1989 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election

1989 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election
32 seats in the Sikkim Legislative Assembly; 17 seats needed for a majority
	Constituencies of Sikkim
CM before election; Nar Bahadur Bhandari; SSP	Elected CM ; Nar Bahadur Bhandari; SSP

Legislative Assembly elections were held in Sikkim in November 1989 to elect the 32 members of the fourth Legislative Assembly.^[1]^[2]

The Sikkim Sangram Parishad won all 32 seats in the Assembly and its leader, Nar Bahadur Bhandari was made the Chief Minister for his third term.

Results


Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Sikkim Sangram Parishad	94,078	70.41	32	+2
	Indian National Congress	24,121	18.05	0	–1
	Rising Sun Party	11,472	8.59	0	New
	Denzong Peoples Chogpi	298	0.22	0	New
	Independents	3,650	2.73	0	–1
Total		133,619	100.00	32	0

Valid votes		133,619	95.97
Invalid/blank votes		5,608	4.03
Total votes		139,227	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		192,619	72.28
Source: ECI^[3]

Results by constituency

Winner, runner-up, voter turnout, and victory margin in every constituency^[4]
Assembly Constituency		Turnout	Winner					Runner Up					Margin
#k	Names	%	Candidate	Party		Votes	%	Candidate	Party		Votes	%	Margin
1	Yoksam	60.11%	Sanchaman Subba		SSP	2,609	60.27%	Ashok Kumar Subba		INC	1,540	35.57%	1,069
2	Tashiding	67.12%	Ugen Pritso Bhutia		SSP	3,249	89.06%	Chewang Bhutia		INC	347	9.51%	2,902
3	Geyzing	67.75%	Man Bahadur Dahal		SSP	3,175	72.41%	Garjaman Subba		RIS	932	21.25%	2,243
4	Dentam	68.62%	Padam Lall Gurung		SSP	3,102	74.14%	Puspa Mani Chettri		RIS	566	13.53%	2,536
5	Barmiok	68.99%	Bir Bal Subba		SSP	2,624	69.25%	Ram Chandra Poudyal		RIS	1,001	26.42%	1,623
6	Rinchenpong	64.05%	Chong Lamu Bhutia		SSP	2,914	70.05%	Phur Tshering Lepcha		INC	1,011	24.3%	1,903
7	Chakung	67.62%	Tara Man Rai		SSP	3,804	83.27%	Rastaman Rai		Independent	550	12.04%	3,254
8	Soreong	69.99%	Nar Bahadur Bhandari		SSP	4,712	91.53%	Pahal Man Subba		INC	400	7.77%	4,312
9	Daramdin	68.32%	Padam Bahadur Gurung		SSP	3,745	77.94%	Ram Bahadur Limbu		INC	957	19.92%	2,788
10	Jorthang–Nayabazar	71.86%	Bhim Raj Rai		SSP	4,023	76.11%	Rajan Gurung		INC	1,062	20.09%	2,961
11	Ralong	66.73%	Sonam Gyatso Kaleon		SSP	2,903	89.74%	Dorjee Dazom Bhutia		INC	291	9.%	2,612
12	Wak	62.94%	Bedu Singh Panth		SSP	2,930	88.63%	Suk Bahadur Rai		INC	231	6.99%	2,699
13	Damthang	70.21%	Pawan Kumar Chamling		SSP	4,227	94.27%	Suraj Kumar Khartan		INC	257	5.73%	3,970
14	Melli	70.17%	Dilliram Basnet		SSP	3,400	75.69%	Girish Chandra Rai		Independent	627	13.96%	2,773
15	Rateypani–West Pendam	65.74%	Chandra Kumar Mohora		SSP	3,401	75.21%	Madhukar Darjee		INC	603	13.33%	2,798
16	Temi–Tarku	65.71%	I. B. Rai		SSP	3,091	75.1%	Badrinath Pradhan		Independent	707	17.18%	2,384
17	Central Pendam–East Pendam	72.49%	Sukumar Pradhan		SSP	3,168	58.85%	Yoga Nidhi Bhandari		RIS	1,817	33.75%	1,351
18	Rhenock	75.08%	Kharananda Upreti		SSP	2,295	60.27%	Kiran Chettri		INC	1,271	33.38%	1,024
19	Regu	77.68%	Rajendra Prasad Uprety		SSP	2,479	57.69%	Karna Bahadur		INC	1,558	36.26%	921
20	Pathing	73.54%	Ram Lepcha		SSP	3,225	68.75%	Sangey Dorjee		INC	1,360	28.99%	1,865
21	Loosing Pachekhani	73.78%	Rup Raj Rai		SSP	1,859	52.26%	Ram Chandra Poudyal		RIS	1,566	44.03%	293
22	Khamdong	66.35%	Birkha Man Ramudamu		SSP	3,330	71.26%	Ganga Darjee		RIS	973	20.82%	2,357
23	Djongu	77.52%	Sonam Chyoda Lepcha		SSP	2,322	73.02%	Athup Lepcha		INC	810	25.47%	1,512
24	Lachen Mangshila	71.%	Tasa Tengey Lepcha		SSP	2,452	68.09%	Nimching Lepcha		INC	1,032	28.66%	1,420
25	Kabi Tingda	73.37%	Hangu Tshering Bhutia		SSP	1,806	58.05%	Kalzang Gyatso		INC	1,268	40.76%	538
26	Rakdong Tentek	72.76%	Phuchung Bhutia		SSP	2,650	65.74%	Rinzing Tongden		RIS	1,230	30.51%	1,420
27	Martam	73.75%	Chamla Tshering Bhutia		SSP	1,968	49.37%	Samten Tshering		INC	1,118	28.05%	850
28	Rumtek	72.29%	O. T. Bhutia		SSP	3,126	65.29%	Sonam Pintso Wangdi		INC	1,377	28.76%	1,749
29	Assam–Lingjey	78.14%	Sonam Dupden Lepcha		SSP	2,359	61.72%	Sherab Palden		INC	1,184	30.98%	1,175
30	Ranka	73.27%	Dorjee Tshering Bhutia		SSP	2,909	61.81%	Sonam Tshering Lepcha		INC	1,644	34.93%	1,265
31	Gangtok	66.47%	Manita Pradhan		SSP	3,415	56.4%	Dilli Prasad Dhungel		INC	2,494	41.19%	921
32	Sangha	45.8%	Nanjha Gyaltsen		SSP	806	54.72%	Bazing		Independent	422	28.65%	384

References

^ No match for Sikkim's victorious regional parties since 1979
^ Success in Sikkim eludes national parties
^ "Sikkim 1989". Election Commission of India. 14 August 2018. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1989 to the Legislative Assembly of Sikkim" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 6 October 2010. Retrieved 15 February 2024.

[1] No match for Sikkim's victorious regional parties since 1979

[2] Success in Sikkim eludes national parties

[3] "Sikkim 1989". Election Commission of India. 14 August 2018. Retrieved 27 April 2022.

[4] "Statistical Report on General Election, 1989 to the Legislative Assembly of Sikkim" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 6 October 2010. Retrieved 15 February 2024.

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