1999 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election
{{short description|Legislative Assembly election in Sikkim State, India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2021}}
{{Use Indian English|date=February 2021}}
{{Infobox election
| election_name = 1999 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election
| country = India
| type = legislative
| ongoing =
| party_colour =
| 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
| image_size = 100px
| party1 = Sikkim Democratic Front
| image1 = {{CSS image crop|Image=PawanKumarChamling.jpg|bSize=130|cWidth=100|cHeight=120|oLeft=13|oTop=0}}
| leader1 = Pawan Kumar Chamling
| leader_since1 =
| color1 =
| last_election1 = 19{{cite web |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3360-sikkim-1994/ |title=Sikkim 1994 - Sikkim - Election Commission of India |website=eci.gov.in |accessdate= 2 February 2021}}
| leaders_seat1 = Damthang
| seats1 = 24
| seat_change1 = {{increase}}5
| popular_vote1 = {{formatnum:107214}}
| percentage1 = {{percentage|107214|204927|2}}
| swing1 =
| party2 = Sikkim Sangram Parishad
| image2 = {{eppt|Sikkim Sangram Parishad|height=120|width=100}}
| leader2 = Nar Bahadur Bhandari
| leader_since2 =
| color2 =
| leaders_seat2 = Rhenock
| seats_needed2 = 17
| seats2 = 7
| seat_change2 = {{decrease}} 3
| popular_vote2 = {{formatnum:85827}}
| percentage2 = {{percentage|85827|204927|2}}
| swing2 =
| map_image = Vidhan Sabha constituencies in Sikkim Boundary Map.svg
| map_size =
| map_caption = Constituencies of Sikkim
| title = 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.{{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 and alliances
= {{legend2|{{party color|Sikkim Democratic Front}}|[[Sikkim Democratic Front|SDF+]]}} =
| 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| 31 |
| ! style="text-align:center; background:{{party color|Independent (politician)}};color:white"|2.
| style="text-align:center| Independent | 50x50px | 50x50px | style="text-align:center|Palden Lama | style="text-align:center| 1 |
= {{legend2|{{party color|Sikkim Sangram Parishad}}|[[Sikkim Sangram Parishad]]}} =
| class="wikitable" |
| No.
! Party ! Flag ! Symbol !Leader !Seats contested |
|---|
| ! style="text-align:center; background:{{party color|Sikkim Sangram Parishad}};color:white"|1.
| style="text-align:center| Sikkim Sangram Parishad | 50px | 50px | style="text-align:center| Nar Bahadur Bhandari | style="text-align:center| 32 |
= {{legend2|{{party color|Indian National Congress}}|[[Indian National Congress]]}} =
| class="wikitable" |
| No.
! Party ! Flag ! Symbol !Leader !Seats contested |
|---|
| ! style="text-align:center; background:{{party color|Indian National Congress}};color:white"|1.
| style="text-align:center| Indian National Congress |50px | 50px | style="text-align:center| Sonia Gandhi | style="text-align:center| 31 |
= {{legend2|{{party color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}|[[Communist Party of India (Marxist)|CPI(M)]]}} =
| class="wikitable" |
| No.
! Party ! Flag ! Symbol !Leader !Seats contested |
|---|
| ! style="text-align:center; background:{{party color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}};color:white"|1.
| style="text-align:center| Communist Party of India (Marxist) | 50px | 50px | style="text-align:center| Harkishan Singh Surjeet | style="text-align:center| 2 |
Results
{{Election results
|image=File:Sikkim Legislative Assembly 1999.svg
|party1=Sikkim Democratic Front|votes1=107214|seats1=24|sc1={{increase}}5
|party2=Sikkim Sangram Parishad|votes2=85827|seats2=7|sc2={{decrease}}3
|party3=Indian National Congress|votes3=7512|seats3=0|sc3={{decrease}}2
|party4=Communist Party of India (Marxist)|votes4=398|seats4=0|sc4=0
|party5=Independents|votes5=3976|seats5=1|sc5=0
|total_sc=0
|invalid=4056
|electorate=255377
|source=[https://ceosikkim.nic.in/UploadedFiles/Report/StatisticalReport-SK99.pdf CEO Sikkim]
}}
= 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 | 81.81% | Kalawati Subba | {{party name with color|Sikkim Democratic Front}} | 3,240 | 51.65% | Mangalbir Subba | {{party name with color|Sikkim Sangram Parishad}} | 1,749 | 27.88% | style="background:{{party color|Sikkim Democratic Front}}"|1,491 |
