General elections were held in Sikkim in January 1973.[1][2] The Sikkim National Party emerged as the largest party, winning nine of the 18 elected seats.[3]
The State Council was established in 1953 by the Chogyal.[4] It originally had 18 members, of which 12 were elected and six (including the President) appointed by the Chogyal.[4] Of the 12 elected members, six were for the Nepali community and six for the Lepcha and the Bhutia communities.[4] For the 1958 elections the number of seats was increased to 20 by adding one seat for the Sangha and an additional appointed member.[4] In 1966 a further four seats had been added; one each for the Nepali and Lepcha/Bhutia communities, together with one for the Tsong and a scheduled caste seat.[5]
Candidates for election to the Council had to be at least 30 years old, whilst the voting age was set at 21.[4]
Election scheduleedit
The election schedule was announced by the Election Commission on 23 September 1972.[6]: 3–65
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Poll Event
Date
1
Publication of final electoral rolls
24 October 1972
2
Last Date for filing nomination
31 October 1972
3
Last date for withdrawal of nominations
25 November 1972
4
Polling - Phase 1 (West, South districts)
10 January 1973
Polling - Phase 2 (Gangtok, East, North districts)
In addition to the elected members, six members were appointed to the Sikkim State Council by the Chogyal on 5 March; Traten Sherba Gyaltsen, Madan Mohan Rasaily, Chhoutuk Tsering Pazo, Dhan Bahadur Chettri, Kali Prasad Rai and Atang Lepcha.[9]
Aftermathedit
Following the election, the Sikkim National Congress and Sikkim Janata Congress claimed that vote rigging took place in the South Sikkim constituency.[10] They demanded that officials involved were arrested, but these demands were not met, leading to protests.[2] The unrest led to the signing of a tripartite agreement on 8 May between the Choygal, Sikkimese political parties and the government of India. The agreement provided for the establishment of a responsible government under the supervision of a Chief Executive nominated by the Indian government.
Referencesedit
^Election Committee (23 September 1972). "Election Department - Notification No. 3/CE". p. 3. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
^ abElection Committee, Government of Sikkim (15 February 1973). "Declaration of Election Results". Retrieved 15 June 2021.
^AC Sinha. (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 February 2014.
^Sunanda K Datta-Ray (1984). Smash And Grab - Annexation Of Sikkim. p. 166. Retrieved 15 June 2021. ...they were supported by Peyching Lama, who had been elected un-contested from the monasteries...
^"Nominations of Sikkim Council members". 5 March 1973. p. 72. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
^Shanker Sharma (8 May 2021). "The 8th May Agreement". Sikkim Express. Retrieved 10 July 2021. The defeated parties alleged polling in Rabong in South Sikkim was rigged in the favour of the SNP candidate
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General elections were held in Sikkim in January 1973 1 2 The Sikkim National Party emerged as the largest party winning nine of the 18 elected seats 3 1973 Sikkimese general election 1970 10 and 23 January 1973 1974 18 seats in the Sikkim State Council Majority party Minority party Third party Party SNP SNC SJCLast election 8 3 Seats won 9 5 2 Contents 1 Electoral system 2 Election schedule 3 Campaign 4 Results 4 1 Constituency wise 4 2 Appointed members 5 Aftermath 6 ReferencesElectoral system editThe State Council was established in 1953 by the Chogyal 4 It originally had 18 members of which 12 were elected and six including the President appointed by the Chogyal 4 Of the 12 elected members six were for the Nepali community and six for the Lepcha and the Bhutia communities 4 For the 1958 elections the number of seats was increased to 20 by adding one seat for the Sangha and an additional appointed member 4 In 1966 a further four seats