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{{short description|Sikkim Legislative Assembly election, 2019}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=August 2019}}
{{Infobox election
| election_name = 2019 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election
| country = India
| type = legislative
| ongoing = No
| party_colour =
| previous_election = 2014 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election
| previous_year = 2014
| next_election = 2024 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election
| next_year = [[Next Sikkim Legislative Assembly election|Next]]
| election_date = 11 April 2019
| seats_for_election = 32 Seats in the [[Sikkim Legislative Assembly]]
| majority_seats = 17
| turnout = 81.43% {{increase}}0.46%
| image2 = [[File:PawanKumarChamling.jpg|85px]]
| leader2 = [[Pawan Kumar Chamling]]
| leader_since2 = 1994
| party2 = Sikkim Democratic Front
| alliance2 =
| leaders_seat2 = Namchi-Singhithang,<br/>Rangang-Yangang
| running_mate2 =
| last_election2 =
| seats_before2 = 22
| seats_needed2 =
| seats2 = 15
| seat_change2 = {{decrease}}7
| popular_vote2 =
| percentage2 = '''47.63%'''
| swing2 = 7.37%{{decrease}}
| image1 = [[File:Prem Singh Tamang.jpg|85px]]
| leader1 = [[Prem Singh Tamang]]
| leader_since1 = 2014
| party1 = Sikkim Krantikari Morcha
| alliance1 = [[National Democratic Alliance|NDA]]
| leaders_seat1 = Didn't contest
| last_election1 =
| seats_before1 = 10
| seats_needed1 =
| seats1 = '''17'''
| seat_change1 = {{increase}}7
| popular_vote1 =
| percentage1 = 47.17%
| swing1 = 6.37%{{increase}}
| map_image = 2019 assembly election Sikkim.png
| map_size =
| map_caption = Map of the election results. The [[Sangha (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Sangha]] seat, elected by the monks, is not shown here.
| title = [[List of Chief Ministers of Sikkim|Chief Minister of Sikkim]]
| before_election = [[Pawan Kumar Chamling]]
| before_party = Sikkim Democratic Front
| posttitle = [[List of Chief Ministers of Sikkim|Chief Minister of Sikkim]]
| after_election = [[Prem Singh Tamang]]
| after_party = Sikkim Krantikari Morcha
}}

'''Legislative Assembly elections''' were held in [[Sikkim]] on 11 April 2019 to elect the 32 members of the ninth [[Sikkim Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]]. The term of the eighth [[Sikkim Legislative Assembly]] ended on 27 May 2019.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2018/dec/03/andhra-pradesh-odisha-sikkim-arunachal-pradesh-polls-with-2019-lok-sabha-elections-likely-ec-sou-1906667.html|title=Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh polls with 2019 Lok Sabha elections likely: EC sources|website=The New Indian Express}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/andhra-pradesh-odisha-sikkim-arunachal-pradesh-polls-with-lok-sabha-elections-likely-ec-sources/articleshow/66919708.cms|title=Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh polls with Lok Sabha elections likely: EC sources|date=3 December 2018|publisher=|via=The Economic Times}}</ref>

== Schedule of election ==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Poll Event
! Date
|-
| Issue of Notification
| align="center" | Monday 18 March 2019
|-
| Last Date for filing Nominations
| align="center" | Monday 25 March 2019
|-
| Scrutiny of Nominations
| align="center" | Tuesday, 26 March 2019
|-
| Last date for withdrawal of Candidature
| align="center" | Thursday,28 March 2019
|-
| Date of Poll
| align="center" | Thursday, 11 April 2019
|-
| '''Counting of Votes'''
| align="center" | '''Thursday, 23 May 2019'''
|-
| Date of election being completed
| align="center" | Sunday, 2 June 2019
|-
! colspan="2" align="center" | Source: [[Election Commission of India]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main1/GE2014/Schedule/Home.htm|title=ECI-ElectionSchedule|publisher=}}</ref>
|}

==Results==
===Results (Party-wise)===
Results were announced on 23 May 2019.
