1994 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election

16 November 1994

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 party 32
Seats won 19 10
Seat change Increase 19 Decrease 22
Popular vote 72,856 60,851
Percentage 42.00% 35.08%

Chief Minister before election

Nar Bahadur Bhandari
SSP

Elected Chief Minister

Pawan Kumar Chamling
SDF

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

Results

PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Sikkim Democratic Front72,85642.0019New
Sikkim Sangram Parishad60,85135.0810–22
Indian National Congress26,04515.022+2
Revolutionary Socialist Party2,9061.680New
Bharatiya Janata Party2740.160New
Communist Party of India (Marxist)2700.160New
Independents10,2555.911+1
Total173,457100.00320
Valid votes173,45797.44
Invalid/blank votes4,5662.56
Total votes178,023100.00
Registered voters/turnout217,74381.76
Source: ECI

Elected members

A.C. No. Constituency Name Member Party
1YoksamAshok Kumar Subba Independent
2TashidingThutop Bhutia Sikkim Sangram Parishad
3GeyzingDal Bahadur Gurung Sikkim Democratic Front
4DentamChakra Bahadur Subba
5BarmiokTulshi Pd. Pradhan
6RinchenpongPhur Tsh. Lepcha
7ChakungPrem Singh Tamang
8SorengNar Bahadur Bhandari Sikkim Sangram Parishad
9DaramdinRan Bahadur Subba Sikkim Democratic Front
10Jorthang-NayabazarBhoj Raj Rai
11RalongDorjee Dazom Bhutia
12WakKedar Nath Rai
13DamthangPawan Kumar Chamling
14MelliGirish Chandra Rai
15Rateypani - West PendamAita Sing Kami
16Temi- TarkuGarjaman Gurung
17Central Pendam-East PendamDilli Pd. Kharel
18RhenockKharananda Upreti Sikkim Sangram Parishad
19ReguKarna Bdr. Chamling Sikkim Democratic Front
20PathingRam Lepcha Sikkim Sangram Parishad
21Loosing PachekaniDil Bdr. Thapa Sikkim Democratic Front
22KhamdongGopal Lamichaney
23DjonguSonam Choda Lepcha Indian National Congress
24Lachen MangshilaHishey Lachungpa Sikkim Democratic Front
25Kabi TingdaThenlay Tsering Bhutia
26Rakdong-TentekMingma Tsh. Sherpa Sikkim Sangram Parishad
27MartamDorjee Tsh. Lepcha
28RumtekMenlom Lepcha
29Assam LingjeyTseten Tashi
30RankaRinzing Ongmu
31GangtokNarendra Kr. Pradhan
32SanghaNanjha Gyaltsen Indian National Congress
Source: Election Commission of India[3]

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. "Sikkim 1994 - Sikkim - Election Commission of India". eci.gov.in. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
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