1994 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election

1994 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election
All 32 seats in the Sikkim Legislative Assembly; 17 seats needed for a majority
	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	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]


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

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	%	Margin
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]

↑ "No match for Sikkim's victorious regional parties since 1979". The Times of India. PTI. 3 April 2019. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
↑ "Success in Sikkim eludes national parties". Business Standard. PTI. 7 April 2019. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
↑ "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.

[toi-1] "No match for Sikkim's victorious regional parties since 1979". The Times of India. PTI. 3 April 2019. Retrieved 2 February 2021.

[business-standard-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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