Sikkim Legislative Assembly election, 2004 [SEP] point in time
2004 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election
The Sikkim Legislative Assembly election, 2004 took place on 10 May 2004 for 32 members of the Sikkim Legislative Assembly. Counting and result was declared on 13 May 2004. Sikkim Democratic Front, a regional political party, won 31 of the 32 assembly seats in this election.
Political parties.
"National parties"
- BJP Bharatiya Janata Party
- CPM Communist Party of India (Marxist)
- INC Indian National Congress
"State parties"
- SDF Sikkim Democratic Front
, the SSP became the singular party in the Sikkim Legislative Assembly, winning all 32 seats in the house. In 1994, Bhandari lost a vote of confidence in the state assembly, and he resigned as chief minister. Later, he served as a member of the legislative assembly from 1994 to 2004.
In 1994, SSP lost the assembly elections to the Sikkim Democratic Front led by Pawan Kumar Chamling. SSP also lost the 1999 assembly election. In the 2004 state assembly elections, Bhandari ran under the Congress party,