{| class=wikitable
!colspan=2|Party
!Contested
!Won
!+/–
!Votes
!%
!+/–
|-
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|Sikkim Krantikari Morcha}}"|
|[[Sikkim Krantikari Morcha]]
| align="right" |32
| align="right" |17
| align="right" |{{increase}}7
| align="right" |1,65,508
| align="right" |47.03
| align="right" |6.23{{increase}}
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|Sikkim Democratic Front}}"|
|[[Sikkim Democratic Front]]
| align="right" |32
| align="right" |15
| align="right" |{{decrease}}7
| align="right" |1,67,620
| align="right" |47.63
| align="right" |7.37{{decrease}}
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
|[[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| align="right" |12
| align="right" |0
| align="right" |{{steady}}
| align="right" |5,700
| align="right" |1.62
| align="right" |0.92{{increase}}
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
|[[Sikkim Pradesh Congress Committee|Indian National Congress]]
| align="right" |24
| align="right" |0
| align="right" |{{steady}}
| align="right" |2,721
| align="right" |0.77
| align="right" |0.63{{decrease}}
|-
|bgcolor=darkred|
|[[Hamro Sikkim Party]]
| align="right" |23
| align="right" |0
| align="right" |{{steady}}
| align="right" |2,098
| align="right" |0.60
| align="right" |{{steady}}
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|Independent politician}}"|
|[[Independent politician|Independents]]
| align="right" |
| align="right" |0
| align="right" |{{steady}}
| align="right" |
| align="right" |
| align="right" |{{steady}}
|-
| colspan="2" |'''Total'''|| align="right" | || align="right" |'''32'''|| align="right" | |||
|
|
|-
| colspan="8" align="left" |Source: [[Election Commission of India]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main1/GE2014/Schedule/Home.htm|title=ECI-ElectionSchedule|publisher=}}</ref>
|}

===Results by constituency===
<ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-05-24|title=Sikkim Assembly election results 2019: Full list of winners|url=https://zeenews.india.com/assembly-elections/sikkim-assembly-election-results-2019-full-list-of-winners-2205926.html|access-date=2020-08-15|website=Zee News|language=en}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
|+ Results
! colspan="2" |Assembly Constituency
! colspan="4" |Winner
! colspan="4" |Runner Up
! rowspan="2" |Margin
|-
! #
! Name
! Candidate
! colspan="2" | Party
! Votes
! Candidate
! colspan="2" | Party
! Votes
|-
|1
| [[Yoksam–Tashiding (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Yoksam-Tashiding]]
| [[Sangay Lepcha]]
|bgcolor=#ED1E26|
|[[Sikkim Krantikari Morcha]]
|5686
|Dichen Wangchuk Bhutia
|bgcolor=#FFFC06|
|[[Sikkim Democratic Front]]
|5607
|79
|-
| 2
| [[Yangthang (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Yangthang]]
| [[Bhim Hang Limboo]]
|bgcolor=#ED1E26|
|[[Sikkim Krantikari Morcha]]
|5184
|Dal Bdr Subba
|bgcolor=#FFFC06|
|[[Sikkim Democratic Front]]
|5137
|47
|-
| 3
| [[Maneybong Dentam (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Maneybong Dentam]]
| [[Narendra Kumar Subba]]
|bgcolor=#FFFC06|
|[[Sikkim Democratic Front]]
|7134
|Purna Hang Subba
|bgcolor=#ED1E26|
|[[Sikkim Krantikari Morcha]]
|5630
|1504
|-
| 4
| [[Gyalshing-Barnyak (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Gyalshing-Barnyak]]
| [[Lok Nath Sharma]]
|bgcolor=#ED1E26|
|[[Sikkim Krantikari Morcha]]
|5862
|Laxuman Sharma
|bgcolor=#FFFC06|
|[[Sikkim Democratic Front]]
|4048
|1814
|-
| 5
| [[Rinchenpong (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Rinchenpong]]
