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{{Short description|Legislative Assembly election in Sikkim State, India}}
{{short description|Legislative Assembly election in Sikkim State, India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2021}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2021}}
{{Infobox election
{{Infobox election
| election_name      = 1994 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election
| country = India
| country           = India
| type = legislative
| type               = legislative
| previous_election = 1989 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election
| ongoing            =
| previous_year = 1989
| party_colour      =
| next_election = 1999 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election
| previous_election = 1989 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election
| next_year = 1999
| previous_year     = 1989
| election_date = 16 November 1994
| next_election     = 1999 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election
| seats_for_election = All 32 seats in the [[Sikkim Legislative Assembly]]
| next_year         = 1999
| majority_seats = 17
| election_date     = 16 November 1994
| image_size = 100px
| seats_for_election = 32 seats in the [[Sikkim Legislative Assembly]]  
 
| majority_seats     = 17
| party1 = Sikkim Democratic Front
| image_size = 150x150px
| image1 = PawanKumarChamling.jpg
| image1 = PawanKumarChamling.jpg
| leader1 = [[Pawan Kumar Chamling]]
| leader1 = [[Pawan Kumar Chamling]]
| leader_since1 =  
| leader_since1 =  
| party1 = Sikkim Democratic Front
| last_election1 = ''New''
| last_election1 = –
| leaders_seat1 = [[Damthang Assembly constituency|Damthang]]
| leaders_seat1 = Damthang
| seats1 = 19
| seats1 = 19
| seat_change1 = ''New''
| seat_change1 = ''New''
| popular_vote1 = 72,856
| popular_vote1 = 72,856
| percentage1 = 42.00%
| percentage1 = 42.00%
| image2 = File:Indian Election Symbol Elephant.png


| image2 =  
| party2 = Sikkim Sangram Parishad
| leader2 = {{nowrap|[[Nar Bahadur Bhandari]]}}
| leader2 = {{nowrap|[[Nar Bahadur Bhandari]]}}
| leader_since2 =  
| leader_since2 =  
| party2 = Sikkim Sangram Parishad
| leaders_seat2 = [[Soreng-Chakung Assembly constituency|Soreng-Chakung]]
| leaders_seat2 = [[Soreng-Chakung (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Soreng-Chakung]]
| last_election2 = 32
| last_election2 = 32
| seats2 = 10
| seats2 = 10
| seat_change2 = {{decrease}} 22
| seat_change2 = {{decrease}} 22
| popular_vote2 = 60,851
| popular_vote2 = 60,851
| percentage2= 35.08%
| percentage2 = 35.08%
 
| map_image          =  Vidhan Sabha constituencies in Sikkim Boundary Map.svg
| map2_image =  
| map_size          =
| title             = [[List of Chief Ministers of Sikkim|Chief Minister]]
| map_caption        =  Constituencies of Sikkim
| before_election   = [[Nar Bahadur Bhandari]]  
| title = [[List of Chief Ministers of Sikkim|CM]]
| before_party       = Sikkim Sangram Parishad
| before_election = [[Nar Bahadur Bhandari]]
| after_election     = [[Pawan Kumar Chamling]]
| before_party = Sikkim Sangram Parishad
| after_party       = Sikkim Democratic Front
| after_election = [[Pawan Kumar Chamling]]
| after_party = Sikkim Democratic Front
}}
}}


