Sikkim assembly election, Nov 1994
The 4th Sikkim legislative assembly. Polled.
Seats declared
32
17 needed for a majority
Largest party
SDF
19 seats · majority
Candidates
186
9 women, 1 elected
Turnout
79.66%
1.73 lakh of 2.18 lakh
The house
32 seats, each dot one assembly constituency
- SDF19
- SSP10
- INC2
- IND1
Biggest movements
Seat change against the previous Sikkim assembly election (1989)
SSP
-22
Parties
Ordered by seats won
| Party | Won | +/− | Contested | Strike rate | Votes | Share | Share +/− | Deposits lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SDFSikkim Democratic Front | 19 | — | 32 | 42.0% | 72,856 | 42.00% | — | 1 |
| SSPSamyukta Socialist Party | 10 | -22 | 31 | 35.4% | 60,851 | 35.08% | -35.33 | 1 |
| INCIndian National Congress | 2 | +2 | 31 | 15.6% | 26,045 | 15.02% | -3.04 | 17 |
| INDIndependent | 1 | +1 | 76 | 2.4% | 10,255 | 5.91% | +3.18 | 75 |
| RSPRevolutionary Socialist Party | 0 | — | 11 | 4.5% | 2,906 | 1.68% | — | 10 |
| BJPBharatiya Janata Party | 0 | — | 3 | 1.4% | 274 | 0.16% | — | 3 |
| CPMCommunist Party of India (Marxist) | 0 | — | 2 | 2.1% | 270 | 0.16% | — | 2 |
Vote share is the share of valid votes cast in Sikkim at this election. A party’s national share is a different number and is never mixed with this one.
Largest victories of Nov 1994
| Assembly seat | State | Winner | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAMTHANG | Sikkim | SDFPAWAN KUMAR CHAMLING | SSPKUMAR SUBBA | 2,44143.93% |
| RAKDONG TENTEK | Sikkim | SSPMINGMA TSH. SHERPA | INCPHUCHUNG BHUTIA | 1,95537.61% |
| RINCHENPONG | Sikkim | SDFPHUR TSH. LEPCHA | SSPPHURBA SHERPA | 1,72532.75% |
| DARAMDIN | Sikkim | SDFRAN BAHADUR SUBBA | SSPPADAM BAHADUR GURUNG | 1,81029.43% |
| CHAKUNG | Sikkim | SDFPREM SINGH TAMANG | SSPTIKA GURUNG | 1,60628.33% |
| GEYZING | Sikkim | SDFDAL BAHADUR GURUNG | SSPDAL BAHADUR KARKI | 1,48126.24% |
| JORTHANG-NAYABAZAR | Sikkim | SDFBHOJ RAJ RAI | SSPDIL KUMARI BHANDARI | 1,64123.27% |
| MARTAM | Sikkim | SSPDORJEE TSH. LEPCHA | SDFSAMTEN TSH. BHUTIA | 1,30822.12% |
| RALONG | Sikkim | SDFDORJEE DAZOM BHUTIA | SSPUGEN TASHI BHUTIA | 88220.00% |
| RATEYPANI - WEST PENDAM | Sikkim | SDFAITA SINGH KAMI | SSPMADAN KUMAR CINTURY | 1,22319.96% |
Closest results of Nov 1994
| Assembly seat | State | Winner | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LOOSING PACHEKHANI | Sikkim | SDFDIL BDR. THAPA | SSPJAI KR. BHANDARI | 120.25% |
| RANKA | Sikkim | SSPRINZING ONGMU | SDFTSETEN LEPCHA | 180.31% |
| DJONGU | Sikkim | INCSONAM GHYODA LEPCHA | SSPSONAM DORJEE LEPCHA | 471.22% |
| KABI TINGDA | Sikkim | SDFTHENLAY TSERING BHUTIA | INCT. LACHUNGPA | 551.38% |
| CENTRAL PENDAM-EAST PENDAM | Sikkim | SDFDILLI PD. KHAREL | SSPSANG DORJEE TAMANG | 1822.41% |
| YOKSAM | Sikkim | INDASHOK KUMAR SUBBA | INCSANCHAMAN SUBBA | 1452.65% |
| TASHIDING | Sikkim | SSPTHUTOP BHUTIA | SDFRINZING WANGYAL KAZI | 1322.89% |
| REGU | Sikkim | SDFKARNA BDR. CHAMLING | SSPKRISHNA BDR. RAI | 1843.45% |
| ASSAM-LINGJEY | Sikkim | SSPTSETEN TASHI | SDFNAMGEY BHUTIA | 1863.74% |
| SOREONG | Sikkim | SSPNAR BAHADUR BHANDARI | SDFMAN BAHADUR SUBBA | 4056.38% |

