1994 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election
{{short description|Legislative Assembly election in Sikkim State, India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2021}}
{{Infobox election
| 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
| image_size = 100px
| party1 = Sikkim Democratic Front
| image1 = PawanKumarChamling.jpg
| leader1 = Pawan Kumar Chamling
| leader_since1 =
| last_election1 = New
| leaders_seat1 = Damthang
| seats1 = 19
| seat_change1 = New
| popular_vote1 = 72,856
| percentage1 = 42.00%
| image2 = File:Indian Election Symbol Elephant.png
| party2 = Sikkim Sangram Parishad
| leader2 = {{nowrap|Nar Bahadur Bhandari}}
| leader_since2 =
| leaders_seat2 = Soreng-Chakung
| last_election2 = 32
| seats2 = 10
| seat_change2 = {{decrease}} 22
| popular_vote2 = 60,851
| percentage2 = 35.08%
| map_image = Vidhan Sabha constituencies in Sikkim Boundary Map.svg
| map_size =
| map_caption = Constituencies of Sikkim
| title = 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.{{cite web |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/elections/assembly-elections/sikkim/no-match-for-sikkims-victorious-regional-parties-since-1979/articleshow/68700102.cms |title=No match for Sikkim's victorious regional parties since 1979 |newspaper=The Times of India |date=3 Apr 2019 |agency=PTI |accessdate= 2 February 2021}}{{cite web |url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/success-in-sikkim-eludes-national-parties-119040700130_1.html |title=Success in Sikkim eludes national parties |newspaper=Business Standard |date=7 April 2019 |agency=PTI |accessdate= 2 February 2021}}
Parties Contested
| class="wikitable" |
| No.
! Party ! Flag ! Symbol !Leader !Seats contested |
|---|
| ! style="text-align:center; background:{{party color|Sikkim Democratic Front}};color:white"|1.
| style="text-align:center| Sikkim Democratic Front |50px |50px | style="text-align:center| Pawan Kumar Chamling | style="text-align:center| 32 |
| ! style="text-align:center; background:{{party color|Sikkim Sangram Parishad}};color:white"|2.
| style="text-align:center| Sikkim Sangram Parishad | 50px | 50px | style="text-align:center| Nar Bahadur Bhandari | style="text-align:center| 31 |
| ! style="text-align:center; background:{{party color|Indian National Congress}};color:white"|3.
| style="text-align:center| Indian National Congress |50px | 50px | style="text-align:center| P. V. Narasimha Rao | style="text-align:center| 31 |
| style="text-align:center; background:{{party color|Revolutionary Socialist Party (India)}};color:white" |4.
| style="text-align:center" |Revolutionary Socialist Party | File:Indian Election Symbol Spade and Stoker.png | style="text-align:center" |Manoj Bhattacharya | style="text-align:center" |11 |
| ! style="text-align:center; background:{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}};color:white"|5.
| style="text-align:center| Bharatiya Janata Party |50px |50px | style="text-align:center| L. K. Advani | style="text-align:center| 3 |
| ! style="text-align:center; background:{{party color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}};color:white"|6.
| style="text-align:center| Communist Party of India (Marxist) | 50px | 50px | style="text-align:center| Harkishan Singh Surjeet | style="text-align:center| 2 |
| ! style="text-align:center; background:{{party color|Independent (politician)}};color:white"|7.
