Sikkim assembly election, May 2009
32 assembly constituencies in Sikkim, 83.79% turnout.
Party performance
Ordered by seats won in Sikkim
| Party | Won | +/− | Contested | Votes | Share | Share +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SDFSikkim Democratic Front | 32 | +5 | 32 | 1,65,991 | 65.91% | -5.18 |
| INCIndian National Congress | 0 | -1 | 32 | 69,612 | 27.64% | +1.51 |
| SHRPSHRP | 0 | 0 | 20 | 5,516 | 2.19% | +1.62 |
| INDIndependent | 0 | 0 | 25 | 4,023 | 1.60% | -0.16 |
| SGPPSGPP | 0 | 0 | 27 | 2,909 | 1.16% | — |
| BJPBharatiya Janata Party | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1,966 | 0.78% | +0.44 |
| NCPNationalist Congress Party | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1,065 | 0.42% | — |
| SJEPSJEP | 0 | 0 | 6 | 497 | 0.20% | — |
| CPMCommunist Party of India (Marxist) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 272 | 0.11% | +0.03 |
- SDF32 (100%)
- SDF32
- SDF32
Constituency performance
From the 32 results in Sikkim
Seat change
Against Sikkim's previous Vidhan Sabha election (2004), matched constituency-for-constituency
- Retained0 (0%)
- Changed hands0 (0%)
- New seat32 (100%)
0 constituencies were won by the same party as last time; 0 changed hands. 32 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARITHANG | SDFNARENDRA KR. PRADHAN | INCBHARAT BASNETT | 1,45526.71% | 73.7% |
| BARFUNG | SDFSONAM GYATSO BHUTIA | INCLOBZANG BHUTIA | 3,85244.80% | 85.8% |
| CHUJACHEN | SDFPURAN KR. GURUNG | INCHARKA RAJ GURUNG | 5,96354.89% | 83.9% |
| DARAMDIN | SDFTENZI SHERPA | INCPEM NURI SHERPA | 4,70049.81% | 84.8% |
| DJONGU | SDFSONAM GYATSO LEPCHA | INCNORDEN TSHERING LEPCHA | 3,93766.20% | 89.8% |
| GANGTOK | SDFDORJEE NAMGYAL BHUTIA | INCTSHERING GYATSO KALEON | 1,57827.53% | 70.4% |
| GNATHANG-MACHONG | SDFL.M. LEPCHA | SHRPCHHOPEL DZONGPO BHUTIA | 2,40034.49% | 85.8% |
| GYALSHING-BARNYAK | SDFMAN BAHADUR DAHAL | INCYOUA RAJ RAI | 3,41046.77% | 84.3% |
| KABI LUNGCHUK | SDFTHENLAY TSHERING BHUTIA | INCUGEN NEDUP BHUTIA | 2,16428.92% | 85.4% |
| KHAMDONG-SINGTAM | SDFAM PRASAD SHARMA | INCNAR BAHADUR BHANDARI | 1,26616.60% | 84.2% |
| LACHEN MANGAN | SDFTSHERING WANGDI LEPCHA | INCANIL LACHENPA | 77915.27% | 89.5% |
| MANEYBUNG-DENTAM | SDFCHANDRA MAYA SUBBA | INCLAXUMAN GURUNG | 4,35350.12% | 86.8% |
| MARTAM-RUMTEK | SDFMENLOM LEPCHA | INCRINZING NAMGYAL | 3,36533.71% | 85.3% |
| MELLI | SDFTULSHI DEVI RAI | INCDIL KRI. CHHETRI | 3,85341.22% | 83.8% |
| NAMCHEYBUNG | SDFBEK BDR. RAI | INCEM PRASAD SHARMA | 2,92331.52% | 86.5% |
| NAMCHI-SINGHITHANG | SDFPAWAN CHAMLING | INCKHUSH BDR RAI | 4,64466.51% | 76.8% |
| NAMTHANG-RATEYPANI | SDFTILU GURUNG | INCSUK BDR. TAMANG | 3,21135.26% | 82.7% |
| POKLOK-KAMRANG | SDFPAWAN CHAMLING | INCPURNA KUMARI RAI | 5,95665.12% | 86.3% |
| RANGANG-YANGANG | SDFCHANDRA BDR KARKI | INCAVINASH YAKHA | 3,19739.25% | 85.4% |
| RHENOCK | SDFBHIM PRASAD DHUNGEL | INCKEDAR NATH SHARMA | 1,44313.82% | 85.0% |
| RINCHENPONG | SDFDAWA NORBU TAKARPA | INCPEMA KINZANG BHUTIA | 4,29348.47% | 87.0% |
| SALGHARI-ZOO | SDFMADAN CINTURY | INCJANGA BIR DARNAL | 2,29833.73% | 84.6% |
| SANGHA | SDFPHETOOK TSH. BHUTIA | INCTSHERING LAMA | 552.78% | 64.8% |
| SHYARI | SDFKARMA TEMPO NAMGYAL GYALTSEN | INCKUNGA NIMA LEPCHA | 2,28128.62% | 81.5% |
| SOREONG-CHAKUNG | SDFRAN BAHADUR SUBBA | INCNAR BAHADUR BHANDARI | 4,11942.16% | 84.6% |
| TEMI-NAMPHING | SDFBEDU SINGH PANTH | INCLALIT SHARMA | 1,74019.82% | 85.0% |
| TUMEN-LINGI | SDFUGEN T GYATSO BHUTIA | INCPHUCHUNG BHUTIA | 1,32414.58% | 84.9% |
| UPPER BURTUK | SDFPREM SINGH TAMANG | INCARUN KUMAR RAI | 4,56360.73% | 82.5% |
| UPPER TADONG | SDFDIL BAHADUR THAPA | INCARUN KR BASNET | 1,04318.56% | 78.1% |
| WEST PENDA | SDFNEERU SEWA | INCJAGDISH CINTURY | 1,06313.71% | 82.9% |
| YANGTHANG | SDFPREM LALL SUBBA | INCDEPAN HANG LIMBU | 4,22553.59% | 86.0% |
| YOKSAM-TASHIDING | SDFDAWCHO LEPCHA | INCADEN TSHERING LEPCHA | 4,24351.52% | 86.9% |
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.
Frequently asked
Straight answers to the questions this result page exists to answer.
Who won the Sikkim assembly election, May 2009?
Sikkim Democratic Front won 32 of 32 seats in Sikkim, a clear majority.
What was the voter turnout in the Sikkim assembly election, May 2009?
Turnout was 83.79% — 2.52 lakh of 3.01 lakh registered electors voted.
How many assembly seats does Sikkim have?
Sikkim has 32 assembly seats.