Sikkim assembly election, Apr 2019
The 9th Sikkim legislative assembly. Polled.
Seats declared
32
17 needed for a majority
Largest party
SKM
17 seats · majority
Candidates
150
16 women, 3 elected
Turnout
81.07%
3.52 lakh of 4.34 lakh
The house
32 seats, each dot one assembly constituency
- SKM17
- SDF15
Biggest movements
Seat change against the previous Sikkim assembly election (2014)
SKM
+7
SDF
-7
Parties
Ordered by seats won
| Party | Won | +/− | Contested | Strike rate | Votes | Share | Share +/− | Deposits lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SKMSikkim Krantikari Morcha | 17 | +7 | 32 | 47.0% | 1,65,508 | 47.03% | +6.23 | 0 |
| SDFSikkim Democratic Front | 15 | -7 | 32 | 47.6% | 1,67,620 | 47.63% | -7.41 | 0 |
| BJPBharatiya Janata Party | 0 | 0 | 12 | 4.1% | 5,700 | 1.62% | +0.91 | 12 |
| INDIndependent | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3.5% | 3,286 | 0.93% | +0.54 | 8 |
| INCIndian National Congress | 0 | 0 | 24 | 1.0% | 2,719 | 0.77% | -0.65 | 24 |
| HMSKPHMSKP | 0 | — | 23 | 0.8% | 2,098 | 0.60% | — | 23 |
| SKPPSKPP | 0 | — | 10 | 0.8% | 912 | 0.26% | — | 10 |
| SRMPSRMP | 0 | — | 3 | 1.8% | 647 | 0.18% | — | 3 |
| SRPPSRPP | 0 | — | 3 | 0.9% | 321 | 0.09% | — | 3 |
| SUTFSUTF | 0 | — | 1 | 0.4% | 62 | 0.02% | — | 1 |
| JMBPJMBP | 0 | — | 1 | 0.3% | 41 | 0.01% | — | 1 |
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 Apr 2019
| Assembly seat | State | Winner | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DJONGU | Sikkim | SDFPINTSO NAMGYAL LEPCHA | SKMCHUNGKIPU LEPCHA | 3,00135.38% |
| GNATHANG-MACHONG | Sikkim | SDFDORJEE TSHERING LEPCHA | SKMTSHERING BHUTIA | 2,92028.82% |
| SANGHA | Sikkim | SKMSONAM LAMA | SDFTSHERING LAMA | 63026.52% |
| POKLOK-KAMRANG | Sikkim | SDFPAWAN CHAMLING | SKMKHARKA BAHADUR RAI | 2,89922.16% |
| RHENOCK | Sikkim | SKMBISHNU KUMAR SHARMA | SDFHEMENDRA ADHIKARI | 3,08621.67% |
| GYALSHING-BARNYAK | Sikkim | SKMLOK NATH SHARMA | SDFLAXUMAN SHARMA | 1,81417.66% |
| KABI LUNGCHUK | Sikkim | SKMKARMA LODAY BHUTIA | SDFUGEN NEDUP BHUTIA | 1,43713.87% |
| RANGANG-YANGANG | Sikkim | SDFRAJ KUMARI THAPA | SKMRAJ KUMAR BASNET | 1,52513.27% |
| GANGTOK | Sikkim | SKMKUNGA NIMA LEPCHA | SDFPINTSO CHOPEL | 88811.96% |
| MANEYBUNG-DENTAM | Sikkim | SDFNARENDRA KUMAR SUBBA | SKMPURNA HANG SUBBA | 1,50411.63% |
Closest results of Apr 2019
| Assembly seat | State | Winner | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| YANGTHANG | Sikkim | SKMBHIM HANG LIMBOO | SDFDAL BDR. SUBBA | 470.44% |
| MARTAM-RUMTEK | Sikkim | SDFDORJEE TSHERING LEPCHA | SKMSONAM TSHERING VENCHUNGPA | 730.53% |
| YOKSAM-TASHIDING | Sikkim | SKMSANGAY LEPCHA | SDFDICHEN WANGCHUK BHUTIA | 790.67% |
| BARFUNG | Sikkim | SDFTASHI THENDUP BHUTIA | SKMLOBZANG BHUTIA | 970.80% |
| SALGHARI-ZOO | Sikkim | SKMSUNITA GAJMER | SDFDHAN KUMARI KAMI | 931.04% |
| SOREONG-CHAKUNG | Sikkim | SKMADITYA GOLAY (TAMANG) | SDFSANCHA RAJ SUBBA | 2081.58% |
| TUMEN-LINGI | Sikkim | SDFUGEN T. GYATSO BHUTIA | SKMSAMDUP TSHERING BHUTIA | 3202.41% |
| DARAMDIN | Sikkim | SKMMINGMA NORBU SHERPA | SDFPEM NORBU SHERPA | 3362.65% |
| NAMCHI-SINGHITHANG | Sikkim | SDFPAWAN CHAMLING | SKMGANESH RAI | 3773.75% |
| UPPER TADONG | Sikkim | SDFGAY TSHERING DHUNGEL | SKMANAND LAMA | 4165.52% |