| style="text-align:center| Independents | 50x50px | 50x50px | style="text-align:center| collective leadership | style="text-align:center| 76 |
Results
{{Election results
|image=File:Sikkim Legislative Assembly 1994.svg
|party1=Sikkim Democratic Front|votes1=72856|seats1=19|sc1=New
|party2=Sikkim Sangram Parishad|votes2=60851|seats2=10|sc2={{decrease}}22
|party3=Indian National Congress|votes3=26045|seats3=2|sc3={{increase}}2
|party4=Revolutionary Socialist Party|votes4=2906|seats4=0|sc4=New
|party5=Bharatiya Janata Party|votes5=274|seats5=0|sc5=New
|party6=Communist Party of India (Marxist)|votes6=270|seats6=0|sc6=New
|party7=Independents|votes7=10255|seats7=1|sc7={{increase}}1
|total_sc=0
|invalid=4566
|electorate=217743
|source=[https://eci.gov.in/files/file/3360-sikkim-1994/ ECI]
}}
= Results by constituency =
| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ Results by constituency |
! colspan="2" |Assembly Constituency !Turnout ! colspan="5" |Winner ! colspan="5" |Runner Up ! rowspan="2" data-sort-type=number |Margin | |||||||||||
| #k
! Names !% ! Candidate ! colspan="2" | Party ! data-sort-type=number | Votes !% ! Candidate ! colspan="2" | Party ! data-sort-type=number | Votes !% | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yoksam | 82.89% | Ashok Kumar Subba | {{party name with color|Independent politician}} | 2,231 | 39.19% | Sanchaman Subba | {{party name with color|Indian National Congress}} | 2,086 | 36.64% | style="background:{{party color|Independent politician}}"|145 |
| 2 | Tashiding | 82.04% | Thutop Bhutia | {{party name with color|Sikkim Sangram Parishad}} | 1,644 | 35.42% | Rinzing Wangyal Kazi | {{party name with color|Sikkim Democratic Front}} | 1,512 | 32.57% | style="background:{{party color|Sikkim Sangram Parishad}}"|132 |
| 3 | Geyzing | 82.56% | Dal Bahadur Gurung | {{party name with color|Sikkim Democratic Front}} | 2,893 | 50.% | Dal Bahadur Karki | {{party name with color|Sikkim Sangram Parishad}} | 1,412 | 24.4% | style="background:{{party color|Sikkim Democratic Front}}"|1,481 |
| 4 | Dentam | 85.53% | Chakra Bahadur Subba | {{party name with color|Sikkim Democratic Front}} | 2,193 | 40.11% | Padam Lall Gurung | {{party name with color|Sikkim Sangram Parishad}} | 1,844 | 33.72% | style="background:{{party color|Sikkim Democratic Front}}"|349 |
| 5 | Barmiok | 83.89% | Tulshi Prasad Pradhan | {{party name with color|Sikkim Democratic Front}} | 2,007 | 42.58% | Birendra Subba | {{party name with color|Sikkim Sangram Parishad}} | 1,552 | 32.92% | style="background:{{party color|Sikkim Democratic Front}}"|455 |
| 6 | Rinchenpong | 78.51% | Phur Tshering Lepcha | {{party name with color|Sikkim Democratic Front}} | 3,181 | 59.07% | Phurba Sherpa | {{party name with color|Sikkim Sangram Parishad}} | 1,456 | 27.04% | style="background:{{party color|Sikkim Democratic Front}}"|1,725 |
| 7 | Chakung | 84.39% | Prem Singh Tamang | {{party name with color|Sikkim Democratic Front}} | 3,372 | 58.07% | Tika Gurung | {{party name with color|Sikkim Sangram Parishad}} | 1,766 | 30.41% | style="background:{{party color|Sikkim Democratic Front}}"|1,606 |
| 8 | Soreong | 83.18% | Nar Bahadur Bhandari | {{party name with color|Sikkim Sangram Parishad}} | 3,291 | 50.78% | Man Bahadur Subba | {{party name with color|Sikkim Democratic Front}} | 2,886 | 44.53% | style="background:{{party color|Sikkim Sangram Parishad}}"|405 |
