1 || [[Yoksam–Tashiding (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Yoksam–Tashiding]] (BL) || [[Sanchaman Limboo]]  
| 1 || Yoksam || None || [[Sanchaman Limboo]]  
| bgcolor=#F7DF05| ||[[Sikkim Janata Parishad]]
| bgcolor={{party color|Sikkim Janata Parishad}}| ||[[Sikkim Janata Parishad]]
|-
|-
|-
| 2 || [[Tashiding]] || [[Dawgyal Pentso Bhutia]]  
| 2 || Tashiding ||ST || [[Dawgyal Pentso Bhutia]]  
| bgcolor=#F7DF05| ||[[Sikkim Janata Parishad]]
| bgcolor={{party color|Sikkim Janata Parishad}}| ||[[Sikkim Janata Parishad]]
|-
|-
| 3 || [[Geyzing]] || [[Indra Bahadur Limboo]]  
| 3 || [[Geyzing]] ||rowspan=3|None|| [[Indra Bahadur Limboo]]  
| bgcolor=#F7DF05| ||[[Sikkim Janata Parishad]]
| bgcolor={{party color|Sikkim Janata Parishad}}| ||[[Sikkim Janata Parishad]]
|-
|-
| 4 || [[Dentam]] || [[Padam Lal Gurung]]  
| 4 || [[Dentam]] || [[Padam Lal Gurung]]  
| bgcolor=#ff0000| ||[[Sikkim Congress (Revolutionary)]]
| bgcolor={{party color|Sikkim Congress (Revolutionary)}}| ||[[Sikkim Congress (Revolutionary)]]
|-
|-
| 5 || [[Barmiok]] || [[Til Bahadur Limbu]]  
| 5 || [[Barmiok]] || [[Til Bahadur Limbu]]  
| bgcolor=#F7DF05| ||[[Sikkim Janata Parishad]]
| bgcolor={{party color|Sikkim Janata Parishad}}| ||[[Sikkim Janata Parishad]]
|-
|-
| 6 || [[Rinchenpong (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Rinchenpong]] || [[Katuk Bhutia]]   
| 6 || [[Rinchenpong (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Rinchenpong]] ||ST || [[Katuk Bhutia]]   
| bgcolor=#F7DF05| ||[[Sikkim Janata Parishad]]
| bgcolor={{party color|Sikkim Janata Parishad}}| ||[[Sikkim Janata Parishad]]
|-
|-
| 7 || [[Chakung]] || [[B. B. Gurung]]   
| 7 || [[Chakung]] ||rowspan=4|None|| [[B. B. Gurung]]   
| bgcolor=#ff0000| ||[[Sikkim Congress (Revolutionary)]]
| bgcolor={{party color|Sikkim Congress (Revolutionary)}}| ||[[Sikkim Congress (Revolutionary)]]
|-
|-
| 8 || [[Soreng-Chakung (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Soreng]] (SC) || [[Nar Bahadur Bhandari]]  
| 8 || Soreng || [[Nar Bahadur Bhandari]]  
| bgcolor=#F7DF05| ||[[Sikkim Janata Parishad]]
| bgcolor={{party color|Sikkim Janata Parishad}}| ||[[Sikkim Janata Parishad]]
|-
|-
| 9 || [[Daramdin]] (BL) || [[Padam Bahadur Gurung]]  
| 9 || [[Daramdin]] || [[Padam Bahadur Gurung]]  
| bgcolor=#F7DF05| ||[[Sikkim Janata Parishad]]
| bgcolor={{party color|Sikkim Janata Parishad}}| ||[[Sikkim Janata Parishad]]
|-
|-
| 10 || [[Jorthang-Nayabazar (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Jorthang-Nayabazar]] || [[Bhim Bahadur Gurung]]  
| 10 || [[Jorthang-Nayabazar (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Jorthang-Nayabazar]] || [[Bhim Bahadur Gurung]]  
| bgcolor=#ff0000| ||[[Sikkim Congress (Revolutionary)]]
| bgcolor={{party color|Sikkim Congress (Revolutionary)}}| ||[[Sikkim Congress (Revolutionary)]]
|-
|-
| 11 || [[Ralong]] || [[Chamla Tshering]]  
| 11 || [[Ralong]] ||ST|| [[Chamla Tshering]]  
| bgcolor=#ff0000| ||[[Sikkim Congress (Revolutionary)]]
