List of Rajya Sabha members from Sikkim

For other uses, see Member of Parliament (India).

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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