'''Legislative Assembly elections''' were held in [[Sikkim]], in November 1994, to elect the 32 members of the fifth [[Sikkim Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]].<ref name=toi>{{cite web |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/elections/assembly-elections/sikkim/no-match-for-sikkims-victorious-regional-parties-since-1979/articleshow/68700102.cms |title=No match for Sikkim's victorious regional parties since 1979 |newspaper=The Times of India |date=3 Apr 2019 |agency=PTI |accessdate= 2 February 2021}}</ref><ref name=business-standard>{{cite web |url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/success-in-sikkim-eludes-national-parties-119040700130_1.html |title=Success in Sikkim eludes national parties |newspaper=Business Standard |date=7 April 2019  |agency=PTI |accessdate= 2 February 2021}}</ref>
'''Legislative Assembly elections''' were held in [[Sikkim]], in November 1994, to elect the 32 members of the fifth [[Sikkim Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]].<ref name=toi>{{cite web |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/elections/assembly-elections/sikkim/no-match-for-sikkims-victorious-regional-parties-since-1979/articleshow/68700102.cms |title=No match for Sikkim's victorious regional parties since 1979 |newspaper=The Times of India |date=3 Apr 2019 |agency=PTI |accessdate= 2 February 2021}}</ref><ref name=business-standard>{{cite web |url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/success-in-sikkim-eludes-national-parties-119040700130_1.html |title=Success in Sikkim eludes national parties |newspaper=Business Standard |date=7 April 2019  |agency=PTI |accessdate= 2 February 2021}}</ref>
== Parties Contested==
{|class="wikitable"
|-
! No.
! Party
! Flag
! Symbol
!Leader
!Seats contested
|-
|! style="text-align:center; background:{{party color|Sikkim Democratic Front}};color:white"|'''1.'''
| style="text-align:center| [[Sikkim Democratic Front]]
|[[File:Sikkim-Democratic-Front-flag.svg|50px]]
|[[File:Indian Election Symbol Umberlla.png|50px]]
| style="text-align:center| [[Pawan Kumar Chamling]]
| style="text-align:center| 32
|-
|! style="text-align:center; background:{{party color|Sikkim Sangram Parishad}};color:white"|'''2.'''
| style="text-align:center| [[Sikkim Sangram Parishad]]
| [[File:Blank.svg|50px]]<!-- Do not use placeholder images per WP:IPH -->
| [[File:Indian Election Symbol Elephant.png|50px]]
| style="text-align:center| [[Nar Bahadur Bhandari]]
| style="text-align:center| 31
|-
|! style="text-align:center; background:{{party color|Indian National Congress}};color:white"|'''3.'''
| style="text-align:center| [[Indian National Congress]]
|[[File:Indian National Congress Flag.svg|50px]]
| [[File:INC Logo.png|50px]]
| style="text-align:center|  [[P. V. Narasimha Rao]]
| style="text-align:center| 31
|-
| style="text-align:center; background:{{party color|Revolutionary Socialist Party (India)}};color:white" |'''4.'''
| style="text-align:center" |[[Revolutionary Socialist Party (India)|Revolutionary Socialist Party]]
| [[File:RSP-flag.svg|center|50x50px]]
| [[File:Indian Election Symbol Spade and Stoker.png|center|50x50px]]
| style="text-align:center" |Manoj Bhattacharya
| style="text-align:center" |11
|-
|! style="text-align:center; background:{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}};color:white"|'''5.'''
| style="text-align:center| [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
|[[File:BJP flag.svg|50px]]
|[[File:Lotus flower symbol.svg|50px]]
| style="text-align:center| [[L. K. Advani]]
| style="text-align:center| 3
|-
|! style="text-align:center; background:{{party color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}};color:white"|'''6.'''
| style="text-align:center| [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]]
| [[File:CPI-M-flag.svg|50px]]
| [[File:CPI(M) election symbol - Hammer Sickle and Star.svg|50px]]
| style="text-align:center| [[Harkishan Singh Surjeet]]
| style="text-align:center| 2
|-
|! style="text-align:center; background:{{party color|Independent (politician)}};color:white"|'''7.'''
| style="text-align:center|  [[Independent (politician)|Independents]]
| [[File:Blank.svg|50x50px]]<!-- Do not use placeholder images per WP:IPH -->
| [[File:Blank.svg|50x50px]]<!-- Do not use placeholder images per WP:IPH -->
| style="text-align:center| ''collective leadership''
| style="text-align:center| 76
|}


==Results==
==Results==
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|image=[[File:Sikkim Legislative Assembly 1994.svg]]
|image=[[File:Sikkim Legislative Assembly 1994.svg]]
|party1=[[Sikkim Democratic Front]]|votes1=72856|seats1=19|sc1=New
|party1=[[Sikkim Democratic Front]]|votes1=72856|seats1=19|sc1=New
|party2=[[Sikkim Sangram Parishad]]|votes2=60851|seats2=10|sc2=–22
|party2=[[Sikkim Sangram Parishad]]|votes2=60851|seats2=10|sc2={{decrease}}22
|party3=[[Indian National Congress]]|votes3=26045|seats3=2|sc3=+2
|party3=[[Indian National Congress]]|votes3=26045|seats3=2|sc3={{increase}}2
|party4=[[Revolutionary Socialist Party (India)|Revolutionary Socialist Party]]|votes4=2906|seats4=0|sc4=New
|party4=[[Revolutionary Socialist Party (India)|Revolutionary Socialist Party]]|votes4=2906|seats4=0|sc4=New
|party5=[[Bharatiya Janata Party]]|votes5=274|seats5=0|sc5=New
|party5=[[Bharatiya Janata Party]]|votes5=274|seats5=0|sc5=New
|party6=[[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]]|votes6=270|seats6=0|sc6=New
|party6=[[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]]|votes6=270|seats6=0|sc6=New
|party7=Independents|votes7=10255|seats7=1|sc7=+1
|party7=Independents|votes7=10255|seats7=1|sc7={{increase}}1
|total_sc=0
|total_sc=0
|invalid=4566
|invalid=4566
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}}
}}


