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Pawan Kumar Chamling

March 08, 2023

Pawan Kumar Chamling (born 22 September 1949) is an Indian politician and the former Chief Minister of Sikkim.[1][2] Chamling is the Founding President of the Sikkim Democratic Front,[3] which governed the state for five successive terms since 1994.[4]

Pawan Kumar Chamling
Chamling in June 2016
5th Chief Minister of Sikkim
In office
12 December 1994 – 26 May 2019
Preceded bySanchaman Limboo
Succeeded byPrem Singh Tamang
Leader of the Opposition, Sikkim
In office
3 June 2019 – 13 August 2019
Chief MinisterPrem Singh Tamang
Preceded byPrem Singh Tamang
ConstituencyNamchi-Singhithang
Member of Vidhan Sabha, Sikkim
Assumed office
3 June 2019
Chief MinisterPrem Singh Tamang
Preceded byHimself
ConstituencyNamchi-Singhithang
In office
8 March 1985 – 11 December 1994
Chief MinisterNar Bahadur Bhandari,
Sanchaman Limboo
Preceded byPradeep Yanzone
Succeeded byHimself
ConstituencyDamthang
Personal details
Born (1949-09-22) 22 September 1949 (age 73)
Yangang, Kingdom of Sikkim
(present-day Sikkim, India)
Political partySikkim Democratic Front
Spouse(s)Dhan Maya Chamling
Tika Maya Chamling
Children8
Profession
Websitewww.pawanchamling.com

Chamling's more than 24 year stint (December 1994 to May 2019) is the longest ever by a chief minister of any Indian state, surpassing Jyoti Basu's 23 years in West Bengal.[5] Prior to establishing the Sikkim Democratic Front, Chamling served as Minister for Industries, Information and Public Relations from 1989 to 1992 in Nar Bahadur Bhandari's cabinet.

Personal life

Chamling was born in Yangang, South Sikkim to Nepali parents Ash Bahadur Chamling and Asha Rani Chamling. Chamling is also a prolific Nepali language writer, and recipient of the Bhanu Puraskar (2010) awarded by Sikkim Sahitya Parishad. He writes under the pen name Pawan Chamling. Mr. Chamling has two wives and 8 children (4 sons and 4 daughters).[6][7][8]

Political career

Chamling was elected as the president of Yangang Gram Panchayat in 1982. In 1985, he was elected to the Sikkim Legislative Assembly for the first time. After being elected for the second time from Damthang, he became the Minister for Industries, Information and Public Relations from 1989 to 1992 in the Nar Bahadur Bhandari cabinet. After a series of major political upheavals in Sikkim, Chamling formed the Sikkim Democratic Front on 4 March 1993.

Chamling is the second chief minister in India after Jyoti Basu, of West Bengal to govern a state five terms in a row, with his party Sikkim Democratic Front winning the 1994, 1999, 2004, 2009 and 2014 Sikkim Legislative Assembly elections. His party first came to power in Sikkim after winning the 1994 Sikkim assembly elections. His popularity kept soaring in Sikkim due to his developmental work and for maintaining peace.[citation needed] In 2009, his party Sikkim Democratic Front won all 32 assembly seats in Sikkim Legislative Assembly.

In 2012, he faced allegations of corruption and Bhandari, his predecessor as CM, predicted that Chamling would go to jail if he lost his power. [7] And his former comrade Tamang (Golay) developed differences with him and floated his own party. These developments created political challenge for him, but he managed to win the assembly elections of 2014, albeit with a much reduced majority.

Following win in 2014 assembly election, he was sworn in as the Chief Minister of Sikkim for the fifth consecutive time on 21 May 2014 by Shriniwas Dadasaheb Patil, the Governor of Sikkim. He became the chief minister for a fifth time, a record previously held by Jyoti Basu who ruled West Bengal from 1977 to 2000.[9][6]

His party SDF won 22 out of 32 assembly seats in the 2014 legislative assembly election. 18 months after the 2014 elections, on 30 November 2015, 7 out of 10 opposition MLAs joined the SDF party under the leadership of Pawan Chamling. The ruling front had 29 out of 32 assembly seats in the state.[10]

Chamling resigned as CM after 2019 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election as former member Prem Singh Tamang's Sikkim Krantikari Morcha party formed the government by winning 17 seats out of 32. SDF party won the remaining 15 seats. But in August 2019, 10 MLAs quit his party to join Bharatiya Janata Party and in the same month two other legislators joined Sikkim Krantikari Morcha. Thus making Chamling only MLA of the party.[11][12][13]

