Sikkim assembly election, Oct 1999
The 5th Sikkim legislative assembly. Polled.
Seats declared
32
17 needed for a majority
Largest party
SDF
24 seats · majority
Candidates
105
6 women, 1 elected
Turnout
80.25%
2.05 lakh of 2.55 lakh
The house
32 seats, each dot one assembly constituency
- SDF24
- SSP7
- IND1
Biggest movements
Seat change against the previous Sikkim assembly election (1994)
SDF
+5
SSP
-3
Parties
Ordered by seats won
| Party | Won | +/− | Contested | Strike rate | Votes | Share | Share +/− | Deposits lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SDFSikkim Democratic Front | 24 | +5 | 31 | 52.8% | 1,07,214 | 52.32% | +10.32 | 0 |
| SSPSamyukta Socialist Party | 7 | -3 | 32 | 41.9% | 85,827 | 41.88% | +6.80 | 1 |
| INDIndependent | 1 | 0 | 9 | 7.3% | 3,976 | 1.94% | -3.97 | 7 |
| INCIndian National Congress | 0 | -2 | 31 | 3.8% | 7,512 | 3.67% | -11.35 | 28 |
| CPMCommunist Party of India (Marxist) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2.8% | 398 | 0.19% | +0.04 | 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 Oct 1999
| Assembly seat | State | Winner | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SANGHA | Sikkim | INDPALDEN LAMA | INCNAMKHA GYALTSEN LAMA | 93947.59% |
| DAMTHANG | Sikkim | SDFPAWAN KUMAR CHAMLING | SSPKAMAL KUMAR RAI | 3,08645.03% |
| WAK | Sikkim | SDFKEDAR NATH RAI | SSPMANOJ RAI | 1,60132.07% |
| RAKDONG TENTEK | Sikkim | SSPMINGMA TSH. SHERPA | SDFDANORBU SHERPA | 1,68330.72% |
| RALONG | Sikkim | SDFDORJI DAZOM BHUTIA | SSPUGEN TASHI BHUTIA | 1,38028.06% |
| RINCHENPONG | Sikkim | SDFONGDEN TSHERING LEPCHA | SSPPEMA KINZANG BHUTIA | 1,63927.67% |
| MARTAM | Sikkim | SDFDORJEE TSH. LEPCHA | SSPNUK TSH. BHUTIA | 1,77725.96% |
| DARAMDIN | Sikkim | SDFRAN BAHADUR SUBBA | SSPAKAR DHOJ SUBBA | 1,66224.52% |
| YOKSAM | Sikkim | SDFKALAWATI SUBBA | SSPMANGALBIR SUBBA | 1,49124.30% |
| KHAMDONG | Sikkim | SDFGOPAL LAMICHANEY | SSPLALL BDR. DAS | 1,55320.65% |
Closest results of Oct 1999
| Assembly seat | State | Winner | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LOOSING PACHEKHANI | Sikkim | SSPJAI KR. BHANDARI | SDFVINOD PRADHAN | 50.08% |
| SOREONG | Sikkim | SDFRAM BAHADUR SUBBA | SSPNAR BDR. BHANDARI | 660.95% |
| ASSAM-LINGJEY | Sikkim | SDFTSETEN TASHI BHUTIA | SSPKUNGA ZANGPO BHUTIA | 1011.55% |
| RUMTEK | Sikkim | SDFKARMA TEMPO NAMGYAL GYALTSEN | SSPO.T.BHUTIA | 1942.25% |
| REGU | Sikkim | SDFKARNA BDR. CHAMLING | SSPKRISHAN BDR. RAI | 1602.39% |
| CENTRAL PENDAM-EAST PENDAM | Sikkim | SSPSANG DORJEE TAMANG | SDFDILLI PRASAD KHAREL | 2462.73% |
| DJONGU | Sikkim | SSPSONAM GYATSO LEPCHA | SDFSONAM CHYODA LEPCHA | 1713.68% |
| GANGTOK | Sikkim | SSPNARENDRA KR. PRADHAN | SDFK. B. GURUNG | 4735.37% |
| BARMIOK | Sikkim | SDFTULSHI PD. PRADHAN | SSPBIRENDRA SUBBA | 3336.47% |
| DENTAM | Sikkim | SDFNARENDRA KUMAR SUBBA | SSPPADAM LALL GURUNG | 4768.02% |