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{{Use Indian English|date=August 2019}}
{{Infobox election
|election_name= Sikkim Assembly Election 2004
|country = India
|type= legislative
|ongoing= no
|previous_election= 1999 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election
|previous_year= 1999
|next_election= 2009 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election
|next_year= 2009
|election_date= 10 May 2004
|seats_for_election= All 32 Assembly constituencies

|image1 = Indian Election Symbol Umberlla.png
|leader1= [[Pawan Kumar Chamling]]
|party1= Sikkim Democratic Front
|leaders_seat1= Damthang
|seats_before1= 24
|seats1= 31
|seat_change1= +7

|image2 = Hand INC.svg
|leader2= [[Nar Bahadur Bhandari]]
|party2= Indian National Congress
|seats_before2= 0
|seats2= 1
|seat_change2= +1
|title=[[Chief Minister of Sikkim|CM]] - before election
|before_election= [[Pawan Kumar Chamling]]
|before_party= Sikkim Democratic Front
|posttitle=[[Chief Minister of Sikkim|CM]] - elected
|after_election= [[Pawan Kumar Chamling]]
|after_party= Sikkim Democratic Front
}}
The '''Sikkim Legislative Assembly election, 2004''' took place on 10 May 2004 for 32 members of the [[Sikkim Legislative Assembly]]. Counting and result were declared on 13 May 2004. [[Sikkim Democratic Front]], a regional political party, won 31 of the 32 assembly seats in this election.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ceosikkim.nic.in/Files/election%20history/StatisticalReports_SK_2004.pdf|title=Statistical Report on General Election, 2004 to the Legislative Assembly of Sikkim|publisher=Election Commission of India}}</ref>

==Political parties==
''National parties''
* BJP Bharatiya Janata Party
* CPM Communist Party of India (Marxist)
* INC Indian National Congress

''State parties''
* SDF Sikkim Democratic Front

''Registered (unrecognised) parties''
* SHRP Sikkim Himali Rajya Parishad
* SSP Sikkim Sangram Parishad

== Results ==
{| class="wikitable"
! Party
! No. of candidates
! No. of elected
! No. of votes
!
%
|-
| [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| 4
| 0
| 667
| {{percentage|667|196465|2}}
|-
| [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]]
| 1
| 0
| 144
| {{percentage|144|196465|2}}
|-
| [[Indian National Congress]]
| 28
| 1
| 51329
| {{percentage|51329|196465|2}}
|-
| [[Sikkim Democratic Front]]
| 32
| 31
| 139662
| {{percentage|139662|196465|2}}
|-
| [[Sikkim Himali Rajya Parishad]]
| 9
| 0
| 1123
| {{percentage|1123|196465|2}}
|-
| [[Sikkim Sangram Parishad]]
| 1
| 0
| 90
| {{percentage|90|196465|2}}
|-
| Independents
| 16
| 0
| 3450
| {{percentage|3450|196465|2}}
|-
| '''Total:'''
| 91
| 32
| 196465
|
|}

