Athup Lepcha | |
---|---|
Member of the Sikkim Legislative Assembly | |
In office 1979–1985 | |
Constituency | Djongu |
Minister of Forest and Environment,Government of Sikkim | |
In office 1979–1984 | |
Constituency | Djongu |
Personal details | |
Born | Athup Lepcha 1944 or 1945 |
Political party | HSP (SJP >SPCC (INC) >) |
Residence | Mangan,Sikkim [1] |
Profession | Farmer,the President of Affected Citizens of Teesta (ACT) |
Athup Lepcha is an Indian politician and environmental activist. He is the vice president of Hamro Sikkim Party (HSP) and the president of "Affected Citizens of Teesta" (ACT),Non-governmental organization for environment and biodiversity.
In 1979 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election,Athup Lepcha stood as a candidate of Sikkim Janata Parishad (SJP) from Djongu Constituency. He won and beat the candidate of Janata Party,incumbent chief minister of Sikkim,Kazi Lhendup Dorjee. Athup Lepcha appointed to the State Minister for Forest and Environment in Nar Bahadur Bhandari ministry.
In 1984,Athup Lepcha became one of the leaders of anti-Bhandari,and denounced the corruption of Bhandari. Bhandari ousted Athup Lepcha from his political party. [2] In 1985 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election,Athup Lepcha stood as a candidate of Indian National Congress (INC). However,he was beaten by Sonam Choda Lepcha who was the candidate of Sikkim Sangram Parishad (SSP) which was led by Bhandari.
In 1989 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election,Athup Lepcha stood as a candidate of INC and fought with Sonam Choda Lepcha again,but Athup lost and the margin with Sonam Choda was increased. In 1994 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election,Athup Lepcha couldn’t get any political parties’ticket,and stood as an independent candidate. He received only 9 votes.
Athup Lepcha turned to the environmental protection movement,and he became the president of "Affected Citizens of Teesta" (ACT),Non-governmental organization for environment and biodiversity. [3]
In May 2018,Athup Lepcha came back to political circle of Sikkim after 24 years,and joined Hamro Sikkim Party (HSP) which was led by Bhaichung Bhutia. Athup Lepcha was appointed one of the 9 vice presidents of HSP. [4] In 2019 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election,he stood as a candidate of HSP from Djongu 5th times,he secured 88 votes (1.04%) with 4th position.
Year | Constituency | Political Party | Result | Position | Votes | % Votes | % Margin | Deposit | Source |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1979 | Djongu | SJP | Won | 1st/4 | 865 | 45.79 | +19.16 | refunded | [5] |
1985 | INC | Lost | 2nd/5 | 765 | 32.72 | -30.11 | refunded | [6] | |
1989 | Lost | 2nd/3 | 810 | 25.47 | -47.55 | refunded | [7] | ||
1994 | IND | Lost | 4th/4 | 9 | 0.23 | -40.09 | forfeited | [8] | |
2019 | HSP | Lost | 4th/4 | 88 | 1.04 | -65.13 | forfeited | [9] |
Sikkim Janata Parishad or SJP was a political party in the Indian state of Sikkim led by N.B. Bhandari.
Pawan Kumar Chamling Rai is an Indian politician and writer who served as the 5th Chief Minister of Sikkim from 1994 to 2019. He is the longest serving Chief Minister of Sikkim and India,surpassing Jyoti Basu. Chamling is the Founding President of the Sikkim Democratic Front. He also served as the Leader of the opposition,Sikkim Legislative Assembly in the year of 2019. He represents the Namchi-Singhithang constituency in the Sikkim Legislative Assembly since 2019 till 2024 and the Damthang constituency from 1985 to 1994. 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.
Sikkim Sangram Parishad is a regional political party in the Indian state of Sikkim. In 1979,after a period of instability,a ministry headed by Nar Bahadur Bhandari from Sikkim Janata Parishad party gained power in Sikkim. In 1984,Bhandari dissolved Sikkim Janata Parishad and formed a new party called Sikkim Sangram Parishad. Sikkim Sangram Parishad held on to power in the 1984 and 1989 elections,but after that lost to Sikkim Democratic Front,which has swept the elections since 1999. Sikkim Sangram Parishad did not win any seats in the state assembly in the 2004 elections. Nar Bahadur Bhandari has merged Sikkim Sangram Parishad with the Indian National Congress and he became the president of the Sikkim Pradesh Congress Committee (SPCC).
