Sikkim Democratic Front Explained

Party Name:Sikkim Democratic Front
President:Pawan Kumar Chamling
Alliance:
State Seats Name:Sikkim Legislative Assembly
Ideology:Democratic socialism
Headquarters:S.D.F Bhawan, Indira Byepass Gangtok, Sikkim
Eci:State Party[1]

Sikkim Democratic Front (SDF) is a regional political party in the Indian state of Sikkim. It was the ruling party in Sikkim from 12 December 1994 to 23 May 2019.

History

The party was founded by Pawan Kumar Chamling in 1993. It has ruled the Sikkim state from 1994 to 2019 with Pawan Kumar Chamling as the chief minister. The party consolidated its position sweeping the 1999 and 2004 state elections. It won 31 of the 32 assembly seats in the 2004 election.[2] In the 2009 assembly election, the party made a clean sweep, winning all 32 seats. It also retained the lone Lok Sabha seat.[3] In 2014 assembly elections, SDF won 22 seats and retained power.

In May 2016, after the BJP led NDA formed its first government in Assam, a new alliance called the North-East Democratic Alliance (NEDA) was formed with BJP leader Himanta Biswa Sarma as its convener.[4] The Chief Ministers of the north eastern states of Sikkim, Assam, Manipur, Arunachal Pradesh and Nagaland too belong to this alliance. Thus, the Sikkim Democratic Front joined the NDA led NEDA.[5]

Pawan Kumar Chamling resigned as CM after 2019 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election as former member Prem Singh Tamang's Sikkim Krantikari Morcha party formed the government by winning 17 seats out of 32. SDF party won the remaining 15 seats. But in August 2019, 10 MLAs quit his party to join the Bharatiya Janata Party and in the same month two other legislators joined Sikkim Krantikari Morcha. Thus making Pawan Kumar Chamling the only MLA of his party.[6] [7] [8]

Frontal Organisation

List of Chief Minister

scope=col№scope=colNamescope=col colspan=2Termscope=colTenure
1 Pawan Kumar Chamling
(MLA from Namchi-Singhithang) 		12 December 1994 23 May 2019

Electoral records

Sikkim Legislative Assembly election
Year Total Seats Seats Contested Seats Won Forfeited Deposits % Votes contested Source
32 32 19 1 42.00 [9]
32 31 24 0 52.83 [10]
32 32 31 0 71.09 [11]
32 32 32 0 67.52 [12]
2009 (by-election) 1 1 1 0 80.77 [13]
32 32 22 0 56.74 [14]
2014 (by-election) 1 1 0 0 43.68 [15]
2017 (by-election) 1 1 1 0 90.15 [16]
32 32 15 0 47.63 [17]
2019 (by-election) 3 3 0 0 15.18 [18] [19] [20]
32 32 1 0 27.37 [21] [22]
Lok Sabha election, Sikkim
YearTotal SeatsSeats ContestedSeats WonForfeited Deposits% Votes contestedSource
1996111072.15[23]
1998111065.72[24]
1999111052.56[25]
2004111069.84[26]
2009111063.30[27]
2014111052.98[28]
2019110043.92[29]
2024110020.05[30]

