Sikkim assembly election, May 2004
28 assembly constituencies in Sikkim, 78.91% turnout.
Party performance
Ordered by seats won in Sikkim
| Party | Won | +/− | Contested | Votes | Share | Share +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SDFSikkim Democratic Front | 27 | +3 | 28 | 1,39,662 | 71.09% | +18.77 |
| INCIndian National Congress | 1 | +1 | 28 | 51,329 | 26.13% | +22.46 |
| INDIndependent | 0 | -1 | 16 | 3,450 | 1.76% | -0.18 |
| SHRPSHRP | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1,123 | 0.57% | — |
| BJPBharatiya Janata Party | 0 | 0 | 4 | 667 | 0.34% | — |
| CPMCommunist Party of India (Marxist) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 144 | 0.07% | -0.12 |
| SSPSamyukta Socialist Party | 0 | -7 | 1 | 90 | 0.05% | -41.84 |
- SDF27 (96%)
- INC1 (4%)
- SDF27
- INC1
- SDF27
- INC1
Constituency performance
From the 28 results in Sikkim
Seat change
Against Sikkim's previous Vidhan Sabha election (1999), matched constituency-for-constituency
- Retained19 (68%)
- Changed hands8 (29%)
- New seat1 (4%)
19 constituencies were won by the same party as last time; 8 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
- SDF
- INC
Assembly seat results
All 28 seats, alphabetical · showing 1–28 of 28
| Assembly seat | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ASSAM-LINGJEY | SDFKUNGA ZANGPO BHUTIA | INCKUNGA NIMA LEPCHA | 2,22631.07% | 79.2% |
| BARMIOK | SDFNARENDRA KUMAR SUBBA | INCPUSPAK RAM SUBBA | 2,55045.52% | 81.3% |
| CENTRAL PENDAM-EAST PENDAM | SDFSOMNATH POUDYAL | INCNAR BAHADUR BHANDARI | 3,45536.34% | 79.5% |
| CHAKUNG | SDFPREM SINGH TAMANG | INCSATISH MOHAN PRADHAN | 6,50191.59% | 84.2% |
| DARAMDIN | SDFRAN BAHADUR SUBBA | INCAMAR SUBBA | 5,56175.95% | 79.2% |
| DENTAM | SDFDEEPAK KUMAR GURUNG | INCSHER HANG SUBBA | 2,06532.49% | 85.0% |
| DJONGU | SDFSONAM GYATSO LEPCHA | INCSONAM CHYODA LEPCHA | 1,57030.68% | 86.7% |
| GANGTOK | SDFNARENDRA KR. PRADHAN | INCNAR BAHADUR BHANDARI | 3,12334.99% | 62.5% |
| GEYZING | SDFSHER BAHADUR SUBEDI | INCDAL BDR. GURUNG | 1,81726.84% | 79.0% |
| JORTHANG-NAYABAZAR | SDFKEDAR NATH RAI | INCPURNA KRI. RAI | 6,32765.75% | 77.3% |
| KHAMDONG | SDFBIRKHA MAN RAMUDAMU | INCSANTOSH KUMAR BARDEWA | 4,23151.23% | 78.5% |
| LACHEN MANGSHILA | SDFHISHEY LACHUNGPA | INCANIL LACHENPA | 3,31951.12% | 84.2% |
| LOOSING PACHEKHANI | SDFMANITA THAPA | INCBHARAT BASNETT | 2,74344.78% | 81.3% |
| MARTAM | SDFDORJEE TSHERING LEPCHA | INCSONAM TSH. BHUTIA | 3,72248.88% | 81.7% |
| PATHING | SDFMINGMA TSHERING SHERPA | INCTSETEN TASHI BHUTIA | 2,65536.31% | 82.5% |
| RAKDONG TENTEK | SDFNORZONG LEPCHA | INCPHUCHUNG BHUTIA | 1,69327.49% | 81.0% |
| RALANG | SDFDORJEE DAZOM BHUTIA | INCCHOZANG BHUTIA | 2,91954.63% | 83.5% |
| RANKA | SDFNIMTHIT LEPCHA | INCPINTSO CHOPEL LEPCHA | 1,85321.98% | 74.9% |
| RATEYPANI - WEST PENDAM | SDFAITA SINGH BARAILY (KAMI) | INCJANGA BIR DARNAL | 5,38368.56% | 76.6% |
| REGU | SDFKARNA BDR. CHAMLING | INCARUN KUMAR RAI | 4,60668.56% | 80.5% |
| RHENOCK | SDFBHIM PD. DHUNGEL | INCKHARANANDA UPRETI | 3,29353.47% | 81.0% |
| RINCHENPONG | SDFDAWCHO LEPCHA | INCPEMA KINZANG BHUTIA | 4,24265.26% | 81.8% |
| RUMTEK | SDFMENLOM LEPCHA | INCDELAY NAMGYAL BARFUNGPA | 1,31613.21% | 72.6% |
| SANGHA | INCTSHERING LAMA | INDPALDEN LAMA | 884.21% | 67.0% |
| SOREONG | SDFRAM BDR. LIMBU(SUBBA) | INCASHOK KUMAR SUBBA | 3,68248.17% | 81.2% |
| TASHIDING | SDFDAWA NARBU TAKARPA | INCSONAM DADUL KAZI | 1,73132.22% | 84.4% |
| TEMI-TARKU | SDFGARJAMAN GURUNG | INCLAXMI PRASAD TIWARI | 4,45652.63% | 79.3% |
| YOKSAM | SDFKALAWATI SUBBA | INCMANGAL BIR SUBBA | 1,52023.45% | 80.7% |
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 2004?
Sikkim Democratic Front won 27 of 28 seats in Sikkim, a clear majority.
What was the voter turnout in the Sikkim assembly election, May 2004?
Turnout was 78.91% — 1.96 lakh of 2.49 lakh registered electors voted.
How many assembly seats does Sikkim have?
Sikkim has 28 assembly seats.
