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.
There are 32 members in the legislative assembly.[5] 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).[6] One seat (Sangha) is reserved for the Buddhist monastic community of Sikkim.[7]
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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 Assembly10th Sikkim AssemblyTypeTypeUnicameralTerm limits5 yearsHistoryPreceded bySikkim State CouncilLeadershipSpeakerArun Kumar Upreti since 22 August 2022Deputy SpeakerSangay Lepcha SKM since 3 June 2019Leader of the House Chief Minister Prem Singh Tamang SKM since 27 May 2019StructureSeats32Political groupsGovernment NDA 386 BJP 303 YSRCP 22 SHS 16 RLJD 14 BJD 12 RLJP 5 AD S 2 LJP RV 1 AIADMK 1 RLP 1 AJSU 1 NDPP 1 NPP 1 MNF 1 NPF 1 SKM 1 IND 3 Opposition UPA 157 INC 52 DMK 24 AITC 24 BSP 10 BRS 9 NCP 5 SS UBT 3 JKNC 3 IUML 3 CPI M 3 SP 3 TDP 3 CPI 2 JD U 2 SAD 2 AIMIM 2 AIUDF 1 SAD A 1 KC M 1 JD S 1 JMM 1 RSP 1 VCK 1 Government 31 NDA 31 SKM 19 BJP 12 1 Others 1 SDF 1 2 ElectionsVoting systemFirst past the postLast election11 April 2019Next electionApril 2024Meeting placeSikkim Legislative Assembly Gangtok Sikkim IndiaWebsiteSikkim Legislative Assembly Contents 1 History 2 Speakers of the Assembly 3 Structure 4 Members of Legislative Assembly 5 See also 6 ReferencesHistory EditSikkim 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 EditAssembly Election Year Speaker 3 Political Party1st 1974 Chatur Singh Rai 4 Sikkim National Congress2nd 1979 Sonam Tshering Sikkim Janata Parishad3rd 1985 Tulshi Ram Sharma Sikkim Sangram Parishad4th 1989 Dorjee Tshering5th 1994 Chakra Bahadur Subba Sikkim Democratic Front6th 1999 Kalawati Subba7th 2004 D N Takarpa8th 2009 K T Gyaltsen9th 2014 Kedar Nath Rai10th 2019 Lall Bahadur Das Sikkim Krantikari MorchaArun Kumar UpretiStructure Edit Map of constituencies of Sikkim Vidhansabha There are 32 members in the legislative assembly 5 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 6 One seat Sangha is reserved for the Buddhist monastic community of Sikkim 7 Members of Legislative Assembly EditThe tenth assembly was elected in 2019 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election The current members are listed below 8 No Constituency Name Party Alliance Remarks1 Yoksam Tashiding Sangay Lepcha Sikkim Krantikari Morcha NDA2 Yangthang Bhim Hang Limboo Sikkim Krantikari Morcha NDA3 Maneybong Dentam Narendra Kumar Subba Bharatiya Janata Party NDA Switched from SDF to BJP 9 4 Gyalshing Barnyak Lok Nath Sharma Sikkim Krantikari Morcha NDA5 Rinchenpong Karma Sonam Lepcha Bharatiya Janata Party NDA Switched from SDF to BJP 9 6 Daramdin Mingma Narbu Sherpa Sikkim Krantikari Morcha NDA7 Soreng Chakung Aditya Tamang Sikkim Krantikari Morcha NDA8 Salghari Zoom SC Sunita Gajmer Sikkim Krantikari Morcha NDA9 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 Chamling11 Namchi Singhithang Pawan Kumar Chamling Sikkim Democratic Front None12 Melli Farwanti Tamang Bharatiya Janata Party NDA Switched from SDF to BJP 9 13 Namthang Rateypani Sanjit Kharel Sikkim Krantikari Morcha NDA14 Temi Namphing Bedu Singh Panth Sikkim Krantikari Morcha NDA15 Rangang Yangang Raj Kumari Thapa Bharatiya Janata Party NDA Switched from SDF to BJP 9 16 Tumin Lingee BL Ugyen Tshering Gyatso Bhutia Bharatiya Janata Party NDA Switched from SDF to BJP 9 17 Khamdong Singtam Mani Kumar Sharma Sikkim Krantikari Morcha NDA18 West Pendam SC Lall Bahadur Das Sikkim Krantikari Morcha NDA19 Rhenock Bishnu Kumar Sharma Sikkim Krantikari Morcha NDA20 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 22 Namchaybong Em Prasad Sharma Sikkim Krantikari Morcha NDA Switched from SDF to SKM 2 23 Shyari Kunga Nima Lepcha Sikkim Krantikari Morcha NDA24 Martam Rumtek Sonam Venchungpa Bharatiya Janata Party NDA Won in 2019 bypoll necessitated after resignation by Dorjee Tshering Lepcha25 Upper Tadong Gay Tshering Dhungel Sikkim Krantikari Morcha NDA Switched from SDF to SKM 2 26 Arithang Arun Kumar Upreti Sikkim Krantikari Morcha NDA27 Gangtok Yong Tshering Lepcha Bharatiya Janata Party NDA Won in 2019 bypoll necessitated after resignation by Kunga Nima Lepcha28 Upper Burtuk Dilli Ram Thapa Bharatiya Janata Party NDA Switched from SDF to BJP 9 29 Kabi Lungchok Karma Loday Bhutia Sikkim Krantikari Morcha NDA30 Djongu BL Pintso Namgyal Lepcha Bharatiya Janata Party NDA Switched from SDF to BJP 9 31 Lachen Mangan Samdup Lepcha Sikkim Krantikari Morcha NDA32 Sangha Sonam Lama Sikkim Krantikari Morcha NDASee also EditList of constituencies of the Sikkim Legislative Assembly List of chief ministers of Sikkim List of states of India by type of legislature Vidhan SabhaReferences Edit Sikkim BJP formally makes alliance with ruling Sikkim Krantikari Morcha EastMojo 19 September 2020 Retrieved 28 May 2022 a b c Day after 10 SDF MLAs joined BJP 2 switch to ruling SKM in Sikkim Hindustan Times 14 August 2019 Retrieved 28 May 2022 Sikkim Legislative Assembly Presiding Officers Retrieved 12 January 2022 chatur singh rai first speaker of Sikkim sikhim blogspot com Sikkim Legislative Assembly Sikkim Assembly polls LIVE Pawan Chamling s fate hangs in balance as voting begins Zee news 12 April 2014 Retrieved 11 May 2014 32 Sangha constituency Sikkim s intangible seat where only monks contest and vote The Hindu 4 April 2019 Retrieved 3 January 2021 Sikkim Result Status ECI p 1 to 4 Archived from the original on 17 May 2014 a b c d e f g h i j Hebbar Nistula 13 August 2019 10 Sikkim Democratic Front MLAs join BJP The Hindu ISSN 0971 751X Retrieved 8 June 2022 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Sikkim Legislative Assembly amp oldid 1143054367, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
