1994 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election

Legislative Assembly elections were held in Sikkim, in November 1994, to elect the 32 members of the fifth Legislative Assembly.^[1][2]

1994 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election

← 1989 16 November 1994 1999 →
All 32 seats in the Sikkim Legislative Assembly 17 seats needed for a majority
Majority party Minority party   Leader Pawan Kumar Chamling Nar Bahadur Bhandari Party SDF SSP Leader's seat Damthang Soreng-Chakung Last election New 32 Seats won 19 10 Seat change New 22 Popular vote 72,856 60,851 Percentage 42.00% 35.08%
Constituencies of Sikkim
CM before election Nar Bahadur Bhandari SSP Elected CM Pawan Kumar Chamling SDF

Results

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Sikkim Democratic Front	72,856	42.00	19	New
	Sikkim Sangram Parishad	60,851	35.08	10	–22
	Indian National Congress	26,045	15.02	2	+2
	Revolutionary Socialist Party	2,906	1.68	0	New
	Bharatiya Janata Party	274	0.16	0	New
	Communist Party of India (Marxist)	270	0.16	0	New
	Independents	10,255	5.91	1	+1
Total		173,457	100.00	32	0
Valid votes		173,457	97.44
Invalid/blank votes		4,566	2.56
Total votes		178,023	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		217,743	81.76
Source: ECI

Results by constituency

• Winner, runner-up, voter turnout, and victory margin in every constituency^[3]

Assembly Constituency		Turnout	Winner					Runner Up					Margin
#k	Names	%	Candidate	Party		Votes	%	Candidate	Party		Votes	%
1	Yoksam	82.89%	Ashok Kumar Subba		Independent	2,231	39.19%	Sanchaman Subba		INC	2,086	36.64%	145
2	Tashiding	82.04%	Thutop Bhutia		SSP	1,644	35.42%	Rinzing Wangyal Kazi		SDF	1,512	32.57%	132
3	Geyzing	82.56%	Dal Bahadur Gurung		SDF	2,893	50.%	Dal Bahadur Karki		SSP	1,412	24.4%	1,481
4	Dentam	85.53%	Chakra Bahadur Subba		SDF	2,193	40.11%	Padam Lall Gurung		SSP	1,844	33.72%	349
5	Barmiok	83.89%	Tulshi Prasad Pradhan		SDF	2,007	42.58%	Birendra Subba		SSP	1,552	32.92%	455
6	Rinchenpong	78.51%	Phur Tshering Lepcha		SDF	3,181	59.07%	Phurba Sherpa		SSP	1,456	27.04%	1,725
7	Chakung	84.39%	Prem Singh Tamang		SDF	3,372	58.07%	Tika Gurung		SSP	1,766	30.41%	1,606
8	Soreong	83.18%	Nar Bahadur Bhandari		SSP	3,291	50.78%	Man Bahadur Subba		SDF	2,886	44.53%	405
9	Daramdin	84.29%	Ran Bahadur Subba		SDF	3,832	61.04%	Padam Bahadur Gurung		SSP	2,022	32.21%	1,810
10	Jorthang–Nayabazar	83.8%	Bhoj Raj Rai		SDF	4,160	57.59%	Dil Kumari Bhandari		SSP	2,519	34.87%	1,641
11	Ralong	85.93%	Dorjee Dazom Bhutia		SDF	2,017	44.82%	Ugen Tashi Bhutia		SSP	1,135	25.22%	882
12	Wak	82.88%	Kedar Nath Rai		SDF	2,301	51.71%	Bedu Singh Panth		SSP	1,469	33.01%	832
13	Damthang	80.27%	Pawan Kumar Chamling		SDF	3,904	68.95%	Kumar Subba		SSP	1,463	25.84%	2,441
14	Melli	85.13%	Girish Chandra Rai		SDF	3,108	51.28%	Manita Pradhan		SSP	2,153	35.52%	955
15	Rateypani–West Pendam	82.1%	Aita Singh Kami		SDF	3,409	54.22%	Madan Kumar Cintury		SSP	2,186	34.77%	1,223
16	Temi–Tarku	77.26%	Garjaman Gurung		SDF	3,273	55.89%	Indra Bahadur Rai		SSP	2,148	36.68%	1,125
17	Central Pendam–East Pendam	82.04%	Dilli Prasad Kharel		SDF	2,712	34.46%	Sang Dorjee Tamang		SSP	2,530	32.15%	182
18	Rhenock	83.79%	Kharananda Upreti		SSP	2,336	45.4%	Biraj Adhikari		SDF	1,645	31.97%	691
19	Regu	84.43%	Karna Bahadur Chamling		SDF	2,619	48.15%	Krishna Bahadur Rai		SSP	2,435	44.77%	184
20	Pathing	83.58%	Ram Lepcha		SSP	2,625	42.26%	Sonam Dorjee		SDF	1,848	29.75%	777
21	Loosing Pachekhani	83.35%	Dil Bahadur Thapa		SDF	1,497	30.54%	Jai Kumar Bhandari		SSP	1,485	30.3%	12
22	Khamdong	81.82%	Gopal Lamichaney		SDF	3,260	50.69%	Ganju Thatal		SSP	2,164	33.65%	1,096
23	Djongu	83.09%	Sonam Chyoda Lepcha		INC	1,550	39.18%	Sonam Dorjee Lepcha		SSP	1,503	37.99%	47
24	Lachen Mangshila	81.55%	Hishey Lachungpa		SDF	2,316	44.21%	Tseten Lepcha		INC	1,420	27.1%	896
25	Kabi Tingda	81.43%	Thenlay Tshering Bhutia		SDF	1,554	35.81%	T. Lachungpa		INC	1,499	34.54%	55
26	Rakdong Tentek	81.94%	Mingma Tshering Sherpa		SSP	2,835	52.77%	Phuchung Bhutia		INC	880	16.38%	1,955
27	Martam	82.98%	Dorjee Tshering Lepcha		SSP	2,955	48.96%	Samten Tshering Bhutia		SDF	1,647	27.29%	1,308
28	Rumtek	80.33%	Menlom Lepcha		SSP	2,934	42.91%	Karma Tempo Namgyal Gyaltsen		SDF	1,969	28.8%	965
29	Assam–Lingjey	84.76%	Tseten Tashi		SSP	1,574	30.99%	Namgey Bhutia		SDF	1,388	27.33%	186
30	Ranka	81.5%	Rinzing Ongmu		SSP	2,200	36.78%	Tseten Lepcha		SDF	2,182	36.48%	18
31	Gangtok	72.54%	Narendra Kumar Pradhan		SSP	2,798	38.73%	Dilli Prasad Dhungel		INC	2,070	28.65%	728
32	Sangha	54.02%	Namkha Gyaltsen Lama		INC	767	46.01%	Palden Lama		SDF	643	38.57%	124

References

1. "No match for Sikkim's victorious regional parties since 1979". The Times of India. PTI. 3 April 2019. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
2. "Success in Sikkim eludes national parties". Business Standard. PTI. 7 April 2019. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
3. "Statistical Report on General Election, 1994 to the Legislative Assembly of Sikkim" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 7 October 2010. Retrieved 15 February 2024.