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Sikkim Vidhan Sabha 1999

Results board · 32 constituencies

HouseVidhan Sabha
StateSikkim
Seats
32
Constituencies
Majority
17
Seats needed of 32
Electors
2.55L
On the roll
Votes polled
2.09L
81.8% of electors
Median turnout
83.0%
Median of 32 seats
SDF lead
+7
Above majority · 24 − 17

[01]Seat matrix

32 seats · one dot per seat · ordered by seats won
Hemicycle of 32 seats: SDF 24, SIKKIM 7, IND 1. Majority line at 17 seats. Hemicycle of 32 seats: SDF 24, SIKKIM 7, IND 1. Majority line at 17 seats.
Majority · 17 of 32SDF 24 · +7 above majority
SDF 2475.0% Sikkim Democratic Front
SIKKIM 721.9% Sikkim Sangram Parishad
IND 13.1% Independents

[02]Vote share

State level, as published
SDF 52.3%24 seats · 75.0%
SSP 41.9%0 seats
INC 3.7%0 seats
CPI(M) 0.2%0 seats
Others 1.9%8 seats · 25.0%

Vote share not published

  • SIKKIM7 seats
  • IND1 seat

The published shares sum to 100.0%, so these parties' votes sit inside Others.

Alliances

Not in the source for this election.

[03]Computed insights

Arithmetic · working shown

  1. SDF converted 52.3% of votes into 75.0% of seats, a seat premium of 22.7 pp.

    24 ÷ 32 = 75.0% · 75.0 − 52.3 = +22.7

  2. SSP polled 41.9% of votes, the 2nd-highest share, but won 0 seats (0.0%).

    0 ÷ 32 = 0.0% · 0.0 − 41.9 = −41.9

  3. Loosing Pachekhani was decided by 5 votes, the closest of 32 seats; Damthang had the widest margin, 3,086.

    min / max of margin over 32 seats with a recorded margin

  4. 2 seats were won by a margin under 1%; SDF won 1 of them.

    count(margin % < 1.0) = 2 of 32 · SDF 1

  5. In ST-reserved seats SDF won 9 of 12 (75.0%), against 75.0% of all seats.

    9 ÷ 12 = 75.0% · 24 ÷ 32 = 75.0%

  6. Turnout ran from 61.4% in Sangha to 87.8% in Lachen Mangshila; the median seat polled 83.0%.

    min / median / max over 32 seats with a recorded turnout

Each line is arithmetic over the figures on this page.

[04]Turnout

32 of 32 seats carry a turnout
025507510083.0%MEDIAN SEAT
< 50% 00.0% of seats
50–60 00.0% of seats
60–70 26.3% of seats
70–80 26.3% of seats
≥ 80% 2887.5% of seats
  • LowestSangha61.4%
  • HighestLachen Mangshila87.8%
  • NOTANOTA did not exist before 2013Not recorded

[05]Every seat

32 rows · by constituency number
Constituency results, Sikkim Vidhan Sabha 1999, all 32 seats
# Constituency Winner Party Votes polled Margin Margin % Turnout %
01 Yoksam Kalawati Subba Sikkim Democratic Front 6,273 1,491 23.8 81.8
02 TashidingST Thutop Bhutia Sikkim Democratic Front 5,096 592 11.6 84.7
03 Geyzing Sher Bahadur Subedi Sikkim Democratic Front 6,249 812 13.0 82.5
04 Dentam Narendra Kumar Subba Sikkim Democratic Front 6,006 476 7.9 86.6
05 Barmiok Tulshi Pd. Pradhan Sikkim Democratic Front 5,237 333 6.4 81.3
06 RinchenpongST Ongden Tshering Lepcha Sikkim Democratic Front 6,018 1,639 27.2 82.1
07 Chakung Prem Singh Tamang Sikkim Democratic Front 6,316 1,152 18.2 83.7
08 Soreong Ram Bahadur Subba Sikkim Democratic Front 7,077 66 0.9 83.2
09 Daramdin Ran Bahadur Subba Sikkim Democratic Front 6,878 1,662 24.2 83.2
10 Jorthang-Nayabazar Bhoj Raj Rai Sikkim Democratic Front 8,846 1,193 13.5 82.0
11 RalongST Dorji Dazom Bhutia Sikkim Democratic Front 5,055 1,380 27.3 85.7
12 Wak Kedar Nath Rai Sikkim Democratic Front 5,059 1,601 31.6 82.4
13 DamthangWIDEST Pawan Kumar Chamling Sikkim Democratic Front 6,937 3,086 44.5 82.3
14 Melli Girish Chandra Rai Sikkim Democratic Front 7,030 1,259 17.9 84.1
15 Rateypani - West PendamSC Chandra Kumar Mohora Sikkim Democratic Front 7,394 958 13.0 83.9
16 Temi-Tarku Garjaman Gurung Sikkim Democratic Front 7,611 1,325 17.4 83.0
17 Central Pendam-East Pendam Sang Dorjee Tamang Sikkim Sangram Parishad 9,171 246 2.7 81.0
18 Rhenock Nar Bdr. Bhandari Sikkim Sangram Parishad 6,142 788 12.8 81.0
19 Regu Karna Bdr. Chamling Sikkim Democratic Front 6,818 160 2.3 82.9
20 PathingST Sonam Dorjee Sikkim Sangram Parishad 7,250 852 11.8 84.1
21 Loosing PachekhaniCLOSEST Jai Kr. Bhandari Sikkim Sangram Parishad 6,001 5 0.1 84.0
22 KhamdongSC Gopal Lamichaney Sikkim Democratic Front 7,685 1,553 20.2 83.6
23 DjonguST Sonam Gyatso Lepcha Sikkim Sangram Parishad 4,725 171 3.6 86.4
24 Lachen MangshilaST Hishey Lachungpa Sikkim Democratic Front 6,477 1,232 19.0 87.8
25 Kabi TingdaST Thinley Tshering Bhutia Sikkim Democratic Front 4,794 610 12.7 86.3
26 Rakdong TentekST Mingma Tsh. Sherpa Sikkim Sangram Parishad 5,666 1,683 29.7 79.2
27 MartamST Dorjee Tsh. Lepcha Sikkim Democratic Front 6,995 1,777 25.4 81.4
28 RumtekST Karma Tempo Namgyal Gyaltsen Sikkim Democratic Front 8,767 194 2.2 78.0
29 Assam-LingjeyST Tseten Tashi Bhutia Sikkim Democratic Front 6,657 101 1.5 83.4
30 RankaST Tseten Dorjee Lepcha Sikkim Democratic Front 7,710 1,092 14.2 81.5
31 Gangtok Narendra Kr. Pradhan Sikkim Sangram Parishad 9,022 473 5.2 67.8
32 Sangha Palden Lama Independent 2,021 939 46.5 61.4
Margin bar scaled to the widest margin, 3,086 votes

Seat resultsElection Commission of India, constituency-wise results · Vidhan Sabha 1999 · Sikkim · 32 seats · retrieval date not recorded in the results database

Vote share and alliancesState-level summary published with the same results · retrieval date not recorded in the results database

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