| 9 | Daramdin | 84.29% | Ran Bahadur Subba | {{party name with color|Sikkim Democratic Front}} | 3,832 | 61.04% | Padam Bahadur Gurung | {{party name with color|Sikkim Sangram Parishad}} | 2,022 | 32.21% | style="background:{{party color|Sikkim Democratic Front}}"|1,810 |
| 10 | Jorthang–Nayabazar | 83.8% | Bhoj Raj Rai | {{party name with color|Sikkim Democratic Front}} | 4,160 | 57.59% | Dil Kumari Bhandari | {{party name with color|Sikkim Sangram Parishad}} | 2,519 | 34.87% | style="background:{{party color|Sikkim Democratic Front}}"|1,641 |
| 11 | Ralong | 85.93% | Dorjee Dazom Bhutia | {{party name with color|Sikkim Democratic Front}} | 2,017 | 44.82% | Ugen Tashi Bhutia | {{party name with color|Sikkim Sangram Parishad}} | 1,135 | 25.22% | style="background:{{party color|Sikkim Democratic Front}}"|882 |
| 12 | Wak | 82.88% | Kedar Nath Rai | {{party name with color|Sikkim Democratic Front}} | 2,301 | 51.71% | Bedu Singh Panth | {{party name with color|Sikkim Sangram Parishad}} | 1,469 | 33.01% | style="background:{{party color|Sikkim Democratic Front}}"|832 |
| 13 | Damthang | 80.27% | Pawan Kumar Chamling | {{party name with color|Sikkim Democratic Front}} | 3,904 | 68.95% | Kumar Subba | {{party name with color|Sikkim Sangram Parishad}} | 1,463 | 25.84% | style="background:{{party color|Sikkim Democratic Front}}"|2,441 |
| 14 | Melli | 85.13% | Girish Chandra Rai | {{party name with color|Sikkim Democratic Front}} | 3,108 | 51.28% | Manita Pradhan | {{party name with color|Sikkim Sangram Parishad}} | 2,153 | 35.52% | style="background:{{party color|Sikkim Democratic Front}}"|955 |
| 15 | Rateypani–West Pendam | 82.1% | Aita Singh Kami | {{party name with color|Sikkim Democratic Front}} | 3,409 | 54.22% | Madan Kumar Cintury | {{party name with color|Sikkim Sangram Parishad}} | 2,186 | 34.77% | style="background:{{party color|Sikkim Democratic Front}}"|1,223 |
| 16 | Temi–Tarku | 77.26% | Garjaman Gurung | {{party name with color|Sikkim Democratic Front}} | 3,273 | 55.89% | Indra Bahadur Rai | {{party name with color|Sikkim Sangram Parishad}} | 2,148 | 36.68% | style="background:{{party color|Sikkim Democratic Front}}"|1,125 |
| 17 | Central Pendam–East Pendam | 82.04% | Dilli Prasad Kharel | {{party name with color|Sikkim Democratic Front}} | 2,712 | 34.46% | Sang Dorjee Tamang | {{party name with color|Sikkim Sangram Parishad}} | 2,530 | 32.15% | style="background:{{party color|Sikkim Democratic Front}}"|182 |
| 18 | Rhenock | 83.79% | Kharananda Upreti | {{party name with color|Sikkim Sangram Parishad}} | 2,336 | 45.4% | Biraj Adhikari | {{party name with color|Sikkim Democratic Front}} | 1,645 | 31.97% | style="background:{{party color|Sikkim Sangram Parishad}}"|691 |
| 19 | Regu | 84.43% | Karna Bahadur Chamling | {{party name with color|Sikkim Democratic Front}} | 2,619 | 48.15% | Krishna Bahadur Rai | {{party name with color|Sikkim Sangram Parishad}} | 2,435 | 44.77% | style="background:{{party color|Sikkim Democratic Front}}"|184 |
| 20 | Pathing | 83.58% | Ram Lepcha | {{party name with color|Sikkim Sangram Parishad}} | 2,625 | 42.26% | Sonam Dorjee | {{party name with color|Sikkim Democratic Front}} | 1,848 | 29.75% | style="background:{{party color|Sikkim Sangram Parishad}}"|777 |