| 2 | Tashiding | 84.74% | Thutop Bhutia | {{party name with color|Sikkim Democratic Front}} | 2,740 | 53.77% | Sonam Dadul Kazi | {{party name with color|Sikkim Sangram Parishad}} | 2,148 | 42.15% | style="background:{{party color|Sikkim Democratic Front}}"|592 |
| 3 | Geyzing | 82.54% | Sher Bahadur Subedi | {{party name with color|Sikkim Democratic Front}} | 3,316 | 53.06% | Puspak Ram Subba | {{party name with color|Sikkim Sangram Parishad}} | 2,504 | 40.07% | style="background:{{party color|Sikkim Democratic Front}}"|812 |
| 4 | Dentam | 86.62% | Narendra Kumar Subba | {{party name with color|Sikkim Democratic Front}} | 3,112 | 51.81% | Padam Lall Gurung | {{party name with color|Sikkim Sangram Parishad}} | 2,636 | 43.89% | style="background:{{party color|Sikkim Democratic Front}}"|476 |
| 5 | Barmiok | 81.28% | Tulshi Prasad Pradhan | {{party name with color|Sikkim Democratic Front}} | 2,353 | 44.93% | Birendra Subba | {{party name with color|Sikkim Sangram Parishad}} | 2,020 | 38.57% | style="background:{{party color|Sikkim Democratic Front}}"|333 |
| 6 | Rinchenpong | 82.15% | Ongden Tshering Lepcha | {{party name with color|Sikkim Democratic Front}} | 3,640 | 60.49% | Pema Kinzang Bhutia | {{party name with color|Sikkim Sangram Parishad}} | 2,001 | 33.25% | style="background:{{party color|Sikkim Democratic Front}}"|1,639 |
| 7 | Chakung | 83.73% | Prem Singh Tamang | {{party name with color|Sikkim Democratic Front}} | 3,572 | 56.55% | Tika Gurung | {{party name with color|Sikkim Sangram Parishad}} | 2,420 | 38.32% | style="background:{{party color|Sikkim Democratic Front}}"|1,152 |
| 8 | Soreong | 83.15% | Ram Bahadur Subba | {{party name with color|Sikkim Democratic Front}} | 3,456 | 48.83% | Nar Bahadur Bhandari | {{party name with color|Sikkim Sangram Parishad}} | 3,390 | 47.9% | style="background:{{party color|Sikkim Democratic Front}}"|66 |
| 9 | Daramdin | 83.19% | Ran Bahadur Subba | {{party name with color|Sikkim Democratic Front}} | 4,194 | 60.98% | Akar Dhoj Subba | {{party name with color|Sikkim Sangram Parishad}} | 2,532 | 36.81% | style="background:{{party color|Sikkim Democratic Front}}"|1,662 |
| 10 | Jorthang–Nayabazar | 82.04% | Bhoj Raj Rai | {{party name with color|Sikkim Democratic Front}} | 4,791 | 54.16% | Bhim Raj Rai | {{party name with color|Sikkim Sangram Parishad}} | 3,598 | 40.67% | style="background:{{party color|Sikkim Democratic Front}}"|1,193 |
| 11 | Ralong | 85.66% | Dorjee Dazom Bhutia | {{party name with color|Sikkim Democratic Front}} | 2,671 | 52.84% | Ugen Tashi Bhutia | {{party name with color|Sikkim Sangram Parishad}} | 1,291 | 25.54% | style="background:{{party color|Sikkim Democratic Front}}"|1,380 |
| 12 | Wak | 82.37% | Kedar Nath Rai | {{party name with color|Sikkim Democratic Front}} | 3,284 | 64.91% | Manoj Rai | {{party name with color|Sikkim Sangram Parishad}} | 1,683 | 33.27% | style="background:{{party color|Sikkim Democratic Front}}"|1,601 |
| 13 | Damthang | 82.34% | Pawan Kumar Chamling | {{party name with color|Sikkim Democratic Front}} | 4,952 | 71.39% | Kamal Kumar Rai | {{party name with color|Sikkim Sangram Parishad}} | 1,866 | 26.9% | style="background:{{party color|Sikkim Democratic Front}}"|3,086 |
| 14 | Melli | 84.08% | Girish Chandra Rai | {{party name with color|Sikkim Democratic Front}} | 4,059 | 57.74% | G. S. Lama | {{party name with color|Sikkim Sangram Parishad}} | 2,800 | 39.83% | style="background:{{party color|Sikkim Democratic Front}}"|1,259 |
| 15 | Rateypani–West Pendam | 83.94% | Chandra Kumar Mohora | {{party name with color|Sikkim Democratic Front}} | 4,073 | 55.09% | Madan Kumar Cintury | {{party name with color|Sikkim Sangram Parishad}} | 3,115 | 42.13% | style="background:{{party color|Sikkim Democratic Front}}"|958 |
| 16 | Temi–Tarku | 83.02% | Garjaman Gurung | {{party name with color|Sikkim Democratic Front}} | 4,396 | 57.76% | Dil Kumari Bhandari | {{party name with color|Sikkim Sangram Parishad}} | 3,071 | 40.35% | style="background:{{party color|Sikkim Democratic Front}}"|1,325 |
| 17 | Central Pendam–East Pendam | 81.% | Sang Dorjee Tamang | {{party name with color|Sikkim Sangram Parishad}} | 4,575 | 49.89% | Dilli Prasad Kharel | {{party name with color|Sikkim Democratic Front}} | 4,329 | 47.2% | style="background:{{party color|Sikkim Sangram Parishad}}"|246 |
