1999 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election

1999 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election
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32 seats in the Sikkim Legislative Assembly
17 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Pawan Kumar Chamling Nar Bahadur Bhandari
Party SDF SSP
Leader's seat Damthang Rhenock
Last election 19[1] 10[1]
Seats won 24 7
Seat change Increase5 Decrease 3
Popular vote 107,214 85,827
Percentage 52.32% 41.88%
Constituencies of Sikkim
CM before election

Pawan Kumar Chamling
SDF

Elected CM

Pawan Kumar Chamling
SDF

Legislative Assembly elections were held in Sikkim, in October 1999, to elect the 32 members of the sixth Legislative Assembly.[2][3]

  1. ^ a b "Sikkim 1994 - Sikkim - Election Commission of India". eci.gov.in. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
  2. ^ "No match for Sikkim's victorious regional parties since 1979". The Times of India. PTI. 3 April 2019. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
  3. ^ "Success in Sikkim eludes national parties". Business Standard. PTI. 7 April 2019. Retrieved 2 February 2021.