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Sikkim 1979 Assembly Election Results

Official results for the 1979 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election. SJP won the most seats with 16 out of 32.

Sikkim 1979 — Quick Results

Total seats: 32. Majority mark: 16.

PartySeatsVote Share
SJP1631.5%
SCR1120.6%
SPC415.8%
IND116.5%
SCL00.1%
CPM00.3%
INC02.0%
JP013.2%

Constituency Results (32)

ConstituencyWinnerPartyMargin %
ARITHANGDUGO BHUTIASPC36.9%
BARFUNGPADAM BAHADUR GURUNGSJP55.9%
CHUJACHENRAM LEPCHASCR8.1%
DARAMDINKATUK BHUTIASJP5.5%
DJONGUDORJI TSHERING BHUTIASCR0.9%
GANGTOKSAMTEN TSHERINGSJP6.8%
GNATHANG-MACHONGJAGAT BANDHU PRADHANSCR27.6%
GYALSHING-BARNYAKPADAM LALL GURUNGSCR26.0%
KABI LUNGCHUKSHERAP PALDENSJP40.7%
KHAMDONG-SINGTAMBHUWANI PRASAD KHARELSCR16.1%
LACHEN MANGANLALL BAHADUR BASNETTSJP12.1%
MANEYBUNG-DENTAMINDRA BAHADUR LIMBOOSJP6.9%
MARTAM-RUMTEKTENZING DADULSJP17.9%
MELLIGARJAMAN GURUNGSPC6.5%
NAMCHEYBUNGDAL BAHADUR DAMAISPC7.1%
NAMCHI-SINGHITHANGCHAMLA TSHERINGSCR4.0%
NAMTHANG-RATEYPANIPRADEEP YANZONESCR1.5%
POKLOK-KAMRANGBHIM BAHADUR GURUNGSCR1.9%
RANGANG-YANGANGB.B. LOHARSCR22.7%
RHENOCKTULSHI SHARMASJP2.6%
RINCHENPONGTIL BAHADUR LIMBUSJP13.0%
SALGHARI-ZOONAR BAHADUR BHANDARISJP55.9%
SANGHALACHEN GOMCHEN RINPOCHIIND88.4%
SHYARIATHUP LEPCHASJP19.2%
SOREONG-CHAKUNGB.B. GURUNGSCR50.2%
TEMI-NAMPHINGMOHAN PRASAD SHARMASJP5.7%
TUMEN-LINGINAR BAHADUR KHATIWADASPC15.2%
UPPER BURTUKDADUL BHUTIASJP14.2%
UPPER TADONGSONAM TSHERINGSJP8.3%
WEST PENDAKHARANANDA UPRETISCR6.7%
YANGTHANGDAWGYAL P. BHUTIASJP14.7%
YOKSAM-TASHIDINGSANCHAMAN SUBBASJP8.3%

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won the Sikkim assembly election in 1979?
SJP won the most seats in the 1979 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election. The full constituency-wise results are listed below.
How many seats are there in the Sikkim 1979 assembly election?
The 1979 Sikkim assembly had 32 constituencies. Winners, vote shares, and margins for each seat are in the table below.
Where can I see party-wise seat count for Sikkim 1979?
The party-wise seat tally for Sikkim 1979 is shown in the quick results table above. Click any constituency for candidate-level detail.