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 of all members from Sikkim

Source:[2]

NamePartyDate of appointmentDate of retirementTermNotes
Leonard Soloman Saring Indian National Congress20/10/197519/10/19811
20/10/198119/10/19872
Khamsum Namgyal Pulger Sikkim Sangram Parishad20/10/198719/10/1993101/03/1988 Resignation
Karma Topden Indian National Congress30/03/198819/10/19931bye 1988
24/02/199423/02/20002
K. G. Bhutia Sikkim Democratic Front24/02/200023/02/2006112/08/2000 Death
Palden Tsering Gyamtso22/09/200023/02/20061bye 2000
O. T. Lepcha24/02/200623/02/20121
Hishey Lachungpa24/02/201223/02/20181
24/02/201823/02/20242Current Member
Dorjee Tshering Lepcha[3] Bharatiya Janata Party24/02/202423/02/20301

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.
  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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