List of Rajya Sabha members from Sikkim
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.
List
Source:[2]
No. | Name | Party | Term start | Term End | |
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1 | Leonard Soloman Saring | Indian National Congress | 20 October 1975 | 19 October 1981 | |
20 October 1981 | 19 October 1987 | ||||
2 | Khamsum Namgyal Pulger | Sikkim Sangram Parishad | 20 October 1987 | 1 March 1988[a] | |
3 | Karma Topden | Indian National Congress | 30 March 1988[b] | 19 October 1993 | |
24 February 1994 | 23 February 2000 | ||||
4 | K. G. Bhutia | Sikkim Democratic Front | 24 February 2000 | 12 August 2000[c] | |
5 | Palden Tsering Gyamtso | 22 September 2000[d] | 23 February 2006 | ||
6 | O. T. Lepcha | 24 February 2006 | 23 February 2012 | ||
7 | Hishey Lachungpa | 24 February 2012 | 23 February 2018 | ||
24 February 2018 | 23 February 2024 | ||||
8 | Dorjee Tshering Lepcha * | Bharatiya Janata Party | 24 February 2024[3] | 23 February 2030 |
* Indicates current member
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Alphabetical List Of Former Members Of Rajya Sabha Since 1952". rajyasabha.nic.in. Rajya Sabha Secretariat. Archived from the original on 14 February 2019. Retrieved 6 October 2015.
- ^ The Hindu (7 January 2024). "BJP names D.T. Lepcha as candidate for Rajya Sabha election in Sikkim". Archived from the original on 7 January 2024. Retrieved 7 January 2024.
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