==Elected members==
=== Results by constituency ===
{| class ="wikitable sortable"
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ Results by constituency |
* Winner, runner-up, voter turnout, and victory margin in every constituency<ref>{{cite web|publisher=[[Election Commission of India]]|title=Statistical Report on General Election, 1994 to the Legislative Assembly of Sikkim |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1994/StatisticalReport-SK94.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101007184813/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1994/StatisticalReport-SK94.pdf|archive-date=7 October 2010|access-date=15 February 2024|format=pdf}}</ref>
! colspan="2" |Assembly Constituency
!Turnout
! colspan="5" |Winner
! colspan="5" |Runner Up
! rowspan="2" data-sort-type=number |Margin
|-
|-
! A.C. No.
! #k
! Constituency Name
! Names
! Member
!%
!colspan="2"| Party
! Candidate
! colspan="2" | Party
! data-sort-type=number | Votes
!%
! Candidate
! colspan="2" | Party
! data-sort-type=number | Votes
!%
|-
|-
| 1 || [[Yoksam–Tashiding (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Yoksam]] || [[Ashok Kumar Subba]]
|1||[[Yoksam Assembly constituency|Yoksam]]||82.89%||Ashok Kumar Subba||{{party name with color|Independent politician}}||2,231||39.19%||Sanchaman Subba||{{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}||2,086||36.64%||style="background:{{party color|Independent politician}}"|<span style="color:black;">'''145'''</span>
| bgcolor={{party color|Independent (politician)}}|
| [[Independent (politician)|Independent]]
|-
|-
| 2 || [[Tashiding (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Tashiding]] || [[Thutop Bhutia]]
|2||[[Tashiding Assembly constituency|Tashiding]]||82.04%||Thutop Bhutia||{{party name with color|Sikkim Sangram Parishad}}||1,644||35.42%||Rinzing Wangyal Kazi||{{party name with color|Sikkim Democratic Front}}||1,512||32.57%||style="background:{{party color|Sikkim Sangram Parishad}}"|<span style="color:white;">'''132'''</span>
| bgcolor={{party color|Sikkim Sangram Parishad}}|
| [[Sikkim Sangram Parishad]]
|-
|-
| 3 || [[Geyzing (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Geyzing]] || [[Dal Bahadur Gurung]]
|3||[[Geyzing Assembly constituency|Geyzing]]||82.56%||Dal Bahadur Gurung||{{party name with color|Sikkim Democratic Front}}||2,893||50.%||Dal Bahadur Karki||{{party name with color|Sikkim Sangram Parishad}}||1,412||24.4%||style="background:{{party color|Sikkim Democratic Front}}"|<span style="color:black;">'''1,481'''</span>
| rowspan=5 bgcolor={{party color|Sikkim Democratic Front}}|
| rowspan=5| [[Sikkim Democratic Front]]
|-
|-
| 4 || [[Dentam (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Dentam]] || [[Chakra Bahadur Subba]]
|4||[[Dentam Assembly constituency|Dentam]]||85.53%||Chakra Bahadur Subba||{{party name with color|Sikkim Democratic Front}}||2,193||40.11%||Padam Lall Gurung||{{party name with color|Sikkim Sangram Parishad}}||1,844||33.72%||style="background:{{party color|Sikkim Democratic Front}}"|<span style="color:black;">'''349'''</span>
|-
|-
| 5 || [[Barmiok (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Barmiok]] || [[Tulshi Pd. Pradhan]]
|5||[[Barmiok Assembly constituency|Barmiok]]||83.89%||Tulshi Prasad Pradhan||{{party name with color|Sikkim Democratic Front}}||2,007||42.58%||Birendra Subba||{{party name with color|Sikkim Sangram Parishad}}||1,552||32.92%||style="background:{{party color|Sikkim Democratic Front}}"|<span style="color:black;">'''455'''</span>
|-
|-
| 6 || [[Rinchenpong (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Rinchenpong]]  || [[Phur Tsh. Lepcha]] 
|6||[[Rinchenpong Assembly constituency|Rinchenpong]]||78.51%||Phur Tshering Lepcha||{{party name with color|Sikkim Democratic Front}}||3,181||59.07%||Phurba Sherpa||{{party name with color|Sikkim Sangram Parishad}}||1,456||27.04%||style="background:{{party color|Sikkim Democratic Front}}"|<span style="color:black;">'''1,725'''</span>
|-
|-
| 7 || [[Chakung (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Chakung]] || [[Prem Singh Tamang]]
