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{{short description|Legislative Assembly election in Sikkim State, India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2021}}
{{Infobox election
| country = India
| type = legislative
| previous_election = 1989 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election
| previous_year = 1989
| next_election = 1999 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election
| next_year = 1999
| election_date = 16 November 1994
| seats_for_election = All 32 seats in the [[Sikkim Legislative Assembly]]
| majority_seats = 17
| image_size = 100px

| party1 = Sikkim Democratic Front
| image1 = PawanKumarChamling.jpg
| leader1 = [[Pawan Kumar Chamling]]
| leader_since1 =
| last_election1 = ''New''
| leaders_seat1 = [[Damthang Assembly constituency|Damthang]]
| seats1 = 19
| seat_change1 = ''New''
| popular_vote1 = 72,856
| percentage1 = 42.00%
| image2 = File:Indian Election Symbol Elephant.png

| party2 = Sikkim Sangram Parishad
| leader2 = {{nowrap|[[Nar Bahadur Bhandari]]}}
| leader_since2 =
| leaders_seat2 = [[Soreng-Chakung Assembly constituency|Soreng-Chakung]]
| last_election2 = 32
| seats2 = 10
| seat_change2 = {{decrease}} 22
| popular_vote2 = 60,851
| percentage2 = 35.08%
| map_image = Vidhan Sabha constituencies in Sikkim Boundary Map.svg
| map_size =
| map_caption = Constituencies of Sikkim
| title = [[List of Chief Ministers of Sikkim|CM]]
| before_election = [[Nar Bahadur Bhandari]]
| before_party = Sikkim Sangram Parishad
| after_election = [[Pawan Kumar Chamling]]
| after_party = Sikkim Democratic Front
}}

'''Legislative Assembly elections''' were held in [[Sikkim]], in November 1994, to elect the 32 members of the fifth [[Sikkim Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]].<ref name=toi>{{cite web |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/elections/assembly-elections/sikkim/no-match-for-sikkims-victorious-regional-parties-since-1979/articleshow/68700102.cms |title=No match for Sikkim's victorious regional parties since 1979 |newspaper=The Times of India |date=3 Apr 2019 |agency=PTI |accessdate= 2 February 2021}}</ref><ref name=business-standard>{{cite web |url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/success-in-sikkim-eludes-national-parties-119040700130_1.html |title=Success in Sikkim eludes national parties |newspaper=Business Standard |date=7 April 2019 |agency=PTI |accessdate= 2 February 2021}}</ref>

== Parties Contested==

{|class="wikitable"
|-
! No.
! Party
! Flag
! Symbol
!Leader
!Seats contested
|-
|! style="text-align:center; background:{{party color|Sikkim Democratic Front}};color:white"|'''1.'''
| style="text-align:center| [[Sikkim Democratic Front]]
|[[File:Sikkim-Democratic-Front-flag.svg|50px]]
|[[File:Indian Election Symbol Umberlla.png|50px]]
| style="text-align:center| [[Pawan Kumar Chamling]]
| style="text-align:center| 32
|-
|! style="text-align:center; background:{{party color|Sikkim Sangram Parishad}};color:white"|'''2.'''
| style="text-align:center| [[Sikkim Sangram Parishad]]
| [[File:Blank.svg|50px]]
| [[File:Indian Election Symbol Elephant.png|50px]]
| style="text-align:center| [[Nar Bahadur Bhandari]]
| style="text-align:center| 31
|-
|! style="text-align:center; background:{{party color|Indian National Congress}};color:white"|'''3.'''
| style="text-align:center| [[Indian National Congress]]
|[[File:Indian National Congress Flag.svg|50px]]
| [[File:INC Logo.png|50px]]
| style="text-align:center| [[P. V. Narasimha Rao]]
| style="text-align:center| 31
|-
| style="text-align:center; background:{{party color|Revolutionary Socialist Party (India)}};color:white" |'''4.'''
| style="text-align:center" |[[Revolutionary Socialist Party (India)|Revolutionary Socialist Party]]
| [[File:RSP-flag.svg|center|50x50px]]
| [[File:Indian Election Symbol Spade and Stoker.png|center|50x50px]]
| style="text-align:center" |Manoj Bhattacharya
| style="text-align:center" |11
|-
|! style="text-align:center; background:{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}};color:white"|'''5.'''
| style="text-align:center| [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
|[[File:BJP flag.svg|50px]]
|[[File:Lotus flower symbol.svg|50px]]
| style="text-align:center| [[L. K. Advani]]
| style="text-align:center| 3
|-
|! style="text-align:center; background:{{party color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}};color:white"|'''6.'''
| style="text-align:center| [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]]
| [[File:CPI-M-flag.svg|50px]]
| [[File:CPI(M) election symbol - Hammer Sickle and Star.svg|50px]]
| style="text-align:center| [[Harkishan Singh Surjeet]]
| style="text-align:center| 2
|-
|! style="text-align:center; background:{{party color|Independent (politician)}};color:white"|'''7.'''
| style="text-align:center| [[Independent (politician)|Independents]]
| [[File:Blank.svg|50x50px]]
| [[File:Blank.svg|50x50px]]
| style="text-align:center| ''collective leadership''
| style="text-align:center| 76
|}

