1970 Sikkimese general election

1970 Sikkimese general election

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18 of the 24 seats in the State Council
Majority party Minority party Third party   Party SNP SSC SNC Last election 5 2 8 Seats won 8 4 3 Seat change 3 2 5

General elections were held in Sikkim in April 1970 to elect members of the State Council. ^[2] The Sikkim National Party emerged as the largest party, winning eight of the 24 seats. ^[2]

Results

Party		Seats	+/–
	Sikkim National Party	8	+3
	Sikkim State Congress	4	+2
	Sikkim National Congress	3	–5
	Others	3	0
Appointed members		6	0
Total		24	0
Source: Hamlet Bareh

Constituency-wise

#	Constituency	Reservation	Name	Party
1	East	Bhutia-Lepcha	Martam Topden		Sikkim National Party
2			Nima Tenzing		Sikkim National Party
3		Sikkimese Nepali	Nahakul Pradhan		Sikkim State Congress
4	South	Bhutia-Lepcha	Khunzang Dorji		Sikkim National Party
5		Sikkimese Nepali	Kalu Rai		Sikkim State Congress
6			Bhagiman Rai		Sikkim National Congress
7	West	Bhutia-Lepcha	Thendup Tsering Bhutia		Sikkim National Congress
8		Sikkimese Nepali	Khagra Bahadur Khatiwara		Sikkim National Congress
9			Bhim Bahadur Chettri		Sikkim State Congress
10	North	Bhutia-Lepcha	Nim Tsering Lepcha		Sikkim National Party
11			Netuk Tsering		Sikkim National Party
12		Sikkimese Nepali	Badrilal Pradhan		Sikkim State Congress
13	Gangtok	Bhutia-Lepcha	Ashok Tsering Bhutia		Sikkim National Party
14		Sikkimese Nepali	Harka Bahadur Basnett		Sikkim National Party
15	General	Sangha	Rinzing Chewang Lama		Independent
16		None	Lendhup Dorji Khangsarpa		Sikkim National Congress
17		SC	Nandalal Rasaily		Independent
18		Tsong	Padam Singh Tsong		Sikkim National Congress
Source: Sikkim Darbar Gazette [1]

Appointed Members

In addition to the elected members, six members were appointed to the Sikkim State Council by the Chogyal, which included: Y. Dorji Dahdul (Chief Secretary), M. M. Rasilly, R. S. Prasad, D. B. Chettri, Pinto Tashi and J. D. Pulger. ^[3]

Executive Council

From the elected members, the Chogyal appointed six to the Executive Council. ^[4]

Name	Responsibilities
Martam Topden	Education, Press & Publicity
Nahakul Pradhan	Health & Medical
Lendhup Dorji Khangsarpa	Agriculture & Animal Husbandry, Transport
Ashok Tsering Bhutia	Excise, Forests
Harka Bahadur Basnett	Bazar
Kalu Rai	Public Works

References

1. "Sikkim Darbar Gazette - Declaration of the Results of Election, 1970". 14 May 1970. pp. 59–64. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
2. Hamlet Bareh (2001) Encyclopaedia of North-East India: Sikkim Mittal Publications, p18
3. "Council meeting proceedings - 28th March 1972". 28 March 1972. p. 7. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
4. "Documents regarding the election results and proceedings of Executive Council - Order No. 21/SC". 9 July 1970. p. 75. Retrieved 16 June 2021.