Sikkim Vidhan Sabha Election 2014

Highlights

1. No of constituencies

Type of constituency	GEN	SC	ST	TOTAL
No of constituencies	18	2	12	32

2. No of contestants

No. Of contestants in a constituency	1	2	3	4	5	6-10	11-15	above15
No. Of such Constituencies	0	0	14	12	5	1	0	0

Total contestants in fray : 121
Average contestants per constituency : 3
Minimum contestants in a constituency : 3
Maximum contestants in a constituency : 6
3. Electors

	Male	Female	Others	Total
I. No. of electors (including Service electors)	19101	179753	0	370770
II. No. of electors who voted at polling stations	153407	146165	0	299572
III. Polling percentage	80.31 %	81.31 %	0 %	80.80 %

4. No. of valid votes (evm valid+postal valid): 304421
5. No. Of votes rejected (postal): 1254
6. 6. No. of votes not retrieved from EVM, test votes, rejected votes due to other reason and NOTA votes : 4460
7. No. of polling stations: 589
8. Average no. of electors per polling station: 629
9. Performance of contesting candidates

	Male	Female	Others	Total
I. No. Of contestants	110	11	0	121
II. Elected	29	3	0	32
III. Forfeited deposits	50	7	0	57

Participating Political Parties

National Parties
1 . BJP (Bharatiya Janata Party)
2 . INC (Indian National Congress)
State Parties
3 . SDF (Sikkim Democratic Front)
State Parties - Other States
4 . AITC (All India Trinamool Congress)
Registered Unrecognised Patties
5 . SKM (Sikkim Krantikari Morcha)
Independents
6 . IND (Independent)
7 . NOTA (None of the Above)

List of Successful Candidates

CONSTITUENCY	WINNER	SEX	PARTY
1 Yoksam-Tashiding	Sonam Dadul Bhutia	M	SDF
2 Yangthang	Chandra Maya Limboo (Subba)	F	SDF
3 Maneybung-Dentam	Narendra Kumar Subba	M	SDF
4 Gyalshing-Barnyak	Sher Bahadur Subedi	M	SDF
5 Rinchenpong	Karma Sonam Lepcha	M	SDF
6 Daramdin	Danorbu Sherpa	M	SDF
7 Soreong-Chakung	Ram Bahadur Limboo (Subba)	M	SDF
8 Salghari-Zoom (SC)	Arjun Kumar Ghatani	M	SDF
9 Barfung	Dorjee Dazom Bhutia	M	SDF
10 Poklok-Kamrang	Kedar Nath Rai	M	SDF
11 Namchi-Singhithang	Pawan Chamling	M	SDF
12 Melli	Tulshi Devi Rai	F	SDF
13 Namthang-Rateypani	Tilu Gurung	F	SDF
14 Temi-Namphing	Garjaman Gurung	M	SDF
15 Rangang-Yangang	Pawan Chamling	M	SDF
16 Tumen-Lingi	Ugen T. Gyatso Bhutia	M	SDF
17 Khamdong-Singtam	Som Nath Poudyal	M	SDF
18 West Pendam (SC)	Gopal Baraily	M	SKM
19 Rhenock	Hemendra Adhikari	M	SKM
20 Chujachen	Bikram Pradhan	M	SDF
21 Gnathang-Machong	Dorjee Tsh. Lepcha	M	SDF
22 Namcheybung	Bek Bahadur Rai	M	SDF
23 Shyari	Kunga Nima Lepcha	M	SKM
24 Martam-Rumtek	Mechung Bhutia	M	SKM
25 Upper Tadong	Timothy William Basnett	M	SKM
26 Arithang	Shyam Pradhan	M	SKM
27 Gangtok	Pintso Chopel	M	SKM
28 Upper Burtuk	Prem Singh Tamang	M	SKM
29 Kabi Lungchuk	Ugen Nedup Bhutia	M	SKM
30 Djongu	Sonam Gyatso Lepcha	M	SDF
31 Lachen Mangan	Tshering Wangdi Lepcha	M	SDF
32 Sangha	Sonam Lama	M	SKM

Partywise Summary

PARTY NAME	SEATS WON
Sikkim Democratic Front	22
Sikkim Krantikari Morcha	10

Performance of Political Parties

PARTY	SEATS CONTESTED	SEATS WON	FD	VALID VOTES POLLED	% VOTES POLLED
NATIONAL PARTIES
1. INC	32	0	32	4390	1.42%
2. BJP	13	0	13	2208	0.71%
	45	0	45	6598	2.14
STATE PARTIES
3. SDF	32	22	0	169986	55.03%
	32	22	0	169986	55.03
STATE PARTIES - OTHER STATE
4. AITC	7	0	7	586	0.19%
	7	0	7	586	0.19
REGISTERED (UNRECOGNISED) PARTIES
5. SKM	32	10	0	126024	40.80%
	32	10	0	126024	40.80
INDEPENDENTS
6. IND	5	0	5	1227	0.40%
	5	0	5	1227	0.40
7. NOTA	32	0	32	4460	1.44%
	32	0	32	4460	1.44
Grand Total:	153	32	89	308881	100.00