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Sikkim Assembly Election, 1985

32 seats · 32 changed party since 1979

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Party standings

Sikkim Assembly Election, 1985 · 3 parties won seats

Derived
Samyukta Socialist Party — 30 seatsIndian National Congress — 1 seatIndependent — 1 seat1732of 32 seats
  • SSP30
  • INC1
  • IND1

Ring and figures are seats won.

PartySeatsVotesVote shareContested
SSPSamyukta Socialist Party3094%60,37162.2%32
INCIndian National Congress13%23,44024.2%32
INDIndependent13%11,53411.9%94

+ 4 smaller parties / independents with under 1% of the vote.

Constituency map

Sikkim Assembly Election, 1985 · winner by seat

32 constituencies · tap for the winner, again for the full result

House composition

Majority line at 17

1985 · selected
Majority 17
SSP30INC1IND1
1979 · previous
Majority 17

Vote share by party

Share of valid votes · 1979 → 1985

1979 1985· by party
70%53%35%18%0%
0.0
62.2
2.0
24.2
16.5
11.9
13.2
0.9
15.8
0.5
31.5
0.0
20.6
0.0
SSPINCINDJNPSPCSJPSCR

Seat change

1985 seats minus 1979 seats

seats lostseats gained
SSP
0 → 30
+30
INC
0 → 1
+1
IND
1 → 1
0
SPC
4 → 0
−4
SJP
16 → 0
−16
SCR
11 → 0
−11

Vote-share movement

Statewide, 1979 → 1985

share lostshare gained
SSP
0.0% → 62.2%
+62.2%
INC
2.0% → 24.2%
+22.1%
IND
16.5% → 11.9%
−4.6%
JNP
13.2% → 0.9%
−12.2%
SPC
15.8% → 0.5%
−15.3%
SCR
20.6% → 0.0%
−20.6%
SJP
31.5% → 0.0%
−31.5%

Biggest SSP–SJP swings

Seats where the SSP-vs-SJP vote gap moved most, 1979 → 1985. Bold = the seat changed hands.

Swing = (SSP share − SJP share) this year, minus the same gap last time. A bar to the right means the seat moved toward SSP; to the left, toward SJP.

toward SJPtoward SSP
Soreong
+150.7%
Daramdin
+132.0%
Assam-Lingjey
+119.7%
Tashiding
+113.1%
Martam
+110.5%
Khamdong
+109.6%
Djongu
+108.6%
Lachen Mangan
+104.7%
Rumtek
+100.5%
Ranka
+98.5%
Damthang
+98.3%
Melli
+97.7%

Closest races · 1985

Ranked by margin as a share of valid votes · tap a seat for full results

All constituencies · 1985

32 seats · alphabetical · tap for full results · ⇄ = changed party since 1979