Elections in Sikkim
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{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2020}}
{{Use Indian English|date=August 2019}}
Elections in Sikkim have been held in the Indian state of Sikkim between 1953 and 1974, before its integration with India, and since 1979 after its integration. The total number of seats in the assembly is 32, including one seat reserved for the Sangha.
Assembly Elections
= General elections =
== 1953 ==
{{Main|1953 Sikkimese general election}}
{{Election results
|seattype1=Bhutia-Lepcha|seattype2=Nepali|seattype3=Total
|party1=Sikkim National Party|votes1=|st1t1=6|st2t1=0|st3t1=6
|party2=Sikkim State Congress|votes2=|st1t2=0|st2t2=6|st3t2=6
|row3=Appointed members|st1t3=–|st2t3=–|st3t3=6
|total_st1t=6|total_st2t=6|total_st3t=18
|source={{cite journal |journal=Sikkim Darbar Gazette |volume=2 |number=12 |title=Results of elections - 1953 |date=12 May 1953 }}{{cite thesis |url=http://dspace.cus.ac.in/jspui/handle/1/6961 |title=Monarchy to Democracy Understanding Political Development in Sikkim, 1970-1994 |date=July 2019 |author=Pem Choden Tenzing |access-date= 17 June 2021 |pages=147}}
}}
== 1958 ==
{{Main|1958 Sikkimese general election}}
{{Election results
|seattype1=Bhutia-Lepcha|seattype2=Nepali|seattype3=Others|seattype4=Total|seattype5=+/–
|party1=Sikkim State Congress|votes1=|st1t1=1|st2t1=6|st3t1=0|st4t1=7|st5t1=+1
|party2=Sikkim National Party|votes2=|st1t2=5|st2t2=0|st3t2=1|st4t2=6|st5t2=0
|party3=Independent|votes3=|st1t3=0|st2t3=0|st3t3=1|st4t3=1|st5t3=+1
|row4=Appointed members|st1t4=–|st2t4=–|st3t4=–|st4t4=6|st5t4=0
|total_st1t=6|total_st2t=6|total_st3t=2|total_st4t=20|total_st5t=+2
|source={{cite journal |journal=Sikkim Darbar Gazette |volume=8 |number=7 |title=Results of elections - 1958 |date=December 1958 }}
}}
== 1967 ==
{{Main|1967 Sikkimese general election}}
{{Election results
|party1=Sikkim National Congress|votes1=|seats1=8|sc1=New
|party2=Sikkim National Party|votes2=|seats2=5|sc2=–1
|party3=Sikkim State Congress|votes3=|seats3=2|sc3=–5
|party4=Others|votes4=|seats4=3|sc4=+3
|row5=Appointed members|seats5=6|sc5=–1
|total_sc=+4
}}
== 1970 ==
{{Main|1970 Sikkimese general election}}
{{Election results
|party1=Sikkim National Party|votes1=|seats1=8|sc1=+3
|party2=Sikkim State Congress|votes2=|seats2=4|sc2=+2
|party3=Sikkim National Congress|votes3=|seats3=3|sc3=–5
|party4=Others|votes4=|seats4=3|sc4=0
|row5=Appointed members|seats5=6|sc5=0
|total_sc=0
}}
== 1973 ==
{{Main|1973 Sikkimese general election}}
{{Election results
|party1=Sikkim National Party|votes1=|seats1=9|sc1=+1
|party2=Sikkim National Congress|votes2=|seats2=5|sc2=+2
|party3=Sikkim Janata Congress|votes3=|seats3=2|sc3=–
|party4=Independents|votes4=|seats4=2|sc4=–
|row5=Appointed members|seats5=6|sc5=0
|total_sc=0
|source=[https://web.archive.org/web/20140219074152/http://www.ide.go.jp/English/Publish/Download/Jrp/pdf/133_10.pdf AC Sinha]
}}
== 1974 ==
{{Main|1974 Sikkimese general election}}
{{Election results
|image=File:Sikkim State Council 1974.svg
|party1=Sikkim National Congress|seats1=31|sc1=+26
|party2=Sikkim National Party|seats2=1|sc2=–8
|total_sc=+8
|source=[https://web.archive.org/web/20140921002208/http://www.sikkimassembly.org/sikkim_legislative_assembly.html Sikkim Assembly]