| [[Karma Sonam Lepcha]]
|bgcolor=#FFFC06|
|[[Sikkim Democratic Front]]
|6582
|Phurba Tshering Bhutia
|bgcolor=#ED1E26|
|[[Sikkim Krantikari Morcha]]
|5513
|1069
|-
| 6
| [[Daramdin (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Daramdin]]
| [[Mingma Narbu Sherpa]]
|bgcolor=#ED1E26|
|[[Sikkim Krantikari Morcha]]
|6219
|Pem Norbu Sherpa
|bgcolor=#FFFC06|
|[[Sikkim Democratic Front]]
|5883
|336
|-
| 7
| [[Soreng-Chakung (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Soreng-Chakung]]
| [[Aditya Tamang]]
|bgcolor=#ED1E26|
|[[Sikkim Krantikari Morcha]]
|6580
|Sancha Raj Subba
|bgcolor=#FFFC06|
|[[Sikkim Democratic Front]]
|6372
|208
|-
| 8
| [[Salghari-Zoom (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Salghari-Zoom]] (SC)
| [[Sunita Gajmer]]
|bgcolor=#ED1E26|
|[[Sikkim Krantikari Morcha]]
|4400
|Dhan Kumari Kami
|bgcolor=#FFFC06|
|[[Sikkim Democratic Front]]
|4307
|93
|-
| 9
| [[Barfung (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Barfung]] (BL)
| [[Tashi Thendup Bhutia]]
|bgcolor=#FFFC06|
|[[Sikkim Democratic Front]]
|5936
|Lobzang Bhutia
|bgcolor=#ED1E26|
|[[Sikkim Krantikari Morcha]]
|5839
|97
|-
| 10
| [[Poklok-Kamrang (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Poklok-Kamrang]]
| [[Pawan Kumar Chamling]]
|bgcolor=#FFFC06|
|[[Sikkim Democratic Front]]
|7731
|Kharka Bahadur Rai
|bgcolor=#ED1E26|
|[[Sikkim Krantikari Morcha]]
|4832
|2899
|-
| 11
| [[Namchi-Singhithang (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Namchi-Singhithang]]
| [[Pawan Kumar Chamling]]
|bgcolor=#FFFC06|
|[[Sikkim Democratic Front]]
|5054
|Ganesh Rai
|bgcolor=#ED1E26|
|[[Sikkim Krantikari Morcha]]
|4677
|377
|-
| 12
| [[Melli (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Melli]]
| [[Farwanti Tamang]]
|bgcolor=#FFFC06|
|[[Sikkim Democratic Front]]
|6354
|Tilak Basnet
|bgcolor=#ED1E26|
|[[Sikkim Krantikari Morcha]]
|5489
|865
|-
| 13
| [[Namthang-Rateypani (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Namthang-Rateypani]]
| [[Sanjit Kharel]]
|bgcolor=#ED1E26|
|[[Sikkim Krantikari Morcha]]
|6848
|Birjan Tamang
|bgcolor=#FFFC06|
|[[Sikkim Democratic Front]]
|5543
|1305
|-
| 14
| [[Temi-Namphing (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Temi-Namphing]]
| [[Bedu Singh Panth]]
|bgcolor=#ED1E26|
|[[Sikkim Krantikari Morcha]]
|6084
|[[Garjaman Gurung]]
|bgcolor=#FFFC06|
|[[Sikkim Democratic Front]]
|5314
|770
|-
| 15
| [[Rangang-Yangang (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Rangang-Yangang]]
| [[Raj Kumari Thapa]]
|bgcolor=#FFFC06|
|[[Sikkim Democratic Front]]
|6146
|Raj Kumar Basnet
|bgcolor=#ED1E26|
|[[Sikkim Krantikari Morcha]]
|4621
|1525
|-
| 16
| [[Tumin Lingee (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Tumin Lingee]] (BL)
| [[Ugyen Tshering Gyatso Bhutia]]
|bgcolor=#FFFC06|
|[[Sikkim Democratic Front]]
|6615
|Samdup Tshering Bhutia
|bgcolor=#ED1E26|
|[[Sikkim Krantikari Morcha]]
|6295
|320
|-
| 17
| [[Khamdong-Singtam (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Khamdong-Singtam]]
| [[Mani Kumar Sharma]]
|bgcolor=#ED1E26|
|[[Sikkim Krantikari Morcha]]
|5347
|Garjaman Gurung
|bgcolor=#FFFC06|
|[[Sikkim Democratic Front]]
|4474
|873
|-
| 18
| [[West Pendam (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|West Pendam]] (SC)
| [[Lall Bahadur Das]]
|bgcolor=#ED1E26|
|[[Sikkim Krantikari Morcha]]
|5799
|Gopal Baraily
|bgcolor=#FFFC06|
|[[Sikkim Democratic Front]]
|4901
|898
|-
| 19
| [[Rhenock (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Rhenock]]