==Results==
{{Election results
|image=[[File:Sikkim Legislative Assembly 1994.svg]]
|party1=[[Sikkim Democratic Front]]|votes1=72856|seats1=19|sc1=New
|party2=[[Sikkim Sangram Parishad]]|votes2=60851|seats2=10|sc2={{decrease}}22
|party3=[[Indian National Congress]]|votes3=26045|seats3=2|sc3={{increase}}2
|party4=[[Revolutionary Socialist Party (India)|Revolutionary Socialist Party]]|votes4=2906|seats4=0|sc4=New
|party5=[[Bharatiya Janata Party]]|votes5=274|seats5=0|sc5=New
|party6=[[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]]|votes6=270|seats6=0|sc6=New
|party7=Independents|votes7=10255|seats7=1|sc7={{increase}}1
|total_sc=0
|invalid=4566
|electorate=217743
|source=[https://eci.gov.in/files/file/3360-sikkim-1994/ ECI]
}}

=== Results by constituency ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ Results by constituency |
* Winner, runner-up, voter turnout, and victory margin in every constituency<ref>{{cite web|publisher=[[Election Commission of India]]|title=Statistical Report on General Election, 1994 to the Legislative Assembly of Sikkim |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1994/StatisticalReport-SK94.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101007184813/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1994/StatisticalReport-SK94.pdf|archive-date=7 October 2010|access-date=15 February 2024|format=pdf}}</ref>
! colspan="2" |Assembly Constituency
!Turnout
! colspan="5" |Winner
! colspan="5" |Runner Up
! rowspan="2" data-sort-type=number |Margin
|-
! #k
! Names
!%
! Candidate
! colspan="2" | Party
! data-sort-type=number | Votes
!%
! Candidate
! colspan="2" | Party
! data-sort-type=number | Votes
!%
|-
|1||[[Yoksam Assembly constituency|Yoksam]]||82.89%||Ashok Kumar Subba||{{party name with color|Independent politician}}||2,231||39.19%||Sanchaman Subba||{{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}||2,086||36.64%||style="background:{{party color|Independent politician}}"|'''145'''
|-
|2||[[Tashiding Assembly constituency|Tashiding]]||82.04%||Thutop Bhutia||{{party name with color|Sikkim Sangram Parishad}}||1,644||35.42%||Rinzing Wangyal Kazi||{{party name with color|Sikkim Democratic Front}}||1,512||32.57%||style="background:{{party color|Sikkim Sangram Parishad}}"|'''132'''
|-
|3||[[Geyzing Assembly constituency|Geyzing]]||82.56%||Dal Bahadur Gurung||{{party name with color|Sikkim Democratic Front}}||2,893||50.%||Dal Bahadur Karki||{{party name with color|Sikkim Sangram Parishad}}||1,412||24.4%||style="background:{{party color|Sikkim Democratic Front}}"|'''1,481'''
|-
|4||[[Dentam Assembly constituency|Dentam]]||85.53%||Chakra Bahadur Subba||{{party name with color|Sikkim Democratic Front}}||2,193||40.11%||Padam Lall Gurung||{{party name with color|Sikkim Sangram Parishad}}||1,844||33.72%||style="background:{{party color|Sikkim Democratic Front}}"|'''349'''
|-
|5||[[Barmiok Assembly constituency|Barmiok]]||83.89%||Tulshi Prasad Pradhan||{{party name with color|Sikkim Democratic Front}}||2,007||42.58%||Birendra Subba||{{party name with color|Sikkim Sangram Parishad}}||1,552||32.92%||style="background:{{party color|Sikkim Democratic Front}}"|'''455'''
|-
|6||[[Rinchenpong Assembly constituency|Rinchenpong]]||78.51%||Phur Tshering Lepcha||{{party name with color|Sikkim Democratic Front}}||3,181||59.07%||Phurba Sherpa||{{party name with color|Sikkim Sangram Parishad}}||1,456||27.04%||style="background:{{party color|Sikkim Democratic Front}}"|'''1,725'''
|-
|7||[[Chakung Assembly constituency|Chakung]]||84.39%||[[Prem Singh Tamang]]||{{party name with color|Sikkim Democratic Front}}||3,372||58.07%||Tika Gurung||{{party name with color|Sikkim Sangram Parishad}}||1,766||30.41%||style="background:{{party color|Sikkim Democratic Front}}"|'''1,606'''
|-
|8||[[Soreong Assembly constituency|Soreong]]||83.18%||[[Nar Bahadur Bhandari]]||{{party name with color|Sikkim Sangram Parishad}}||3,291||50.78%||Man Bahadur Subba||{{party name with color|Sikkim Democratic Front}}||2,886||44.53%||style="background:{{party color|Sikkim Sangram Parishad}}"|'''405'''