}}
= Legislative Assembly elections =
== 1979 ==
{{Main|1979 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election}}
{{Election results
|party1=Sikkim Janata Parishad|votes1=22776|seats1=16
|party2=Sikkim Congress (Revolutionary)|votes2=14889|seats2=11
|party3=Sikkim Prajatantra Congress|votes3=11400|seats3=4
|party4=Janata Party|votes4=9534|seats4=0
|party5=Indian National Congress|votes5=1476|seats5=0
|party6=Communist Party of India (Marxist)|votes6=241|seats6=0
|party7=Sikkim Scheduled Caste League|votes7=85|seats7=0
|party8=Independents|votes8=11938|seats8=1
|invalid=3960
|electorate=117157
|source=[https://eci.gov.in/files/file/3354-sikkim-1979/ ECI]
}}
== 1985 ==
{{Main|1985 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election}}
{{Election results
|party1=Sikkim Sangram Parishad|votes1=60371|seats1=30|sc1=+14
|party2=Indian National Congress|votes2=23440|seats2=1|sc2=+1
|party3=Janata Party|votes3=913|seats3=0|sc3=0
|party4=Sikkim Prajatantra Congress|votes4=438|seats4=0|sc4=–4
|party5=Communist Party of India (Marxist)|votes5=336|seats5=0|sc5=0
|party6=Communist Party of India|votes6=25|seats6=0|sc6=New
|party7=Independents|votes7=11534|seats7=1|sc7=0
|total_sc=0
|invalid=2378
|electorate=155041
|source=[https://eci.gov.in/files/file/3356-sikkim-1985/ ECI]
}}
== 1989 ==
{{Main|1989 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election}}
{{Election results
|party1=Sikkim Sangram Parishad|votes1=94078|seats1=32|sc1=+2
|party2=Indian National Congress|votes2=24121|seats2=0|sc2=–1
|party3=Rising Sun Party|votes3=11472|seats3=0|sc3=New
|party4=Denzong Peoples Chogpi|votes4=298|seats4=0|sc4=New
|party5=Independents|votes5=3650|seats5=0|sc5=–1
|total_sc=0
|invalid=5608
|electorate=192619
|source=[https://eci.gov.in/files/file/3358-sikkim-1989/ ECI]
}}
== 1994 ==
{{Main|1994 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election}}
{{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=–22
|party3=Indian National Congress|votes3=26045|seats3=2|sc3=+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=+1
|total_sc=0
|invalid=4566
|electorate=217743
|source=[https://eci.gov.in/files/file/3360-sikkim-1994/ ECI]
}}
== 1999 ==
{{Main|1999 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election}}
class="wikitable" |
colspan=2| Party
! No. of candidates ! Votes won ! % |
---|
bgcolor={{party color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}|
| Communist Party of India (Marxist) | 2 | 0 | {{formatnum:398}} | {{percentage|398|204927|2}} |
bgcolor={{party color|Indian National Congress}}|
| 31 | 0 | {{formatnum:7512}} | {{percentage|7512|204927|2}} |
bgcolor={{party color|Sikkim Democratic Front}}|
| 31 | 24 | {{formatnum:107214}} | {{percentage|107214|204927|2}} |
bgcolor={{party color|Sikkim Sangram Parishad}}|
| 32 | 7 | {{formatnum:85827}} | {{percentage|85827|204927|2}} |
bgcolor={{party color|Independent (politician)}}|
| Independents | 9 | 1 | {{formatnum:3976}} | {{percentage|3976|204927|2}} |
colspan=2|Total:
| 105 | 32 | {{formatnum:204927}} | |
== 2004 ==
{{Main|2004 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election}}
class="wikitable"
! Party ! No. of candidates ! No. of votes ! % |
Bharatiya Janata Party
| 4 | 0 | 667 | {{percentage|667|196465|2}} |
Communist Party of India (Marxist)
