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)
Current Members (2014)
Source: Parliament of India (Rajya Sabha)[2]
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
- ↑ Rajya Sabha at Work (PDF) (2nd ed.). New Delhi: Rajya Sabha Secretariat. October 2006. Retrieved 21 October 2015.
- ↑ http://164.100.47.5/NewMembers/RetLMemState.aspx
- ↑ "Alphabetical List Of Former Members Of Rajya Sabha Since 1952". rajyasabha.nic.in. Rajya Sabha Secretariat.
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