Compiled by EveryElectionResult.com's data team · Last updated 2026-08-30
Sikkim (Sikkim) was won by Indra Hang Subba (SKM) at the 2019 Lok Sabha general election, with a margin of 12,433 votes over Dek Bahadur Katwal. This page covers every Lok Sabha general election in Sikkim, Sikkim, from 1977 to 2019.
Full Election History, 1977–2019
Election
Winner
Party
Votes
Vote Share
Runner-up
Margin
1977
Chatra Bahadur Chhetri
Indian National Congress
0
None%
None (None)
None (None pts)
1980
Pahal Man Subba
SJP
31,750
61.6%
R.C. Paudyal (SCR)
20,118 (39.1 pts)
1984
Nar Bhadur Bhandari
Independent
56,614
68.5%
Pahalman Subba (Indian National Congress)
35,287 (42.7 pts)
1989
Nandu Thapa
Samyukta Socialist Party
91,608
68.5%
Dil Kumari Bhandari (Indian National Congress)
62,786 (47.0 pts)
1991
Dil Kumari Bhandari (W)
Samyukta Socialist Party
103,970
90.1%
Phur Tshering Lepcha (Independent)
100,211 (86.9 pts)
1996
Bhim Prasad Dahal
SDF
124,218
72.1%
Nar Bahadur Bhandari (Samyukta Socialist Party)
82,043 (47.6 pts)
1998
Bhim Pd. Dahal
SDF
102,440
65.7%
Sanchaman Subba (Indian National Congress)
50,829 (32.6 pts)
1999
Bhim Pd. Dahal
SDF
107,828
52.6%
Satish Chandra Rai (Samyukta Socialist Party)
21,362 (10.4 pts)
2004
Nakul Das Rai
SDF
153,409
69.8%
Biraj Adhikari (Indian National Congress)
93,151 (42.4 pts)
2009
Prem Das Rai
SDF
159,351
63.3%
Kharananda Upreti (Indian National Congress)
84,868 (33.7 pts)
2014
Prem Das Rai
SDF
163,698
53.0%
Tek Nath Dhakal (SKM)
41,742 (13.5 pts)
2019
Indra Hang Subba
SKM
166,922
47.8%
Dek Bahadur Katwal (SDF)
12,433 (3.6 pts)
Full Result Breakdown by Election
1977
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Chatra Bahadur Chhetri
Indian National Congress
0
None%
1980
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Pahal Man Subba
SJP
31,750
61.6%
R.C. Paudyal
SCR
11,632
22.6%
Indra Bahadur Rai
SPC
5,125
10.0%
Ram Prasad Sharma
Independent
1,073
2.1%
Kharananda Adhikari
Congress (U)
943
1.8%
Ashok Kumar Subba
Independent
801
1.6%
Damber Kumari Pradhan
Independent
179
0.3%
1984
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Nar Bhadur Bhandari
Independent
56,614
68.5%
Pahalman Subba
Indian National Congress
21,327
25.8%
Bishnu Kumar Rai
Independent
1,717
2.1%
Lal Bhadur Basnet
Independent
936
1.1%
Bhim Bahadur Mishra
Communist Party of India
843
1.0%
Ashok Kumar Subba
Janata Party
604
0.7%
Phur Tshering Lepcha
Independent
495
0.6%
Baldeoram Harijan
Independent
110
0.1%
1989
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Nandu Thapa
Samyukta Socialist Party
91,608
68.5%
Dil Kumari Bhandari
Indian National Congress
28,822
21.6%
Ram Chandra Poudyal
RIS
12,858
9.6%
Sonam Topgyal Gensapa
Independent
411
0.3%
1991
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Dil Kumari Bhandari (W)
Samyukta Socialist Party
103,970
90.1%
Phur Tshering Lepcha
Independent
3,759
3.3%
Dukanath Nepal
CPI (Marxist)
3,372
2.9%
Bharat Basnett
Independent
2,688
2.3%
Kharga Bhaadur Subba
Independent
867
0.8%
Mandadara Sharma (W)
Independent
536
0.5%
Yognidhi Bhandari
Independent
181
0.2%
1996