| [[Bishnu Kumar Sharma]]
|bgcolor=#ED1E26|
|[[Sikkim Krantikari Morcha]]
|8039
|Hemendra Adhikari
|bgcolor=#FFFC06|
|[[Sikkim Democratic Front]]
|4953
|3086
|-
| 20
| [[Chujachen (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Chujachen]]
| [[Krishna Bahadur Rai (Indian politician)|Krishna Bahadur Rai]]
|bgcolor=#FFFC06|
|[[Sikkim Democratic Front]]
|7266
|Damber Kumar Pradhan
|bgcolor=#ED1E26|
|[[Sikkim Krantikari Morcha]]
|5939
|1327
|-
| 21
| [[Gnathang-Machong (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Gnathang-Machong]] (BL)
| [[Dorjee Tshering Lepcha]]
|bgcolor=#FFFC06|
|[[Sikkim Democratic Front]]
|6380
|Tshering Bhutia
|bgcolor=#ED1E26|
|[[Sikkim Krantikari Morcha]]
|3460
|2920
|-
| 22
| [[Namchaybong (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Namchaybong]]
| [[Em Prasad Sharma]]
|bgcolor=#FFFC06|
|[[Sikkim Democratic Front]]
|6141
|Denis Rai
|bgcolor=#ED1E26|
|[[Sikkim Krantikari Morcha]]
|5170
|971
|-
| 23
| [[Shyari (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Shyari]]
| [[Kunga Nima Lepcha]]
|bgcolor=#ED1E26|
|[[Sikkim Krantikari Morcha]]
|6638
|Karma Wangdi Bhutia
|bgcolor=#FFFC06|
|[[Sikkim Democratic Front]]
|5282
|1356
|-
| 24
| [[Martam-Rumtek (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Martam-Rumtek]]
|[[Dorjee Tshering Lepcha]]
|bgcolor=#FFFC06|
|[[Sikkim Democratic Front]]
|6244
|[[Sonam Venchungpa]]
|bgcolor=#ED1E26|
|[[Sikkim Krantikari Morcha]]
|6171
|73
|-
| 25
| [[Upper Tadong (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Upper Tadong]]
| Gay Tshering Dhungel
|bgcolor=#FFFC06|
|[[Sikkim Democratic Front]]
|3844
|Anand Lama
|bgcolor=#ED1E26|
|[[Sikkim Krantikari Morcha]]
|3428
|416
|-
| 26
| [[Arithang (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Arithang]]
| [[Arun Kumar Upreti]]
|bgcolor=#ED1E26|
|[[Sikkim Krantikari Morcha]]
|3150
|Ashis Rai
|bgcolor=#DDDDDD|
|[[Independent Politician|Independent]]
|2676
|474
|-
| 27
| [[Gangtok (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Gangtok]]
| [[Kunga Nima Lepcha]]
|bgcolor=#ED1E26|
|[[Sikkim Krantikari Morcha]]
|3838
|Pintso Chopel
|bgcolor=#FFFC06|
|[[Sikkim Democratic Front]]
|2950
|888
|-
| 28
| [[Upper Burtuk (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Upper Burtuk]]
| [[Dilli Ram Thapa]]
|bgcolor=#FFFC06|
|[[Sikkim Democratic Front]]
|6107
|Nagendra Bikram Gurung
|bgcolor=#ED1E26|
|[[Sikkim Krantikari Morcha]]
|5350
|757
|-
| 29
| [[Kabi Lungchok (Vidhan Sabha Constituency)|Kabi Lungchok]]
| [[Karma Loday Bhutia]]
|bgcolor=#ED1E26|
|[[Sikkim Krantikari Morcha]]
|5705
|Ugen Nedup Bhutia
|bgcolor=#FFFC06|
|[[Sikkim Democratic Front]]
|4268
|1437
|-
| 30
| [[Djongu (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Djongu]] (BL)
| [[Pintso Namgyal Lepcha]]
|bgcolor=#FFFC06|
|[[Sikkim Democratic Front]]
|5613
|Chungkipu Lepcha
|bgcolor=#ED1E26|
|[[Sikkim Krantikari Morcha]]
|2612
|3001
|-
| 31
| [[Lachen-Mangan (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Lachen-Mangan]]
| [[Samdup Lepcha]]
|bgcolor=#ED1E26|
|[[Sikkim Krantikari Morcha]]
|3615
|[[Tshering Wangdi Lepcha]]
|bgcolor=#FFFC06|
|[[Sikkim Democratic Front]]
|3031
|584
|-
| 32
| [[Sangha (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Sangha]]
| [[Sonam Lama]]
|bgcolor=#ED1E26|
|[[Sikkim Krantikari Morcha]]
|1488
|Tshering Lama
|bgcolor=#FFFC06|
|[[Sikkim Democratic Front]]
|858
|630
|}

==References==
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{{Sikkimese elections}}

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