List of Rajya Sabha members from Sikkim

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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 number 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.

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List of all members from Sikkim

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NamePartyDate of appointmentDate of retirementTermNotes
Leonard Soloman Saring Indian National Congress 20/10/197519/10/19811
20/10/198119/10/19872
Khamsum Namgyal Pulger Sikkim Sangram Parishad 20/10/198719/10/1993101/03/1988 Resignation
Karma Topden Indian National Congress 30/03/198819/10/19931bye 1988
24/02/199423/02/20002
K. G. Bhutia Sikkim Democratic Front 24/02/200023/02/2006112/08/2000 Death
Palden Tsering Gyamtso 22/09/200023/02/20061bye 2000
O. T. Lepcha 24/02/200623/02/20121
Hishey Lachungpa 24/02/201223/02/20181
24/02/201823/02/20242Current Member

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References

  1. ↑ Rajya Sabha at Work (PDF) (2nd ed.). New Delhi: Rajya Sabha Secretariat. October 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 21 October 2015.
  2. ↑ "Alphabetical List Of Former Members Of Rajya Sabha Since 1952". rajyasabha.nic.in. Rajya Sabha Secretariat.
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