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Sikkim Vidhan Sabha 1979

Results board · 32 constituencies

HouseVidhan Sabha
StateSikkim
Seats
32
Constituencies
Majority
17
Seats needed of 32
Electors
1.17L
On the roll
Votes polled
76,299
65.1% of electors
Median turnout
66.4%
Median of 32 seats
SJP short
−1
Below majority · 16 − 17

[01]Seat matrix

32 seats · one dot per seat · ordered by seats won
Hemicycle of 32 seats: SJP 16, SC(R) 11, SPC 4, IND 1. Majority line at 17 seats. Hemicycle of 32 seats: SJP 16, SC(R) 11, SPC 4, IND 1. Majority line at 17 seats.
Majority · 17 of 32SJP 16 · 1 short of majority
SJP 1650.0% Sikkim Janata Parishad
SC(R) 1134.4% Sikkim Congress (R)
SPC 412.5% Sikkim Prajatantra Congress
IND 13.1% Independents

[02]Vote share

State level, as published
SJP 31.5%16 seats · 50.0%
SCR 20.6%11 seats · 34.4%
SPC 15.8%4 seats · 12.5%
JNP 13.2%0 seats
INC 2.0%0 seats
Others 16.9%1 seat · 3.1%

Vote share not published

  • 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. SJP converted 31.5% of votes into 50.0% of seats, a seat premium of 18.5 pp.

    16 ÷ 32 = 50.0% · 50.0 − 31.5 = +18.5

  2. JNP polled 13.2% of votes, the 4th-highest share, but won 0 seats (0.0%).

    0 ÷ 32 = 0.0% · 0.0 − 13.2 = −13.2

  3. Ranka was decided by 19 votes, the closest of 32 seats; Soreong had the widest margin, 1,458.

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

  4. 1 seat was won by a margin under 1%; SC(R) won 1 of them.

    count(margin % < 1.0) = 1 of 32 · SC(R) 1

  5. In ST-reserved seats SJP won 8 of 12 (66.7%), against 50.0% of all seats.

    8 ÷ 12 = 66.7% · 16 ÷ 32 = 50.0%

  6. Turnout ran from 38.1% in Sangha to 79.7% in Khamdong; the median seat polled 66.4%.

    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
025507510066.4%MEDIAN SEAT
< 50% 13.1% of seats
50–60 825.0% of seats
60–70 1340.6% of seats
70–80 1031.3% of seats
≥ 80% 00.0% of seats
  • LowestSangha38.1%
  • HighestKhamdong79.7%
  • NOTANOTA did not exist before 2013Not recorded

[05]Every seat

32 rows · by constituency number
Constituency results, Sikkim Vidhan Sabha 1979, all 32 seats
# Constituency Winner Party Votes polled Margin Margin % Turnout %
01 Yoksam Sanchaman Limboo Sikkim Janata Parishad 2,582 198 7.7 69.0
02 TashidingST Dawgyal Pentso Bhutia Sikkim Janata Parishad 1,711 227 13.3 63.0
03 Geyzing Indra Bahadur Limboo Sikkim Janata Parishad 2,621 168 6.4 78.9
04 Dentam Padam Lal Gurung Sikkim Congress (R) 2,343 570 24.3 72.0
05 Barmiok Til Bahadur Limbu Sikkim Janata Parishad 2,209 269 12.2 71.1
06 RinchenpongST Katuk Bhutia Sikkim Janata Parishad 2,303 118 5.1 62.6
07 Chakung B.B. Gurung Sikkim Congress (R) 2,541 1,227 48.3 72.4
08 SoreongWIDEST Nar Bahadur Bhandari Sikkim Janata Parishad 2,720 1,458 53.6 62.0
09 Daramdin Padam Bahadur Gurung Sikkim Janata Parishad 2,711 1,447 53.4 72.8
10 Jorthang-Nayabazar Bhim Bahadur Gurung Sikkim Congress (R) 3,253 61 1.9 77.3
11 RalongST Chamla Tshering Sikkim Congress (R) 1,753 67 3.8 69.3
12 Wak Garjaman Gurung Sikkim Prajatantra Congress 1,653 96 5.8 59.7
13 Damthang Pradeep Yanzone Sikkim Congress (R) 2,662 39 1.5 70.3
14 Melli Mohan Prasad Sharma Sikkim Janata Parishad 2,620 141 5.4 77.2
15 Rateypani - West PendamSC Bir Bahadur Lohar Sikkim Congress (R) 2,681 564 21.0 65.0
16 Temi-Tarku Nar Bahadur Khatiwada Sikkim Prajatantra Congress 2,118 307 14.5 67.5
17 Central Pendam-East Pendam Bhuwani Prasad Kharel Sikkim Congress (R) 3,719 571 15.4 61.2
18 Rhenock Kharananda Upreti Sikkim Congress (R) 2,267 146 6.4 70.5
19 Regu Tulshi Sharma Sikkim Janata Parishad 2,505 62 2.5 59.9
20 PathingST Ram Lepcha Sikkim Congress (R) 2,527 188 7.4 67.0
21 Loosing Pachekhani Jagat Bandhu Pradhan Sikkim Congress (R) 2,091 555 26.5 57.1
22 KhamdongSC Dal Bahadur Damai Sikkim Prajatantra Congress 2,633 174 6.6 79.7
23 DjonguST Athup Lepcha Sikkim Janata Parishad 1,991 362 18.2 68.2
24 Lachen MangshilaST Tenzing Dadul Bhutia Sikkim Janata Parishad 2,033 339 16.7 53.3
25 Kabi TingdaST Sonam Tshering Sikkim Janata Parishad 1,742 139 8.0 60.9
26 Rakdong TintekST Dugo Bhutia Sikkim Prajatantra Congress 2,507 889 35.5 65.7
27 MartamST Samten Tshering Sikkim Janata Parishad 2,045 134 6.6 57.0
28 RumtekST Dadul Bhutia Sikkim Janata Parishad 2,549 346 13.6 59.1
29 Assam LingjeyST Sherab Palden Sikkim Janata Parishad 1,822 715 39.2 58.5
30 RankaSTCLOSEST Dorji Tshering Bhutia Sikkim Congress (R) 2,094 19 0.9 67.2
31 Gangtok Lall Bahadur Basnet Sikkim Janata Parishad 4,487 533 11.9 56.7
32 Sangha Lhachen Ganchen Rimpuchhi Independent 806 688 85.4 38.1
Margin bar scaled to the widest margin, 1,458 votes

Seat resultsElection Commission of India, constituency-wise results · Vidhan Sabha 1979 · 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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