|7||[[Chakung Assembly constituency|Chakung]]||84.39%||[[Prem Singh Tamang]]||{{party name with color|Sikkim Democratic Front}}||3,372||58.07%||Tika Gurung||{{party name with color|Sikkim Sangram Parishad}}||1,766||30.41%||style="background:{{party color|Sikkim Democratic Front}}"|<span style="color:black;">'''1,606'''</span>
|-
|-
| 8 || [[Soreng (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Soreng]] || [[Nar Bahadur Bhandari]]  
|8||[[Soreong Assembly constituency|Soreong]]||83.18%||[[Nar Bahadur Bhandari]]||{{party name with color|Sikkim Sangram Parishad}}||3,291||50.78%||Man Bahadur Subba||{{party name with color|Sikkim Democratic Front}}||2,886||44.53%||style="background:{{party color|Sikkim Sangram Parishad}}"|<span style="color:white;">'''405'''</span>
| bgcolor={{party color|Sikkim Sangram Parishad}}|
| [[Sikkim Sangram Parishad]]
|-
|-
| 9 || [[Daramdin (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Daramdin]] || [[Ran Bahadur Subba]]
|9||[[Daramdin Assembly constituency|Daramdin]]||84.29%||Ran Bahadur Subba||{{party name with color|Sikkim Democratic Front}}||3,832||61.04%||Padam Bahadur Gurung||{{party name with color|Sikkim Sangram Parishad}}||2,022||32.21%||style="background:{{party color|Sikkim Democratic Front}}"|<span style="color:black;">'''1,810'''</span>
| rowspan=9 bgcolor={{party color|Sikkim Democratic Front}}|
| rowspan=9| [[Sikkim Democratic Front]]
|-
|-
| 10 || [[Jorthang-Nayabazar (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Jorthang-Nayabazar]] || [[Bhoj Raj Rai]]  
|10||[[Jorthang–Nayabazar Assembly constituency|Jorthang–Nayabazar]]||83.8%||[[Bhoj Raj Rai]]||{{party name with color|Sikkim Democratic Front}}
||4,160||57.59%||Dil Kumari Bhandari||{{party name with color|Sikkim Sangram Parishad}}||2,519||34.87%||style="background:{{party color|Sikkim Democratic Front}}"|<span style="color:black;">'''1,641'''</span>
|-
|-
| 11 || [[Ralong (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Ralong]] || [[Dorjee Dazom Bhutia]]  
|11||[[Ralong Assembly constituency|Ralong]]||85.93%||[[Dorjee Dazom Bhutia]]||{{party name with color|Sikkim Democratic Front}}||2,017||44.82%||Ugen Tashi Bhutia||{{party name with color|Sikkim Sangram Parishad}}||1,135||25.22%||style="background:{{party color|Sikkim Democratic Front}}"|<span style="color:black;">'''882'''</span>
|-
|-
| 12 || [[Wak (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Wak]] || [[Kedar Nath Rai]]  
|12||[[Wak Assembly constituency|Wak]]||82.88%||[[Kedar Nath Rai]]||{{party name with color|Sikkim Democratic Front}}||2,301||51.71%||Bedu Singh Panth||{{party name with color|Sikkim Sangram Parishad}}||1,469||33.01%||style="background:{{party color|Sikkim Democratic Front}}"|<span style="color:black;">'''832'''</span>
|-
|-
| 13 || [[Damthang (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Damthang]] || [[Pawan Kumar Chamling]]  
|13||[[Damthang Assembly constituency|Damthang]]||80.27%||[[Pawan Kumar Chamling]]||{{party name with color|Sikkim Democratic Front}}||3,904||68.95%||Kumar Subba||{{party name with color|Sikkim Sangram Parishad}}||1,463||25.84%||style="background:{{party color|Sikkim Democratic Front}}"|<span style="color:black;">'''2,441'''</span>
|-
|-
| 14 || [[Melli (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Melli]] || [[Girish Chandra Rai]]
|14||[[Melli Assembly constituency|Melli]]||85.13%||Girish Chandra Rai||{{party name with color|Sikkim Democratic Front}}||3,108||51.28%||Manita Pradhan||{{party name with color|Sikkim Sangram Parishad}}||2,153||35.52%||style="background:{{party color|Sikkim Democratic Front}}"|<span style="color:black;">'''955'''</span>
|-
|-
| 15 || [[Rateypani]] - [[West Pendam]] || [[Aita Sing Kami]]
|15||[[Rateypani–West Pendam Assembly constituency|Rateypani–West Pendam]]||82.1%||Aita Singh Kami||{{party name with color|Sikkim Democratic Front}}||3,409||54.22%||Madan Kumar Cintury||{{party name with color|Sikkim Sangram Parishad}}||2,186||34.77%||style="background:{{party color|Sikkim Democratic Front}}"|<span style="color:black;">'''1,223'''</span>
|-
|-
| 16 || [[Temi]]- [[Tarku, India|Tarku]] || [[Garjaman Gurung]]
|16||[[Temi–Tarku Assembly constituency|Temi–Tarku]]||77.26%||[[Garjaman Gurung]]||{{party name with color|Sikkim Democratic Front}}||3,273||55.89%||Indra Bahadur Rai||{{party name with color|Sikkim Sangram Parishad}}||2,148||36.68%||style="background:{{party color|Sikkim Democratic Front}}"|<span style="color:black;">'''1,125'''</span>