==Elected members==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Constituency
!Reserved for<br/>([[Bhutia-Lepcha|BL]]/[[Scheduled Castes|SC]]/None)
!Member
!colspan=2|Party
|-
| Yoksam || None || Kalawati Subba || {{Full party name with color|Sikkim Democratic Front}}
|-
| Tashiding || BL || Dawa Narbu Takarpa || {{Full party name with color|Sikkim Democratic Front}}
|-
| Geyzing || None || Sher Bahadur Subedi || {{Full party name with color|Sikkim Democratic Front}}
|-
| Dentam || None || Deepak Kumar Gurung || {{Full party name with color|Sikkim Democratic Front}}
|-
| Barmiok || None || Narendra Kumar Subba || {{Full party name with color|Sikkim Democratic Front}}
|-
| [[Rinchenpong (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Rinchenpong]] || BL || Dawcho Lepcha || {{Full party name with color|Sikkim Democratic Front}}
|-
| Chakung || None || [[Prem Singh Tamang]] || {{Full party name with color|Sikkim Democratic Front}}
|-
| Soreong || None || Ram Bdr. Limbu(subba) || {{Full party name with color|Sikkim Democratic Front}}
|-
| [[Daramdin (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Daramdin]] || None || Ran Bahadur Subba || {{Full party name with color|Sikkim Democratic Front}}
|-
| Jorthang-Nayabazar || None || Kedar Nath Rai || {{Full party name with color|Sikkim Democratic Front}}
|-
| Ralang || BL || Dorjee Dazom Bhutia || {{Full party name with color|Sikkim Democratic Front}}
|-
| Wak || None || Chandra Bahadur Karki || {{Full party name with color|Sikkim Democratic Front}}
|-
| Damthang || None || [[Pawan Chamling]] || {{Full party name with color|Sikkim Democratic Front}}
|-
| [[Melli (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Melli]] || None || Girish Chandra Rai || {{Full party name with color|Sikkim Democratic Front}}
|-
| Rateypani-West Pendam || SC || Aita Singh Baraily (kami) || {{Full party name with color|Sikkim Democratic Front}}
|-
| Temi-tarku || None || Garjaman Gurung || {{Full party name with color|Sikkim Democratic Front}}
|-
| Central Pendam-East Pendam || None || Somnath Poudyal || {{Full party name with color|Sikkim Democratic Front}}
|-
| [[Rhenock (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Rhenock]] || None || Bhim Pd. Dhungel || {{Full party name with color|Sikkim Democratic Front}}
|-
| Regu || None || Karna Bdr. Chamling || {{Full party name with color|Sikkim Democratic Front}}
|-
| Pathing || BL || Mingma Tshering Sherpa || {{Full party name with color|Sikkim Democratic Front}}
|-
| Loosing Pachekhani || None || Manita Thapa || {{Full party name with color|Sikkim Democratic Front}}
|-
| Khamdong || SC || Birkha Man Ramudamu || {{Full party name with color|Sikkim Democratic Front}}
|-
| [[Djongu (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Djongu]] || BL || Sonam Gyatso Lepcha || {{Full party name with color|Sikkim Democratic Front}}
|-
| Lachen Mangshila || BL || Hishey Lachungpa || {{Full party name with color|Sikkim Democratic Front}}
|-
| Kabi Tingda || BL || Thenlay Tshering Bhutia || {{Full party name with color|Sikkim Democratic Front}}
|-
| Rakdong Tentek || BL || Norzong Lepcha || {{Full party name with color|Sikkim Democratic Front}}
|-
| Martam || BL || Dorjee Tshering Lepcha || {{Full party name with color|Sikkim Democratic Front}}
|-
| Rumtek || BL || Menlom Lepcha || {{Full party name with color|Sikkim Democratic Front}}
|-
| Assam-lingjey || BL || Kunga Zangpo Bhutia || {{Full party name with color|Sikkim Democratic Front}}
|-
| Ranka || BL || Nimthit Lepcha || {{Full party name with color|Sikkim Democratic Front}}
|-
| [[Gangtok (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Gangtok]] || None || Narendra Kr. Pradhan || {{Full party name with color|Sikkim Democratic Front}}
|-
| [[Sangha (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Sangha]] || [[Sangha (Buddhism)|Sangha]] || Tshering Lama || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-style="sortbottom"
!colspan=5| Source:Sikkim CEO<ref>[http://ceosikkim.nic.in/Files/election%20history/StatisticalReports_SK_2004.pdf]</ref><ref>[http://www.mapsofindia.com/sikkim/government/sikkim-legislative-assembly.html Sikkim Legislative Assembly] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130301040135/http://www.mapsofindia.com/sikkim/government/sikkim-legislative-assembly.html |date=2013-03-01 }}</ref>
|-
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}
{{Sikkimese elections}}

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