# 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.

## Results

Seats :
| | Sikkim Janata Parishad | 22,776 | 31.49 | 16 |
| | Sikkim Congress (Revolutionary) | 14,889 | 20.58 | 11 |
| | Sikkim Prajatantra Congress | 11,400 | 15.76 | 4 |
| | Janata Party | 9,534 | 13.18 | 0 |
| | Indian National Congress | 1,476 | 2.04 | 0 |
| | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | 241 | 0.33 | 0 |
| | Sikkim Scheduled Caste League | 85 | 0.12 | 0 |
| | Independents | 11,938 | 16.50 | 1 |
| Total | Total | 72,339 | 100.00 | 32 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 72,339 | 94.81 | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 3,960 | 5.19 | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 76,299 | 100.00 | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 117,157 | 65.13 | |
| Source: ECI |||||

### Results by constituency

Winner, runner-up, voter turnout, and victory margin in every constituency :
| Assembly Constituency | Assembly Constituency | Turnout | Winner | Winner | Winner | Winner | Winner | Runner Up | Runner Up | Runner Up | Runner Up | Runner Up | Margin |
| #k | Names | % | Candidate | Party | Party | Votes | % | Candidate | Party | Party | Votes | % | Margin |
| 1 | Yoksam | 68.98% | Sanchaman Limboo | | SJP | 754 | 29.2% | Ashok Kumar Subba | | Independent | 556 | 21.53% | 198 |
| 2 | Tashiding | 63.% | Dawgyal Pentso Bhutia | | SJP | 729 | 42.61% | Phurba Wangyal Lassopa | | JP | 502 | 29.34% | 227 |
| 3 | Geyzing | 78.9% | Indra Bahadur Limboo | | SJP | 811 | 30.94% | Nanda Kumar Subedi | | SC (R) | 643 | 24.53% | 168 |
| 4 | Dentam | 72.03% | Padam Lall Gurung | | SC (R) | 949 | 40.5% | Pahalman Subba | | SJP | 379 | 16.18% | 570 |
| 5 | Barmiok | 71.07% | Til Bahadur Limbu | | SJP | 688 | 31.15% | Manita Pradhan | | SC (R) | 419 | 18.97% | 269 |
| 6 | Rinchenpong | 62.63% | Katuk Bhutia | | SJP | 598 | 25.97% | Degey Bhutia | | JP | 480 | 20.84% | 118 |
| 7 | Chakung | 72.41% | Bhim Bahadur Gurung | | SC (R) | 1,605 | 63.16% | Kul Man Mukhia | | SJP | 378 | 14.88% | 1,227 |
| 8 | Soreong | 62.% | Nar Bahadur Bhandari | | SJP | 1,833 | 67.39% | Kuldip Gurung | | SC (R) | 375 | 13.79% | 1,458 |
| 9 | Daramdin | 72.82% | Padam Bahadur Gurung | | SJP | 1,770 | 65.29% | Phurba Sangey Sherpa | | JP | 323 | 11.91% | 1,447 |
| 10 | Jorthang–Nayabazar | 77.31% | Bhim Bahadur Gurung | | SC (R) | 754 | 23.18% | Lila Kumar Rai | | SJP | 693 | 21.3% | 61 |
| 11 | Ralong | 69.29% | Chamla Tshering | | SC (R) | 438 | 24.99% | Sonam Pintso Takapa | | Independent | 371 | 21.16% | 67 |
| 12 | Wak | 59.68% | Garjaman Gurung | | SPC | 504 | 30.49% | Durga Prasad Rajalim | | SJP | 408 | 24.68% | 96 |
| 13 | Damthang | 70.27% | Pradeep Yanzone | | SC (R) | 661 | 24.83% | Mani Raj Rai | | SJP | 622 | 23.37% | 39 |
| 14 | Melli | 77.2% | Mohan Prasad Sharma | | SJP | 669 | 25.53% | Sailesh Chandra Pradhan | | Independent | 528 | 20.15% | 141 |
| 15 | Rateypani–West Pendam | 64.96% | Bir Bahadur Lohar | | SC (R) | 1,348 | 50.28% | Isory Majhi | | SPC | 784 | 29.24% | 564 |
| 16 | Temi–Tarku | 67.54% | Nar Bahadur Khatiwada | | SPC | 762 | 35.98% | Harikrishna Sharma | | SJP | 455 | 21.48% | 307 |
| 17 | Central Pendam–East Pendam | 61.21% | Bhuwani Prasad Kharel | | SC (R) | 1,346 | 36.19% | Toga Nidhi Bhandari | | SJP | 775 | 20.84% | 571 |
| 18 | Rhenock | 70.54% | Kharananda Upreti | | SC (R) | 504 | 22.23% | Bhuwani Prasad Dahal | | JP | 358 | 15.79% | 146 |
| 19 | Regu | 59.94% | Tulshi Sharma | | SJP | 622 | 24.83% | Karna Bahadur | | Independent | 560 | 22.36% | 62 |
| 20 | Pathing | 66.96% | Ram Lepcha | | SC (R) | 713 | 28.22% | Chitim Bhutia | | SJP | 525 | 20.78% | 188 |
| 21 | Loosing Pachekhani | 57.13% | Jagat Bandhu Pradhan | | SC (R) | 889 | 42.52% | Bans Bahadur Basnet | | SJP | 334 | 15.97% | 555 |
| 22 | Khamdong | 79.69% | Dal Bahadur Damai | | SPC | 879 | 33.38% | Tilochan | | SJP | 705 | 26.78% | 174 |
| 23 | Djongu | 68.16% | Athup Lepcha | | SJP | 865 | 43.45% | Kazi Lhendup Dorjee Kangsarpa | | JP | 503 | 25.26% | 362 |
| 24 | Lachen Mangshila | 53.35% | Tenzing Dadul Bhutia | | SJP | 864 | 42.5% | Tasha Tengay Lepcha | | JP | 525 | 25.82% | 339 |
| 25 | Kabi Tingda | 60.91% | Sonam Tshering | | SJP | 852 | 48.91% | Kalzang Gyatso | | JP | 713 | 40.93% | 139 |
| 26 | Rakdong Tentek | 65.7% | Dugo Bhutia | | SPC | 1,387 | 55.33% | Loden Tshering Bhutia | | SJP | 498 | 19.86% | 889 |
| 27 | Martam | 57.03% | Samten Tshering | | SJP | 731 | 35.75% | Rapzang Lama | | SPC | 597 | 29.19% | 134 |
| 28 | Rumtek | 59.06% | Dadul Bhutia | | SJP | 948 | 37.19% | Karma Gyampo Bhutia | | SPC | 602 | 23.62% | 346 |
| 29 | Assam–Lingjey | 58.53% | Sherab Palden | | SJP | 1,120 | 61.47% | Phuchung Tshering | | SC (R) | 405 | 22.23% | 715 |
| 30 | Ranka | 67.24% | Dorjee Tshering Bhutia | | SC (R) | 679 | 32.43% | Sonam Tshering Bhutia | | SJP | 660 | 31.52% | 19 |
| 31 | Gangtok | 56.74% | Lal Bahadur Basnet | | SJP | 1,707 | 38.04% | Dorjee Dadul | | JP | 1,174 | 26.16% | 533 |
| 32 | Sangha | 38.13% | Lhachen Ganchen Rimpuchhi | | Independent | 733 | 90.94% | Pema Lama | | SPC | 45 | 5.58% | 688 |