Elections in Sikkim


Elections in Sikkim were held in the Kingdom of Sikkim between 1953 and 1974, and, after its integration with India, since 1979 as the Indian state of Sikkim. The total number of seats in the assembly is 32, including one seat reserved for the Sangha.

Assembly Elections

General elections

The general elections took place before Sikkim's integration with India.

Legislative Assembly elections

2004

PartyNo. of candidatesNo. of electedNo. of votes
%
Bharatiya Janata Party40667
Communist Party of India (Marxist)10144
Indian National Congress28151329
Sikkim Democratic Front3231139662
Sikkim Himali Rajya Parishad901123
Sikkim Sangram Parishad1090
Independents1603450
Total:9132196465

2014

!colspan=2|Political Party
!Candidates
!Number
of Votes
!Seats Won
!Net Change
in seats
!% of votes
!colspan=2| Total !! !!478,861!! 32!! !!