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Sikkim Assembly Elections

Historical results, trends and insights from 1979 to 2024.

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Lok Sabha13Vidhan Sabha10
20242019201420092004
More years
19991994198919851979

Current government

Who governs Sikkim today

Full CM history →
Prem Singh Tamang
Chief Minister of Sikkim
Prem Singh TamangSKM

In office since 27 May 2019 · 7 years, 3 months

Prem Singh Tamang (born 5 February 1968), better known as P. S. Golay, is an Indian politician and former teacher who is serving as the Chief Minister of Sikkim from 27 May 2019 and also as leader of the house in state assembly. He is also the founding leader of the Sikkim Krantikari Morcha since 2019. He represents the Poklok-Kamrang in the Sikkim Legislative Assembly since 2019, Upper Burtuk from 2009 to 2019 and Chakung from 1994 to 2009.

Current seats
36
in the present Sikkim assembly
Elections contested
10
Leading party, 2024
SKM
31 of 32 seats

Compare elections

See what changed between any two Vidhan Sabha elections in Sikkim.

2024vs

Seat swings, vote share shifts and constituency-level changes, side by side.

Seat share over the years

Seats and vote share by election for the parties that have won the most Vidhan Sabha seats in Sikkim

Party2024201920142009200419991994198919851979
SDF1152232272419000
SSP0000071032300
SKM3117100000000
SJP00000000016
Others00001130216
Total seats32323232283232323232

Seats won over time

The four parties that have won the most Vidhan Sabha seats in Sikkim

091827361979198519891994199920042009201420192024SDFSSPSKMSJP
  • SDF
  • SSP
  • SKM
  • SJP

Vote share trend

How each party's Vidhan Sabha vote share has moved over time in Sikkim

0%20%40%60%80%1979198519891994199920042009201420192024SDFSSPSKMSJP
  • SDF
  • SSP
  • SKM
  • SJP

Constituency performance

From the 32 results in Sikkim, 2024

Best performance
SORENG-CHAKUNG
P S Tamang, 72.18% share
Closest contest
GYALSHING-BARNYAK
won by 963 (8.25%)
Biggest victory
DJONGU
won by 5,007 (54.41%)
Lowest turnout
GANGTOK
65.06%

Seat change & vote share

Sikkim, 2024

32SEATS
  • Retained12 (38%)
  • Changed hands16 (50%)
  • New seat4 (13%)

12 constituencies were won by the same party as 2019; 16 changed hands; 4 did not exist then.

Vote share by party
SKM58.38%
SDF27.37%
CAPS6.03%
BJP5.18%
IND1.69%
INC0.32%
SRPP0.04%

Result by election

2024Full result →32 seats
SKM 31
  • SKM31
  • SDF1
2019Full result →32 seats
SKM 17SDF 15
  • SKM17
  • SDF15
2014Full result →32 seats
SDF 22SKM 10
  • SDF22
  • SKM10
2009Full result →32 seats
SDF 32
  • SDF32
2004Full result →28 seats
SDF 27
  • SDF27
  • INC1
1999Full result →32 seats
SDF 24SSP 7
  • SDF24
  • SSP7
  • IND1
1994Full result →32 seats
SDF 19SSP 10INC 2
  • SDF19
  • SSP10
  • INC2
  • IND1
1989Full result →32 seats
SSP 32
  • SSP32
1985Full result →32 seats
SSP 30
  • SSP30
  • INC1
  • IND1
1979Full result →32 seats
SJP 16SCR 11SPC 4
  • SJP16
  • SCR11
  • SPC4
  • IND1

Top leaders

Chief Ministers of Sikkim, most recent first

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Prem Singh Tamang
SKMIncumbent
2019–present
Pawan Kumar Chamling
SDF
1994–2019
Sanchaman Limboo
SSgP
1994–1994
Bhim Bahadur Gurung
INC
1984–1984

Assembly constituencies

36 current, 46 under former boundaries · showing 1–50 of 82

No.Assembly seatReservationElectionsLast contested
1YOKSAM-TASHIDINGGEN32019
1YUKSOM-TASHIDINGGEN12024
2YANGTHANGGEN42024
3MANEYBUNG-DENTAMGEN42024
4GYALSHING-BARNYAKGEN42024
5RINCHENPONGGEN42024
6DARAMDINGEN42024
7SORENG-CHAKUNGGEN12024
7SOREONG-CHAKUNGGEN32019
8SALGHARI-ZOOSC32019
8SALGHARI-ZOOMSC12024
9BARFUNGGEN42024
10POKLOK-KAMRANGGEN42024
11NAMCHI-SINGHITHANGGEN42024
12MELLIGEN42024
13NAMTHANG-RATEYPANIGEN42024
14TEMI-NAMPHINGGEN42024
15RANGANG-YANGANGGEN42024
16TUMEN-LINGIGEN42024
17KHAMDONG-SINGTAMGEN42024
18WEST PENDASC32019
18WEST PENDAMSC12024
19RHENOCKGEN42024
20CHUJACHENGEN42024
21GNATHANG-MACHONGGEN42024
22NAMCHEYBUNGGEN42024
23SHYARIGEN42024
24MARTAM-RUMTEKGEN42024
25UPPER TADONGGEN42024
26ARITHANGGEN42024
27GANGTOKGEN42024
28UPPER BURTUKGEN42024
29KABI LUNGCHUKGEN42024
30DJONGUGEN42024
31LACHEN MANGANGEN42024
32SANGHAGEN42024
1YOKSAMformer boundaryGEN62004
2TASHIDINGformer boundaryGEN52004
2TASHIDING BLformer boundaryGEN11989
3GEYZINGformer boundaryGEN62004
4DENTAMformer boundaryGEN62004
5BARMIOKformer boundaryGEN62004
6RINCHENPONGformer boundaryGEN52004
6RINCHENPONG BLformer boundaryGEN11989
7CHAKUNGformer boundaryGEN62004
8SOREONGformer boundaryGEN62004
9DARAMDINformer boundaryGEN62004
10JORTHANG-NAYABAZARformer boundaryGEN62004
11RALANGformer boundaryGEN12004
11RALONGformer boundaryST41999

Seats marked “former boundary” were redrawn by a later delimitation order. A name that survives a redrawing keeps its own page, with each boundary era labelled on the result.