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.

Current Members (2020)[]

Keys:   SDF (1)

No Name[2] Party affiliation Date of
Appointment[citation needed] 		Date of
Retirement[citation needed]
1 Hishey Lachungpa Sikkim Democratic Front 24-Feb-2018 23-Feb-2024

Alphabetical list of all members from Sikkim[]

[3]

The list is incomplete.

Name (alphabetical last name) Party Date of appointment Date of retirement Term Notes
SDF 24/02/2000 23/02/2006 1 12/08/2000 Death
Palden Tsering Gyamtso SDF 22/09/2000 23/02/2006 1 bye 2000
Hishey Lachungpa SDF 24/02/2012 23/02/2018 1
Hishey Lachungpa SDF 24/02/2018 23/02/2024 2nd *
O. T. Lepcha SDF 24/02/2006 23/02/2012 1
SSP 20/10/1987 19/10/1993 1 01/03/1988 Resignation
Leonard Soloman Saring INC 20/10/1975 19/10/1981 1
Leonard Soloman Saring INC 20/10/1981 19/10/1987 2nd
Karma Topden INC 30/03/1988 19/10/1993 1 bye 1988
Karma Topden INC 24/02/1994 23/02/2000 2nd

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. ^ "Statewise List". 164.100.47.5. Retrieved 12 June 2016.
  3. ^ "Alphabetical List Of Former Members Of Rajya Sabha Since 1952". rajyasabha.nic.in. Rajya Sabha Secretariat.

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