1979 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election

Legislative Assembly elections were held in Sikkim on 12 October 1979 to elect the 32 members of the second Legislative Assembly.

Parties Contested

No.	Party	Flag	Symbol	Leader	Seats contested
1.	Sikkim Prajatantra Congress				32
2.	Sikkim Janata Parishad			Nar Bahadur Bhandari	31
3.	Sikkim Congress (Revolutionary)			Ram Chandra Poudyal	27
4.	Janata Party			Chandra Shekhar	30
5.	Indian National Congress			Indira Gandhi	12
6.	Communist Party of India (Marxist)			E. M. S. Namboodiripad	2
7.	Sikkim Scheduled Caste League			Purna Bahadur Khati	2
8.	Independents			collective leadership	108