Sikkim Janata Congress

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Sikkim Janata Congress
Founded1972
Dissolved1973
Merged into Sikkim National Congress
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Sikkim Janata Congress (translation: Sikkim Popular Congress) was a political party in Sikkim, active in the struggle for democratic reforms. SJC was founded when the Sikkim State Congress and Sikkim Janata Party merged, in October 1972. K.C.Pradhan was its president.

In 1973, SJC merged with Dorjee's Sikkim National Congress. [1]

Electoral history

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1973
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References

  1. Bandyopadhyaya, J. (2003). The Making of India's Foreign Policy. Allied Publishers. p. 264. ISBN   9788177644029 . Retrieved 30 January 2022.
  2. Election Committee, Government of Sikkim (15 February 1973). "Declaration of Election Results". pp. 64–65. Retrieved 15 June 2021.