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Sikkim Assembly Election, 1999

32 seats · 11 changed party since 1994

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Party standings

Sikkim Assembly Election, 1999 · 3 parties won seats

Derived
Sikkim Democratic Front — 24 seatsSamyukta Socialist Party — 7 seatsIndependent — 1 seat1732of 32 seats
  • SDF24
  • SSP7
  • IND1

Ring and figures are seats won.

PartySeatsVotesVote shareContested
SDFSikkim Democratic Front2475%1,07,21452.3%31
SSPSamyukta Socialist Party722%85,82741.9%32
INDIndependent13%3,9761.9%9
INCIndian National Congress00%7,5123.7%31

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

Constituency map

Sikkim Assembly Election, 1999 · winner by seat

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

House composition

Majority line at 17

1999 · selected
Majority 17
SDF24SSP7IND1
1994 · previous
Majority 17

Vote share by party

Share of valid votes · 1994 → 1999

1994 1999· by party
60%45%30%15%0%
42.0
52.3
35.1
41.9
5.9
1.9
15.0
3.7
SDFSSPINDINC

Seat change

1999 seats minus 1994 seats

seats lostseats gained
SDF
19 → 24
+5
SSP
10 → 7
−3
IND
1 → 1
0
INC
2 → 0
−2

Vote-share movement

Statewide, 1994 → 1999

share lostshare gained
SDF
42.0% → 52.3%
+10.3%
SSP
35.1% → 41.9%
+6.8%
RSP
1.7% → 0.0%
−1.7%
IND
5.9% → 1.9%
−4.0%
INC
15.0% → 3.7%
−11.3%

Biggest SDF–SSP swings

Seats where the SDF-vs-SSP vote gap moved most, 1994 → 1999. Bold = the seat changed hands.

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

toward SSPtoward SDF
Sangha
−54.4%
Martam
+48.1%
Rumtek
+16.7%
Gangtok
+16.5%
Djongu
+15.1%
Ranka
+14.7%
Tashiding
+14.7%
Rakdong Tintek
+14.7%
Wak
+12.9%
Gyalshing-Barnyak
−12.9%
Chakung
−9.6%
Jorthang-Nayabazar
−9.5%