1985 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election

Legislative Assembly elections were held in Sikkim in 1985 to elect the 32 members of the second Legislative Assembly.[1][2]

1985 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election

1985

32 seats in the Sikkim Legislative Assembly
17 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Nar Bahadur Bhandari Kalzang Gyatso
Party Sikkim Sangram Parishad Indian National Congress
Leader's seat Soreng-Chakung Kabi Tingda
Last election 16 0
Seats won 30 1
Seat change 14 1
Popular vote 60,371 23,440
Percentage 62.2% 24.15%

Constituencies of Sikkim

Chief Minister of Sikkim before election

Nar Bahadur Bhandari
Sikkim Janata Parishad

Chief Minister of Sikkim

Nar Bahadur Bhandari
Sikkim Janata Parishad

Results

Party No. of candidates No. of elected No. of votes %
Communist Party of India 2 0 25 0.03%
Communist Party of India (Marxist) 1 0 336 0.35%
Indian National Congress 32 1 23440 24.15%
Janata Party 20 0 913 0.94%
Sikkim Prajatantra Congress 14 0 438 0.45%
Sikkim Sangram Parishad 32 30 60371 62.2%
Independents 94 1 11534 11.88%
Total: 195 32 97057


Elected members

A.C. No. Constituency Name Member Party
1YoksamSanchaman Limboo Sikkim Sangram Parishad
2TashidingUgen Pintso Bhutia
3GeyzingMan Bahadur Dahal
4DentamPadam Lal Gurung
5BarmiokBirbal Subba
6RinchenpongOngdi Bhutia
7ChakungTaraman Rai
8SorengNar Bahadur Bhandari
9DaramdinPadam Bahadur Gurung
10Jorthang-NayabazarBhim Raj Rai
11RalongSonam Gyatso
12WakBedu Singh Chettri
13DamthangPawan Kumar Chamling
14MelliMohan Prasad Sharma
15Rateypani - West PendamChandra Kumar Mihora
16Temi- TarkuIndra Bahadur Rai
17Central Pendam-East PendamSukumar Pradhan
18RhenockKharananda Upreti
19ReguTulshi Sharma
20PathingRam Lepcha
21Loosing PachekhaniBhakia Bhadur Khulal
22KhamdongBirkhaman Ramukami
23DjonguSonam Choda Lepcha
24Lachen MangshilaThokchok Bhutia
25Kabi TingdaKalzang Gyatso Indian National Congress
26Rakdong-TentekPhuchung Bhutia Sikkim Sangram Parishad
27MartamChamla Tsering Bhutia
28RumtekOngay Tob Shutia
29Assam LingjeySonam Dapden Lepcha
30RankaDorjee Tshering Bhutia
31GangtokLall Bahadur Basnet Independent
32SanghaNamkha Gyaltsen Sikkim Sangram Parishad
Source: Election Commission of India[3]

References

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