| bgcolor={{party color|Sikkim Congress (Revolutionary)}}| ||[[Sikkim Congress (Revolutionary)]]
|-
|-
| 12 || [[Wak, India|Wak]] || [[Garjaman Gurung]]  
| 12 || [[Wak, India|Wak]] || rowspan=3|None||[[Garjaman Gurung]]  
| bgcolor=#00BFFF| ||[[Sikkim Prajatantra Congress]]  
| bgcolor={{party color|Sikkim Prajatantra Congress}}| ||[[Sikkim Prajatantra Congress]]  
|-
|-
| 13 || [[Damthang]] || [[Pradeep Yanzone]]  
| 13 || [[Damthang]] || [[Pradeep Yanzone]]  
| bgcolor=#ff0000| ||[[Sikkim Congress (Revolutionary)]]
| bgcolor={{party color|Sikkim Congress (Revolutionary)}}| ||[[Sikkim Congress (Revolutionary)]]
|-
|-
| 14 || [[Melli (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Melli]] || [[Mohan Prasad Sharma]]  
| 14 || [[Melli (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Melli]] || [[Mohan Prasad Sharma]]  
| bgcolor=#F7DF05| ||[[Sikkim Janata Parishad]]
| bgcolor={{party color|Sikkim Janata Parishad}}| ||[[Sikkim Janata Parishad]]
|-
|-
| 15 || [[Rateypani]] - [[West Pendam]] || [[Bir Bahadur Lohar]]  
| 15 || [[Rateypani]] - [[West Pendam]] || SC ||[[Bir Bahadur Lohar]]  
| bgcolor=#ff0000| ||[[Sikkim Congress (Revolutionary)]]
| bgcolor={{party color|Sikkim Congress (Revolutionary)}}| ||[[Sikkim Congress (Revolutionary)]]
|-
|-
| 16 || [[Temi]]- [[Tarku, India|Tarku]] || [[N. B. Khatiwada]]
| 16 || [[Temi]]- [[Tarku, India|Tarku]] ||rowspan=4|None|| [[N. B. Khatiwada]]
| bgcolor=#00BFFF| ||[[Sikkim Prajatantra Congress]]  
| bgcolor={{party color|Sikkim Prajatantra Congress}}| ||[[Sikkim Prajatantra Congress]]  
|-
|-
| 17 || Central Pendam-East [[Pendam]] || [[Bhuwani Prasad Kharel]]  
| 17 || Central Pendam-East [[Pendam]] || [[Bhuwani Prasad Kharel]]  
| bgcolor=#ff0000| ||[[Sikkim Congress (Revolutionary)]]
| bgcolor={{party color|Sikkim Congress (Revolutionary)}}| ||[[Sikkim Congress (Revolutionary)]]
|-
|-
| 18 || [[Rhenock (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Rhenock]] || [[Kharananda Upreti]]  
| 18 || [[Rhenock (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Rhenock]] || [[Kharananda Upreti]]  
| bgcolor=#ff0000| ||[[Sikkim Congress (Revolutionary)]]
| bgcolor={{party color|Sikkim Congress (Revolutionary)}}| ||[[Sikkim Congress (Revolutionary)]]
|-
|-
| 19 || [[Regu]] || [[Tulshi Sharma]]  
| 19 || [[Regu]] || [[Tulshi Sharma]]  
| bgcolor=#F7DF05| ||[[Sikkim Janata Parishad]]
| bgcolor={{party color|Sikkim Janata Parishad}}| ||[[Sikkim Janata Parishad]]
|-
|-
| 20 || [[Pathing]] || [[Ram Lepcha]]  
| 20 || [[Pathing]] ||ST|| [[Ram Lepcha]]  
| bgcolor=#ff0000| ||[[Sikkim Congress (Revolutionary)]]
| bgcolor={{party color|Sikkim Congress (Revolutionary)}}| ||[[Sikkim Congress (Revolutionary)]]
|-
|-
| 21 || [[Pathing]] || [[Jagat Bandhu Pradhan]]  
| 21 || [[Loosing Pachekhani]] ||None|| [[Jagat Bandhu Pradhan]]  
| bgcolor=#ff0000| ||[[Sikkim Congress (Revolutionary)]]
| bgcolor={{party color|Sikkim Congress (Revolutionary)}}| ||[[Sikkim Congress (Revolutionary)]]
|-
|-
| 22 || [[Khamdong]] || [[Dal Bahadur Damai]]  
