Editing Elections in Sikkim (section)

=== General elections ===
The general elections took place before [[Sikkim]]'s integration with [[India]].

==== 1953 ====
{{Main|1953 Sikkimese general election}}
{{Election results
|seattype1=Bhutia-Lepcha|seattype2=Nepali|seattype3=Total
|party1=[[Sikkim National Party]]|votes1=|st1t1=6|st2t1=0|st3t1=6
|party2=[[Sikkim State Congress]]|votes2=|st1t2=0|st2t2=6|st3t2=6
|row3=Appointed members|st1t3=–|st2t3=–|st3t3=6
|total_st1t=6|total_st2t=6|total_st3t=18
|source=<ref name=sdg1953>{{cite journal |journal=Sikkim Darbar Gazette |volume=2 |number=12 |title=Results of elections - 1953 |date=12 May 1953 }}</ref><ref name=TenzingThesis>{{cite thesis |url=http://dspace.cus.ac.in/jspui/handle/1/6961 |title=Monarchy to Democracy Understanding Political Development in Sikkim, 1970-1994 |date=July 2019  |author=Pem Choden Tenzing |access-date= 17 June 2021 |pages=147}}</ref>
}}

==== 1958 ====
{{Main|1958 Sikkimese general election}}
{{Election results
|seattype1=Bhutia-Lepcha|seattype2=Nepali|seattype3=Others|seattype4=Total|seattype5=+/–
|party1=[[Sikkim State Congress]]|votes1=|st1t1=1|st2t1=6|st3t1=0|st4t1=7|st5t1=+1
|party2=[[Sikkim National Party]]|votes2=|st1t2=5|st2t2=0|st3t2=1|st4t2=6|st5t2=0
|party3=Independent|votes3=|st1t3=0|st2t3=0|st3t3=1|st4t3=1|st5t3=+1
|row4=Appointed members|st1t4=–|st2t4=–|st3t4=–|st4t4=6|st5t4=0
|total_st1t=6|total_st2t=6|total_st3t=2|total_st4t=20|total_st5t=+2
|source=<ref name=sdg1958>{{cite journal |journal=Sikkim Darbar Gazette |volume=8 |number=7 |title=Results of elections - 1958 |date=December 1958 }}</ref><ref name=TenzingThesis/>
}}

==== 1967 ====
{{Main|1967 Sikkimese general election}}
{{Election results
|party1=[[Sikkim National Congress]]|votes1=|seats1=8|sc1=New
|party2=[[Sikkim National Party]]|votes2=|seats2=5|sc2=–1
|party3=[[Sikkim State Congress]]|votes3=|seats3=2|sc3=–5
|party4=Others|votes4=|seats4=3|sc4=+3
|row5=[[#Appointed members|Appointed members]]|seats5=6|sc5=–1
|total_sc=+4
|source=<ref>{{cite web |url=https://eap.bl.uk/archive-file/EAP880-1-1-160 |title=Sikkim Darbar Gazette - Declaration of the Results of Election, 1967 |date=8 April 1967 |pages=67–68 |access-date= 16 June 2021}}</ref>
}}

==== 1970 ====
{{Main|1970 Sikkimese general election}}
{{Election results
|party1=[[Sikkim National Party]]|votes1=|seats1=8|sc1=+3
|party2=[[Sikkim State Congress]]|votes2=|seats2=4|sc2=+2
|party3=[[Sikkim National Congress]]|votes3=|seats3=3|sc3=–5
|party4=Others|votes4=|seats4=3|sc4=0
|row5=Appointed members|seats5=6|sc5=0
|total_sc=0
|source=<ref>{{cite web |url=https://eap.bl.uk/archive-file/EAP880-1-1-160 |title=Sikkim Darbar Gazette - Declaration of the Results of Election, 1970 |date=14 May 1970 |pages=59–60 |access-date= 16 June 2021}}</ref>
}}

==== 1973 ====
{{Main|1973 Sikkimese general election}}
{{Election results
|party1=[[Sikkim National Party]]|votes1=|seats1=9|sc1=+1
|party2=[[Sikkim National Congress]]|votes2=|seats2=5|sc2=+2
|party3=[[Sikkim Janata Congress]]|votes3=|seats3=2|sc3=–
|party4=Independents|votes4=|seats4=2|sc4=–
|row5=Appointed members|seats5=6|sc5=0
|total_sc=0
|source=[https://web.archive.org/web/20140219074152/http://www.ide.go.jp/English/Publish/Download/Jrp/pdf/133_10.pdf AC Sinha]
}}

==== 1974 ====
{{Main|1974 Sikkimese general election}}
{{Election results
|image=[[File:Sikkim State Council 1974.svg]]
|party1=[[Sikkim National Congress]]|seats1=31|sc1=+26
|party2=[[Sikkim National Party]]|seats2=1|sc2=–8
|total_sc=+8
|source=[https://web.archive.org/web/20140921002208/http://www.sikkimassembly.org/sikkim_legislative_assembly.html Sikkim Assembly]
}}