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: List of Political Parties and Election Symbols main Notification Dated 18.01.2013. Election Commission of India. 9 May 2013. India. 2013.
  2. Web site: Election Commission India . 2010-10-01 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20101005110118/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/ElectionStatistics.asp . 5 October 2010 . dmy-all . Election Commission of India - Sikkim Assembly Elections
  3. http://ceosikkim.nic.in/Index.htm Election Results 2009
  4. News: Sikkim CM wants BJP chief to step in. The Times of India. 6 September 2017 .
  5. Web site: Amit Shah holds meeting with northeast CMS, forms alliance. 25 May 2016.
  6. https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/bjp-now-main-opposition-party-in-sikkim-even-without-winning-a-single-seat/articleshow/70657139.cms?from=mdr BJP now main opposition party in Sikkim even without winning a single seat
  7. https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/10-sdf-legislators-switch-over-to-bjp/story-qKcQJuqMqn2jbnoE1juggK.html 10 SDF legislators switch over to BJP
  8. https://www.firstpost.com/politics/ten-sdf-mlas-join-bjp-sikkim-may-be-headed-towards-arunachal-pradesh-route-as-mass-crossovers-leave-ex-cm-in-the-lurch-7165761.html Ten SDF MLAs join BJP: Sikkim may be headed towards Arunachal Pradesh route, as mass crossovers leave ex-CM in the lurch
  9. Web site: STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 1994 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF SIKKIM. ECI. 18 November 2019. 1994.
  10. Web site: STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 1999 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF SIKKIM. ECI. 25 November 2019. 1999.
  11. Web site: STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 2004 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF SIKKIM. ECI. 18 November 2019. 2004.
  12. Web site: STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 2009 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF SIKKIM. ECI. 31 October 2019. 2009.
  13. News: SDF's Binod Rai wins by securing 4930 votes . The Sikkim Times. 2 November 2019. 25 October 2019.
  14. Web site: STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 2014 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF SIKKIM. ECI. 25 November 2019. 2014.
  15. Web site: Bye Election Result 2014: Sikkim Rangang-Yangang-15. ECI. 26 November 2019. 2014.
  16. Web site: Bye Election Result 2017: Sikkim 28- Upper Burtuk (AC). ECI. 18 November 2019. 2018.
  17. News: SKM ends Chamling's 25-year rule. FRONTLINE. 26 November 2019. 7 June 2019.
  18. News: Final result of Poklok-Kamrang bye-poll. https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/facebook/129055160573838/1943209899158346 . 2022-02-26 . limited. Sikkim Express (Facebook). 22 November 2019. 25 October 2019.
  19. News: Final result of Martam-Rumtek bye-poll. https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/facebook/129055160573838/1943209539158382 . 2022-02-26 . limited. Sikkim Express (Facebook). 19 November 2019. 25 October 2019.
  20. News: Final result of Gangtok bye-poll. https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/facebook/129055160573838/1943209019158434 . 2022-02-26 . limited. Sikkim Express (Facebook). 22 November 2019. 25 October 2019.
  21. Web site: Sikkim: इन गारंटियों के चलते सिक्किम ने तमांग पर बरसाया अपार 'प्रेम'; 11 साल में ऐसे अपने गुरु को कर दिया पस्त . 2024-07-21 . Amar Ujala . hi.
  22. Web site: 2 June 2024 . General Election to Assembly Constituencies: Trends & Results June-2024 . live . 21 July 2024 . Election Commission of India.
  23. Web site: Statistical Report on General Elections, 1996 to the Eleventh Lok Sabha. 385. Election Commission of India. 30 April 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140718183504/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/LS_1996/Vol_I_LS_96.pdf. 18 July 2014.
  24. Web site: Statistical Report on General Elections, 1998 to the Twelfth Lok Sabha. 233. Election Commission of India. 30 April 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140718181833/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/LS_1998/Vol_I_LS_98.pdf. 18 July 2014.
  25. Web site: Statistical Report on General Elections, 1999 to the Thirteenth Lok Sabha. 224. Election Commission of India. 30 April 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140718183222/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/LS_1999/Vol_I_LS_99.pdf. 18 July 2014.
  26. Web site: Statistical Report on General Elections, 2004 to the Fourteenth Lok Sabha. 281. Election Commission of India. 30 April 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140718190634/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/LS_2004/Vol_I_LS_2004.pdf. 18 July 2014.
  27. Web site: Constituency Wise Detailed Results. 122. Election Commission of India. 30 April 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140811090059/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/archiveofge2009/Stats/VOLI/25_ConstituencyWiseDetailedResult.pdf. 11 August 2014.
  28. Web site: Constituencywise-All Candidates. Election Commission of India. https://web.archive.org/web/20140517135150/http://eciresults.nic.in/ConstituencywiseS211.htm?ac=1. 17 May 2014.
  29. News: Sikkim Lok Sabha Election Results 2019 Live. News 18. 20 November 2019. 27 May 2019.
  30. Web site: 5 June 2024 . Parliamentary Constituency 1 - Sikkim (Sikkim) . live . 21 July 2024 . Election Commission of India.

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