1979 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election

1979 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election
32 seats in the Sikkim Legislative Assembly; 17 seats needed for a majority
Registered	117,157
Turnout	65.13%
	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[edit]


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[edit]

A.C. No.	Constituency Name	Reserved for (SC/ST/None)	Member
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[edit]

↑ 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

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[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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