1973 Sikkimese general election

none August 2019 August 2019 Kingdom of Sikkim 1967 legislative 1970 Sikkimese general election 1970 1974 Sikkimese general election 1974 10 and 23 January 1973 18 of the 24 seats in the State Council Sikkim National Party 8 9 1 Sikkim National Congress 3 5 2 Sikkim Janata Congress – 2 – General elections were held in Sikkim in January 1973 to elect members of the State Council.https://eap.bl.uk/archive-file/EAP880-1-1-334 3 Election Department - Notification No. 3/CE 23 September 1972 Election Committee 3 July 2021Hamlet Bareh (2001) Encyclopaedia of North-East India: Sikkim Mittal Publications, p18 The Sikkim National Party emerged as the largest party, winning nine of the 18 elected seats.Sikkim https://web.archive.org/web/20140219074152/http://www.ide.go.jp/English/Publish/Download/Jrp/pdf/133_10.pdf 2014-02-19 Institute of Developing Economies Electoral system The State Council was established in 1953 by the Chogyal.Bareh, p16 It originally had 18 members, of which 12 were elected and six (including the President) appointed by the Chogyal. Of the 12 elected members, six were for the Nepali community and six for the Lepcha and the Bhutia communities. For the 1958 elections the number of seats was increased to 20 by adding one seat for the Sangha and an additional appointed member. In 1966 a further four seats had been added; one each for the Nepali and Lepcha/Bhutia communities, together with one for the Tsong and a scheduled caste seat.Bareh, p17 Candidates for election to the Council had to be at least 30 years old, whilst the voting age was set at 21. Election schedule The election schedule was announced by the Election Commission on 23 September 1972.3–65 #Poll EventDate1 Publication of final electoral rolls 24 October 19722 Last Date for filing nomination 31 October 19723 Last date for withdrawal of nominations 25 November 19724 Polling - Phase 1 (West, South districts) 10 January 1973 Polling - Phase 2 (Gangtok, East, North districts) 23 January 19735 Date of Counting 29 January 19736Announcement of Results 15 February 1973 Campaign Prior to the elections the Sikkim State Congress and the Sikkim Janata Party merged to form the Sikkim Janata Congress. Results Sikkim National Party 9 +1 Sikkim National Congress 5 +2 Sikkim Janata Congress 2 – Independents 2 – Appointed members 6 0 0 AC Sinhahttp://www.ide.go.jp/English/Publish/Download/Jrp/pdf/133_10.pdf AC Sinha Chapter 8: Sikkim https://web.archive.org/web/20140219074152/http://www.ide.go.jp/English/Publish/Download/Jrp/pdf/133_10.pdf 19 February 2014 dead Constituency-wise #ConstituencyReservationNameParty1WestSikkimese NepaliChattra Bahadur ChettriSikkim National Congress2Chandra Bahadur RaiSikkim National Congress3Bhutia-LepchaThendup Tsering BhutiaSikkim National Party4SouthSikkimese NepaliDurga Prasad RaiSikkim National Congress5Bhuwani Prasad KharelSikkim Janata Congress6Bhutia-LepchaKhunzang DorjiSikkim National Party7GangtokSikkimese NepaliAshok Tsering BhutiaSikkim National Party8Bhutia-LepchaHarka Bahadur BasnettSikkim National Party9EastSikkimese NepaliNima TenzingSikkim National Party10Kalzing GyatsoSikkim National Party11Bhutia-LepchaBhuwani Prasad DahalSikkim Janata Congress12NorthSikkimese NepaliNetuk LamaSikkim National Party13Ugyen Palzor KaziSikkim National Party14Bhutia-LepchaKul Bahadur ChettriSikkim National Party15GeneralNoneKazi Lhendup DorjeeSikkim National Congress16SCPurna Bahadur KhatiIndependent17TsongKrishna Bahadur LimbuSikkim National Congress18SanghaPeyching Lamahttps://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.131331 Smash And Grab - Annexation Of Sikkim Sunanda K Datta-Ray 1984 ...they were supported by Peyching Lama, who had been elected un-contested from the monasteries... 166 15 June 2021IndependentSource: Election Committeehttps://eap.bl.uk/archive-file/EAP880-1-1-334 Declaration of Election Results Election Committee, Government of Sikkim 15 February 1973 15 June 202164–65 Appointed members In addition to the elected members, six members were appointed to the Sikkim State Council by the Chogyal on 5 March; Traten Sherba Gyaltsen, Madan Mohan Rasaily, Chhoutuk Tsering Pazo, Dhan Bahadur Chettri, Kali Prasad Rai and Atang Lepcha.https://eap.bl.uk/archive-file/EAP880-1-1-334 Nominations of Sikkim Council members 5 March 1973 15 June 2021 72 Aftermath Following the election, the Sikkim National Congress and Sikkim Janata Congress claimed that vote rigging took place in the South Sikkim constituency.http://www.sikkimexpress.com/news-details/the-8th-may-agreement The 8th May Agreement 8 May 2021 Sikkim Express Shanker Sharma 10 July 2021 The defeated parties alleged polling in Rabong in South Sikkim was rigged in the favour of the SNP candidate They demanded that officials involved were arrested, but these demands were not met, leading to protests. The unrest led to the signing of a tripartite agreement on 8 May between the Choygal, Sikkimese 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 References Category:Elections in Sikkim Sikkim Category:1970s in Sikkim Category:Election and referendum articles with incomplete results Sikkim