|-
|9||[[Daramdin Assembly constituency|Daramdin]]||84.29%||Ran Bahadur Subba||{{party name with color|Sikkim Democratic Front}}||3,832||61.04%||Padam Bahadur Gurung||{{party name with color|Sikkim Sangram Parishad}}||2,022||32.21%||style="background:{{party color|Sikkim Democratic Front}}"|'''1,810'''
|-
|10||[[Jorthang–Nayabazar Assembly constituency|Jorthang–Nayabazar]]||83.8%||[[Bhoj Raj Rai]]||{{party name with color|Sikkim Democratic Front}}
||4,160||57.59%||Dil Kumari Bhandari||{{party name with color|Sikkim Sangram Parishad}}||2,519||34.87%||style="background:{{party color|Sikkim Democratic Front}}"|'''1,641'''
|-
|11||[[Ralong Assembly constituency|Ralong]]||85.93%||[[Dorjee Dazom Bhutia]]||{{party name with color|Sikkim Democratic Front}}||2,017||44.82%||Ugen Tashi Bhutia||{{party name with color|Sikkim Sangram Parishad}}||1,135||25.22%||style="background:{{party color|Sikkim Democratic Front}}"|'''882'''
|-
|12||[[Wak Assembly constituency|Wak]]||82.88%||[[Kedar Nath Rai]]||{{party name with color|Sikkim Democratic Front}}||2,301||51.71%||Bedu Singh Panth||{{party name with color|Sikkim Sangram Parishad}}||1,469||33.01%||style="background:{{party color|Sikkim Democratic Front}}"|'''832'''
|-
|13||[[Damthang Assembly constituency|Damthang]]||80.27%||[[Pawan Kumar Chamling]]||{{party name with color|Sikkim Democratic Front}}||3,904||68.95%||Kumar Subba||{{party name with color|Sikkim Sangram Parishad}}||1,463||25.84%||style="background:{{party color|Sikkim Democratic Front}}"|'''2,441'''
|-
|14||[[Melli Assembly constituency|Melli]]||85.13%||Girish Chandra Rai||{{party name with color|Sikkim Democratic Front}}||3,108||51.28%||Manita Pradhan||{{party name with color|Sikkim Sangram Parishad}}||2,153||35.52%||style="background:{{party color|Sikkim Democratic Front}}"|'''955'''
|-
|15||[[Rateypani–West Pendam Assembly constituency|Rateypani–West Pendam]]||82.1%||Aita Singh Kami||{{party name with color|Sikkim Democratic Front}}||3,409||54.22%||Madan Kumar Cintury||{{party name with color|Sikkim Sangram Parishad}}||2,186||34.77%||style="background:{{party color|Sikkim Democratic Front}}"|'''1,223'''
|-
|16||[[Temi–Tarku Assembly constituency|Temi–Tarku]]||77.26%||[[Garjaman Gurung]]||{{party name with color|Sikkim Democratic Front}}||3,273||55.89%||Indra Bahadur Rai||{{party name with color|Sikkim Sangram Parishad}}||2,148||36.68%||style="background:{{party color|Sikkim Democratic Front}}"|'''1,125'''
|-
|17||[[Central Pendam–East Pendam Assembly constituency|Central Pendam–East Pendam]]||82.04%||Dilli Prasad Kharel||{{party name with color|Sikkim Democratic Front}}||2,712||34.46%||Sang Dorjee Tamang||{{party name with color|Sikkim Sangram Parishad}}||2,530||32.15%||style="background:{{party color|Sikkim Democratic Front}}"|'''182'''
|-
|18||[[Rhenock Assembly constituency|Rhenock]]||83.79%||[[Kharananda Upreti]]||{{party name with color|Sikkim Sangram Parishad}}||2,336||45.4%||Biraj Adhikari||{{party name with color|Sikkim Democratic Front}}||1,645||31.97%||style="background:{{party color|Sikkim Sangram Parishad}}"|'''691'''
|-
|19||[[Regu Assembly constituency|Regu]]||84.43%||Karna Bahadur Chamling||{{party name with color|Sikkim Democratic Front}}||2,619||48.15%||Krishna Bahadur Rai||{{party name with color|Sikkim Sangram Parishad}}||2,435||44.77%||style="background:{{party color|Sikkim Democratic Front}}"|'''184'''
|-
|20||[[Pathing Assembly constituency|Pathing]]||83.58%||Ram Lepcha||{{party name with color|Sikkim Sangram Parishad}}||2,625||42.26%||Sonam Dorjee||{{party name with color|Sikkim Democratic Front}}||1,848||29.75%||style="background:{{party color|Sikkim Sangram Parishad}}"|'''777'''
|-