Nar Bahadur Bhandari was an Indian politician who served as the chief minister of the state of Sikkim from 1979 to 1994. He briefly served as Member of Parliament representing Sikkim Lok Sabha constituency from 1984 to 1985. He was the founding leader of the Sikkim Sangram Parishad. He was popularly remembered for his efforts to include the Nepali language in 8th Schedule of the Constitution of India. He was awarded with prestigious Jagadamba Shree Purasakar for his contribution for Nepali language. He was the first Indian chief minister of Gorkha origin. He also served as the president of Bharatiya Nepali Bhasha Parisangh until his death. He is popularly known as the architect of modern Sikkim.
Sikkim Krantikari Morcha is a political party in the Indian state of Sikkim which is the ruling party of Sikkim since 2019.
Dil Kumari Bhandari is am Indian politician and the first woman member of parliament from Sikkim. She was also the president of Bharatiya Gorkha Parisangh,an organisation of the Indian Gorkhas till 2012. She has been constantly working for the cause of Nepali-speaking people,her most notable contribution being the inclusion of the Nepali language in the Eight Schedule of the Indian constitution.
Sonam Gyatso Lepcha is an Indian politician from Sikkim. He is a member of the Sikkim Democratic Front. He was elected to the Sikkim Legislative Assembly from Djongu in the 2019 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election as a member of the Sikkim Krantikari Morcha. He has won this seat since 1999.
Hamro Sikkim Party was a regional political party in the Indian state of Sikkim. The incumbent president of this party is Bhaichung Bhutia. Its election symbol is a Whistle.
Sonam Lama is an Indian politician and monk in Sikkim. He is a minister in Second Tamang ministry. He was also a minister in First Tamang ministry.
Sangha Assembly constituency is one of the 32 assembly constituencies of Sikkim,a state in the Northeast region of India. It is a part of the Sikkim Lok Sabha constituency. As of 2019,Sonam Lama is the holder of this seat. His current term is expected to end by 2024.
Kunga Nima Lepcha is an Indian politician in Sikkim. He is the acting president of Sikkim Krantikari Morcha (SKM),incumbent member of Sikkim Legislative Assembly and the state Minister of Prem Singh Tamang ministry.
Pintso Namgyal Lepcha is a Sikkim Krantikari Morcha politician from Sikkim. He has been elected in Sikkim Legislative Assembly election in 2014 and 2019 from Djongu constituency as candidate of Sikkim Democratic Front but later he joined Bharatiya Janata Party. He later joined Sikkim Krantikari Morcha.
The Sikkim National People's Party (SNPP) was a regional political party in the Indian state of Sikkim. Election symbol was Pen Nib. SNPP didn't have any relationship with Sikkim National Party (SNP) in same state or National People's Party (NPP) in the state of Meghalaya.
Martam–Rumtek Assembly constituency is one of the 32 assembly constituencies of Sikkim a north east state of India. Martam-Rumtek is part of Sikkim Lok Sabha constituency. This Constituency is reserved for Scheduled Tribes.
Delay Namgyal Barfungpa is an Indian politician.
Karananda Upreti,better known as K. N. Upreti is an Indian politician in Sikkim.
Biraj Adhikari was an Indian politician. Born in Sikkim,Adhikari first became the general secretary of the Sikkim Pradesh Congress Committee,a branch of the Indian National Congress. Adhikari then joined the Sikkim Himali Rajya Parishad,followed by forming and becoming president of the Sikkim National People's Party. He also took part in several elections in the state of Sikkim as part of these parties and the Hamro Sikkim Party,before retiring from active politics a few months prior to his death in March 2024.
Bina Basnett is an Indian politician in Sikkim and the president of Hamro Sikkim Party (HSP).
Rising Sun Party (RIS) was a political party in the Indian state of Sikkim. The founder and president was Ram Chandra Poudyal who was one of the leaders from Sikkim Congress (Revolutionary).