| 21 | Loosing Pachekhani | 83.35% | Dil Bahadur Thapa | {{party name with color|Sikkim Democratic Front}} | 1,497 | 30.54% | Jai Kumar Bhandari | {{party name with color|Sikkim Sangram Parishad}} | 1,485 | 30.3% | style="background:{{party color|Sikkim Democratic Front}}"|12 |
| 22 | Khamdong | 81.82% | Gopal Lamichaney | {{party name with color|Sikkim Democratic Front}} | 3,260 | 50.69% | Ganju Thatal | {{party name with color|Sikkim Sangram Parishad}} | 2,164 | 33.65% | style="background:{{party color|Sikkim Democratic Front}}"|1,096 |
| 23 | Djongu | 83.09% | Sonam Chyoda Lepcha | {{party name with color|Indian National Congress}} | 1,550 | 39.18% | Sonam Dorjee Lepcha | {{party name with color|Sikkim Sangram Parishad}} | 1,503 | 37.99% | style="background:{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|47 |
| 24 | Lachen Mangshila | 81.55% | Hishey Lachungpa | {{party name with color|Sikkim Democratic Front}} | 2,316 | 44.21% | Tseten Lepcha | {{party name with color|Indian National Congress}} | 1,420 | 27.1% | style="background:{{party color|Sikkim Democratic Front}}"|896 |
| 25 | Kabi Tingda | 81.43% | Thenlay Tshering Bhutia | {{party name with color|Sikkim Democratic Front}} | 1,554 | 35.81% | T. Lachungpa | {{party name with color|Indian National Congress}} | 1,499 | 34.54% | style="background:{{party color|Sikkim Democratic Front}}"|55 |
| 26 | Rakdong Tentek | 81.94% | Mingma Tshering Sherpa | {{party name with color|Sikkim Sangram Parishad}} | 2,835 | 52.77% | Phuchung Bhutia | {{party name with color|Indian National Congress}} | 880 | 16.38% | style="background:{{party color|Sikkim Sangram Parishad}}"|1,955 |
| 27 | Martam | 82.98% | Dorjee Tshering Lepcha | {{party name with color|Sikkim Sangram Parishad}} | 2,955 | 48.96% | Samten Tshering Bhutia | {{party name with color|Sikkim Democratic Front}} | 1,647 | 27.29% | style="background:{{party color|Sikkim Sangram Parishad}}"|1,308 |
| 28 | Rumtek | 80.33% | Menlom Lepcha | {{party name with color|Sikkim Sangram Parishad}} | 2,934 | 42.91% | Karma Tempo Namgyal Gyaltsen | {{party name with color|Sikkim Democratic Front}} | 1,969 | 28.8% | style="background:{{party color|Sikkim Sangram Parishad}}"|965 |
| 29 | Assam–Lingjey | 84.76% | Tseten Tashi | {{party name with color|Sikkim Sangram Parishad}} | 1,574 | 30.99% | Namgey Bhutia | {{party name with color|Sikkim Democratic Front}} | 1,388 | 27.33% | style="background:{{party color|Sikkim Sangram Parishad}}"|186 |
| 30 | Ranka | 81.5% | Rinzing Ongmu | {{party name with color|Sikkim Sangram Parishad}} | 2,200 | 36.78% | Tseten Lepcha | {{party name with color|Sikkim Democratic Front}} | 2,182 | 36.48% | style="background:{{party color|Sikkim Sangram Parishad}}"|18 |
| 31 | Gangtok | 72.54% | Narendra Kumar Pradhan | {{party name with color|Sikkim Sangram Parishad}} | 2,798 | 38.73% | Dilli Prasad Dhungel | {{party name with color|Indian National Congress}} | 2,070 | 28.65% | style="background:{{party color|Sikkim Sangram Parishad}}"|728 |
| 32 | Sangha | 54.02% | Namkha Gyaltsen Lama | {{party name with color|Indian National Congress}} | 767 | 46.01% | Palden Lama | {{party name with color|Sikkim Democratic Front}} | 643 | 38.57% | style="background:{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|124 |