1979
| Party | No. of candidates | No. of elected | No. of votes | % |
| Communist Party of India (Marxist) | 2 | 0 | 241 | 0,33% |
| Indian National Congress | 12 | 0 | 1476 | 2,04% |
| Janata Party | 30 | 0 | 9534 | 13,18% |
| Sikkim Scheduled Caste League | 2 | 0 | 85 | 0,12% |
| Sikkim Congress (Revolutionary) | 27 | 11 | 14889 | 20,58% |
| Sikkim Janata Parishad | 31 | 16 | 22776 | 31,49% |
| Sikkim Prajatantra Congress | 32 | 4 | 11400 | 15,76% |
| Independents | 108 | 1 | 11938 | 16,50% |
| Total: | 244 | 32 | 72339 |
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