List of Rajya Sabha members from Sikkim

The Rajya Sabha (meaning the "Council of States") is the upper house of the Parliament of India. Sikkim elects 1 seat and it is indirectly elected by the state legislators of Sikkim, since year 1976.[1] The number of seats, allocated to the party, are determined by the number of seats, a party possesses during nomination and the party nominates a member to be voted on. Elections in within the state legislatures are held using Single transferable vote with proportional representation.

Current Parties (2018)

Party Rajya Sabha MPs
Sikkim Democratic Front 1

Current Members (2014)

Source: Parliament of India (Rajya Sabha)[2]

No Name Party Date of Appointment Date of Retirement
1 Hishey Lachungpa Sikkim Democratic Front 24-Feb-2012 23-Feb-2018

Alphabetical list of all members from Sikkim

[3]

The list is incomplete.

Name (alphabetical last name)PartyDate of appointmentDate of retirementTermNotes
K. G. BhutiaSDF24/02/200023/02/2006112/08/2000 Death
Palden Tsering GyamtsoSDF22/09/200023/02/20061bye 2000
Hishey LachungpaSDF24/02/201223/02/20181
Hishey LachungpaSDF24/02/201823/02/20242nd*
O. T. LepchaSDF24/02/200623/02/20121
Khamsum Namgyal PulgerSSP20/10/198719/10/1993101/03/1988 Resignation
Leonard Soloman SaringINC20/10/197519/10/19811
Leonard Soloman SaringINC20/10/198119/10/19872nd
Karma TopdenINC30/03/198819/10/19931bye 1988
Karma TopdenINC24/02/199423/02/20002nd

References

  1. ↑ Rajya Sabha at Work (PDF) (2nd ed.). New Delhi: Rajya Sabha Secretariat. October 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 21 October 2015.
  2. ↑ http://164.100.47.5/NewMembers/RetLMemState.aspx
  3. ↑ "Alphabetical List Of Former Members Of Rajya Sabha Since 1952". rajyasabha.nic.in. Rajya Sabha Secretariat.
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