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 amount 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 (2014)

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) Party Date of Appointment Date of Retirement Term Notes
K.G. Bhutia Sikkim Democratic Front 24/02/2000 23/02/2006 1 12/08/2000 Death
Palden Tsering Gyamtso Sikkim Democratic Front 22/09/2000 23/02/2006 1
Hishey Lachungpa Sikkim Democratic Front 24/02/2012 23/2/2018 1 *
O. T. Lepcha Sikkim Democratic Front 24/02/2006 23/02/2012 1
Khamsum Namgyal Pulger SSP 20/10/1987 19/10/1993 1 01/03/1988 Resignation
Leonard Soloman Saring INC 20/10/1975 19/10/1981 1
Leonard Soloman Saring INC 20/10/1981 19/10/1987 2nd
Karma Topden Others 30/03/1988 19/10/1993 1
Karma Topden Others 24/02/1994 23/02/2000 2nd

References

  1. ↑ Rajya Sabha at Work (PDF) (2nd ed.). New Delhi: Rajya Sabha Secretariat. October 2006. 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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