Sikkim Legislative Assembly

Sikkim Legislative Assembly
Sikkim Legislative Assembly
11th Sikkim Assembly
Type
Type	Unicameral
Term limits	5 years
History
Preceded by	Sikkim State Council
Leadership
Speaker	Mingma Narbu Sherpa, SKM ; since 12 June 2024
Deputy Speaker	Raj Kumari Thapa, SKM ; since 12 June 2024
Leader of the House ; (Chief Minister)	Prem Singh Tamang, SKM ; since 27 May 2019
Structure
Seats	32
Political groups	Government (368) NDA (368) BJP (302); TDP (16); SHS (14); JD(U) (12); NCP (6); LJP(RV) (5); JD(S) (2); JSP (2); RLD (2); AD(S) (1); AGP (1); AJSU (1); HAM(S) (1); SKM (1); UPPL (1); IND (1); Opposition (174); INDIA (110) INC (65); DMK (22); RJD (4); IUML (3); JMM (3); NCP-SP (3); SS(UBT) (2); VCK (2); BAP (1); RSP (1); VPP (1); KEC (1); MDMK (1); RLP (1); Others (64) AITC (28); SP (11); YSRCP (4); CPI(M) (4); AAP (3); CPI (2); CPI(ML)L (2); JKNC (2); SAD (1); AIMIM (1); ZPM (1); ASP(KR) (1); IND (4); Vacant (1) Vacant (1); ; ; ; Government (32) SKM (32)
Elections
Voting system	First past the post
Last election	19 April 2024
Next election	2029
Meeting place
	Sikkim Legislative Assembly, Gangtok, Sikkim, India
Website
	Sikkim Legislative Assembly

The Sikkim Legislative Assembly is the unicameral state legislature of Sikkim state in north-eastern India. The seat of the Legislative Assembly is at Gangtok, the capital of the Sikkim state.

History

Sikkim became the 22nd state of India by the 36th Amendment of the Indian Constitution in 1975. The Act provides that the Legislative Assembly of Sikkim shall consist of not less than thirty two members and that "the Assembly of Sikkim formed as a result of the elections held in Sikkim in April 1974 with 32 members elected in the said elections (hereinafter referred to as the sitting members) shall be deemed to be the legislative Assembly of the State of Sikkim duly constituted under the Constitution."

Sikkim is situated in the North East of India and has a geographical area of 7,096 square kilometres (2,740 sq mi) and a population of 6.1 lakhs. It was a tiny Himalayan kingdom, ruled by a hereditary monarchy for about 3 centuries from the 17 century CE to 1975. In 1950, the kingdom became a protectorate of the Government of India, and was vested with autonomy in its internal affairs while its defense, communications and external relations became the responsibility of India. The kingdom finally opted to become full-fledged state of the Indian Union with effect from 26 April 1975.

Kazi Lhendup Dorjee was the first Chief Minister of Sikkim state from 1975 to 1979. Nar Bahadur Bhandari and Pawan Kumar Chamling served long terms as Chief Minister. As of the 2019 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election, Prem Singh Tamang is the Chief Minister.^{[needs update]}

Structure

There are 32 members in the legislative assembly.^[2] There are 12 seats reserved for BL Community of Sikkim. These scheduled tribes include ethnic tribes such as Bhutia, Lepcha (Sherpa), Limbu, Tamang and other Sikkimese Nepali Communities, as specified during the merger of the Kingdom of Sikkim (monarchy) into India. 2 seats reserved for Scheduled Castes (SC).^[3] One seat (Sangha) is reserved for the Buddhist monastic community of Sikkim.^[4]

Members of Legislative Assembly

The Eleventh assembly was elected in 2024 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election. The current members are listed below:

