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SINGTAM, NOVEMBER 6: Newly elected five Panchayats of Tinek Chisopani GPU along with Zilla Panchayat took a victory rally from Toppakhani Tunnel till Singtam Bazaar. More than nine vehicles along with SDF party supporters participated at the rally. The rally was organised by Shantinagar Gaon Sudhar Samiti.  Deepa Chettri, winner of Shantinagar Ward-05 under Tinek Chisopani GPU made history when she defeated her rival with 151 votes to 18. Chettri became the first winner of the Panchayat election from the newly created Shantinagar Ward. Out of five wards, three wards were declared uncontested while the two wards had contest. Deepa Chettri in her Thanks-Giving address congratulated and thanked members of Shantinagar Gaon Sudhar Samiti along with its President – Krishna Chettri. She thanked SGSS for creating three separate wards at the created Tinek Chisopani GPU. The new Panchayat vowed to work for the development of their respective wards.  Speaking on the oc...

Sikkim Legislative Assembly Election 2014 RESULT SDF Winners; 1. Khamdong- Singtam - SDF Somnath Paudyal 2. Yuksom-Tashiding - SDF Sonam Dadul Bhutia 3. Burfung – SDF DD Bhutia 4. Poklok-Kamrang - SDF KN Rai 5. Dzangu - SDF Sonam Gyatsho Lepcha 6. Yangthang - SDF Chandra Maya Subba 7. Lachen-Mangan - SDF Tshering Wangdi Lepcha 8. Maneybong-Dentam - SDF NK Subba 9. Namchi-Singhithang - SDF PK Chamling 10. Chujachen- SDF Bikram Pradhan 11. Melli - SDF Tulsi Devi Rai 12. Namthang-Rateypani - SDF Tilu Gurung 13. Gyalshing-Bernyak –SDF SB Subedi 14. Rinchenpong - SDF K S Lepcha 15. Rangang-Yangyang- SDF PK Chamling 16. Timi-Namphing-SDF GM Gurung 17. Namcheybung- SDF BB Rai 18. Gnathang-Machong- SDF DT Lepcha 19. Tumin-Lingee- SDF Ugen Gyatsho 20. Daramdin- SDF DN Sherpa 21. Soreng-Chakung- SDF RB Subba 22. Soreng-Chakung- SDF RB Subba SKM Winners; 23. Kabi- Lungchok- SKM Ugen N Bhutia 24. West Pandam- SKM Gopal Baraily 25. Rhenock- SKM Hemendra A...

i voted the right person....did you?

Gangtok, May 17 (IST 5:15): Riding on a pro-incumbency wave, the ruling Sikkim Democratic Front (SDF) on Saturday swept all 32 assembly and the lone Lok Sabha seats in Sikkim. SDF President Pawan Chamling led the charge in his party’s run for a fourth consecutive term in office, winning both his assembly constituencies -Poklok-Kamrang and Namchi-Singithang— in South Sikkim. Ruling party candidate P D Rai, too, sailed through in the parliamentary polls, defeating his Congress rival K N Upreti by a massive 84,868 votes. Senior SDF leader D N Takarpa, the speaker of the seventh legislative assembly, won the Rinchenpong (BL) assembly seat for a second term. At the same time, Menlom Lepcha (Martam-Rumtek-BL), R N Subba (Soreng-Chakung), C B Karki (Rangang-Yangang), K T N Gyaltsen (Shyari-BL), PS Tamang (Upper Burtuk) registered facile wins. All four women candidates of the ruling party -Chandra Maya Subba (Maneybung-Dentam), Neeru Sewa (West Pendam-SC), Tulshi Devi Rai (Melli), and Ti...

I would like to make a slight correction at the below article that Mr. Pawan Kumar Chamling 's father's name is Ash Bahadur Rai and her mother's name is Ash Maya Rai. Mr. Pawan Kumar Chamling was born in 1950 , he is not a class 5 drop out but had finished class X. Later on he went on to receive Honorary Doctorate. - Shital Pradhan From Thaindian News By Anand Oberoi Gangtok, May 16 (IANS) Pawan Kumar Chamling, who dropped out of school after Class 5, was Saturday set to become the state’s longest-serving chief minister as his Sikkim Democratic Front (SDF) swept the assembly polls. This would be the fourth term in power for the man whose aim is to merge the people of his state with mainstream India. Chamling, who broke Nar Bahadur Bhandari’s record of 15 years as chief minister, led his party to victory in this year’s assembly and Lok Sabha polls. The SDF wrested all of the state’s 32 assembly constituencies as well as the lone Lok Sabha seat. The ...

