List of Rajya Sabha members from Sikkim

For other uses, see Member of Parliament (India).

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]

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

  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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