|-
|-
| 17 || Central Pendam-East [[Pendam]] || [[Dilli Pd. Kharel]]
|17||[[Central Pendam–East Pendam Assembly constituency|Central Pendam–East Pendam]]||82.04%||Dilli Prasad Kharel||{{party name with color|Sikkim Democratic Front}}||2,712||34.46%||Sang Dorjee Tamang||{{party name with color|Sikkim Sangram Parishad}}||2,530||32.15%||style="background:{{party color|Sikkim Democratic Front}}"|<span style="color:black;">'''182'''</span>
|-
|-
| 18 || [[Rhenock (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Rhenock]] || [[Kharananda Upreti]]  
|18||[[Rhenock Assembly constituency|Rhenock]]||83.79%||[[Kharananda Upreti]]||{{party name with color|Sikkim Sangram Parishad}}||2,336||45.4%||Biraj Adhikari||{{party name with color|Sikkim Democratic Front}}||1,645||31.97%||style="background:{{party color|Sikkim Sangram Parishad}}"|<span style="color:white;">'''691'''</span>
| bgcolor={{party color|Sikkim Sangram Parishad}}|
| [[Sikkim Sangram Parishad]]
|-
|-
| 19 || [[Regu (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Regu]] || [[Karna Bdr. Chamling]]
|19||[[Regu Assembly constituency|Regu]]||84.43%||Karna Bahadur Chamling||{{party name with color|Sikkim Democratic Front}}||2,619||48.15%||Krishna Bahadur Rai||{{party name with color|Sikkim Sangram Parishad}}||2,435||44.77%||style="background:{{party color|Sikkim Democratic Front}}"|<span style="color:black;">'''184'''</span>
| bgcolor={{party color|Sikkim Democratic Front}}|
| [[Sikkim Democratic Front]]
|-
|-
| 20 || [[Pathing (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Pathing]] || [[Ram Lepcha]]
|20||[[Pathing Assembly constituency|Pathing]]||83.58%||Ram Lepcha||{{party name with color|Sikkim Sangram Parishad}}||2,625||42.26%||Sonam Dorjee||{{party name with color|Sikkim Democratic Front}}||1,848||29.75%||style="background:{{party color|Sikkim Sangram Parishad}}"|<span style="color:white;">'''777'''</span>
| bgcolor={{party color|Sikkim Sangram Parishad}}|
| [[Sikkim Sangram Parishad]]
|-
|-
| 21 || [[Loosing Pachekani (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Loosing Pachekani]] || [[Dil Bdr. Thapa]]
|21||[[Loosing Pachekhani Assembly constituency|Loosing Pachekhani]]||83.35%||Dil Bahadur Thapa||{{party name with color|Sikkim Democratic Front}}||1,497||30.54%||Jai Kumar Bhandari||{{party name with color|Sikkim Sangram Parishad}}||1,485||30.3%||style="background:{{party color|Sikkim Democratic Front}}"|<span style="color:black;">'''12'''</span>
| rowspan=2 bgcolor={{party color|Sikkim Democratic Front}}|
| rowspan=2| [[Sikkim Democratic Front]]
|-
|-
| 22 || [[Khamdong (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Khamdong]] || [[Gopal Lamichaney]]
|22||[[Khamdong Assembly constituency|Khamdong]]||81.82%||Gopal Lamichaney||{{party name with color|Sikkim Democratic Front}}||3,260||50.69%||Ganju Thatal||{{party name with color|Sikkim Sangram Parishad}}||2,164||33.65%||style="background:{{party color|Sikkim Democratic Front}}"|<span style="color:black;">'''1,096'''</span>
|-
|-
| 23 || [[Djongu (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Djongu]] || [[Sonam Choda Lepcha]]
|23||[[Djongu Assembly constituency|Djongu]]||83.09%||Sonam Chyoda Lepcha||{{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}||1,550||39.18%||Sonam Dorjee Lepcha||{{party name with color|Sikkim Sangram Parishad}}||1,503||37.99%||style="background:{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|<span style="color:white;">'''47'''</span>
| bgcolor={{party color|Indian National Congress}}|
| [[Indian National Congress]]
|-
|-
| 24 || [[Lachen Mangshila (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Lachen Mangshila]] || [[Hishey Lachungpa]]  
|24||[[Lachen Mangshila Assembly constituency|Lachen Mangshila]]||81.55%||[[Hishey Lachungpa]]||{{party name with color|Sikkim Democratic Front}}||2,316||44.21%||Tseten Lepcha||{{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}||1,420||27.1%||style="background:{{party color|Sikkim Democratic Front}}"|<span style="color:black;">'''896'''</span>
| rowspan=2 bgcolor={{party color|Sikkim Democratic Front}}|
| rowspan=2| [[Sikkim Democratic Front]]
|-
|-
