1974 Sikkimese general election

none August 2019 August 2019 Kingdom of Sikkim 1967 legislative 1973 Sikkimese general election 1973 1979 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election 1979 13 April 1974 All 32 seats in the State Council 17 Sikkim National Congress Kazi Lhendup Dorjee .jpg Kazi Lhendup Dorjee Tashiding 5 31 26 Sikkim National Party 100px 9 1 8 CM Kazi Lhendup Dorjee Sikkim National Congress General elections were held in the Kingdom of Sikkim on 13 April 1974. They were the first elections in Sikkim to be held on the basis of universal suffrage, and also the last prior to the Indian annexation of the kingdom.Verdict in Sikkim Economic and Political Weekly 27 Oct 1979 14 42/43 1737–1738 4368050 The result was a victory for the Sikkim National Congress, which won 31 of the 32 seats in the State Council. Kazi Lhendup Dorjee subsequently became Chief Minister.Sikkim Legislative Assembly: An overview https://web.archive.org/web/20140921002208/http://www.sikkimassembly.org/sikkim_legislative_assembly.html 21 September 2014 Sikkim Assembly In May 1975 Sikkim became a state of India,Gupta Ranjan Sikkim: The Merger with India Asian Survey Sep 1975 15 9 786–798 2643174 10.2307/2643174 at which point the State Council became the Sikkim Legislative Assembly.https://www.india.gov.in/my-government/constitution-india/amendments/constitution-india-thirty-sixth-amendment-act-1975 The Constitution (Thirty-sixth Amendment) Act, 1975 www.india.gov.in ... the Assembly for Sikkim formed as a result of the elections held in Sikkim in April, 1974 ... shall be deemed to be the Legislative Assembly of the State of Sikkim Background In the 1973 elections the Sikkim National Party won nine seats out of eighteen elected seats in the 24-seat Sikkim State Council.http://www.ide.go.jp/English/Publish/Download/Jrp/pdf/133_10.pdf AC Sinha 2014-09-11 https://web.archive.org/web/20140219074152/http://www.ide.go.jp/English/Publish/Download/Jrp/pdf/133_10.pdf 2014-02-19 dead The Sikkim National Congress and Sikkim Janata Congress claimed there had been vote rigging, leading to protests. Political parties and members of the public demanded one man, one vote. On 8 May 1973 a tripartite agreement was signed between the Chogyal Palden Thondup Namgyal, political parties and the government of India. The agreement provided for the establishment of a responsible government under the supervision of a Chief Executive nominated by the Indian government.https://api.sci.gov.in/jonew/judis/12205.pdf R.C. Poudyal and ANR. Vs. Union of India and ORS. "It further recited that the Chogyal as well as the representative of the people had requested the Government of India to assume responsibility ... to provide the head of the administration described as Chief Executive to help and achieve the State’s objectives. ... The Chief Executive was to be nominated by the Government of India" Supreme Court of India 10 February 1993 20 January 2021https://www.dailypioneer.com/2018/sunday-edition/how-sikkim-became-a-part-of-india.html How Sikkim became a part of India The Pioneer 4 November 2018 3 February 2021 "This agreement had significantly curtailed the powers of the Chogyal and laid the grounds for holding fresh elections in April 1974 under the aegis of the Election Commission of India (ECI)" 19 January 2025 https://web.archive.org/web/20250119075628/https://www.dailypioneer.com/2018/sunday-edition/how-sikkim-became-a-part-of-india.html dead Electoral system Through the Representations of Sikkim Subjects Act, 1974, the Chogyal divided Sikkim into 31 territorial constituencies and one Sangha