1979 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election

Legislative Assembly elections were held in Sikkim on 12 October 1979 to elect the 32 members of the second Legislative Assembly.[1][2][3]

1979 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election
12 October 1979
32 seats in the Sikkim Legislative Assembly
17 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party Third party
 
Leader Nar Bahadur Bhandari
Party SJP SC(R) SPC
Leader's seat Soreng-Chakung
Seats won 16 11 4
Popular vote 22,776 14,889 11,400
Percentage 31.49% 20.58% 15.76%
Constituencies of Sikkim
Chief Minister of Sikkim before election

Kazi Lhendup Dorjee
Indian National Congress

 Chief Minister of Sikkim

Nar Bahadur Bhandari
Sikkim Janata Parishad

Results
Party Candidates Votes % Seats
Sikkim Janata Parishad3122,77631.4916
Sikkim Congress (Revolutionary)2714,88920.5811
Sikkim Prajatantra Congress3211,40015.764
Janata Party309,53413.180
Indian National Congress121,4762.040
Communist Party of India (Marxist)22410.330
Sikkim Scheduled Caste League2850.120
Independents10811,93816.501
Total24472,33910032

Elected members
A.C. No. Constituency Name Member Party
1Yoksam–Tashiding (BL)Sanchaman Limboo Sikkim Janata Parishad
2TashidingDawgyal Pentso Bhutia Sikkim Janata Parishad
3GeyzingIndra Bahadur Limboo Sikkim Janata Parishad
4DentamPadam Lal Gurung Sikkim Congress (Revolutionary)
5BarmiokTil Bahadur Limbu Sikkim Janata Parishad
6RinchenpongKatuk Bhutia Sikkim Janata Parishad
7ChakungB. B. Gurung Sikkim Congress (Revolutionary)
8Soreng (SC)Nar Bahadur Bhandari Sikkim Janata Parishad
9Daramdin (BL)Padam Bahadur Gurung Sikkim Janata Parishad
10Jorthang-NayabazarBhim Bahadur Gurung Sikkim Congress (Revolutionary)
11RalongChamla Tshering Sikkim Congress (Revolutionary)
12WakGarjaman Gurung Sikkim Prajatantra Congress
13DamthangPradeep Yanzone Sikkim Congress (Revolutionary)
14MelliMohan Prasad Sharma Sikkim Janata Parishad
15Rateypani - West PendamBir Bahadur Lohar Sikkim Congress (Revolutionary)
16Temi- TarkuNar Bahadur Khatiwada Sikkim Prajatantra Congress
17Central Pendam-East PendamBhuwani Prasad Kharel Sikkim Congress (Revolutionary)
18RhenockKharananda Upreti Sikkim Congress (Revolutionary)
19ReguTulshi Sharma Sikkim Janata Parishad
20PathingRam Lepcha Sikkim Congress (Revolutionary)
21PathingJagat Bandhu Pradhan Sikkim Congress (Revolutionary)
22KhamdongDal Bahadur Damai Sikkim Congress (Revolutionary)
23DjonguAthup Lepcha Sikkim Janata Parishad
24Lachen MangshilaTenzing Dadul Bhutia Sikkim Janata Parishad
25Kabi TingdaSonam Tshering Sikkim Congress (Revolutionary)
26Rakdong-TentekDugo Bhutia Sikkim Prajatantra Congress
27MartamSamten Tshering Sikkim Janata Parishad
28RumtekDadul Bhutia Sikkim Janata Parishad
29Assam LingjeySherab Palden Sikkim Congress (Revolutionary)
30RankaDorji Tshering Bhutia Sikkim Janata Parishad
31GangtokLall Bahadur Basnet Sikkim Janata Parishad
32SanghaLhachen Ganchen Rimpuchhi Independent
Source: Election Commission of India[4]
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References
  1. No match for Sikkim's victorious regional parties since 1979
  2. Success in Sikkim eludes national parties
  3. STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 1979 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF SIKKIM
  4. List of Successful Candidates in Sikkim Assembly Election in 1979
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