1994 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election

Legislative Assembly elections were held in Sikkim, in 1994, to elect the 32 members of the fifth Legislative Assembly.[1][2]

1994 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election

1994

32 seats in the Sikkim Legislative Assembly
17 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Nar Bahadur Bhandari Pawan Kumar Chamling
Party Sikkim Sangram Parishad Sikkim Democratic Front
Leader's seat Soreng-Chakung Damthang
Last election 32 New
Seats won 10 19
Seat change 21 19
Popular vote 60,851 72,856
Percentage 35.08 42

Chief Minister of Sikkim before election

Nar Bahadur Bhandari
Sikkim Janata Parishad

Chief Minister of Sikkim

Pawan Kumar Chamling
Sikkim Sangram Parishad

Results

Party No. of candidates No. elected Votes won %
Bharatiya Janata Party 3 0 274 0.16%
Communist Party of India (Marxist) 2 0 270 0.16%
Indian National Congress 31 2 26045 15.02%
Revolutionary Socialist Party 11 0 2906 1.68%
Sikkim Democratic Front 32 19 72856 42%
Sikkim Sangram Parishad 31 10 60851 35.08%
Independents 76 1 10255 5.91%
Total: 186 32 173457

Elected members

A.C. No. Constituency Name Member Party
1YoksamAshok Kumar Subba Independent
2TashidingThutop Bhutia Sikkim Sangram Parishad
3GeyzingDal Bahadur Gurung Sikkim Democratic Front
4DentamChakra Bahadur Subba
5BarmiokTulshi Pd. Pradhan
6RinchenpongPhur Tsh. Lepcha
7ChakungPrem Singh Tamang
8SorengNar Bahadur Bhandari Sikkim Sangram Parishad
9DaramdinRan Bahadur Subba Sikkim Democratic Front
10Jorthang-NayabazarBhoj Raj Rai
11RalongDorjee Dazom Bhutia
12WakKedar Nath Rai
13DamthangPawan Kumar Chamling
14MelliGirish Chandra Rai
15Rateypani - West PendamAita Sing Kami
16Temi- TarkuGarjaman Gurung
17Central Pendam-East PendamDilli Pd. Kharel
18RhenockKharananda Upreti Sikkim Sangram Parishad
19ReguKarna Bdr. Chamling Sikkim Democratic Front
20PathingRam Lepcha Sikkim Sangram Parishad
21Loosing PachekaniDil Bdr. Thapa Sikkim Democratic Front
22KhamdongGopal Lamichaney
23DjonguSonam Choda Lepcha Indian National Congress
24Lachen MangshilaHishey Lachungpa Sikkim Democratic Front
25Kabi TingdaThenlay Tsering Bhutia
26Rakdong-TentekMingma Tsh. Sherpa Sikkim Sangram Parishad
27MartamDorjee Tsh. Lepcha
28RumtekMenlom Lepcha
29Assam LingjeyTseten Tashi
30RankaRinzing Ongmu
31GangtokNarendra Kr. Pradhan
32SanghaNanjha Gyaltsen Indian National Congress
Source: Election Commission of India[3]

References

  1. "No match for Sikkim's victorious regional parties since 1979". The Times of India. PTI. 3 April 2019. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
  2. "Success in Sikkim eludes national parties". Business Standard. PTI. 7 April 2019. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
  3. "Sikkim 1994 - Sikkim - Election Commission of India". eci.gov.in. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
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