| 1 | 0 | 144 | {{percentage|144|196465|2}} |
Indian National Congress
| 28 | 1 | 51329 | {{percentage|51329|196465|2}} |
Sikkim Democratic Front
| 32 | 31 | 139662 | {{percentage|139662|196465|2}} |
Sikkim Himali Rajya Parishad
| 9 | 0 | 1123 | {{percentage|1123|196465|2}} |
Sikkim Sangram Parishad
| 1 | 0 | 90 | {{percentage|90|196465|2}} |
Independents
| 16 | 0 | 3450 | {{percentage|3450|196465|2}} |
Total:
| 91 | 32 | 196465 | |
== 2009 ==
{{Main|2009 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election}}
class=wikitable
!colspan=2|Party ! No. of candidates ! No. of elected ! No. of votes ! % | |
bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
| 11 | 0 | 1966 | {{percentage|1966|251851|2}} | |
bgcolor="{{party color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}"|
|Communist Party of India (Marxist) | 3 | 0 | 272 | {{percentage|272|251851|2}} | |
bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| 32 | 0 | 69612 | {{percentage|69612|251851|2}} | |
bgcolor="{{party color|Sikkim Democratic Front}}"|
| 32 | 32 | 165991 | {{percentage|165991|251851|2}} | |
bgcolor="{{party color|Sikkim Himali Rajya Parishad}}"|
| 20 | 0 | 5516 | {{percentage|5516|251851|2}} | |
bgcolor="{{party color|Nationalist Congress Party}}"|
| 11 | 0 | 1065 | {{percentage|1065|251851|2}} | |
bgcolor="{{party color|Independent (politician)}}"|
| 16 | 0 | 3450 | {{percentage|3450|251851|2}} | |
| | SGPP
| 27 | 0 | 2909 | {{percentage|2909|251851|2}} |
| | SJEP
| 6 | 0 | 497 | {{percentage|497|251851|2}} |
colspan=2| Total:
| 167 | 32 | 251851 | | |
colspan=6 | Source: Election Commission of India{{Cite web|date=2009|title=Statistical Report on General Election, 2009 to the Legislative Assembly of Sikkim|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/AE2009/Stats_SK_April2009.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140404202702/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/AE2009/Stats_SK_April2009.pdf|archive-date=2014-04-04|website=eci.nic.in|publisher=Election Commission of India}} |
---|
== 2014 ==
{{Main|2014 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election}}
{{election table|title=Summary of results of the 2014 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140517152823/http://eciresults.ap.nic.in/AC/PartyWiseResult.htm|url=http://eciresults.ap.nic.in/AC/PartyWiseResult.htm|title=Partywise assembly election result status|page=|work=ECI|archive-date=2014-05-17|access-date=2014-05-16|url-status=dead|df=}}|sortable=yes}}
|-
!colspan=2|Political Party
!Candidates
!Number
of Votes
!Seats Won
!Net Change
in seats
!% of Votes
|-
| {{Party name with colour|Sikkim Democratic Front}}
||32||169983||22||{{decrease}}10|| 55.0%
|-
| {{Party name with colour|Sikkim Krantikari Morcha}}
|32||126024||10||{{increase}}10||40.8%
|-
| {{Party name with colour|Indian National Congress}}
|32||4390||0||0||1.4%
|-
| {{Party name with colour|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|13||2208||0||0||0.7%
|-
| {{Party name with colour|All India Trinamool Congress}}
|7||586||0||0||0.2%
|-
| {{Party name with colour|Independent (politician)}}
|5||1227||0||0||0.4
|-
| {{Party name with colour|None of the above}}
| ||4460||-||-||1.4%
|-
|- class="unsortable"
!colspan=2| Total !! !!478,861!! 32!! !!
