List of deputy speakers of the Sikkim Legislative Assembly

Deputy Speaker of the Sikkim Legislative Assembly
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Incumbent Raj Kumari Thapa since 12 June 2024
Sikkim Legislative Assembly
Style	The Hon’ble (formal) Mr. Deputy Speaker (informal)
Member of	Sikkim Legislative Assembly
Reports to	Government of Sikkim
Seat	Sikkim Legislative Assembly
Appointer	Members of the Sikkim Legislative Assembly
Term length	During the life of the vidhan Sabha (five years maximum)
Constituting instrument	Article 93 of the Constitution of India
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The Deputy Speaker of the Sikkim Legislative Assembly is subordinate to the speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Sikkim. ^[1] They are responsible for the Legislative Assembly of Sikkim and the second highest ranking legislative officer of the Sikkim Legislative Assembly. They act as the presiding officer in case of leave or absence caused by death or illness of the Speaker of the Sikkim Legislative Assembly. The deputy speaker is chosen from sitting members of the Sikkim Legislative Assembly. ^[2] The deputy speaker can be removed from office by a resolution passed in the assembly by an effective majority of its members. ^{[3] [4] [5]}

List

No.	Name		Elected constituency	Term of office		Assembly	Political party	Speaker
1		R. C. Poudyal	Loosing-Pachekhani	1975	1977	1st (1974)	Sikkim National Congress		Chatur Singh Rai
2		Kalzang Gyatso	Kabi-Tingda	1977	1979		Sikkim National Party
3		Lal Bahadur Basnet	Gangtok	1979	1985	2nd (1979)	Sikkim Janata Parishad		Sonam Tshering
4		Ram Lepcha	Pathing	1985	1989	3rd (1985)	Sikkim Sangram Parishad		Tulshi Ram Sharma
5		Bedu Singh Panth	Wak	December 1989	June 1994	4th (1989)			Dorjee Tshering
6		Dal Bahadur Gurung	Geyzing	29 December 1994	10 October 1999	5th (1994)	Sikkim Democratic Front		Chakra Bahadur Subba
7		Palden Lachungpa	Sangha	15 October 1999	21 May 2004	6th (1999)			Kalawati Subba
8		Mingma Tshering Sherpa	Pathing	24 May 2004	20 May 2009	7th (2004)			D.N. Takarpa
9		Man Bahadur Dahal	Gyalshing–Barnyak	22 May 2009	21 May 2014	8th (2009)			K.T. Gyaltsen
10		Sonam Gyatso Lepcha	Djongu	27 May 2014	1 June 2019	9th (2014)			Kedar Nath Rai
11		Sangay Lepcha	Yoksam–Tashiding	3 June 2019	3 June 2024	10th (2019)	Sikkim Krantikari Morcha		Lall Bahadur Das
									Arun Kumar Upreti
12		Raj Kumari Thapa	Rangang–Yangang	12 June 2024 [6] [7]	Incumbent	11th (2024)			Mingma Narbu Sherpa

References

1. "Home | Sikkim Legislative Assembly". sikkim.neva.gov.in. Retrieved 28 June 2024.
2. "Article 178: The Speaker and Deputy Speaker of the Legislative Assembly". Constitution of India. Retrieved 28 June 2024.
3. "Presiding Officers - Sikkim Legislative Assembly". sikkim.gov.in. Retrieved 28 June 2024.
4. Deogaonkar, S. G. (1997). Parliamentary System in India. New Delhi: Concept Publishing. pp. 48–9. ISBN   81-7022-651-1.
5. "Article 94 in The Constitution Of India 1949". Indiakanoon. Retrieved 28 June 2024.
6. "MN Sherpa appointed Sikkim Assembly Speaker, Yangang Rangang as Deputy Speaker". India Today NE (in Hindi). 12 June 2024. Retrieved 28 June 2024.
7. "Former power Minister MN Sherpa sworn in as Speaker, Raj Kumari Thapa as Dy Speaker of Sikkim Legislative Assembly". Northeast Live. 12 June 2024. Retrieved 28 June 2024.