Official results for the 1979 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election. SJP won the most seats with 16 out of 32.
Total seats: 32. Majority mark: 16.
| Party | Seats | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|
| SJP | 16 | 31.5% |
| SCR | 11 | 20.6% |
| SPC | 4 | 15.8% |
| IND | 1 | 16.5% |
| SCL | 0 | 0.1% |
| CPM | 0 | 0.3% |
| INC | 0 | 2.0% |
| JP | 0 | 13.2% |
| Constituency | Winner | Party | Margin % |
|---|---|---|---|
| ARITHANG | DUGO BHUTIA | SPC | 36.9% |
| BARFUNG | PADAM BAHADUR GURUNG | SJP | 55.9% |
| CHUJACHEN | RAM LEPCHA | SCR | 8.1% |
| DARAMDIN | KATUK BHUTIA | SJP | 5.5% |
| DJONGU | DORJI TSHERING BHUTIA | SCR | 0.9% |
| GANGTOK | SAMTEN TSHERING | SJP | 6.8% |
| GNATHANG-MACHONG | JAGAT BANDHU PRADHAN | SCR | 27.6% |
| GYALSHING-BARNYAK | PADAM LALL GURUNG | SCR | 26.0% |
| KABI LUNGCHUK | SHERAP PALDEN | SJP | 40.7% |
| KHAMDONG-SINGTAM | BHUWANI PRASAD KHAREL | SCR | 16.1% |
| LACHEN MANGAN | LALL BAHADUR BASNETT | SJP | 12.1% |
| MANEYBUNG-DENTAM | INDRA BAHADUR LIMBOO | SJP | 6.9% |
| MARTAM-RUMTEK | TENZING DADUL | SJP | 17.9% |
| MELLI | GARJAMAN GURUNG | SPC | 6.5% |
| NAMCHEYBUNG | DAL BAHADUR DAMAI | SPC | 7.1% |
| NAMCHI-SINGHITHANG | CHAMLA TSHERING | SCR | 4.0% |
| NAMTHANG-RATEYPANI | PRADEEP YANZONE | SCR | 1.5% |
| POKLOK-KAMRANG | BHIM BAHADUR GURUNG | SCR | 1.9% |
| RANGANG-YANGANG | B.B. LOHAR | SCR | 22.7% |
| RHENOCK | TULSHI SHARMA | SJP | 2.6% |
| RINCHENPONG | TIL BAHADUR LIMBU | SJP | 13.0% |
| SALGHARI-ZOO | NAR BAHADUR BHANDARI | SJP | 55.9% |
| SANGHA | LACHEN GOMCHEN RINPOCHI | IND | 88.4% |
| SHYARI | ATHUP LEPCHA | SJP | 19.2% |
| SOREONG-CHAKUNG | B.B. GURUNG | SCR | 50.2% |
| TEMI-NAMPHING | MOHAN PRASAD SHARMA | SJP | 5.7% |
| TUMEN-LINGI | NAR BAHADUR KHATIWADA | SPC | 15.2% |
| UPPER BURTUK | DADUL BHUTIA | SJP | 14.2% |
| UPPER TADONG | SONAM TSHERING | SJP | 8.3% |
| WEST PENDA | KHARANANDA UPRETI | SCR | 6.7% |
| YANGTHANG | DAWGYAL P. BHUTIA | SJP | 14.7% |
| YOKSAM-TASHIDING | SANCHAMAN SUBBA | SJP | 8.3% |