| Election Name: | 1989 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election |
| Country: | India |
| Type: | legislative |
| Previous Election: | 1985 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election |
| Previous Year: | 1985 |
| Next Election: | 1994 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election |
| Next Year: | 1994 |
| Election Date: | 26 November 1989 |
| Majority Seats: | 17 |
| Party1: | Sikkim Sangram Parishad |
| Image1: | Indian Election Symbol Elephant.png |
| Leaders Seat1: | Soreng-Chakung |
| Last Election1: | 30 |
| Seats1: | 32 |
| Seat Change1: | 2 |
| Popular Vote1: | 94,078 |
| Percentage1: | 70.41% |
| Party2: | Indian National Congress |
| Last Election2: | 1 |
| Seats2: | 0 |
| Seat Change2: | 1 |
| Popular Vote2: | 24,121 |
| Percentage2: | 18.05% |
| CM | |
| Before Party: | Sikkim Sangram Parishad |
| After Party: | Sikkim Sangram Parishad |
Legislative Assembly elections were held in Sikkim in November 1989 to elect the 32 members of the fourth Legislative Assembly.[1] [2]
The Sikkim Sangram Parishad won all 32 seats in the Assembly and its leader, Nar Bahadur Bhandari was made the Chief Minister for his third term.
| Winner | Runner Up | Margin | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Names | % | Candidate | Party | data-sort-type=number | Votes | % | Candidate | Party | data-sort-type=number | Votes | % | ||
| 1 | Yoksam | 60.11% | Sanchaman Subba | 2,609 | 60.27% | Ashok Kumar Subba | 1,540 | 35.57% | 1,069 | |||||
| 2 | Tashiding | 67.12% | Ugen Pritso Bhutia | 3,249 | 89.06% | Chewang Bhutia | 347 | 9.51% | 2,902 | |||||
| 3 | Geyzing | 67.75% | Man Bahadur Dahal | 3,175 | 72.41% | Garjaman Subba | 932 | 21.25% | 2,243 | |||||
| 4 | Dentam | 68.62% | Padam Lall Gurung | 3,102 | 74.14% | Puspa Mani Chettri | 566 | 13.53% | 2,536 | |||||
| 5 | Barmiok | 68.99% | Bir Bal Subba | 2,624 | 69.25% | Ram Chandra Poudyal | 1,001 | 26.42% | 1,623 | |||||
| 6 | Rinchenpong | 64.05% | Chong Lamu Bhutia | 2,914 | 70.05% | Phur Tshering Lepcha | 1,011 | 24.3% | 1,903 | |||||
| 7 | Chakung | 67.62% | Tara Man Rai | 3,804 | 83.27% | Rastaman Rai | 550 | 12.04% | 3,254 | |||||
| 8 | Soreong | 69.99% | Nar Bahadur Bhandari | 4,712 | 91.53% | Pahal Man Subba | 400 | 7.77% | 4,312 | |||||
| 9 | Daramdin | 68.32% | Padam Bahadur Gurung | 3,745 | 77.94% | Ram Bahadur Limbu | 957 | 19.92% | 2,788 | |||||
| 10 | Jorthang–Nayabazar | 71.86% | Bhim Raj Rai | 4,023 | 76.11% | Rajan Gurung | 1,062 | 20.09% | 2,961 | |||||
| 11 | Ralong | 66.73% | Sonam Gyatso Kaleon | 2,903 | 89.74% | Dorjee Dazom Bhutia | 291 | 9.% | 2,612 | |||||
| 12 | Wak | 62.94% | Bedu Singh Panth | 2,930 | 88.63% | Suk Bahadur Rai | 231 | 6.99% | 2,699 | |||||
| 13 | Damthang | 70.21% | Pawan Kumar Chamling | 4,227 | 94.27% | Suraj Kumar Khartan | 257 | 5.73% | 3,970 | |||||
| 14 | Melli | 70.17% | Dilliram Basnet | 3,400 | 75.69% | Girish Chandra Rai | 627 | 13.96% | 2,773 | |||||
| 15 | Rateypani–West Pendam | 65.74% | Chandra Kumar Mohora | 3,401 | 75.21% | Madhukar Darjee | 603 | 13.33% | 2,798 | |||||
| 16 | Temi–Tarku | 65.71% | I. B. Rai | 3,091 | 75.1% | Badrinath Pradhan | 707 | 17.18% | 2,384 | |||||
| 17 | Central Pendam–East Pendam | 72.49% | Sukumar Pradhan | 3,168 | 58.85% | Yoga Nidhi Bhandari | 1,817 | 33.75% | 1,351 | |||||
| 18 | Rhenock | 75.08% | Kharananda Upreti | 2,295 | 60.27% | Kiran Chettri | 1,271 | 33.38% | 1,024 | |||||
| 19 | Regu | 77.68% | Rajendra Prasad Uprety | 2,479 | 57.69% | Karna Bahadur | 1,558 | 36.26% | 921 | |||||
| 20 | Pathing | 73.54% | Ram Lepcha | 3,225 | 68.75% | Sangey Dorjee | 1,360 | 28.99% | 1,865 | |||||
| 21 | Loosing Pachekhani | 73.78% | Rup Raj Rai | 1,859 | 52.26% | Ram Chandra Poudyal | 1,566 | 44.03% | 293 | |||||
| 22 | Khamdong | 66.35% | Birkha Man Ramudamu | 3,330 | 71.26% | Ganga Darjee | 973 | 20.82% | 2,357 | |||||
| 23 | Djongu | 77.52% | Sonam Chyoda Lepcha | 2,322 | 73.02% | Athup Lepcha | 810 | 25.47% | 1,512 | |||||
| 24 | Lachen Mangshila | 71.% | Tasa Tengey Lepcha | 2,452 | 68.09% | Nimching Lepcha | 1,032 | 28.66% | 1,420 | |||||
| 25 | Kabi Tingda | 73.37% | Hangu Tshering Bhutia | 1,806 | 58.05% | Kalzang Gyatso | 1,268 | 40.76% | 538 | |||||
| 26 | Rakdong Tentek | 72.76% | Phuchung Bhutia | 2,650 | 65.74% | Rinzing Tongden | 1,230 | 30.51% | 1,420 | |||||
| 27 | Martam | 73.75% | Chamla Tshering Bhutia | 1,968 | 49.37% | Samten Tshering | 1,118 | 28.05% | 850 | |||||
| 28 | Rumtek | 72.29% | O. T. Bhutia | 3,126 | 65.29% | Sonam Pintso Wangdi | 1,377 | 28.76% | 1,749 | |||||
| 29 | Assam–Lingjey | 78.14% | Sonam Dupden Lepcha | 2,359 | 61.72% | Sherab Palden | 1,184 | 30.98% | 1,175 | |||||
| 30 | Ranka | 73.27% | Dorjee Tshering Bhutia | 2,909 | 61.81% | Sonam Tshering Lepcha | 1,644 | 34.93% | 1,265 | |||||
| 31 | Gangtok | 66.47% | Manita Pradhan | 3,415 | 56.4% | Dilli Prasad Dhungel | 2,494 | 41.19% | 921 | |||||
| 32 | Sangha | 45.8% | Nanjha Gyaltsen | 806 | 54.72% | Bazing | 422 | 28.65% | 384 | |||||