1999 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election explained

Election Name:	1999 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election
Country:	India
Type:	legislative
Previous Election:	1994 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election
Previous Year:	1994
Next Election:	2004 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election
Next Year:	2004
Election Date:	3 October 1999
Seats For Election:	32 seats in the Sikkim Legislative Assembly
Majority Seats:	17
Party1:	Sikkim Democratic Front
Image1:	PawanKumarChamling.jpg
Leader1:	Pawan Kumar Chamling
Last Election1:	19^[1]
Leaders Seat1:	Damthang
Seats1:	24
Seat Change1:	5
Party2:	Sikkim Sangram Parishad
Leader2:	Nar Bahadur Bhandari
Leaders Seat2:	Rhenock
Last Election2:	10
Seats Needed2:	17
Seats2:	7
Seat Change2:	3
CM
Before Election:	Pawan Kumar Chamling
Before Party:	Sikkim Democratic Front
After Election:	Pawan Kumar Chamling
After Party:	Sikkim Democratic Front

Legislative Assembly elections were held in Sikkim, in October 1999, to elect the 32 members of the sixth Legislative Assembly.^{[2] [3]}

Results

Results by constituency

• Winner, runner-up, voter turnout, and victory margin in every constituency^[4]

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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	81.81%	Kalawati Subba		3,240	51.65%	Mangalbir Subba		1,749	27.88%	1,491
2	Tashiding	84.74%	Thutop Bhutia		2,740	53.77%	Sonam Dadul Kazi		2,148	42.15%	592
3	Geyzing	82.54%	Sher Bahadur Subedi		3,316	53.06%	Puspak Ram Subba		2,504	40.07%	812
4	Dentam	86.62%	Narendra Kumar Subba		3,112	51.81%	Padam Lall Gurung		2,636	43.89%	476
5	Barmiok	81.28%	Tulshi Prasad Pradhan		2,353	44.93%	Birendra Subba		2,020	38.57%	333
6	Rinchenpong	82.15%	Ongden Tshering Lepcha		3,640	60.49%	Pema Kinzang Bhutia		2,001	33.25%	1,639
7	Chakung	83.73%	Prem Singh Tamang		3,572	56.55%	Tika Gurung		2,420	38.32%	1,152
8	Soreong	83.15%	Ram Bahadur Subba		3,456	48.83%	Nar Bahadur Bhandari		3,390	47.9%	66
9	Daramdin	83.19%	Ran Bahadur Subba		4,194	60.98%	Akar Dhoj Subba		2,532	36.81%	1,662
10	Jorthang–Nayabazar	82.04%	Bhoj Raj Rai		4,791	54.16%	Bhim Raj Rai		3,598	40.67%	1,193
11	Ralong	85.66%	Dorjee Dazom Bhutia		2,671	52.84%	Ugen Tashi Bhutia		1,291	25.54%	1,380
12	Wak	82.37%	Kedar Nath Rai		3,284	64.91%	Manoj Rai		1,683	33.27%	1,601
13	Damthang	82.34%	Pawan Kumar Chamling		4,952	71.39%	Kamal Kumar Rai		1,866	26.9%	3,086
14	Melli	84.08%	Girish Chandra Rai		4,059	57.74%	G. S. Lama		2,800	39.83%	1,259
15	Rateypani–West Pendam	83.94%	Chandra Kumar Mohora		4,073	55.09%	Madan Kumar Cintury		3,115	42.13%	958
16	Temi–Tarku	83.02%	Garjaman Gurung		4,396	57.76%	Dil Kumari Bhandari		3,071	40.35%	1,325
17	Central Pendam–East Pendam	81.%	Sang Dorjee Tamang		4,575	49.89%	Dilli Prasad Kharel		4,329	47.2%	246
18	Rhenock	81.04%	Nar Bahadur Bhandari		3,364	54.77%	Bedu Singh Panth		2,576	41.94%	788
19	Regu	82.88%	Karna Bahadur Chamling		3,413	50.06%	Krishan Bahadur Rai		3,253	47.71%	160
20	Pathing	84.07%	Sonam Dorjee		3,755	51.79%	Ram Lepcha		2,903	40.04%	852
21	Loosing Pachekhani	84.%	Jai Kumar Bhandari		2,826	47.09%	Vinod Pradhan		2,821	47.01%	5
22	Khamdong	83.62%	Gopal Lamichaney		4,507	58.65%	Lall Bahadur Das		2,954	38.44%	1,553
23	Djongu	86.4%	Sonam Gyatso Lepcha		2,399	50.77%	Sonam Chyoda Lepcha		2,228	47.15%	171
24	Lachen Mangshila	87.79%	Hishey Lachungpa		3,772	58.24%	Nedup Tshering Lachenpa		2,540	39.22%	1,232
25	Kabi Tingda	86.27%	Thenlay Tshering Bhutia		2,028	42.3%	T. Lachungpa		1,418	29.58%	610
26	Rakdong Tentek	79.17%	Mingma Tshering Sherpa		2,823	49.82%	Danorbu Sherpa		1,140	20.12%	1,683
27	Martam	81.44%	Dorjee Tshering Lepcha		4,262	60.93%	Nuk Tshering Bhutia		2,485	35.53%	1,777
28	Rumtek	78.03%	Karma Tempo Namgyal Gyaltsen		4,326	49.34%	O. T. Bhutia		4,132	47.13%	194
29	Assam–Lingjey	83.39%	Tseten Tashi Bhutia		2,951	44.33%	Kunga Zangpo Bhutia		2,850	42.81%	101
30	Ranka	81.46%	Tseten Dorjee Lepcha		4,274	55.43%	Pintso Chopel Lepcha		3,182	41.27%	1,092
31	Gangtok	67.82%	Narendra Kumar Pradhan		4,308	47.75%	K. B. Gurung		3,835	42.51%	473
32	Sangha	61.43%	Palden Lama		1,309	64.77%	Namkha Gyaltsen Lama		370	18.31%	939

Notes and References

1. Web site: Sikkim 1994 - Sikkim - Election Commission of India . eci.gov.in . 2 February 2021.
2. Web site: No match for Sikkim's victorious regional parties since 1979 . The Times of India . 3 Apr 2019 . PTI . 2 February 2021.
3. Web site: Success in Sikkim eludes national parties . Business Standard . 7 April 2019 . PTI . 2 February 2021.
4. Web site: Election Commission of India. Statistical Report on General Election, 1999 to the Legislative Assembly of Sikkim . https://web.archive.org/web/20101007144437/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1999/StatisticalReport-SK99.pdf . 7 October 2010. 15 February 2024. pdf.