2014 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election

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2014 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election
← 2009 12 April 2014 2019 →
All 32 Assembly Constituencies
17 seats needed for a majority
Turnout80.97% Decrease 2.91%[1]
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Pawan Kumar Chamling Prem Singh Tamang
Party Sikkim Democratic Front Sikkim Krantikari Morcha
Alliance NDA None
Leader since 1994 2014
Leader's seat Namchi-Singhithang
and Rangang-Yangang 		Namthang-Rateypani
(lost)
and
Upper Burtuk
Last election 32 Party did not exist
Seats won 22 10
Seat change Decrease 10 Increase 10
Popular vote 169,986[2] 126,024[2]
Percentage 55.0%[2] 40.8%[2]
Swing Decrease 10.9% Increase 40.8%
Wahlkreise zur Vidhan Sabha von Sikkim.svg
Constituencies of Sikkim
Chief Minister before election

Pawan Chamling
Sikkim Democratic Front

Elected Chief Minister

Pawan Chamling
Sikkim Democratic Front

The election was held on 12 April 2014 for 7th assembly of Sikkim, the northeastern state of India. It elected 32 members of Sikkim Legislative Assembly.[3][4]

Background[edit]

Pawan Chamling led SDF had already formed the previous four governments in Sikkim having first formed the government after the 1994 election, when they won 19 seats within a year of the party being formed,[5] and then again after the 1999 election, when they increased their tally to 24 seats.[6] Chamling's third term began on 21 May 2004 after increasing his tally to 31.[7][8] In the 2009 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election, the SDF had a clean-sweep winning all 32 seats in the state assembly and Chamling sworn in as a Chief Minister fourth times on 20 May 2009. SDF is contesting for the fifth consecutive term.[9]

Campaign and issues[edit]

The Buddhist minority demanded Karmapa to contest from Rumtek monastery. Nepali community in Sikkim demanded tribal status.[9]

Sikkim Krantikari Morcha (SKM) was formed by Prem Singh Tamang in February 2013. Prem Singh Tamang alias P S Golay left Chamling's SDF in September 2014 and joined SKM. SKM contested from all 32 seats.[9][10]

Schedule of election[edit]

Poll Event Dates
Announcement & Issue of Press Note 5 March 2014
Issue of Notification 19 March 2014
Last Date for filing Nominations 26 March 2014
Scrutiny of Nominations 27 March 2014
Last date for withdrawal of Candidature 29 March 2014
Date of Poll 12 April 2014
Counting of Votes on 16 May 2014
Date before which election shall be completed 20 May 2014
Constituencies Polling on this day 32
Source: Election Commission of India[3]

Polling[edit]

There were 370,731 eligible voters including 179,650 female voters. 538 polling stations were set up by election commission which were guarded by 3500 policemen and 15 companies of the West Bengal Police. There are two seats reserved for Scheduled Castes (SC), 12 for Bhutia-Lepcha (BL) communities out of 32 seats. One seat (Sangha) is reserved for 2900 monks of over 100 monasteries.[9]

SKM leader Golay contested from Namthang-Rateypani seat against incumbent SDF minister Tilu Gurung.[9]

SDF leader and incumbent chief minister Chamling contested from two places, Namchi-Singhithang and Rangang-Yangang.[9]

Voter turnout[edit]

Total 80.97% of electorate including 80.57% males and 81.40% females cast their vote.[1]

Voter turnout at each constituency was as below:[1]

No. Constituency Voter turnout %
1 Yoksam- Tashiding (BL) 84.66
2 Yangthang 82.18
3 Maneybong Dentam 83.59
4 Gyalshing Barnyak 82.19
5 Rinchenpong 84.73
6 Daramdin 82.34
7 Soreng Chakung 83.52
8 Salghari Zoom (SC) 82.61
9 Barfung (BL) 83.37
10 Poklok Kamrang 84.16
11 Namchi Singhithang 76.87
12 Melli 82.16
13 Namthang Rateypani 81.64
14 Temi Namphing 81.33
15 Rangang Yangang 82.53
16 Tumin Lingee (BL) 82.66
17 Khamdong Singtam 82.32
18 West Pendam (SC) 81.15
19 Rhenok 82.02
20 Chujachen 80.44
21 Gnathang Machong (BL) 81.40
22 Namchwybong 82.42
23 Shyari (BL) 78.14
24 Martam Rumtek (BL) 80.23
25 Upper Tadong 73.54
26 Arithang 71.14
27 Gangtok (BL) 65.94
28 Upper Burtuk 78.77
29 Kabi Lungchuk (BL) 80.37
30 Djongu (BL) 86.49
31 Lachen Mangan (BL) 82.72
32 Sangha 74.62
Total 80.97

Parties and candidates[edit]

Party Type Code Party Name Number of
candidates 		Total
National Parties BJP Bharatiya Janata Party 13 45
INC Indian National Congress 32
State registered and recognized parties SDF Sikkim Democratic Front 32 32
State registered and unrecognised parties TMC Trinamool Congress 7 39
SKM Sikkim Krantikari Morcha 32
Independents n/a Independents 5 5
Total: 121
Source:[9]

Results[edit]

Votes were counted and results were declared on 16 May 2014. SDF lost 10 seats to SKM resulting in formation of opposition in the assembly which did not exist in previous assembly.