Electoral records

Sikkim Legislative Assembly election
Year Constituency Political Party Result Position Votes % Votes % Margin Deposit Source
1985 Damthang SSs Won 1st/8 2,281 73.79 +57.00 refunded [14]
1989 Damthang SSP Won 1st/2 4,227 94.27 +88.54 refunded [15]
1994 Damthang SDF Won 1st/4 3,904 70.27 +43.93 refunded [16]
1999 Damthang SDF Won 1st/3 4,952 72.26 +45.03 refunded [17]
2004 Damthang SDF Won 1st/1 - - uncontested - [18]
2009 Poklok-Kamrang SDF Won 1st/6 7,379 80.68 +65.12 refunded [19]
Namchi-Singhithang SDF Won 1st/6 5,653 80.97 +66.51 refunded [19]
2014 Namchi-Singhithang SDF Won 1st/3 4,774 55.08 +12.67 refunded [20]
Rangang-Yangang SDF Won 1st/3 6,343 63.84 +32.23 refunded [20]
2019 Poklok-Kamrang SDF Won 1st/5 7,731 59.09 +22.16 refunded [21]
Namchi-Singhithang SDF Won 1st/5 5,054 50.31 +3.75 refunded [22]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Sikkim budget session from 25 June". Zee News. Gangtok. PTI. 13 June 2012. Retrieved 7 November 2012.
  2. ^ . National Informatics Centre. Archived from the original on 27 March 2013. Retrieved 7 November 2012.
  3. ^ Dahal, Chewan K (6 September 2017). "Sikkim CM wants BJP chief to step in". The Times of India. Retrieved 30 August 2019.
  4. ^ "Sikkim CM Pawan Kumar Chamling: We have been let down by West Bengal".
  5. ^ "Sikkim's Pawan Chamling becomes longest serving Chief Minister, surpasses former West Bengal Chief M - The New Indian Express". newindianexpress.com. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
  6. ^ a b "Sikkim's Pawan Chamling is the longest serving Chief Minister, surpassing former West Bengal Chief Minister Jyoti Basu".
  7. ^ a b "Sikkim CM Pawan Kumar Chamling dangles 'crorepati' dream". The Economic Times. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
  8. ^ "Chamling's Family Wealth Swells by 80%". outlookindia. Retrieved 12 February 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  9. ^ "Chamling sworn in as Sikkim CM for record fifth time". The Indian Express. Gangtok. Press Trust of India. 21 May 2014. Retrieved 21 May 2014.
  10. ^ IANS (22 March 2019). "Why are national parties shunned in Sikkim? (Dangal 2019)". News and Analysis from India. A Refreshing approach to news. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
  11. ^ BJP now main opposition party in Sikkim even without winning a single seat[permanent dead link]
  12. ^ "10 SDF legislators switch over to BJP". Hindustan Times. 14 August 2019. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
  13. ^ "Ten SDF MLAs join BJP: Sikkim may be headed towards Arunachal Pradesh route, as mass crossovers leave ex-CM in the lurch - Politics News , Firstpost". Firstpost. 14 August 2019. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
  14. ^ "STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 1985 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF SIKKIM". ECI. 1985. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
  15. ^ "STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 1989 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF SIKKIM". ECI. 1989. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
  16. ^ "STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 1994 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF SIKKIM". ECI. 1994. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
  17. ^ "STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 1999 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF SIKKIM". ECI. 1999. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
  18. ^ "STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 2004 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF SIKKIM". ECI. 2004. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
  19. ^ a b "STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 2009 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF SIKKIM". ECI. 2009. Retrieved 31 October 2019.
  20. ^ a b "STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 2014 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF SIKKIM". ECI. 2014. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
  21. ^ . Firstpost. 27 May 2019. Archived from the original on 8 June 2019. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
  22. ^ . Firstpost. 27 May 2019. Archived from the original on 8 June 2019. Retrieved 25 November 2019.