| 22 || [[Khamdong]] || SC||[[Dal Bahadur Damai]]  
| bgcolor=#ff0000| ||[[Sikkim Congress (Revolutionary)]]
| bgcolor={{party color|Sikkim Congress (Revolutionary)}}| ||[[Sikkim Congress (Revolutionary)]]
|-
|-
| 23 || [[Djongu]] || [[Athup Lepcha]]  
| 23 || [[Djongu]] ||rowspan=8|ST|| [[Athup Lepcha]]  
| bgcolor=#F7DF05| ||[[Sikkim Janata Parishad]]
| bgcolor={{party color|Sikkim Janata Parishad}}| ||[[Sikkim Janata Parishad]]
|-
|-
| 24 || [[Lachen Mangshila]] || [[Tenzing Dadul Bhutia]]  
| 24 || [[Lachen Mangshila]] || [[Tenzing Dadul Bhutia]]  
| bgcolor=#F7DF05| ||[[Sikkim Janata Parishad]]
| bgcolor={{party color|Sikkim Janata Parishad}}| ||[[Sikkim Janata Parishad]]
|-
|-
| 25 || [[Kabi Tingda]] || [[Sonam Tshering]]  
| 25 || [[Kabi Tingda]] || [[Sonam Tshering]]  
| bgcolor=#ff0000| ||[[Sikkim Congress (Revolutionary)]]
| bgcolor={{party color|Sikkim Congress (Revolutionary)}}| ||[[Sikkim Congress (Revolutionary)]]
|-
|-
| 26 || [[Rakdong]]-[[Tentek]] || [[Dugo Bhutia]]  
| 26 || [[Rakdong]]-[[Tentek]] || [[Dugo Bhutia]]  
| bgcolor=#00BFFF| ||[[Sikkim Prajatantra Congress]]  
| bgcolor={{party color|Sikkim Prajatantra Congress}}| ||[[Sikkim Prajatantra Congress]]  
|-
|-
| 27 || [[Martam]] || [[Samten Tshering]]  
| 27 || [[Martam]] || [[Samten Tshering]]  
| bgcolor=#F7DF05| ||[[Sikkim Janata Parishad]]
| bgcolor={{party color|Sikkim Janata Parishad}}| ||[[Sikkim Janata Parishad]]
|-
|-
| 28 || [[Rumtek]] || [[Dadul Bhutia]]   
| 28 || [[Rumtek]] || [[Dadul Bhutia]]   
| bgcolor=#F7DF05| ||[[Sikkim Janata Parishad]]
| bgcolor={{party color|Sikkim Janata Parishad}}| ||[[Sikkim Janata Parishad]]
|-
|-
| 29 || [[Assam Lingjey]] || [[Sherab Palden]]  
| 29 || [[Assam Lingjey]] || [[Sherab Palden]]  
| bgcolor=#ff0000| ||[[Sikkim Congress (Revolutionary)]]
| bgcolor={{party color|Sikkim Congress (Revolutionary)}}| ||[[Sikkim Congress (Revolutionary)]]
|-
|-
| 30 || Ranka || [[Dorji Tshering Bhutia]]  
| 30 || Ranka || [[Dorji Tshering Bhutia]]  
| bgcolor=#F7DF05| ||[[Sikkim Janata Parishad]]
| bgcolor={{party color|Sikkim Janata Parishad}}| ||[[Sikkim Janata Parishad]]
|-
|-
| 31 || [[Gangtok (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Gangtok]] || [[Lall Bahadur Basnet]]  
| 31 || [[Gangtok (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Gangtok]] ||None || [[Lal Bahadur Basnet]]  
| bgcolor=#F7DF05| ||[[Sikkim Janata Parishad]]
| bgcolor={{party color|Sikkim Janata Parishad}}| ||[[Sikkim Janata Parishad]]
|-
|-
| 32 || [[Sangha (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Sangha]] || [[Lhachen Ganchen Rimpuchhi]]  
| 32 || [[Sangha (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Sangha]] ||[[Sangha (Buddhism)|Sangha]] ||[[Lhachen Ganchen Rimpuchhi]]  
| bgcolor=#757575| ||[[Independent politician|Independent]]
| bgcolor={{party color|Independent (politician)}}| ||[[Independent politician|Independent]]
|- class=sortbottom
|- 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>
|colspan=6|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>
|}
|}