| 25 || [[Kabi Tingda (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Kabi Tingda]] || [[Thenlay Tsering Bhutia]]  
|25||[[Kabi Tingda Assembly constituency|Kabi Tingda]]||81.43%||[[Thenlay Tshering Bhutia]]||{{party name with color|Sikkim Democratic Front}}
||1,554||35.81%||T. Lachungpa||{{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}||1,499||34.54%||style="background:{{party color|Sikkim Democratic Front}}"|<span style="color:black;">'''55'''</span>
|-
|-
| 26 || [[Rakdong]]-[[Tentek]] || [[Mingma Tsh. Sherpa]]
|26||[[Rakdong Tentek Assembly constituency|Rakdong Tentek]]||81.94%||Mingma Tshering Sherpa||{{party name with color|Sikkim Sangram Parishad}}||2,835||52.77%||Phuchung Bhutia||{{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}||880||16.38%||style="background:{{party color|Sikkim Sangram Parishad}}"|<span style="color:white;">'''1,955'''</span>
| rowspan=6 bgcolor={{party color|Sikkim Sangram Parishad}}|
| rowspan=6| [[Sikkim Sangram Parishad]]
|-
|-
| 27 || [[Martam (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Martam]] || [[Dorjee Tsh. Lepcha]]  
|27||[[Martam Assembly constituency|Martam]]||82.98%||[[Dorjee Tshering Lepcha]] ||{{party name with color|Sikkim Sangram Parishad}}
||2,955||48.96%||Samten Tshering Bhutia||{{party name with color|Sikkim Democratic Front}}||1,647||27.29%||style="background:{{party color|Sikkim Sangram Parishad}}"|<span style="color:white;">'''1,308'''</span>
|-
|-
| 28 || [[Rumtek (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Rumtek]] || [[Menlom Lepcha]] 
|28||[[Rumtek Assembly constituency|Rumtek]]||80.33%||Menlom Lepcha||{{party name with color|Sikkim Sangram Parishad}}||2,934||42.91%||Karma Tempo Namgyal Gyaltsen||{{party name with color|Sikkim Democratic Front}}||1,969||28.8%||style="background:{{party color|Sikkim Sangram Parishad}}"|<span style="color:white;">'''965'''</span>
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| 29 || [[Assam Lingjey]] || [[Tseten Tashi]]
|29||[[Assam–Lingjey Assembly constituency|Assam–Lingjey]]||84.76%||Tseten Tashi||{{party name with color|Sikkim Sangram Parishad}}||1,574||30.99%||Namgey Bhutia||{{party name with color|Sikkim Democratic Front}}||1,388||27.33%||style="background:{{party color|Sikkim Sangram Parishad}}"|<span style="color:white;">'''186'''</span>
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| 30 || [[Ranka, India|Ranka]] || [[Rinzing Ongmu]]
|30||[[Ranka Assembly constituency|Ranka]]||81.5%||Rinzing Ongmu||{{party name with color|Sikkim Sangram Parishad}}||2,200||36.78%||Tseten Lepcha||{{party name with color|Sikkim Democratic Front}}||2,182||36.48%||style="background:{{party color|Sikkim Sangram Parishad}}"|<span style="color:white;">'''18'''</span>
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| 31 || [[Gangtok (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Gangtok]] || [[Narendra Kr. Pradhan]]
|31||[[Gangtok Assembly constituency|Gangtok]]||72.54%||Narendra Kumar Pradhan||{{party name with color|Sikkim Sangram Parishad}}||2,798||38.73%||Dilli Prasad Dhungel||{{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}||2,070||28.65%||style="background:{{party color|Sikkim Sangram Parishad}}"|<span style="color:white;">'''728'''</span>
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| 32 || [[Sangha (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Sangha]] || [[Nanjha Gyaltsen]]
| bgcolor={{party color|Indian National Congress}}|
| [[Indian National Congress]]
|- class=sortbottom
|colspan=5|Source: Election Commission of India<ref name=election1994>{{cite web |url=https://eci.gov.in/files/file/3360-sikkim-1994/ |title=Sikkim 1994 - Sikkim - Election Commission of India |website=eci.gov.in |accessdate= 2 February 2021}}</ref>
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|32||[[Sangha Assembly constituency|Sangha]]||54.02%||Namkha Gyaltsen Lama||{{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}||767||46.01%||Palden Lama||{{party name with color|Sikkim Democratic Front}}||643||38.57%||style="background:{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|<span style="color:white;">'''124'''</span>
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Latest revision as of 05:49, 28 November 2025