External links

  •   Media related to Pawan Kumar Chamling at Wikimedia Commons
  • Pawan Chamling on Twitter
Political offices
Preceded by Chief Minister of Sikkim
12 December 1994 – 27 May 2019 		Succeeded by

March 08, 2023
pawan, kumar, chamling, born, september, 1949, indian, politician, former, chief, minister, sikkim, chamling, founding, president, sikkim, democratic, front, which, governed, state, five, successive, terms, since, 1994, chamling, june, 20165th, chief, minister. Pawan Kumar Chamling born 22 September 1949 is an Indian politician and the former Chief Minister of Sikkim 1 2 Chamling is the Founding President of the Sikkim Democratic Front 3 which governed the state for five successive terms since 1994 4 Pawan Kumar ChamlingChamling in June 20165th Chief Minister of SikkimIn office 12 December 1994 26 May 2019Preceded bySanchaman LimbooSucceeded byPrem Singh TamangLeader of the Opposition SikkimIn office 3 June 2019 13 August 2019Chief MinisterPrem Singh TamangPreceded byPrem Singh TamangConstituencyNamchi SinghithangMember of Vidhan Sabha SikkimIncumbentAssumed office 3 June 2019Chief MinisterPrem Singh TamangPreceded byHimselfConstituencyNamchi SinghithangIn office 8 March 1985 11 December 1994Chief MinisterNar Bahadur Bhandari Sanchaman LimbooPreceded byPradeep YanzoneSucceeded byHimselfConstituencyDamthangPersonal detailsBorn 1949 09 22 22 September 1949 age 73 Yangang Kingdom of Sikkim present day Sikkim India Political partySikkim Democratic FrontSpouse s Dhan Maya Chamling Tika Maya ChamlingChildren8ProfessionWriterPoliticianWebsitewww wbr pawanchamling wbr comChamling s more than 24 year stint December 1994 to May 2019 is the longest ever by a chief minister of any Indian state surpassing Jyoti Basu s 23 years in West Bengal 5 Prior to establishing the Sikkim Democratic Front Chamling served as Minister for Industries Information and Public Relations from 1989 to 1992 in Nar Bahadur Bhandari s cabinet Contents 1 Personal life 2 Political career 2 1 Electoral records 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksPersonal life EditChamling was born in Yangang South Sikkim to Nepali parents Ash Bahadur Chamling and Asha Rani Chamling Chamling is also a prolific Nepali language writer and recipient of the Bhanu Puraskar 2010 awarded by Sikkim Sahitya Parishad He writes under the pen name Pawan Chamling Mr Chamling has two wives and 8 children 4 sons and 4 daughters 6 7 8 Political career EditChamling was elected as the president of Yangang Gram Panchayat in 1982 In 1985 he was elected to the Sikkim Legislative Assembly for the first time After being elected for the second time from Damthang he became the Minister for Industries Information and Public Relations from 1989 to 1992 in the Nar Bahadur Bhandari cabinet After a series of major political upheavals in Sikkim Chamling formed the Sikkim Democratic Front on 4 March 1993 Chamling is the second chief minister in India after Jyoti Basu of West Bengal to govern a state five terms in a row with his party Sikkim Democratic Front winning the 1994 1999 2004 2009 and 2014 Sikkim Legislative Assembly elections His party first came to power in Sikkim after winning the 1994 Sikkim assembly elections His popularity kept soaring in Sikkim due to his developmental work and for maintaining peace citation needed In 2009 his party Sikkim Democratic Front won all 32 assembly seats in Sikkim Legislative Assembly In 2012 he faced allegations of corruption and Bhandari his predecessor as CM predicted that Chamling would go to jail if he lost his power 7 And his former comrade Tamang Golay developed differences with him and floated his own party These developments created political challenge for him but he managed to win the assembly elections of 2014 albeit with a much reduced majority Following win in 2014 assembly election he was sworn in as the Chief Minister of Sikkim for the fifth consecutive time on 21 May 2014 by Shriniwas Dadasaheb Patil the Governor of Sikkim He became the chief minister for a fifth time a record previously held by Jyoti Basu who ruled West Bengal from 1977 to 2000 9 6 His party SDF won 22 out of 32 assembly seats in the 2014 legislative assembly election 18 months after the 2014 elections on 30 November 2015 7 out of 10 opposition MLAs joined the SDF party under the leadership of Pawan Chamling The ruling front had 29 out of 32 assembly seats in the state 10 Chamling resigned as CM after 2019 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election as former member Prem Singh Tamang s Sikkim Krantikari Morcha party formed the government by winning 17 seats out of 32 SDF party won the remaining 