Sikkim Legislative Assembly
| Sikkim Legislative Assembly | |
|---|---|
| 7th Legislative Assembly of Sikkim | |
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| Type | |
| Type | |
Term limits | 5 years |
| Leadership | |
Speaker | |
Deputy Speaker | |
Leader of the House (Chief Minister) | |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 32 |
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Political groups |
Government (22)
Opposition (10)
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| Elections | |
| First past the post | |
Last election | 12 April 2014 |
| Meeting place | |
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| Sikkim Legislative Assembly, Gangtok, Sikkim, India | |
| Website | |
| Sikkim 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 state.
History
As of 2014, the Assembly has been constituted seven times.
Structure
There are 32 members in a legislative assembly. There are 2 seats reserved for scheduled castes (SC), 12 for scheduled tribes (ST) out of 32 seats. These scheduled tribes include ethnic tribes such as Bhutia, Lepcha, Sherpa communities as specified during the merger of the Kingdom of Sikkim (monarchy) into India making it the 22nd state of the Indian republic in 1975, setting up a democracy within the state. One Sangha seat is reserved for 2900 monks of over 100 monasteries.[1][2]
Constituencies and current members
The seventh assembly was elected in 2014. The current members of legislative assembly are listed below:[3][4][5][6]
| No. | Constituency | Member | Party |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yoksam- Tashiding (ST) | Sonam Dadul Bhutia | SDF |
| 2 | Yangthang | Chandra Maya Limboo (Subba) | SDF |
| 3 | Maneybong Dentam | Narendra Kumar Subba | SDF |
| 4 | Gyalshing Barnyak | Sher Bahadur Subedi | SDF |
| 5 | Rinchenpong | Karma Sonam Lepcha | SDF |
| 6 | Daramdin | Danorbu Sherpa | SDF |
| 7 | Soreng Chakung | Ram Bahadur Limboo (Subba) | SDF |
| 8 | Salghari Zoom (SC) | Arjun Kumar Ghatani | SDF |
| 9 | Barfung (ST) | Dorjee Dazom Bhutia | SDF |
| 10 | Poklok Kamrang | Kedar Nath Rai | SDF |
| 11 | Namchi Singhithang | Pawan Chamling | SDF |
| 12 | Melli | Tulshi Devi Rai | SDF |
| 13 | Namthang Rateypani | Tilu Gurung | SDF |
| 14 | Temi Namphing | Garjaman Gurung | SDF |
| 15 | Rangang Yangang | Pawan Chamling | SDF |
| 16 | Tumin Lingee (ST) | Ugen T Gyatso Bhutia | SDF |
| 17 | Khamdong Singtam | Som Nath Poudyal | SDF |
| 18 | West Pendam (SC) | Gopal Baraily | SKM |
| 19 | Rhenock | Hemendra Adhikari | SKM |
| 20 | Chujachen | Bikram Pradhan | SDF |
| 21 | Gnathang Machong (ST) | Dorjee Tsh. Lepcha | SDF |
| 22 | Namchwybong | Bek Bahadur Rai | SDF |
| 23 | Shyari (ST) | Kunga Nima Lepchs | SKM |
| 24 | Martam Rumtek (ST) | Mechung Bhutia | SKM |
| 25 | Upper Tadong | Timothy William Basnett | SKM |
| 26 | Arithang | Shyam Pradhan | SKM |
| 27 | Gangtok (ST) | Pintso Chopel | SKM |
| 28 | Upper Burtuk | Prem Singh Tamang | SKM |
| 29 | Kabi Lungchuk (ST) | Ugen Nedup Bhutia | SKM |
| 30 | Djongu (ST) | Sonam Gyatso Lepcha | SDF |
| 31 | Lachen Mangan (ST) | Tshering Wangdi Lepcha | SDF |
| 32 | Sangha | Sonam Lama | SKM |
See also
References
- ↑ Sikkim Legislative Assembly
- ↑ "Sikkim Assembly polls LIVE: Pawan Chamling's fate hangs in balance as voting begins". Zee news. April 12, 2014. Retrieved May 11, 2014.
- ↑ "Sikkim Result Status". ECI. p. 1. Archived from the original on 2014-05-16.
- ↑ "Sikkim Result Status". ECI. p. 2. Archived from the original on 2014-05-16.
- ↑ "Sikkim Result Status". ECI. p. 3. Archived from the original on 2014-05-16.
- ↑ "Sikkim Result Status". ECI. p. 4. Archived from the original on 2014-05-16.
External links
The Political Party in power at present is Sikkim Democratic Front(SDF)of which Mr Pawan Kumar chamling is president and has been in power since 1994 till date. He is the also the leader of the house in the constituent Assembly.