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.

Sikkim Legislative Assembly
10th Sikkim Assembly
Coat of arms or logo
Type
Type
Term limits
5 years
History
Preceded bySikkim State Council
Leadership
Speaker
Arun Kumar Upreti
since 22 August 2022
Deputy Speaker
Sangay Lepcha, Bharatiya janata party
since 3 June 2019
Leader of the House
(Chief Minister)
Prem Singh Tamang, Bharatiya janata party
since (2024 sikkim legislative assembly rlection)
Structure
Seats32
Political groups
Government (19)
  SKM (19)

Official Opposition (8)

  BJP (8)[1]

Other opposition (4)

  SDF (1)
  IND (3)

Vacant (1)

  Vacant (1)
Elections
First past the post
Last election
11 April 2019
Next election
April 2024
Meeting place
Sikkim Legislative Assembly, Gangtok, Sikkim, India
Website
Sikkim Legislative Assembly

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.

Speakers of the Assembly
Assembly Election Year Speaker[2] Political Party
1st 1974 Chatur Singh Rai[3] Sikkim National Congress
2nd 1979 Sonam Tshering Sikkim Janata Parishad
3rd 1985 Tulshi Ram Sharma Sikkim Sangram Parishad
4th 1989 Dorjee Tshering
5th 1994 Chakra Bahadur Subba Sikkim Democratic Front
6th 1999 Kalawati Subba
7th 2004 D.N. Takarpa
8th 2009 K.T. Gyaltsen
9th 2014 Kedar Nath Rai
10th 2019 Lall Bahadur Das Sikkim Krantikari Morcha
Arun Kumar Upreti

Structure
Map of constituencies of Sikkim Vidhansabha

There are 32 members in the legislative assembly.[4] There are 12 seats reserved for Scheduled Tribes (ST). 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).[5] One seat (Sangha) is reserved for the Buddhist monastic community of Sikkim.[6]

Members of Legislative Assembly

The tenth assembly was elected in 2019 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election. The current members are listed below:[7][8]

District No. Constituency Name Party Alliance Remarks
Gyalshing 1 Yoksam-Tashiding Sangay Lepcha Sikkim Krantikari Morcha NDA
2 Yangthang Bhim Hang Limboo Sikkim Krantikari Morcha NDA
3 Maneybong Dentam Narendra Kumar Subba Bharatiya Janata Party NDA Switched from SDF to BJP[9]
4 Gyalshing-Barnyak Lok Nath Sharma Sikkim Krantikari Morcha NDA
Soreng 5 Rinchenpong Karma Sonam Lepcha Bharatiya Janata Party NDA Switched from SDF to BJP[9]
6 Daramdin Mingma Narbu Sherpa Sikkim Krantikari Morcha NDA
7 Soreng-Chakung Aditya Tamang Sikkim Krantikari Morcha NDA
8 Salghari-Zoom (SC) Sunita Gajmer Sikkim Krantikari Morcha NDA
Namchi 9 Barfung (BL) Tashi Thendup Bhutia Bharatiya Janata Party NDA Switched from SDF to BJP[9]
10 Poklok-Kamrang Prem Singh Tamang Sikkim Krantikari Morcha NDA Won in 2019 bypoll necessitated after resignation by Pawan Kumar Chamling
11 Namchi-Singhithang Pawan Kumar Chamling Sikkim Democratic Front None
12 Melli Farwanti Tamang Bharatiya Janata Party NDA Switched from SDF to BJP[9]
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 Independent politician None Switched from SDF to BJP[9]
16 Tumin Lingee (BL) Ugyen Tshering Gyatso Bhutia Bharatiya Janata Party NDA Switched from SDF to BJP[9]
Gangtok 17 Khamdong-Singtam Mani Kumar Sharma Sikkim Krantikari Morcha NDA
Pakyong 18 West Pendam (SC) Lall Bahadur Das Sikkim Krantikari Morcha NDA
19 Rhenock Bishnu Kumar Sharma Sikkim Krantikari Morcha NDA
20 Chujachen Krishna Bahadur Rai Bharatiya Janata Party NDA Switched from SDF to BJP[9]
21 Gnathang-Machong (BL) Dorjee Tshering Lepcha Bharatiya Janata Party NDA Switched from SDF to BJP[9] Elected As Rajya Sabha MP
Vacant
22 Namchaybong Em Prasad Sharma Sikkim Krantikari Morcha NDA Switched from SDF to SKM[10]
Gangtok 23 Shyari Kunga Nima Lepcha Sikkim Krantikari Morcha NDA
24 Martam-Rumtek Sonam Venchungpa Bharatiya Janata Party NDA Won in 2019 bypoll necessitated after resignation by Dorjee Tshering Lepcha
25 Upper Tadong Gay Tshering Dhungel Sikkim Krantikari Morcha NDA Switched from SDF to SKM[10]
26 Arithang Arun Kumar Upreti Sikkim Krantikari Morcha NDA
27 Gangtok Yong Tshering Lepcha Bharatiya Janata Party NDA Won in 2019 bypoll necessitated after resignation by Kunga Nima Lepcha
28 Upper Burtuk Dilli Ram Thapa Bharatiya Janata Party NDA Switched from SDF to BJP[9]
Mangan 29 Kabi Lungchok Karma Loday Bhutia Sikkim Krantikari Morcha NDA
30 Djongu (BL) Pintso Namgyal Lepcha Independent politician None Switched from SDF to BJP[9]
31 Lachen-Mangan Samdup Lepcha Sikkim Krantikari Morcha NDA
Buddhist Monasteries 32 Sangha Sonam Lama Sikkim Krantikari Morcha NDA

See also

References
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  3. "chatur singh-rai-first speaker of Sikkim". 5 May 2020. Archived from the original on 6 December 2021. Retrieved 6 December 2021.sikhim.blogspot.com
  4. "Sikkim Legislative Assembly". Archived from the original on 31 March 2012. Retrieved 12 April 2012.
  5. "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.
  6. "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.
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  9. Hebbar, Nistula (13 August 2019). "10 Sikkim Democratic Front MLAs join BJP". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 8 June 2022.
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