Skip to content
JanadeshJanadesh

Sikkim, Lok Sabha election 1998

1 constituencies in Sikkim, 65.91% turnout.

Andaman and NicobarTelanganaAndhra PradeshArunachal PradeshAssamBiharChandigarhChhattisgarhDādra and Nagar Haveli and Damān and DiuDelhiGoaGujaratHaryanaHimachal PradeshJharkhandKarnatakaKeralaMadhya PradeshMaharashtraManipurMeghalayaMizoramNagalandOrissaPuducherryPunjabRajasthanSikkimTamil NaduTripuraUttar PradeshUttaranchalWest BengalLakshadweepJammu and KashmirLadakh
Seats
1
Candidates
3
0 women, 0 elected
Turnout
65.91%
1.56 lakh of 2.36 lakh
Leading party
SDF
1 of 1 seats

Party performance

Ordered by seats won in Sikkim

PartyWon+/−ContestedVotesShareShare +/−
SDFSikkim Democratic Front1011,02,44065.72%-6.43
INCIndian National Congress00151,61133.11%—
INDIndependent0011,8201.17%-2.19
11 SEATS
  • SDF1 (100%)
  • SDF1
SDF 1
  • SDF1

Constituency performance

From the 1 results in Sikkim

Closest contest
SIKKIM
won by 50,829 (32.61%)
Biggest victory
SIKKIM
won by 50,829 (32.61%)
Highest turnout
SIKKIM
65.91%

Seat change

Against Sikkim's previous Lok Sabha election (1996), matched constituency-for-constituency

1SEATS
  • Retained1 (100%)
  • Changed hands0 (0%)

1 constituencies were won by the same party as last time; 0 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
0%20%40%61%81%1977198019841989199119961998199920042009201420192024SDF
TURNOUT
0%23%47%70%94%1977198019841989199119961998199920042009201420192024Turnout

Constituency results

All 1 seats, alphabetical · showing 1–1 of 1

ConstituencyWinnerRunner-upMarginTurnout
SIKKIMSDFBHIM PD. DAHALINCSANCHAMAN SUBBA50,82932.61%65.9%

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.