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

Revision as of 15:16, 8 January 2022

1979 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election
← 1974 12 October 1979 1985 →
32 seats in the Sikkim Legislative Assembly
17 seats needed for a majority
Registered117,157
Turnout65.13%
  Majority party Minority party Third party
 
Leader Nar Bahadur Bhandari
Party Sikkim Janata Parishad Sikkim Congress (Revolutionary) Sikkim Prajatantra Congress
Leader's seat Soreng-Chakung
Seats won 16 11 4
Popular vote 22,776 14,889 11,400
Percentage 31.49% 20.58% 15.76%
Constituencies of Sikkim
Chief Minister of Sikkim before election

Kazi Lhendup Dorjee
Indian National Congress

Chief Minister of Sikkim

Nar Bahadur Bhandari
Sikkim Janata Parishad

Legislative Assembly elections were held in Sikkim on 12 October 1979 to elect the 32 members of the second Legislative Assembly.[1][2][3]

Results

PartyVotes%Seats
Sikkim Janata Parishad22,77631.4916
Sikkim Congress (Revolutionary)14,88920.5811
Sikkim Prajatantra Congress11,40015.764
Janata Party9,53413.180
Indian National Congress1,4762.040
Communist Party of India (Marxist)2410.330
Sikkim Scheduled Caste League850.120
Independents11,93816.501
Total72,339100.0032
Valid votes72,33994.81
Invalid/blank votes3,9605.19
Total votes76,299100.00
Registered voters/turnout117,15765.13
Source: ECI

Elected members

A.C. No. Constituency Name Reserved for
(SC/ST/None) 		Member Party
1 Yoksam None Sanchaman Limboo Sikkim Janata Parishad
2 Tashiding ST Dawgyal Pentso Bhutia Sikkim Janata Parishad
3 Geyzing None Indra Bahadur Limboo Sikkim Janata Parishad
4 Dentam Padam Lal Gurung Sikkim Congress (Revolutionary)
5 Barmiok Til Bahadur Limbu Sikkim Janata Parishad
6 Rinchenpong ST Katuk Bhutia Sikkim Janata Parishad
7 Chakung None B. B. Gurung Sikkim Congress (Revolutionary)
8 Soreng Nar Bahadur Bhandari Sikkim Janata Parishad
9 Daramdin Padam Bahadur Gurung Sikkim Janata Parishad
10 Jorthang-Nayabazar Bhim Bahadur Gurung Sikkim Congress (Revolutionary)
11 Ralong ST Chamla Tshering Sikkim Congress (Revolutionary)
12 Wak None Garjaman Gurung Sikkim Prajatantra Congress
13 Damthang Pradeep Yanzone Sikkim Congress (Revolutionary)
14 Melli Mohan Prasad Sharma Sikkim Janata Parishad
15 Rateypani - West Pendam SC Bir Bahadur Lohar Sikkim Congress (Revolutionary)
16 Temi- Tarku None N. B. Khatiwada Sikkim Prajatantra Congress
17 Central Pendam-East Pendam Bhuwani Prasad Kharel Sikkim Congress (Revolutionary)
18 Rhenock Kharananda Upreti Sikkim Congress (Revolutionary)
19 Regu Tulshi Sharma Sikkim Janata Parishad
20 Pathing ST Ram Lepcha Sikkim Congress (Revolutionary)
21 Loosing Pachekhani None Jagat Bandhu Pradhan Sikkim Congress (Revolutionary)
22 Khamdong SC Dal Bahadur Damai Sikkim Congress (Revolutionary)
23 Djongu ST Athup Lepcha Sikkim Janata Parishad
24 Lachen Mangshila Tenzing Dadul Bhutia Sikkim Janata Parishad
25 Kabi Tingda Sonam Tshering Sikkim Congress (Revolutionary)
26 Rakdong-Tentek Dugo Bhutia Sikkim Prajatantra Congress
27 Martam Samten Tshering Sikkim Janata Parishad
28 Rumtek Dadul Bhutia Sikkim Janata Parishad
29 Assam Lingjey Sherab Palden Sikkim Congress (Revolutionary)
30 Ranka Dorji Tshering Bhutia Sikkim Janata Parishad
31 Gangtok None Lal Bahadur Basnet Sikkim Janata Parishad
32 Sangha Sangha Lhachen Ganchen Rimpuchhi Independent
Source: Election Commission of India[4]

References

  1. ↑ No match for Sikkim's victorious regional parties since 1979
  2. ↑ Success in Sikkim eludes national parties
  3. ↑ "STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 1979 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF SIKKIM" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 July 2019. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
  4. ↑ List of Successful Candidates in Sikkim Assembly Election in 1979
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