Sikkim assembly election, May 1985
32 assembly constituencies in Sikkim, 62.60% turnout.
Party performance
Ordered by seats won in Sikkim
| Party | Won | +/− | Contested | Votes | Share | Share +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SSPSamyukta Socialist Party | 30 | +30 | 32 | 60,371 | 62.20% | — |
| INCIndian National Congress | 1 | +1 | 32 | 23,440 | 24.15% | +22.11 |
| INDIndependent | 1 | 0 | 94 | 11,534 | 11.88% | -4.62 |
| JNPJanata Party | 0 | 0 | 20 | 913 | 0.94% | -12.24 |
| SPCSPC | 0 | -4 | 14 | 438 | 0.45% | -15.31 |
| CPMCommunist Party of India (Marxist) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 336 | 0.35% | +0.01 |
| CPICommunist Party of India | 0 | 0 | 2 | 25 | 0.03% | — |
- SSP30 (94%)
- INC1 (3%)
- IND1 (3%)
- SSP30
- INC1
- IND1
- SSP30
- INC1
- IND1
Constituency performance
From the 32 results in Sikkim
Seat change
Against Sikkim's previous Vidhan Sabha election (1979), matched constituency-for-constituency
- Retained0 (0%)
- Changed hands31 (97%)
- New seat1 (3%)
0 constituencies were won by the same party as last time; 31 changed hands. 1 did not exist at the previous election.
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 Vidhan Sabha election on record
- SSP
- INC
- IND
Assembly seat results
All 32 seats, alphabetical · showing 1–32 of 32
| Assembly seat | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ASSAM-LINGJEY | SSPSONAM DAPDEN LEPCHA | INCSHERAB PALDEN | 51721.54% | 66.3% |
| BARMIOK | SSPBIRBAL SUBBA | INCMANITA PRDHAN | 712.42% | 69.7% |
| CENTRAL PENDAM-EAST PENDAM | SSPSUKUMAR PRADHAN | INCB. KHREL | 1,33630.91% | 58.6% |
| CHAKUNG | SSPTARAMAN RAI | INCBHIM BAHADUR GURUNG | 66919.68% | 66.3% |
| DAMTHANG | SSPPAWAN KUMAR CHAMLING | INCPRADEEP YONZONG | 1,76257.00% | 62.9% |
| DARAMDIN | SSPPADAM BAHADUR GURUNG | INCRAM BAHADUR SUBBA | 1,08032.29% | 65.7% |
| DENTAM | SSPPADAM LALL GURUNG | INCLAXMI PRASAD SUBBA | 1,84060.31% | 64.1% |
| DJONGU | SSPSONAM CHODA LEPCHA | INCATHUP LEPCHA | 70430.11% | 65.1% |
| GANGTOK | INDBALCHAND SARDA | SSPDIL KUMARI BHANDARI | 2615.61% | 50.0% |
| GEYZING | SSPMAN BAHADUR DAHAL | INDDAWA NORBU KAZI | 1,01332.73% | 60.1% |
| JORTHANG-NAYABAZAR | SSPBHIM RAJ RAI | INCASHARMAN RAI | 2,07553.98% | 69.8% |
| KABI TINGDA | INCKALZANG GYATSO | SSPGEYCHING BHUTIA | 33914.98% | 62.1% |
| KHAMDONG | SSPBIRKHAMAN RAMUKAMI | INCPURNA BAHADUR | 2,24363.92% | 65.1% |
| LACHEN MANGSHILA | SSPTHOKCHOK BHUTIA | INCTENZING DADUL | 66022.44% | 61.8% |
| LOOSING PACHEKHANI | SSPBHAKIA BHADUR KHULAL | INCRAM CHANDRA PANDYAL | 94235.57% | 60.1% |
| MARTAM | SSPCHAMLA TSERING BHUTIA | INCPALDEN WANGCHUN | 1,46751.10% | 70.2% |
| MELLI | SSPDILLI RAM BASNET | INCGRISH CHANDRA RAI | 1,64647.38% | 68.2% |
| PATHING | SSPRAM LEPCHA | INCSANGAY DORJEE BHUTIA | 1,56747.34% | 66.6% |
| RAKDONG TENTEK | SSPPHUCHUNG BHUTIA | INCSONAM TSHERING BHUTIA | 1,26343.18% | 62.7% |
| RALONG | SSPSONAM GYATSO | INCKAZI LHENDUP DORJEE KHANGSHARPA | 1,12144.54% | 65.8% |
| RANKA | SSPDORJEE TSHERING BHUTIA | INCNAMGYAL TOPGAY BHUTIA | 96033.48% | 66.5% |
| RATEYPANI - WEST PENDAM | SSPCHANDRA KUMAR MIHORA | INCBADRI THATAL | 1,78951.60% | 64.4% |
| REGU | SSPTULSHI SHARMA | INCKARNA BAHADUR | 54917.18% | 63.6% |
| RHENOCK | SSPK. N. UPRETTI | INCB. P. DAHAL | 1,10036.33% | 66.2% |
| RINCHENPONG | SSPONGDI BHUTIA | INDDEGAY BHUTIA | 76024.62% | 60.5% |
| RUMTEK | SSPONGAY TOB SHUTIA | INCRINZING ONGMO | 1,29941.29% | 58.2% |
| SANGHA | SSPNAMKHA GYALTSEN | INCLACHEN GOMCHEN RINPOCHI | 344.64% | 31.9% |
| SOREONG | SSPNAR BAHADUR BHANDARI | INCDURGA LAMA PRADHAN | 2,33163.29% | 65.6% |
| TASHIDING | SSPUGEN PINTSO BHUTIA | INCDAWGYAL PINTSO BHUTIA | 94339.21% | 62.0% |
| TEMI-TARKU | SSPINDRA BAHADUR RAI | INCD. B. BASNET | 1,73359.09% | 64.0% |
| WAK | SSPBEDU SINGH CHETTRI | INCCHANDRA DAS RAI | 1,06643.23% | 61.7% |
| YOKSAM | SSPSANCHA MAN SUBBA | INCSHRIJETHA SUBBA | 98931.81% | 58.1% |
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.
Frequently asked
Straight answers to the questions this result page exists to answer.
Who won the Sikkim assembly election, May 1985?
Samyukta Socialist Party won 30 of 32 seats in Sikkim, a clear majority.
What was the voter turnout in the Sikkim assembly election, May 1985?
Turnout was 62.60% — 97,057 of 1.55 lakh registered electors voted.
How many assembly seats does Sikkim have?
Sikkim has 32 assembly seats.