District	No.	Constituency	Name			Remarks
Gyalshing	1	Yoksam–Tashiding (BL)	Tshering Thendup Bhutia	Sikkim Krantikari Morcha	NDA
	2	Yangthang	Bhim Hang Limboo	Sikkim Krantikari Morcha	NDA
	3	Maneybong–Dentam	Sudesh Kumar Subba	Sikkim Krantikari Morcha	NDA
	4	Gyalshing–Barnyak	Lok Nath Sharma	Sikkim Krantikari Morcha	NDA
Soreng	5	Rinchenpong (BL)	Erung Tenzing Lepcha	Sikkim Krantikari Morcha	NDA
	6	Daramdin (BL)	Mingma Narbu Sherpa	Sikkim Krantikari Morcha	NDA
	7	Soreng–Chakung	Prem Singh Tamang	Sikkim Krantikari Morcha	NDA	Resigned on 14 June 2024^[5]^[6]
	7	Soreng–Chakung	Aditya Tamang	Sikkim Krantikari Morcha	NDA	Elected unopposed in 2024 by-election^[7]
	8	Salghari–Zoom (SC)	Madan Cintury	Sikkim Krantikari Morcha	NDA
Namchi	9	Barfung (BL)	Rikshal Dorjee Bhutia	Sikkim Krantikari Morcha	NDA
	10	Poklok–Kamrang	Bhoj Raj Rai	Sikkim Krantikari Morcha	NDA
	11	Namchi–Singhithang	Krishna Kumari Rai	Sikkim Krantikari Morcha	NDA	Resigned on 13 June 2024^[8]^[9]^[10]
	11	Namchi–Singhithang	Satish Chandra Rai	Sikkim Krantikari Morcha	NDA	Elected unopposed in 2024 by-election^[7]
	12	Melli	Nar Bahadur Pradhan	Sikkim Krantikari Morcha	NDA
	13	Namthang–Rateypani	Sanjit Kharel	Sikkim Krantikari Morcha	NDA
	14	Temi–Namphing	Bedu Singh Panth	Sikkim Krantikari Morcha	NDA
	15	Rangang–Yangang	Raj Kumari Thapa	Sikkim Krantikari Morcha	NDA
	16	Tumin–Lingee (BL)	Samdup Tshering Bhutia	Sikkim Krantikari Morcha	NDA
Gangtok	17	Khamdong–Singtam	Nar Bahadur Dahal	Sikkim Krantikari Morcha	NDA
Pakyong	18	West Pendam (SC)	Lall Bahadur Das	Sikkim Krantikari Morcha	NDA
	19	Rhenock	Prem Singh Tamang	Sikkim Krantikari Morcha	NDA	Chief Minister
	20	Chujachen	Puran Kumar Gurung	Sikkim Krantikari Morcha	NDA
	21	Gnathang–Machong (BL)	Pamin Lepcha	Sikkim Krantikari Morcha	NDA
	22	Namchaybong	Raju Basnet	Sikkim Krantikari Morcha	NDA
Gangtok	23	Shyari (BL)	Tenzing Norbu Lamtha	Sikkim Krantikari Morcha	NDA	Switch from SDF to SKM^[11]
	24	Martam–Rumtek (BL)	Sonam Venchungpa	Sikkim Krantikari Morcha	NDA
	25	Upper Tadong	G.T. Dhungel	Sikkim Krantikari Morcha	NDA
	26	Arithang	Arun Kumar Upreti	Sikkim Krantikari Morcha	NDA
	27	Gangtok (BL)	Delay Namgyal Barfungpa	Sikkim Krantikari Morcha	NDA
	28	Upper Burtuk	Kala Rai	Sikkim Krantikari Morcha	NDA
Mangan	29	Kabi–Lungchok (BL)	Thenlay Tshering Bhutia	Sikkim Krantikari Morcha	NDA
	30	Djongu (BL)	Pintso Namgyal Lepcha	Sikkim Krantikari Morcha	NDA
	31	Lachen–Mangan (BL)	Samdup Lepcha	Sikkim Krantikari Morcha	NDA
Buddhist Monasteries	32	Sangha	Sonam Lama	Sikkim Krantikari Morcha	NDA

Notes

References

^ "Sikkim by-polls: Ruling SKM wins both seats uncontested". New Indian Express. Retrieved 30 October 2024.
^ "Sikkim Legislative Assembly". Archived from the original on 31 March 2012. Retrieved 12 April 2012.
^ "Sikkim Assembly polls LIVE: Pawan Chamling's fate hangs in balance as voting begins". Zee news. 12 April 2014. Archived from the original on 12 May 2014. Retrieved 11 May 2014.
^ "32-Sangha constituency: Sikkim's intangible seat, where only monks contest and vote". The Hindu. 4 April 2019. Archived from the original on 26 February 2021. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
^ Singh, Bikash (14 June 2024). "Sikkim CM Prem Singh Tamang relinquishes Soreng Chakung seat". The Economic Times. ISSN 0013-0389. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
^ PTI. "Sikkim Assembly Elections 2024 | Elected from two constituencies, Sikkim CM vacates Soreng-Chakung". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
^ ^a ^b "Sikkim by-polls: Ruling SKM wins both seats uncontested". New Indian Express. Retrieved 30 October 2024.
^ "Sikkim CM's Wife Quits MLA Post Just a Day After Oath | Politics". Devdiscourse. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
^ Dhungel, Pankaj (13 June 2024). "Sikkim: Day after taking oath, CM's wife resigns as MLA". EastMojo. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
^ PTI (13 June 2024). "Day after taking oath, Sikkim CM's wife Krishna Kumari Rai quits as MLA". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
^ PTI (10 July 2024). "Lone SDF MLA in Sikkim Assembly Tenzing Norbu Lamtha joins ruling SKM". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 10 July 2024.

[1] "Sikkim by-polls: Ruling SKM wins both seats uncontested". New Indian Express. Retrieved 30 October 2024.

[:0-2] "Sikkim Legislative Assembly". Archived from the original on 31 March 2012. Retrieved 12 April 2012.

[3] "Sikkim Assembly polls LIVE: Pawan Chamling's fate hangs in balance as voting begins". Zee news. 12 April 2014. Archived from the original on 12 May 2014. Retrieved 11 May 2014.

[sangha-4] "32-Sangha constituency: Sikkim's intangible seat, where only monks contest and vote". The Hindu. 4 April 2019. Archived from the original on 26 February 2021. Retrieved 3 January 2021.

[5] Singh, Bikash (14 June 2024). "Sikkim CM Prem Singh Tamang relinquishes Soreng Chakung seat". The Economic Times. ISSN 0013-0389. Retrieved 14 June 2024.

[6] PTI. "Sikkim Assembly Elections 2024 | Elected from two constituencies, Sikkim CM vacates Soreng-Chakung". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 14 June 2024.

[2024_Sikkim_by-election_result-7] "Sikkim by-polls: Ruling SKM wins both seats uncontested". New Indian Express. Retrieved 30 October 2024.

[8] "Sikkim CM's Wife Quits MLA Post Just a Day After Oath | Politics". Devdiscourse. Retrieved 13 June 2024.

[9] Dhungel, Pankaj (13 June 2024). "Sikkim: Day after taking oath, CM's wife resigns as MLA". EastMojo. Retrieved 13 June 2024.

[10] PTI (13 June 2024). "Day after taking oath, Sikkim CM's wife Krishna Kumari Rai quits as MLA". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 13 June 2024.

[11] PTI (10 July 2024). "Lone SDF MLA in Sikkim Assembly Tenzing Norbu Lamtha joins ruling SKM". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 10 July 2024.

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