1994 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election
← 1989 16 November 1994 1999 →
All 32 seats in the Sikkim Legislative Assembly
17 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Pawan Kumar Chamling Nar Bahadur Bhandari
Party Sikkim Democratic Front Sikkim Sangram Parishad
Leader's seat Damthang Soreng-Chakung
Last election New 32
Seats won 19 10
Seat change New Decrease 22
Popular vote 72,856 60,851
Percentage 42.00% 35.08%
Constituencies of Sikkim
CM before election

Nar Bahadur Bhandari
Sikkim Sangram Parishad

Elected CM

Pawan Kumar Chamling
Sikkim Democratic Front

Legislative Assembly elections were held in Sikkim, in November 1994, to elect the 32 members of the fifth Legislative Assembly.[1][2]

Parties Contested[edit | edit source]

No. Party Flag Symbol Leader Seats contested
1. Sikkim Democratic Front Pawan Kumar Chamling 32
2. Sikkim Sangram Parishad Nar Bahadur Bhandari 31
3. Indian National Congress P. V. Narasimha Rao 31
4. Revolutionary Socialist Party
Manoj Bhattacharya 11
5. Bharatiya Janata Party File:BJP flag.svg L. K. Advani 3
6. Communist Party of India (Marxist) Harkishan Singh Surjeet 2
7. Independents collective leadership 76

Results[edit | edit source]

PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Sikkim Democratic Front72,85642.0019New
Sikkim Sangram Parishad60,85135.0810Decrease22
Indian National Congress26,04515.022Increase2
Revolutionary Socialist Party2,9061.680New
Bharatiya Janata Party2740.160New
Communist Party of India (Marxist)2700.160New
Independents10,2555.911Increase1
Total173,457100.00320
Valid votes173,45797.44
Invalid/blank votes4,5662.56
Total votes178,023100.00
Registered voters/turnout217,74381.76
Source: ECI

Results by constituency[edit | edit source]