had been added one each for the Nepali and Lepcha Bhutia communities together with one for the Tsong and a scheduled caste seat 5 Candidates for election to the Council had to be at least 30 years old whilst the voting age was set at 21 4 Election schedule editThe election schedule was announced by the Election Commission on 23 September 1972 6 3 65 Poll Event Date1 Publication of final electoral rolls 24 October 19722 Last Date for filing nomination 31 October 19723 Last date for withdrawal of nominations 25 November 19724 Polling Phase 1 West South districts 10 January 1973Polling Phase 2 Gangtok East North districts 23 January 19735 Date of Counting 29 January 19736 Announcement of Results 15 February 1973Campaign editPrior to the elections the Sikkim State Congress and the Sikkim Janata Party merged to form the Sikkim Janata Congress 2 Results editPartySeats Sikkim National Party9 1Sikkim National Congress5 2Sikkim Janata Congress2 Independents2 Appointed members60Total240Source AC Sinha 7 Constituency wise edit Constituency Reservation Name Party1 West Sikkimese Nepali Chattra Bahadur Chettri Sikkim National Congress2 Chandra Bahadur Rai Sikkim National Congress3 Bhutia Lepcha Thendup Tsering Bhutia Sikkim National Party4 South Sikkimese Nepali Durga Prasad Rai Sikkim National Congress5 Bhuwani Prasad Kharel Sikkim Janata Congress6 Bhutia Lepcha Khunzang Dorji Sikkim National Party7 Gangtok Sikkimese Nepali Ashok Tsering Bhutia Sikkim National Party8 Bhutia Lepcha Harka Bahadur Basnett Sikkim National Party9 East Sikkimese Nepali Nima Tenzing Sikkim National Party10 Kalzing Gyatso Sikkim National Party11 Bhutia Lepcha Bhuwani Prasad Dahal Sikkim Janata Congress12 North Sikkimese Nepali Netuk Lama Sikkim National Party13 Ugyen Palzor Kazi Sikkim National Party14 Bhutia Lepcha Kul Bahadur Chettri Sikkim National Party15 General None Kazi Lhendup Dorjee Sikkim National Congress16 SC Purna Bahadur Khati Independent17 Tsong Krishna Bahadur Limbu Sikkim National Congress18 Sangha Peyching Lama 8 IndependentSource Election Committee 6 64 65 Appointed members edit In addition to the elected members six members were appointed to the Sikkim State Council by the Chogyal on 5 March Traten Sherba Gyaltsen Madan Mohan Rasaily Chhoutuk Tsering Pazo Dhan Bahadur Chettri Kali Prasad Rai and Atang Lepcha 9 Aftermath editFollowing the election the Sikkim National Congress and Sikkim Janata Congress claimed that vote rigging took place in the South Sikkim constituency 10 They demanded that officials involved were arrested but these demands were not met leading to protests 2 The unrest led to the signing of a tripartite agreement on 8 May between the Choygal Sikkimese political parties and the government of India The agreement provided for the establishment of a responsible government under the supervision of a Chief Executive nominated by the Indian government References edit Election Committee 23 September 1972 Election Department Notification No 3 CE p 3 Retrieved 3 July 2021 a b c Hamlet Bareh 2001 Encyclopaedia of North East India Sikkim Mittal Publications p18 Sikkim Archived 2014 02 19 at the Wayback Machine Institute of Developing Economies a b c d e Bareh p16 Bareh p17 a b Election Committee Government of Sikkim 15 February 1973 Declaration of Election Results Retrieved 15 June 2021 AC Sinha Chapter 8 Sikkim PDF Archived from the original PDF on 19 February 2014 Sunanda K Datta Ray 1984 Smash And Grab Annexation Of Sikkim p 166 Retrieved 15 June 2021 they were supported by Peyching Lama who had been elected un contested from the monasteries Nominations of Sikkim Council members 5 March 1973 p 72 Retrieved 15 June 2021 Shanker Sharma 8 May 2021 The 8th May Agreement Sikkim Express Retrieved 10 July 2021 The defeated parties alleged polling in Rabong in South Sikkim was rigged in the favour of the SNP candidate Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1973 Sikkimese general election amp oldid 1084894177, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
