Chatur Singh Rai First Speaker of Sikkim Legislative Assembly Late Chatur Singh Rai was born on May 22, 1909, and completed his education at Darjeeling. He was the second son of the late Krishna Kumar Rai, who was serving as Assistant Superintendent with the Government of India, later known as the Political Office in Sikkim. Mr. Rai joined the then British Government and thereafter joined the service of the Government of Sikkim from September 1929 to October 1965 as an Executive Officer in departments like works, press, education, and others. During his service tenure, he was awarded various Certificates of Honour in recognition of his contributions and meritorious service by the Government of Sikkim. He was nominated as the Sikkim Census Officer in 1940-41, 1950-51, and 1960-61. He was the President of the Sikkim Census Silver Medals on all occasions. After retirement, Mr. Rai was elected Vice President of the Sikkim Council in 1967. In 1967, he was elected Councillor from Gangtok c...
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