|21||[[Loosing Pachekhani Assembly constituency|Loosing Pachekhani]]||83.35%||Dil Bahadur Thapa||{{party name with color|Sikkim Democratic Front}}||1,497||30.54%||Jai Kumar Bhandari||{{party name with color|Sikkim Sangram Parishad}}||1,485||30.3%||style="background:{{party color|Sikkim Democratic Front}}"|'''12'''
|-
|22||[[Khamdong Assembly constituency|Khamdong]]||81.82%||Gopal Lamichaney||{{party name with color|Sikkim Democratic Front}}||3,260||50.69%||Ganju Thatal||{{party name with color|Sikkim Sangram Parishad}}||2,164||33.65%||style="background:{{party color|Sikkim Democratic Front}}"|'''1,096'''
|-
|23||[[Djongu Assembly constituency|Djongu]]||83.09%||Sonam Chyoda Lepcha||{{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}||1,550||39.18%||Sonam Dorjee Lepcha||{{party name with color|Sikkim Sangram Parishad}}||1,503||37.99%||style="background:{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|'''47'''
|-
|24||[[Lachen Mangshila Assembly constituency|Lachen Mangshila]]||81.55%||[[Hishey Lachungpa]]||{{party name with color|Sikkim Democratic Front}}||2,316||44.21%||Tseten Lepcha||{{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}||1,420||27.1%||style="background:{{party color|Sikkim Democratic Front}}"|'''896'''
|-
|25||[[Kabi Tingda Assembly constituency|Kabi Tingda]]||81.43%||[[Thenlay Tshering Bhutia]]||{{party name with color|Sikkim Democratic Front}}
||1,554||35.81%||T. Lachungpa||{{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}||1,499||34.54%||style="background:{{party color|Sikkim Democratic Front}}"|'''55'''
|-
|26||[[Rakdong Tentek Assembly constituency|Rakdong Tentek]]||81.94%||Mingma Tshering Sherpa||{{party name with color|Sikkim Sangram Parishad}}||2,835||52.77%||Phuchung Bhutia||{{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}||880||16.38%||style="background:{{party color|Sikkim Sangram Parishad}}"|'''1,955'''
|-
|27||[[Martam Assembly constituency|Martam]]||82.98%||[[Dorjee Tshering Lepcha]] ||{{party name with color|Sikkim Sangram Parishad}}
||2,955||48.96%||Samten Tshering Bhutia||{{party name with color|Sikkim Democratic Front}}||1,647||27.29%||style="background:{{party color|Sikkim Sangram Parishad}}"|'''1,308'''
|-
|28||[[Rumtek Assembly constituency|Rumtek]]||80.33%||Menlom Lepcha||{{party name with color|Sikkim Sangram Parishad}}||2,934||42.91%||Karma Tempo Namgyal Gyaltsen||{{party name with color|Sikkim Democratic Front}}||1,969||28.8%||style="background:{{party color|Sikkim Sangram Parishad}}"|'''965'''
|-
|29||[[Assam–Lingjey Assembly constituency|Assam–Lingjey]]||84.76%||Tseten Tashi||{{party name with color|Sikkim Sangram Parishad}}||1,574||30.99%||Namgey Bhutia||{{party name with color|Sikkim Democratic Front}}||1,388||27.33%||style="background:{{party color|Sikkim Sangram Parishad}}"|'''186'''
|-
|30||[[Ranka Assembly constituency|Ranka]]||81.5%||Rinzing Ongmu||{{party name with color|Sikkim Sangram Parishad}}||2,200||36.78%||Tseten Lepcha||{{party name with color|Sikkim Democratic Front}}||2,182||36.48%||style="background:{{party color|Sikkim Sangram Parishad}}"|'''18'''
|-
|31||[[Gangtok Assembly constituency|Gangtok]]||72.54%||Narendra Kumar Pradhan||{{party name with color|Sikkim Sangram Parishad}}||2,798||38.73%||Dilli Prasad Dhungel||{{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}||2,070||28.65%||style="background:{{party color|Sikkim Sangram Parishad}}"|'''728'''
|-
|32||[[Sangha Assembly constituency|Sangha]]||54.02%||Namkha Gyaltsen Lama||{{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}||767||46.01%||Palden Lama||{{party name with color|Sikkim Democratic Front}}||643||38.57%||style="background:{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|'''124'''
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

{{Sikkimese elections}}

[[Category:State Assembly elections in Sikkim]]
[[Category:1990s in Sikkim]]
[[Category:1994 State Assembly elections in India|Sikkim]]

1994 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election - Revision history

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