1979 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election

1979 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; 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


Party		Votes	%	Seats
	Sikkim Janata Parishad	22,776	31.49	16
	Sikkim Congress (Revolutionary)	14,889	20.58	11
	Sikkim Prajatantra Congress	11,400	15.76	4
	Janata Party	9,534	13.18	0
	Indian National Congress	1,476	2.04	0
	Communist Party of India (Marxist)	241	0.33	0
	Sikkim Scheduled Caste League	85	0.12	0
	Independents	11,938	16.50	1
Total		72,339	100.00	32

Valid votes		72,339	94.81
Invalid/blank votes		3,960	5.19
Total votes		76,299	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		117,157	65.13
Source: ECI

Elected members

A.C. No.	Constituency Name	Member
1	Yoksam–Tashiding (BL)	Sanchaman Limboo	Sikkim Janata Parishad
2	Tashiding	Dawgyal Pentso Bhutia	Sikkim Janata Parishad
3	Geyzing	Indra Bahadur Limboo	Sikkim Janata Parishad
4	Dentam	Padam Lal Gurung	Sikkim Congress (Revolutionary)
5	Barmiok	Til Bahadur Limbu	Sikkim Janata Parishad
6	Rinchenpong	Katuk Bhutia	Sikkim Janata Parishad
7	Chakung	B. B. Gurung	Sikkim Congress (Revolutionary)
8	Soreng (SC)	Nar Bahadur Bhandari	Sikkim Janata Parishad
9	Daramdin (BL)	Padam Bahadur Gurung	Sikkim Janata Parishad
10	Jorthang-Nayabazar	Bhim Bahadur Gurung	Sikkim Congress (Revolutionary)
11	Ralong	Chamla Tshering	Sikkim Congress (Revolutionary)
12	Wak	Garjaman Gurung	Sikkim Prajatantra Congress
13	Damthang	Pradeep Yanzone	Sikkim Congress (Revolutionary)
14	Melli	Mohan Prasad Sharma	Sikkim Janata Parishad
15	Rateypani - West Pendam	Bir Bahadur Lohar	Sikkim Congress (Revolutionary)
16	Temi- Tarku	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	Ram Lepcha	Sikkim Congress (Revolutionary)
21	Pathing	Jagat Bandhu Pradhan	Sikkim Congress (Revolutionary)
22	Khamdong	Dal Bahadur Damai	Sikkim Congress (Revolutionary)
23	Djongu	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	Lall Bahadur Basnet	Sikkim Janata Parishad
32	Sangha	Lhachen Ganchen Rimpuchhi	Independent
Source: Election Commission of India^[4]

References

↑ No match for Sikkim's victorious regional parties since 1979
↑ Success in Sikkim eludes national parties
↑ "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.
↑ List of Successful Candidates in Sikkim Assembly Election in 1979

[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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