constituency. The 31 territorial constituencies were allocated as 15 for Nepalis, 15 for the Bhutia-Lepcha and one for scheduled castes, under a parity formula. The Sangha constituency represented Chogyal-recognized monasteries.Bareh Hamlet Encyclopaedia of North-East India: Sikkim 2001 Mittal Publications New Delhi 81-7099-794-1 44 https://books.google.com/books?id=jrr7HPr8NAQC&q=sikkim+election+1974&pg=PA18 Campaign The Sikkim National Congress contested all the 32 seats, whilst the Sikkim National Party contested five seats. Elections were held with the support of Election Commission of India.Bareh, p. 18 Results File:Sikkim State Council 1974.svg Sikkim National Congress 31 +26 Sikkim National Party 1 –8 +8 Sikkim Assembly Websitehttp://www.sikkimassembly.org/sikkim_legislative_assembly.html dead 21 September 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140921002208/http://www.sikkimassembly.org/sikkim_legislative_assembly.html Sikkim Legislative Assembly 11 January 2022 The First Sikkim Assembly formed through the election held in 1974 with 32 members is deemed to be the First Legislative Assembly of Sikkim ... Sikkim Congress led by Kazi Lhendup Dorjee won 31 seats and one seat went in favour of Sikkim National Party. Constituency-wise #ConstituencyReservedforhttps://eap.bl.uk/archive-file/EAP880-1-6-47 Delimitation of Constituencies, 1974 5 February 1974 32–34, 45 15 June 2021WinnerPartyhttps://eap.bl.uk/archive-file/EAP880-1-6-47 List of contesting candidates, 1974 11 March 1974 54–55, 68 15 June 20211YoksamBLDegay Bhutia Sikkim National Congress2TashidingKazi Lhendup Dorjee3GeyzingNepalisKumari Hemlata Chettri4DentamNarbahadur Khatiwada5BarmiokNanda Kumar Subedi6RinchenpongBLNayen Tshering Lepcha7ChakungNepalisB. B. Gurung8SoreongChatur Singh Rai9DaramdinKrishna Bahadur Limboo10Jorethang-NayabazarKrishna Chandra Pradhan11RalangBLPassang Tshering Bhutia12WakAdar Singh Lepcha13DamthangNepalisRatna Bijay Rai14MelliNanda Bahadur Rai15Rateypani WestPendam Bhuwani Prasad Kharel16Temi–TarkuBadri Nath Pradhan17Central Pendam-East PendamKehar Singh Karki18RhenockBhawani Prasad Dahal19ReguMohan Gurung20PathingBLSonpom Lepcha21Loosing-PachekhaniNepalisR. C. Poudyal22KhamdongSCKusu Das23DjonguBLLoden Tsering Lepcha24Lachen-MangshilaTasa Tengay Lepcha25Kabi-TingdaKalzang Gyatso BhutiaSikkim National Partyhttps://dspace.cus.ac.in/jspui/handle/1/6961 Monarchy to Democracy Understanding Political Development in Sikkim, 1970-1994 July 2019 Pem Choden Tenzing 17 June 2021 147 ...Sikkim Congress Party and the Sikkim National Party would be the two parties to be given reserved symbols, the ladder with seven strings and the Swastika respectively.26Rakdong-TentekRinzing Tongden LepchaSikkim National Congress27MartamShepochung Bhutia28RumtekPhigu Tshering Bhutia29Assam-LingjeyDugo Bhutia30RankaNim Tshering Lepcha31GangtokDorjee Tshering Bhutia32SanghaSanghaKarma Gonpo LamaSource: Sikkim Darbar Gazettehttps://eap.bl.uk/archive-file/EAP880-1-6-47 General Election to Sikkim Assembly, 1974 20 April 1974 70–71 15 June 2021 Council of Ministers The Chogyal appointed the Council of Ministers on 23 July.https://eap.bl.uk/archive-file/EAP880-1-1-50 108 Notification No 37/SC 1 July 2021https://eap.bl.uk/archive-file/EAP880-1-6-47#?c=0&m=0&s=0&cv=80&xywh=256%2C1261%2C3336%2C2102 Sikkim Darbar Gazette 1 July 2021 NameRoleKazi Lhendup DorjeeChief MinisterRinzing Tongden LepchaMinisterBhawani Prasad DahalDorjee Tshering BhutiaKrishna Chandra Pradhan References Category:Elections in Sikkim Sikkim Category:1970s in Sikkim Category:Election and referendum articles with incomplete results