  • Winner, runner-up, voter turnout, and victory margin in every constituency[3]
Assembly Constituency Turnout Winner Runner Up Margin
#k Names % Candidate Party Votes % Candidate Party Votes %
1 Yoksam 82.89% Ashok Kumar Subba Independent 2,231 39.19% Sanchaman Subba INC 2,086 36.64% 145
2 Tashiding 82.04% Thutop Bhutia Sikkim Sangram Parishad 1,644 35.42% Rinzing Wangyal Kazi Sikkim Democratic Front 1,512 32.57% 132
3 Geyzing 82.56% Dal Bahadur Gurung Sikkim Democratic Front 2,893 50.% Dal Bahadur Karki Sikkim Sangram Parishad 1,412 24.4% 1,481
4 Dentam 85.53% Chakra Bahadur Subba Sikkim Democratic Front 2,193 40.11% Padam Lall Gurung Sikkim Sangram Parishad 1,844 33.72% 349
5 Barmiok 83.89% Tulshi Prasad Pradhan Sikkim Democratic Front 2,007 42.58% Birendra Subba Sikkim Sangram Parishad 1,552 32.92% 455
6 Rinchenpong 78.51% Phur Tshering Lepcha Sikkim Democratic Front 3,181 59.07% Phurba Sherpa Sikkim Sangram Parishad 1,456 27.04% 1,725
7 Chakung 84.39% Prem Singh Tamang Sikkim Democratic Front 3,372 58.07% Tika Gurung Sikkim Sangram Parishad 1,766 30.41% 1,606
8 Soreong 83.18% Nar Bahadur Bhandari Sikkim Sangram Parishad 3,291 50.78% Man Bahadur Subba Sikkim Democratic Front 2,886 44.53% 405
9 Daramdin 84.29% Ran Bahadur Subba Sikkim Democratic Front 3,832 61.04% Padam Bahadur Gurung Sikkim Sangram Parishad 2,022 32.21% 1,810
10 Jorthang–Nayabazar 83.8% Bhoj Raj Rai Sikkim Democratic Front 4,160 57.59% Dil Kumari Bhandari Sikkim Sangram Parishad 2,519 34.87% 1,641
11 Ralong 85.93% Dorjee Dazom Bhutia Sikkim Democratic Front 2,017 44.82% Ugen Tashi Bhutia Sikkim Sangram Parishad 1,135 25.22% 882
12 Wak 82.88% Kedar Nath Rai Sikkim Democratic Front 2,301 51.71% Bedu Singh Panth Sikkim Sangram Parishad 1,469 33.01% 832
13 Damthang 80.27% Pawan Kumar Chamling Sikkim Democratic Front 3,904 68.95% Kumar Subba Sikkim Sangram Parishad 1,463 25.84% 2,441
14 Melli 85.13% Girish Chandra Rai Sikkim Democratic Front 3,108 51.28% Manita Pradhan Sikkim Sangram Parishad 2,153 35.52% 955
15 Rateypani–West Pendam 82.1% Aita Singh Kami Sikkim Democratic Front 3,409 54.22% Madan Kumar Cintury Sikkim Sangram Parishad 2,186 34.77% 1,223
16 Temi–Tarku 77.26% Garjaman Gurung Sikkim Democratic Front 3,273 55.89% Indra Bahadur Rai Sikkim Sangram Parishad 2,148 36.68% 1,125
17 Central Pendam–East Pendam 82.04% Dilli Prasad Kharel Sikkim Democratic Front 2,712 34.46% Sang Dorjee Tamang Sikkim Sangram Parishad 2,530 32.15% 182
18 Rhenock 83.79% Kharananda Upreti Sikkim Sangram Parishad 2,336 45.4% Biraj Adhikari Sikkim Democratic Front 1,645 31.97% 691
19 Regu 84.43% Karna Bahadur Chamling Sikkim Democratic Front 2,619 48.15% Krishna Bahadur Rai Sikkim Sangram Parishad 2,435 44.77% 184
20 Pathing 83.58% Ram Lepcha Sikkim Sangram Parishad 2,625 42.26% Sonam Dorjee Sikkim Democratic Front 1,848 29.75% 777
21 Loosing Pachekhani 83.35% Dil Bahadur Thapa Sikkim Democratic Front 1,497 30.54% Jai Kumar Bhandari Sikkim Sangram Parishad 1,485 30.3% 12
22 Khamdong 81.82% Gopal Lamichaney Sikkim Democratic Front 3,260 50.69% Ganju Thatal Sikkim Sangram Parishad 2,164 33.65% 1,096
23 Djongu 83.09% Sonam Chyoda Lepcha INC 1,550 39.18% Sonam Dorjee Lepcha Sikkim Sangram Parishad 1,503 37.99% 47
24 Lachen Mangshila 81.55% Hishey Lachungpa Sikkim Democratic Front 2,316 44.21% Tseten Lepcha INC 1,420 27.1% 896
25 Kabi Tingda 81.43% Thenlay Tshering Bhutia Sikkim Democratic Front 1,554 35.81% T. Lachungpa INC 1,499 34.54% 55
26 Rakdong Tentek 81.94% Mingma Tshering Sherpa Sikkim Sangram Parishad 2,835 52.77% Phuchung Bhutia INC 880 16.38% 1,955
27 Martam 82.98% Dorjee Tshering Lepcha Sikkim Sangram Parishad 2,955 48.96% Samten Tshering Bhutia Sikkim Democratic Front 1,647 27.29% 1,308
28 Rumtek 80.33% Menlom Lepcha Sikkim Sangram Parishad 2,934 42.91% Karma Tempo Namgyal Gyaltsen Sikkim Democratic Front 1,969 28.8% 965
29 Assam–Lingjey 84.76% Tseten Tashi Sikkim Sangram Parishad 1,574 30.99% Namgey Bhutia Sikkim Democratic Front 1,388 27.33% 186
30 Ranka 81.5% Rinzing Ongmu Sikkim Sangram Parishad 2,200 36.78% Tseten Lepcha Sikkim Democratic Front 2,182 36.48% 18
31 Gangtok 72.54% Narendra Kumar Pradhan Sikkim Sangram Parishad 2,798 38.73% Dilli Prasad Dhungel INC 2,070 28.65% 728
32 Sangha 54.02% Namkha Gyaltsen Lama INC 767 46.01% Palden Lama Sikkim Democratic Front 643 38.57% 124

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "No match for Sikkim's victorious regional parties since 1979". The Times of India. PTI. 3 April 2019. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
  2. ↑ "Success in Sikkim eludes national parties". Business Standard. PTI. 7 April 2019. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
  3. ↑ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1994 to the Legislative Assembly of Sikkim" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 7 October 2010. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
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