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Bhim Prasad Dahal
SDF
124,218
72.1%
Nar Bahadur Bhandari
Samyukta Socialist Party
42,175
24.5%
Nandalal Gurung
Independent
4,263
2.5%
Dhan Bahadur Tamang
Independent
436
0.3%
Krishna Chandra Pradhan
Independent
421
0.2%
Nabin Chandra Subba
Independent
410
0.2%
Bhagwan Prasad
Independent
251
0.1%
1998
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Bhim Pd. Dahal
SDF
102,440
65.7%
Sanchaman Subba
Indian National Congress
51,611
33.1%
Om Prakash Bhandari
Independent
1,820
1.2%
1999
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Bhim Pd. Dahal
SDF
107,828
52.6%
Satish Chandra Rai
Samyukta Socialist Party
86,466
42.2%
Somnath Poudyal
Indian National Congress
9,762
4.8%
Youaraj Rai
Independent
1,077
0.5%
2004
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Nakul Das Rai
SDF
153,409
69.8%
Biraj Adhikari
Indian National Congress
60,258
27.4%
Rajendra Pd. Uprety
Samyukta Socialist Party
3,216
1.5%
Tara Kumar Pradhan
SHRP
2,765
1.3%
2009
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Prem Das Rai
SDF
159,351
63.3%
Kharananda Upreti
Indian National Congress
74,483
29.6%
Tara Kr. Pradhan
SHRP
4,639
1.8%
Padam Bdr. Chettri
Bharatiya Janata Party
4,458
1.8%
Atri Ram Chandra Poudyal
Independent
3,687
1.5%
Bhim Subba
SJEP
2,849
1.1%
Nar Bahadur Khatiwada
SGPP
2,284
0.9%
2014
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Prem Das Rai
SDF
163,698
53.0%
Tek Nath Dhakal
SKM
121,956
39.5%
Nar Bahadur Khatiwada
Bharatiya Janata Party
7,279
2.4%
Akar Dhoj Limbu
Indian National Congress
7,189
2.3%
None Of The Above
Independent
4,332
1.4%
Kaushal Rai
Aam Aadmi Party
2,541
0.8%
Nakul Das Rai
All India Trinamool Congress
1,972
0.6%
2019
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Indra Hang Subba
SKM
166,922
47.8%
Dek Bahadur Katwal
SDF
154,489
44.2%
Laten Tshering Sherpa
Bharatiya Janata Party
16,572
4.7%
Bharat Basnett
Indian National Congress
3,990
1.1%
Passang Gyali Sherpa
Independent
2,003
0.6%
Biraj Adhikari
HSP
1,998
0.6%
Dhiraj Kumar Rai
SRP
1,503
0.4%
Narendra Adhikari
SUF
614
0.2%
Mahendra Thapa
Independent
597
0.2%
Rabin Rai
AIP
396
0.1%
Sunmaya Gurung
JMBP
383
0.1%
Margin Over Time
Winning margin (percentage points) at each election, coloured by the winning party's broad bloc (Congress / BJP / Left / other).
Trend
Sikkim has been contested at 12 Lok Sabha general elections on record since 1977. Parties that have won this seat over that span: Indian National Congress, SJP, Independent, Samyukta Socialist Party, SDF, SKM.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who won Sikkim in the 2019 Lok Sabha election?
Indra Hang Subba (SKM) won Sikkim, Sikkim, in 2019 with 166,922 votes (47.8%), a margin of 12,433 votes over Dek Bahadur Katwal.
Which parties have won Sikkim since 1977?
Since 1977, Sikkim has been won by: Independent, Indian National Congress, SDF, SJP, SKM, Samyukta Socialist Party.
What was the closest result in Sikkim?
The closest result on record for Sikkim was 2019, when SKM beat SDF by just 12,433 votes (3.6 percentage points).