Sikkim assembly election, Nov 1989
32 assembly constituencies in Sikkim, 69.37% turnout.
Party performance
Ordered by seats won in Sikkim
| Party | Won | +/− | Contested | Votes | Share | Share +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SSPSamyukta Socialist Party | 32 | +2 | 32 | 94,078 | 70.41% | +8.21 |
| INCIndian National Congress | 0 | -1 | 31 | 24,121 | 18.05% | -6.10 |
| RISRIS | 0 | 0 | 31 | 11,472 | 8.59% | — |
| INDIndependent | 0 | -1 | 20 | 3,650 | 2.73% | -9.15 |
| DPCDPC | 0 | 0 | 4 | 298 | 0.22% | — |
- SSP32 (100%)
- SSP32
- SSP32
Constituency performance
From the 32 results in Sikkim
Seat change
Against Sikkim's previous Vidhan Sabha election (1985), matched constituency-for-constituency
- Retained19 (59%)
- Changed hands1 (3%)
- New seat12 (38%)
19 constituencies were won by the same party as last time; 1 changed hands. 12 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
Assembly seat results
All 32 seats, alphabetical · showing 1–32 of 32
| Assembly seat | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ASSAM-LINGJEY BL | SSPSONAM DUPDEN LEPCHA | INCSHERAB PALDEN | 1,17530.74% | 78.1% |
| BARMIOK | SSPBIR BAL SUBBA | RISRAM CHANDRA POUDYAL | 1,62342.83% | 69.0% |
| CENTRAL PENDAM-EAST PENDAM | SSPSUKUMAR PRADHAN | RISYOGANIDHI BHANDARI | 1,35125.10% | 72.5% |
| CHAKUNG | SSPTARA MAN RAI | INDRASTAMAN RAI | 3,25471.23% | 67.6% |
| DAMTHANG | SSPPAWAN KUMAR CHAMLING | INCSURAJ KUMAR KHARTAN | 3,97088.54% | 70.2% |
| DARAMDIN | SSPPADAM BAHADUR GURUNG | INCRAM BAHADUR LIMBU | 2,78858.02% | 68.3% |
| DENTAM | SSPPADAM LALL GURUNG | RISPUSPA MANI CHETTRI | 2,53660.61% | 68.6% |
| DJONGU BL | SSPSONAM CHHYODA LEPCHA | INCATHUP LEPCHA | 1,51247.55% | 77.5% |
| GANGTOK | SSPMANITA PRADHAN | INCDILLI PRASAD DHUNGEL | 92115.21% | 66.5% |
| GEYZING | SSPMAN BAHADUR DAHAL | RISGARJAMAN SUBBA | 2,24351.15% | 67.8% |
| JORTHANG-NAYABAZAR | SSPBHIM RAJ RAI | INCRAJAN GURUNG | 2,96156.02% | 71.9% |
| KABI TINGDA BL | SSPHANGU TSHERING BHUTIA | INCKALZANG GYATSO | 53817.29% | 73.4% |
| KHAMDONG | SSPBIRKHAMAN RAMUDAMU | RISGANGA DARJEE | 2,35750.44% | 66.3% |
| LACHEN MANGSHILA BL | SSPTASA TENGEY LEPCHA | INCNIMCHING LEPCHA | 1,42039.43% | 71.0% |
| LOOSING PACHEKHANI | SSPRUPRAJ RAI | RISRAM CHANDRA POUDYAL | 2938.24% | 73.8% |
| MARTAM BL | SSPCHAMLA TSHERING | INCSAMTEN TSHERING | 85021.32% | 73.8% |
| MELLI | SSPDILLIRAM BASNET | INDGIRISH CHANDRA RAI | 2,77361.73% | 70.2% |
| PATHING BL | SSPRAM LEPCHA | INCSANGEY DORJEE | 1,86539.76% | 73.5% |
| RAKDONG TENTEK BL | SSPPHUCHUNG BHUTIA | RISRINZING TONGDEN | 1,42035.23% | 72.8% |
| RALONG BL | SSPSONAM GYATSO KALEON | INCDORJEE DOZOM BHUTIA | 2,61280.74% | 66.7% |
| RANKA BL | SSPDORJEE TSHERING | INCSONAM TSH. LEPCHA | 1,26526.88% | 73.3% |
| RATEYPANI - WEST PENDAM | SSPCHANDRA KUMAR MOHORA | INCMADHUKAR DARJEE | 2,79861.88% | 65.7% |
| REGU | SSPRAJENDRA PRASAD UPRETY | INCKARNA BAHADUR | 92121.43% | 77.7% |
| RHENOCK | SSPKHARANANDA UPRETY | INCKIRAN CHETTRI | 1,02426.89% | 75.1% |
| RINCHENPONG BL | SSPCHONG LAMU BHUTIA | INCPHUR TSERING LEPCHA | 1,90345.75% | 64.0% |
| RUMTEK BL | SSPO. T. BHUTIA | INCSONAM PINTSO WANGDI | 1,74936.53% | 72.3% |
| SANGHA | SSPNANJHA GYALTSEN | INDBAZING | 38426.07% | 45.8% |
| SOREONG | SSPNAR BAHADUR BHANDARI | INCPAHAL MAN SUBBA | 4,31283.76% | 70.0% |
| TASHIDING BL | SSPUGEN PRITSO BHUTIA | INCCHEWANG BHUTIA | 2,90279.55% | 67.1% |
| TEMI-TARKU | SSPI. B. RAI | INDBADRINATH PRADHAN | 2,38457.92% | 65.7% |
| WAK | SSPBEDU SINGH PANT | INCSUK BAHADUR RAI | 2,69981.64% | 62.9% |
| YOKSAM | SSPSANCHAMAN SUBBA | INCASHOK KUMAR SUBBA | 1,06924.69% | 60.1% |
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, Nov 1989?
Samyukta Socialist Party won 32 of 32 seats in Sikkim, a clear majority.
What was the voter turnout in the Sikkim assembly election, Nov 1989?
Turnout was 69.37% — 1.34 lakh of 1.93 lakh registered electors voted.
How many assembly seats does Sikkim have?
Sikkim has 32 assembly seats.
