1985 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election

1985 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election
32 seats in the Sikkim Legislative Assembly; 17 seats needed for a majority
	Constituencies of Sikkim
Chief Minister before election; President's Rule;	Elected Chief Minister ; Nar Bahadur Bhandari; SSP

Legislative Assembly elections were held in Sikkim in May 1985 to elect the 32 members of the third Legislative Assembly.^[1]^[2]

Results[edit]



Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Sikkim Sangram Parishad	60,371	62.20	30	+14
	Indian National Congress	23,440	24.15	1	+1
	Janata Party	913	0.94	0	0
	Sikkim Prajatantra Congress	438	0.45	0	–4
	Communist Party of India (Marxist)	336	0.35	0	0
	Communist Party of India	25	0.03	0	New
	Independents	11,534	11.88	1	0
Total		97,057	100.00	32	0

Valid votes		97,057	97.61
Invalid/blank votes		2,378	2.39
Total votes		99,435	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		155,041	64.13
Source: ECI^[3]

Results by constituency[edit]

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	%	Margin
1	Yoksam	59.62%	Sancha Man Subba		SSP	1,535	48.15%	Shrijetha Subba		INC	546	17.13%	989
2	Tashiding	64.6%	Ugen Pritso Bhutia		SSP	1,586	63.29%	Dawgyal Pintso Bhutia		INC	643	25.66%	943
3	Geyzing	62.84%	Man Bahadur Dahal		SSP	1,702	52.56%	Dawa Norbu Kazi		Independent	689	21.28%	1,013
4	Dentam	66.51%	Padam Lall Gurung		SSP	2,355	74.41%	Laxmi Prasad Subba		INC	515	16.27%	1,840
5	Barmiok	71.74%	Birbal Subba		SSP	1,287	42.57%	Manita Prdhan		INC	1,216	40.22%	71
6	Rinchenpong	62.53%	Ongdi Bhutia		SSP	1,418	44.42%	Degay Bhutia		Independent	658	20.61%	760
7	Chakung	68.02%	Tara Man Rai		SSP	1,944	55.72%	Bhim Bahadur Gurung		INC	1,275	36.54%	669
8	Soreong	66.7%	Nar Bahadur Bhandari		SSP	2,964	79.1%	Durga Lama Pradhan		INC	633	16.89%	2,331
9	Daramdin	67.26%	Padam Bahadur Gurung		SSP	2,131	62.27%	Ram Bahadur Subba		INC	1,051	30.71%	1,080
10	Jorthang–Nayabazar	71.58%	Bhim Raj Rai		SSP	2,648	67.14%	Asharman Rai		INC	573	14.53%	2,075
11	Ralong	67.85%	Sonam Gyatso		SSP	1,697	65.42%	Kazi Lhendup Dorjee Khangsharpa		INC	576	22.21%	1,121
12	Wak	63.19%	Bedu Singh Chettri		SSP	1,704	67.49%	Chandra Das Rai		INC	638	25.27%	1,066
13	Damthang	64.45%	Pawan Kumar Chamling		SSP	2,281	72.07%	Pradeep Yonzong		INC	519	16.4%	1,762
14	Melli	69.67%	Dilliram Basnet		SSP	2,460	69.32%	Grish Chandra Rai		INC	814	22.94%	1,646
15	Rateypani–West Pendam	66.75%	Chandra Kumar Mohora		SSP	2,373	66.06%	Badri Thatal		INC	584	16.26%	1,789
16	Temi–Tarku	65.93%	Indra Bahadur Rai		SSP	2,048	67.84%	D. B. Basnet		INC	315	10.43%	1,733
17	Central Pendam–East Pendam	59.49%	Sukumar Pradhan		SSP	2,742	62.46%	B. Khrel		INC	1,406	32.03%	1,336
18	Rhenock	67.58%	K. N. Upretti		SSP	1,809	58.49%	B. P. Dahal		INC	709	22.92%	1,100
19	Regu	64.72%	Tulshi Sharma		SSP	1,462	44.94%	Karna Bahadur		INC	913	28.07%	549
20	Pathing	67.57%	Ram Lepcha		SSP	2,407	71.66%	Sangay Dorjee Bhutia		INC	840	25.01%	1,567
21	Loosing Pachekhani	61.%	Bhakta Bahadur Khulal		SSP	1,787	66.53%	Ram Chandra Poudyal		INC	845	31.46%	942
22	Khamdong	66.22%	Birkha Man Ramudamu		SSP	2,834	79.36%	Purna Bahadur		INC	591	16.55%	2,243
23	Djongu	66.84%	Sonam Chyoda Lepcha		SSP	1,469	61.23%	Athup Lepcha		INC	765	31.89%	704
24	Lachen Mangshila	63.78%	Thokchok Bhutia		SSP	1,737	57.21%	Tenzing Dadul		INC	1,077	35.47%	660
25	Kabi Tingda	66.08%	Kalzang Gyatso		INC	1,102	45.76%	Geyching Bhutia		SSP	763	31.69%	339
26	Rakdong Tentek	63.82%	Phuchung Bhutia		SSP	1,829	61.4%	Sonam Tshering Bhutia		INC	566	19.%	1,263
27	Martam	71.32%	Chamla Tshering Bhutia		SSP	2,113	72.44%	Palden Wangchun		INC	646	22.15%	1,467
28	Rumtek	58.92%	Ongay Tob Shutia		SSP	1,933	60.69%	Rinzing Ongmo		INC	634	19.91%	1,299
29	Assam–Lingjey	67.16%	Sonam Dupden Lepcha		SSP	1,341	55.14%	Sherab Palden		INC	824	33.88%	517
30	Ranka	67.5%	Dorjee Tshering Bhutia		SSP	1,880	64.6%	Namgyal Topgay Bhutia		INC	920	31.62%	960
31	Gangtok	50.71%	Balchand Sarda		Independent	2,010	42.52%	Dil Kumari Bhandari		SSP	1,749	37.%	261
32	Sangha	31.88%	Namkha Gyaltsen		SSP	383	52.32%	Lachen Gomchen Rinpochi		INC	349	47.68%	34

References[edit]

^ "No match for Sikkim's victorious regional parties since 1979 | Sikkim Election News - Times of India". The Times of India.
^ "Success in Sikkim eludes national parties". Business Standard. Press Trust of India. 7 April 2019.
^ ^a ^b "Statistical Report on General Election, 1985 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 | Sikkim Election News - Times of India". The Times of India.

[2] "Success in Sikkim eludes national parties". Business Standard. Press Trust of India. 7 April 2019.

[election1985-3] "Statistical Report on General Election, 1985 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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