Sikkim, Lok Sabha election 1996
1 constituencies in Sikkim, 75.13% turnout.
Seats
1
Candidates
7
0 women, 0 elected
Turnout
75.13%
1.72 lakh of 2.29 lakh
Leading party
SDF
1 of 1 seats
Party performance
Ordered by seats won in Sikkim
| Party | Won | +/− | Contested | Votes | Share | Share +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SDFSikkim Democratic Front | 1 | +1 | 1 | 1,24,218 | 72.15% | — |
| SSPSamyukta Socialist Party | 0 | -1 | 1 | 42,175 | 24.50% | -65.62 |
| INDIndependent | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5,781 | 3.36% | -3.60 |
- SDF1 (100%)
- SDF1
- SDF1
Constituency performance
From the 1 results in Sikkim
Closest contest
SIKKIM
won by 82,043 (47.65%)
Biggest victory
SIKKIM
won by 82,043 (47.65%)
Highest turnout
SIKKIM
75.13%
Seat change
Against Sikkim's previous Lok Sabha election (1991), matched constituency-for-constituency
- Retained0 (0%)
- Changed hands1 (100%)
0 constituencies were won by the same party as last time; 1 changed hands.
India’s constituencies have not been redrawn since the 2008 delimitation, so this compares the same seat boundary both times.
Vote share & turnout trend
Sikkim, every Lok Sabha election on record
VOTE SHARE
TURNOUT
Constituency results
All 1 seats, alphabetical · showing 1–1 of 1
| Constituency | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SIKKIM | SDFBHIM PRASAD DAHAL | SSPNAR BAHADUR BHANDARI | 82,04347.65% | 75.1% |
Vote share and swing on this page are the party’s share of valid votes in Sikkim alone — a different number from its national or all-state figures, and never mixed with them.