1994 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election explained

Country:	India
Type:	legislative
Previous Election:	1989 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election
Previous Year:	1989
Next Election:	1999 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election
Next Year:	1999
Election Date:	16 November 1994
Seats For Election:	All 32 seats in the Sikkim Legislative Assembly
Majority Seats:	17
Party1:	Sikkim Democratic Front
Image1:	PawanKumarChamling.jpg
Leader1:	Pawan Kumar Chamling
Last Election1:	New
Leaders Seat1:	Damthang
Seats1:	19
Seat Change1:	New
Popular Vote1:	72,856
Percentage1:	42.00%
Party2:	Sikkim Sangram Parishad
Leaders Seat2:	Soreng-Chakung
Last Election2:	32
Seats2:	10
Seat Change2:	22
Popular Vote2:	60,851
Percentage2:	35.08%
CM
Before Election:	Nar Bahadur Bhandari
Before Party:	Sikkim Sangram Parishad
After Election:	Pawan Kumar Chamling
After Party:	Sikkim Democratic Front

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

Results

Results by constituency

• Winner, runner-up, voter turnout, and victory margin in every constituency^[3]

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Assembly Constituency	Turnout	Winner					Runner Up					Margin
k	Names	%	Candidate	Party		data-sort-type=number	Votes	%	Candidate	Party			data-sort-type=number	Votes	%
1	Yoksam	82.89%	Ashok Kumar Subba		2,231	39.19%	Sanchaman Subba		2,086	36.64%	145
2	Tashiding	82.04%	Thutop Bhutia		1,644	35.42%	Rinzing Wangyal Kazi		1,512	32.57%	132
3	Geyzing	82.56%	Dal Bahadur Gurung		2,893	50.%	Dal Bahadur Karki		1,412	24.4%	1,481
4	Dentam	85.53%	Chakra Bahadur Subba		2,193	40.11%	Padam Lall Gurung		1,844	33.72%	349
5	Barmiok	83.89%	Tulshi Prasad Pradhan		2,007	42.58%	Birendra Subba		1,552	32.92%	455
6	Rinchenpong	78.51%	Phur Tshering Lepcha		3,181	59.07%	Phurba Sherpa		1,456	27.04%	1,725
7	Chakung	84.39%	Prem Singh Tamang		3,372	58.07%	Tika Gurung		1,766	30.41%	1,606
8	Soreong	83.18%	Nar Bahadur Bhandari		3,291	50.78%	Man Bahadur Subba		2,886	44.53%	405
9	Daramdin	84.29%	Ran Bahadur Subba		3,832	61.04%	Padam Bahadur Gurung		2,022	32.21%	1,810
10	Jorthang–Nayabazar	83.8%	Bhoj Raj Rai		4,160	57.59%	Dil Kumari Bhandari		2,519	34.87%	1,641
11	Ralong	85.93%	Dorjee Dazom Bhutia		2,017	44.82%	Ugen Tashi Bhutia		1,135	25.22%	882
12	Wak	82.88%	Kedar Nath Rai		2,301	51.71%	Bedu Singh Panth		1,469	33.01%	832
13	Damthang	80.27%	Pawan Kumar Chamling		3,904	68.95%	Kumar Subba		1,463	25.84%	2,441
14	Melli	85.13%	Girish Chandra Rai		3,108	51.28%	Manita Pradhan		2,153	35.52%	955
15	Rateypani–West Pendam	82.1%	Aita Singh Kami		3,409	54.22%	Madan Kumar Cintury		2,186	34.77%	1,223
16	Temi–Tarku	77.26%	Garjaman Gurung		3,273	55.89%	Indra Bahadur Rai		2,148	36.68%	1,125
17	Central Pendam–East Pendam	82.04%	Dilli Prasad Kharel		2,712	34.46%	Sang Dorjee Tamang		2,530	32.15%	182
18	Rhenock	83.79%	Kharananda Upreti		2,336	45.4%	Biraj Adhikari		1,645	31.97%	691
19	Regu	84.43%	Karna Bahadur Chamling		2,619	48.15%	Krishna Bahadur Rai		2,435	44.77%	184
20	Pathing	83.58%	Ram Lepcha		2,625	42.26%	Sonam Dorjee		1,848	29.75%	777
21	Loosing Pachekhani	83.35%	Dil Bahadur Thapa		1,497	30.54%	Jai Kumar Bhandari		1,485	30.3%	12
22	Khamdong	81.82%	Gopal Lamichaney		3,260	50.69%	Ganju Thatal		2,164	33.65%	1,096
23	Djongu	83.09%	Sonam Chyoda Lepcha		1,550	39.18%	Sonam Dorjee Lepcha		1,503	37.99%	47
24	Lachen Mangshila	81.55%	Hishey Lachungpa		2,316	44.21%	Tseten Lepcha		1,420	27.1%	896
25	Kabi Tingda	81.43%	Thenlay Tshering Bhutia		1,554	35.81%	T. Lachungpa		1,499	34.54%	55
26	Rakdong Tentek	81.94%	Mingma Tshering Sherpa		2,835	52.77%	Phuchung Bhutia		880	16.38%	1,955
27	Martam	82.98%			2,955	48.96%	Samten Tshering Bhutia		1,647	27.29%	1,308
28	Rumtek	80.33%	Menlom Lepcha		2,934	42.91%	Karma Tempo Namgyal Gyaltsen		1,969	28.8%	965
29	Assam–Lingjey	84.76%	Tseten Tashi		1,574	30.99%	Namgey Bhutia		1,388	27.33%	186
30	Ranka	81.5%	Rinzing Ongmu		2,200	36.78%	Tseten Lepcha		2,182	36.48%	18
31	Gangtok	72.54%	Narendra Kumar Pradhan		2,798	38.73%	Dilli Prasad Dhungel		2,070	28.65%	728
32	Sangha	54.02%	Namkha Gyaltsen Lama		767	46.01%	Palden Lama		643	38.57%	124

Notes and References

1. Web site: No match for Sikkim's victorious regional parties since 1979 . The Times of India . 3 Apr 2019 . PTI . 2 February 2021.
2. Web site: Success in Sikkim eludes national parties . Business Standard . 7 April 2019 . PTI . 2 February 2021.
3. Web site: Election Commission of India. Statistical Report on General Election, 1994 to the Legislative Assembly of Sikkim . https://web.archive.org/web/20101007184813/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1994/StatisticalReport-SK94.pdf. 7 October 2010. 15 February 2024. pdf.