| 18 | Rhenock | 81.04% | Nar Bahadur Bhandari | {{party name with color|Sikkim Sangram Parishad}} | 3,364 | 54.77% | Bedu Singh Panth | {{party name with color|Sikkim Democratic Front}} | 2,576 | 41.94% | style="background:{{party color|Sikkim Sangram Parishad}}"|788 |
| 19 | Regu | 82.88% | Karna Bahadur Chamling | {{party name with color|Sikkim Democratic Front}} | 3,413 | 50.06% | Krishan Bahadur Rai | {{party name with color|Sikkim Sangram Parishad}} | 3,253 | 47.71% | style="background:{{party color|Sikkim Democratic Front}}"|160 |
| 20 | Pathing | 84.07% | Sonam Dorjee | {{party name with color|Sikkim Sangram Parishad}} | 3,755 | 51.79% | Ram Lepcha | {{party name with color|Sikkim Democratic Front}} | 2,903 | 40.04% | style="background:{{party color|Sikkim Sangram Parishad}}"|852 |
| 21 | Loosing Pachekhani | 84.% | Jai Kumar Bhandari | {{party name with color|Sikkim Sangram Parishad}} | 2,826 | 47.09% | Vinod Pradhan | {{party name with color|Sikkim Democratic Front}} | 2,821 | 47.01% | style="background:{{party color|Sikkim Sangram Parishad}}"|5 |
| 22 | Khamdong | 83.62% | Gopal Lamichaney | {{party name with color|Sikkim Democratic Front}} | 4,507 | 58.65% | Lall Bahadur Das | {{party name with color|Sikkim Sangram Parishad}} | 2,954 | 38.44% | style="background:{{party color|Sikkim Democratic Front}}"|1,553 |
| 23 | Djongu | 86.4% | Sonam Gyatso Lepcha | {{party name with color|Sikkim Sangram Parishad}} | 2,399 | 50.77% | Sonam Chyoda Lepcha | {{party name with color|Sikkim Democratic Front}} | 2,228 | 47.15% | style="background:{{party color|Sikkim Sangram Parishad}}"|171 |
| 24 | Lachen Mangshila | 87.79% | Hishey Lachungpa | {{party name with color|Sikkim Democratic Front}} | 3,772 | 58.24% | Nedup Tshering Lachenpa | {{party name with color|Sikkim Sangram Parishad}} | 2,540 | 39.22% | style="background:{{party color|Sikkim Democratic Front}}"|1,232 |
| 25 | Kabi Tingda | 86.27% | Thenlay Tshering Bhutia | {{party name with color|Sikkim Democratic Front}} | 2,028 | 42.3% | T. Lachungpa | {{party name with color|Indian National Congress}} | 1,418 | 29.58% | style="background:{{party color|Sikkim Democratic Front}}"|610 |
| 26 | Rakdong Tentek | 79.17% | Mingma Tshering Sherpa | {{party name with color|Sikkim Sangram Parishad}} | 2,823 | 49.82% | Danorbu Sherpa | {{party name with color|Sikkim Democratic Front}} | 1,140 | 20.12% | style="background:{{party color|Sikkim Sangram Parishad}}"|1,683 |
| 27 | Martam | 81.44% | Dorjee Tshering Lepcha | {{party name with color|Sikkim Democratic Front}} | 4,262 | 60.93% | Nuk Tshering Bhutia | {{party name with color|Sikkim Sangram Parishad}} | 2,485 | 35.53% | style="background:{{party color|Sikkim Democratic Front}}"|1,777 |
| 28 | Rumtek | 78.03% | Karma Tempo Namgyal Gyaltsen | {{party name with color|Sikkim Democratic Front}} | 4,326 | 49.34% | O. T. Bhutia | {{party name with color|Sikkim Sangram Parishad}} | 4,132 | 47.13% | style="background:{{party color|Sikkim Democratic Front}}"|194 |
| 29 | Assam–Lingjey | 83.39% | Tseten Tashi Bhutia | {{party name with color|Sikkim Democratic Front}} | 2,951 | 44.33% | Kunga Zangpo Bhutia | {{party name with color|Sikkim Sangram Parishad}} | 2,850 | 42.81% | style="background:{{party color|Sikkim Democratic Front}}"|101 |
| 30 | Ranka | 81.46% | Tseten Dorjee Lepcha | {{party name with color|Sikkim Democratic Front}} | 4,274 | 55.43% | Pintso Chopel Lepcha | {{party name with color|Sikkim Sangram Parishad}} | 3,182 | 41.27% | style="background:{{party color|Sikkim Democratic Front}}"|1,092 |
| 31 | Gangtok | 67.82% | Narendra Kumar Pradhan | {{party name with color|Sikkim Sangram Parishad}} | 4,308 | 47.75% | K. B. Gurung | {{party name with color|Sikkim Democratic Front}} | 3,835 | 42.51% | style="background:{{party color|Sikkim Sangram Parishad}}"|473 |
| 32 | Sangha | 61.43% | Palden Lama | {{party name with color|Independent politician}} | 1,309 | 64.77% | Namkha Gyaltsen Lama | {{party name with color|Indian National Congress}} | 370 | 18.31% | style="background:{{party color|Independent politician}}"|939 |