15 seats But in August 2019 10 MLAs quit his party to join Bharatiya Janata Party and in the same month two other legislators joined Sikkim Krantikari Morcha Thus making Chamling only MLA of the party 11 12 13 Electoral records Edit Sikkim Legislative Assembly electionYear Constituency Political Party Result Position Votes Votes Margin Deposit Source1985 Damthang SSs Won 1st 8 2 281 73 79 57 00 refunded 14 1989 Damthang SSP Won 1st 2 4 227 94 27 88 54 refunded 15 1994 Damthang SDF Won 1st 4 3 904 70 27 43 93 refunded 16 1999 Damthang SDF Won 1st 3 4 952 72 26 45 03 refunded 17 2004 Damthang SDF Won 1st 1 uncontested 18 2009 Poklok Kamrang SDF Won 1st 6 7 379 80 68 65 12 refunded 19 Namchi Singhithang SDF Won 1st 6 5 653 80 97 66 51 refunded 19 2014 Namchi Singhithang SDF Won 1st 3 4 774 55 08 12 67 refunded 20 Rangang Yangang SDF Won 1st 3 6 343 63 84 32 23 refunded 20 2019 Poklok Kamrang SDF Won 1st 5 7 731 59 09 22 16 refunded 21 Namchi Singhithang SDF Won 1st 5 5 054 50 31 3 75 refunded 22 See also EditList of longest serving Indian chief ministers List of chief ministers of SikkimReferences Edit Sikkim budget session from 25 June Zee News Gangtok PTI 13 June 2012 Retrieved 7 November 2012 Pawan Chamling The Fifth Chief Minister of Sikkim National Informatics Centre Archived from the original on 27 March 2013 Retrieved 7 November 2012 Dahal Chewan K 6 September 2017 Sikkim CM wants BJP chief to step in The Times of India Retrieved 30 August 2019 Sikkim CM Pawan Kumar Chamling We have been let down by West Bengal Sikkim s Pawan Chamling becomes longest serving Chief Minister surpasses former West Bengal Chief M The New Indian Express newindianexpress com Retrieved 12 August 2020 a b Sikkim s Pawan Chamling is the longest serving Chief Minister surpassing former West Bengal Chief Minister Jyoti Basu a b Sikkim CM Pawan Kumar Chamling dangles crorepati dream The Economic Times Retrieved 12 February 2021 Chamling s Family Wealth Swells by 80 outlookindia Retrieved 12 February 2021 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint url status link Chamling sworn in as Sikkim CM for record fifth time The Indian Express Gangtok Press Trust of India 21 May 2014 Retrieved 21 May 2014 IANS 22 March 2019 Why are national parties shunned in Sikkim Dangal 2019 News and Analysis from India A Refreshing approach to news Retrieved 24 March 2019 BJP now main opposition party in Sikkim even without winning a single seat permanent dead link 10 SDF legislators switch over to BJP Hindustan Times 14 August 2019 Retrieved 12 February 2021 Ten SDF MLAs join BJP Sikkim may be headed towards Arunachal Pradesh route as mass crossovers leave ex CM in the lurch Politics News Firstpost Firstpost 14 August 2019 Retrieved 12 February 2021 STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION 1985 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF SIKKIM ECI 1985 Retrieved 18 November 2019 STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION 1989 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF SIKKIM ECI 1989 Retrieved 18 November 2019 STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION 1994 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF SIKKIM ECI 1994 Retrieved 18 November 2019 STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION 1999 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF SIKKIM ECI 1999 Retrieved 25 November 2019 STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION 2004 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF SIKKIM ECI 2004 Retrieved 18 November 2019 a b STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION 2009 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF SIKKIM ECI 2009 Retrieved 31 October 2019 a b STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION 2014 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF SIKKIM ECI 2014 Retrieved 25 November 2019 Poklok Kamrang Election Result 2019 LIVE COUNTING Firstpost 27 May 2019 Archived from the original on 8 June 2019 Retrieved 25 November 2019 Namchi Singhithang Election Result 2019 LIVE COUNTING Firstpost 27 May 2019 Archived from the original on 8 June 2019 Retrieved 25 November 2019 External links Edit Biography portal India portal Politics portal Media related to Pawan Kumar Chamling at Wikimedia Commons Pawan Chamling on TwitterPolitical officesPreceded bySanchaman Limboo Chief Minister of Sikkim12 December 1994 27 May 2019 Succeeded byPrem Singh Tamang Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Pawan Kumar Chamling amp oldid 1142529706, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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