India Sikkim Legislative Assembly 2014.svg

e • d 
Political Party Candidates Votes Seats Won Seats +/- % of Votes % +/-
Template:Party name with colour 32 169983 22 Decrease10 55.0% Decrease 10.9
Template:Party name with colour 32 126024 10 Increase10 40.8% Increase 40.8
Template:Party name with colour 32 4390 0 0 1.4% Decrease 26.2
Template:Party name with colour 13 2208 0 0 0.7% -
Template:Party name with colour 7 586 0 0 0.2% Increase 0.2%
Independents 5 1227 0 0 0.4 Decrease 0.9%
Template:Party name with colour - 4460 - - 1.4%
  Total 478,861 Turnout - Voters -


List of winners[edit]

The candidates elected to seventh legislative assembly are listed below:[11][12][13][14]

# Constituency Reserved for Member Party
1 Yoksam-Tashiding BL Sonam Dadul Bhutia Sikkim Democratic Front
2 Yangthang None Chandra Maya Limbu (Subba) Sikkim Democratic Front
3 Maneybong Dentam None Narendra Kumar Subba Sikkim Democratic Front
4 Gyalshing-Barnyak None Sher Bahadur Subedi Sikkim Democratic Front
5 Rinchenpong BL Karma Sonam Lepcha Sikkim Democratic Front
6 Daramdin BL Danorbu Sherpa Sikkim Democratic Front
7 Soreng-Chakung None Ram Bahadur Limbu (Subba) Sikkim Democratic Front
8 Salghari-Zoom SC Arjun Kumar Ghatani Sikkim Democratic Front
9 Barfung BL Dorjee Dazom Bhutia Sikkim Democratic Front
10 Poklok-Kamrang None Kedar Nath Rai Sikkim Democratic Front
11 Namchi-Singhithang None Pawan Kumar Chamling Sikkim Democratic Front
12 Melli None Tulshi Devi Rai Sikkim Democratic Front
13 Namthang-Rateypani None Tilu Gurung Sikkim Democratic Front
14 Temi-Namphing None Garjaman Gurung Sikkim Democratic Front
15 Rangang-Yangang None Pawan Kumar Chamling Sikkim Democratic Front
16 Tumin Lingee BL Ugyen Tshering Gyatso Bhutia Sikkim Democratic Front
17 Khamdong-Singtam None Som Nath Poudyal Sikkim Democratic Front
18 West Pendam SC Gopal Baraily Sikkim Krantikari Morcha
19 Rhenock None Hemendra Adhikari Sikkim Krantikari Morcha
20 Chujachen None Bikram Pradhan Sikkim Democratic Front
21 Gnathang-Machong BL Dorjee Tshering Lepcha Sikkim Democratic Front
22 Namchaybong None Bek Bahadur Rai Sikkim Democratic Front
23 Shyari BL Kunga Nima Lepcha Sikkim Krantikari Morcha
24 Martam-Rumtek BL Mechung Bhutia Sikkim Krantikari Morcha
25 Upper Tadong None Timothy William Basnett Sikkim Krantikari Morcha
26 Arithang None Shyam Pradhan Sikkim Krantikari Morcha
27 Gangtok None Pintso Chopel Sikkim Krantikari Morcha
28 Upper Burtuk None Prem Singh Tamang Sikkim Krantikari Morcha
29 Kabi Lungchok BL Ugyen Nedup Bhutia Sikkim Krantikari Morcha
30 Djongu BL Sonam Gyatso Lepcha Sikkim Democratic Front
31 Lachen-Mangan BL Tshering Wangdi Lepcha Sikkim Democratic Front
32 Sangha Sangha Sonam Lama Sikkim Krantikari Morcha

Government formation[edit]

SDF led by Chamling secured majority by winning 22 out of 32 seats. SKM won the rest ten seats.

Pawan Kumar Chamling was sworn in as the Chief Minister of Sikkim for the fifth time on 21 May 2014 by Shriniwas Dadasaheb Patil, the Governor of Sikkim. He became the chief minister fifth time, a record previously held by Jyoti Basu who ruled West Bengal from 1977 to 2000.[15]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Sikkim Legislative Assembly election 2014 voter turnout" (PDF). Chief Election Officer, Sikkim. April 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 13, 2014. Retrieved May 13, 2014.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named ecia
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "ELECTION COMMISSION OF INDIA GENERAL ELECTIONS 2014 ASSEMBLY CONSTITUENCIES IN SIKKIM" (PDF). Election Commission Of India Portal, Page 57.
  4. ↑ "SIKKIM LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY". legislativebodiesinindia.nic.in.
  5. ↑ "STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 1994 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF SIKKIM" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 April 2009. Retrieved 28 October 2009.
  6. ↑ "STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 1999 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF SIKKIM" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 April 2009. Retrieved 28 October 2009.
  7. ↑ Dam, Marcus (21 May 2009). "Will strive to remove urban, rural disparities: Chamling". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 2 July 2004. Retrieved 28 October 2009.
  8. ↑ "All my State wants is justice: Chamling". The Hindu. 20 May 2009. Archived from the original on 24 May 2009. Retrieved 28 October 2009.
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.4 9.5 9.6 "Sikkim Assembly polls LIVE: Pawan Chamling's fate hangs in balance as voting begins". Zee news. 12 April 2014. Retrieved 11 May 2014.
  10. ↑ "Why Sikkim is more excited about assembly polls than Lok Sabha elections?". DNA. 2 April 2014. Retrieved 11 May 2014.
  11. ↑ "Sikkim Result Status". ECI. p. 1. Archived from the original on 17 May 2014. Retrieved 16 May 2014.
  12. ↑ "Sikkim Result Status". ECI. p. 2. Archived from the original on 17 May 2014. Retrieved 16 May 2014.
  13. ↑ "Sikkim Result Status". ECI. p. 3. Archived from the original on 17 May 2014. Retrieved 16 May 2014.
  14. ↑ "Sikkim Result Status". ECI. p. 4. Archived from the original on 17 May 2014. Retrieved 16 May 2014.
  15. ↑ "Chamling sworn in as Sikkim CM for record fifth time". The Indian Express. Gangtok. Press Trust of India. 21 May 2014. Retrieved 21 May 2014.
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