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.

List[edit]

Source:[2]

List of Rajya Sabha members representing Sikkim
No. Name Party Term start Term End
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

  1. ^ Resignation
  2. ^ Bye-election
  3. ^ Died in office
  4. ^ Bye-election

References[edit]

  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. Archived from the original on 14 February 2019. Retrieved 6 October 2015.
  3. ^ 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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