1994 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election

1994 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election

1994
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 – 32 Seats won 19 10 Seat change New 22 Popular vote 72,856 60,851 Percentage 42.00% 35.08%
Chief Minister before election Nar Bahadur Bhandari Sikkim Sangram Parishad Elected Chief Minister Pawan Kumar Chamling Sikkim Democratic Front

Legislative Assembly elections were held in Sikkim, in 1994, to elect the 32 members of the fifth Legislative Assembly.

Results

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Sikkim Democratic Front	72,856	42.00	19	New
	Sikkim Sangram Parishad	60,851	35.08	10	–22
	Indian National Congress	26,045	15.02	2	+2
	Revolutionary Socialist Party	2,906	1.68	0	New
	Bharatiya Janata Party	274	0.16	0	New
	Communist Party of India (Marxist)	270	0.16	0	New
	Independents	10,255	5.91	1	+1
Total		173,457	100.00	32	0
Valid votes		173,457	97.44
Invalid/blank votes		4,566	2.56
Total votes		178,023	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		217,743	81.76
Source: ECI

Elected members

A.C. No.	Constituency Name	Member	Party
1	Yoksam	Ashok Kumar Subba		Independent
2	Tashiding	Thutop Bhutia		Sikkim Sangram Parishad
3	Geyzing	Dal Bahadur Gurung		Sikkim Democratic Front
4	Dentam	Chakra Bahadur Subba
5	Barmiok	Tulshi Pd. Pradhan
6	Rinchenpong	Phur Tsh. Lepcha
7	Chakung	Prem Singh Tamang
8	Soreng	Nar Bahadur Bhandari		Sikkim Sangram Parishad
9	Daramdin	Ran Bahadur Subba		Sikkim Democratic Front
10	Jorthang-Nayabazar	Bhoj Raj Rai
11	Ralong	Dorjee Dazom Bhutia
12	Wak	Kedar Nath Rai
13	Damthang	Pawan Kumar Chamling
14	Melli	Girish Chandra Rai
15	Rateypani - West Pendam	Aita Sing Kami
16	Temi- Tarku	Garjaman Gurung
17	Central Pendam-East Pendam	Dilli Pd. Kharel
18	Rhenock	Kharananda Upreti		Sikkim Sangram Parishad
19	Regu	Karna Bdr. Chamling		Sikkim Democratic Front
20	Pathing	Ram Lepcha		Sikkim Sangram Parishad
21	Loosing Pachekani	Dil Bdr. Thapa		Sikkim Democratic Front
22	Khamdong	Gopal Lamichaney
23	Djongu	Sonam Choda Lepcha		Indian National Congress
24	Lachen Mangshila	Hishey Lachungpa		Sikkim Democratic Front
25	Kabi Tingda	Thenlay Tsering Bhutia
26	Rakdong-Tentek	Mingma Tsh. Sherpa		Sikkim Sangram Parishad
27	Martam	Dorjee Tsh. Lepcha
28	Rumtek	Menlom Lepcha
29	Assam Lingjey	Tseten Tashi
30	Ranka	Rinzing Ongmu
31	Gangtok	Narendra Kr. Pradhan
32	Sangha	Nanjha Gyaltsen		Indian National Congress
Source: Election Commission of India