{{end}}
== 2019 ==
{{Main|2019 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election}}
class="wikitable sortable"
!colspan=2|Party !Contested !Won !+/– !Votes !% !+/– | ||||
bgcolor="{{party color|Sikkim Krantikari Morcha}}"|
| align="right" |32 | align="right" |17 | align="right" |{{increase}}7 | align="right" |1,65,508 | align="right" |47.03 | align="right" |6.23{{increase}} | ||||
bgcolor="{{party color|Sikkim Democratic Front}}"|
| align="right" |32 | align="right" |15 | align="right" |{{decrease}}7 | align="right" |1,67,620 | align="right" |47.63 | align="right" |7.37{{decrease}} | ||||
bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
| align="right" |12 | align="right" |0 | align="right" |{{steady}} | align="right" |5,700 | align="right" |1.62 | align="right" |0.92{{increase}} | ||||
bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| align="right" |24 | align="right" |0 | align="right" |{{steady}} | align="right" |2,721 | align="right" |0.77 | align="right" |0.63{{decrease}} | ||||
bgcolor=darkred|
| align="right" |23 | align="right" |0 | align="right" |{{steady}} | align="right" |2,098 | align="right" |0.60 | align="right" |{{steady}} | ||||
bgcolor="{{party color|Independent politician}}"|
| align="right" | | align="right" |0 | align="right" |{{steady}} | align="right" | | align="right" | | align="right" |{{steady}} | ||||
colspan="2" |Total | align="right" | | align="right" |32 | align="right" | | |
| | |
colspan="8" align="left" |Source: Election Commission of India{{cite web|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main1/GE2014/Schedule/Home.htm|title=ECI-ElectionSchedule|publisher=}} |
== 2024 ==
{{Main|2024 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election}}
{{Election results
|image=File:India Sikkim Legislative Assembly 2024.svg
|party1=Sikkim Krantikari Morcha
|votes1=225068
|seats1=31
|sw1=
|sc1=+14
|color1=
|party2=Sikkim Democratic Front
|votes2=105503
|sw2=
|seats2=1
|sc2=-14
|color2=
|party3=Bharatiya Janata Party
|votes3=19956
|sw3=
|seats3=
|sc3=
|color3=
|party4=Indian National Congress
|votes4=1228
|sw4=
|seats4=
|sc4=
|color4=
|party5=Citizen Action Party - Sikkim
|votes5=23261
|sw5=
|seats5=
|sc5=
|color5=#fcf800
|party6=NOTA
|votes6=3813
|sw6=
|seats6=
|sc6=
|color6=
|total_sc=
|valid=
|invalid=
|electorate=
|source=Election Commission of India{{cite web|url=https://ceosikkim.nic.in/UploadedFiles/NotificationCirculars/Election%20Gaz%202024.pdf|title=ECI-ElectionSchedule|publisher=}}
}}
Table Summary
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |
Election year
! Vidhan Sabha election ! colspan="2"|1st party ! colspan="2"|2nd party ! Others ! Total seats ! Chief minister ! colspan=2|CM's party |
---|
1979
|style="background-color: {{party color|Sikkim Janata Parishad}}"| |SJP 16 |style="background-color: {{party color|Sikkim Congress (Revolutionary)}}"| | SCR 11 |32 |rowspan=3|Nar Bahadur Bhandari |{{party name with colour|Sikkim Janata Parishad}} |
1985
|style="background-color: {{party color|Sikkim Sangram Parishad}}"| |SSP 30 |style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress}}"| |INC 1 |IND 1 |32 |{{party name with colour|Sikkim Sangram Parishad|rowspan=2}} |
1989
|style="background-color: {{party color|Sikkim Sangram Parishad}}"| |SSP 32 !colspan="3"| |32 |
1994
|style="background-color: {{party color|Sikkim Democratic Front}}"| |SDF 19 |style="background-color: {{party color|Sikkim Sangram Parishad}}"| |SSP 10 |32 |rowspan=5|Pawan Kumar Chamling |{{party name with colour|Sikkim Democratic Front|rowspan=5}} |
1999
|style="background-color: {{party color|Sikkim Democratic Front}}"| |SDF 24 |style="background-color: {{party color|Sikkim Sangram Parishad}}"| |SSP 7 |IND 1 |32 |
2004
|style="background-color: {{party color|Sikkim Democratic Front}}"| |SDF 31 |style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress}}"| |INC 1 | |32 |
2009
|style="background-color: {{party color|Sikkim Democratic Front}}"| |SDF 32 !colspan="3"| |32 |
2014
|style="background-color: {{party color|Sikkim Democratic Front}}"| |SDF 22 |style="background-color: {{party color|Sikkim Krantikari Morcha}}"| |SKM 10 | |32 |
2019
|style="background-color: {{party color|Sikkim Krantikari Morcha}}"| |SKM 17 |style="background-color: {{party color|Sikkim Democratic Front}}"| |SDF 15 | |32 |rowspan=2|Prem Singh Tamang |{{party name with colour|Sikkim Krantikari Morcha|rowspan=2}} |
2024
|style="background-color: {{party color|Sikkim Krantikari Morcha}}"| |SKM 31 |style="background-color: {{party color|Sikkim Democratic Front}}"| |SDF 1 | |32 |