SDF candidate AM Prasad Sharma defeated Former Chief Minister of Sikkim, Nar Bhadhur Bhandari at Singtam-Khamdong Constituency.

Press Trust of India / Gangtok May 2, 2009, 16:19 IST The Election Commission has ordered repolling at one polling station each in Chujachen and West Pendam assembly constituencies in Sikkim. he repoll at the two stations was ordered after the votes polled for assembly and parliamentary seats did not tally, the Joint Chief Electoral Officer (JTCEO) C P Dhakal said today. Further directive of the Central poll panel was awaited with regard to the date on which the repolling will take place, he said. The elections for 32 assembly and lone parliamentary seats were held on April 30 last in which a record 82.10 per cent voters had exercised their franchise.

I am surprised whether or not my single vote matters to others, be it to a winning candidate or a losing candidate. The country's democratic format gave me THE RIGHTS to choose the candidate that I feel will be my representative at the State Assembly, but I am sorry I wasn't allowed to understand who the perfect gentleman was. I never learned what their views and motives were behind this year’s polls. I ask, is it a sin to be an employee? I am made aware I should not hear the speeches of the opposition parties, nor should I be present in any form of political meetings organised by the ruling party. I find myself in a dilemma. I love my state and am more concerned about its future, so does it not mean that I should be conscious to make the right selection that deserves my very important single vote. Being an Indian citizen I am made to cast my valuable vote in general election but this time I voted without understanding the candidates. Last week I was at Gangtok to watch...

From chennaivision Sikkim has a unique electoral college for Sangha (monasteries) seat whereby only Buddihst Lamas and Nuns have the right to elect one representative in the 32-member Assembly. The Lamas and Nuns can cast ballot from their respective Assembly segments in general booth but have a separate ballot box for Sangha seat. -X- Women take pride in Sikkim’s elections in electing the 8th Assembly as some 1,43,154 electors of the total 3,00,584 are females. Of them a record 56 are nuns, which showed women are not far from taking lead role in propagating Buddhism in this erstwhile Chogyal kingdom. -X- Chujachen constituency in east Sikkim has the highest number of voters in a constituency at 12,902. The lowest is at Lachen-Mangan, a tribal Bhutia seat north Sikkim with 5699 voters. -X- The polling station with the largest number of voters is Arithang-Old Secretariat room No 1 with 1206 voters in east Sikkim. The lowest number of voters is in 127 polling station at Poklok-Kamr...

Finally i had the copy of the manifesto of the two major parties of the Sikkim Assembly Election. Well i would be more than pleased if someone could help me get the other parties manifesto for my small collection. Sikkim Democratic Party Sikkim Pradesh Congress

From Sikkim Express Chief Minister and Sikkim Democratic Front (SDF) party president, Pawan Chamling is worth nearly Rs. 1.5 crores. In his affidavit submitted to the District Collector, South along with his nomination papers in Namchi today, Mr. Chamling’s net worth is valued at Rs. 14,299,347 in movable and immovable properties (SEE BOX). In his affidavit, the SDF leader declared immovable properties in commercial and residential buildings worth Rs. 5,215,888 in total. Agricultural land in his name is valued at Rs. 7,69,909. There is non-agricultural land in his name. Interestingly, just like Congress president Sonia Gandhi, he does not own a car. He has liquid cash of Rs. 2,26,703 and insurance policies worth Rs. 3,53,121 in his name. His affidavit ment...

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From haalkhabar.com Gangtok, April 3 (IST 17:24): Former heavyweight ministers G M Gurung, Hissay Lachungpa, D D Bhutia, Somnath Poudyal were does not figure in the candidate list of SDF which is released today. The ruling Sikkim Democratic Front (SDF) today dropped as many as 20 sitting MLAs, including nine ministers and the lone MP in the list of its candidates announced for the assembly and parliamentary polls. Rural Development and Urban Development Minister K N Rai, Forest Minister S B Subedi, Tourism Minister R B Subba, Food and Civil Supplies Minister Kalawati Subba and PWD Minister D T Lepcha have also been dropped from the list of candidates. While another heavyweight minister P S Goley is contesting from Upper Burtuk, East Sikkim. He was three term legislative member from Chakung, West Sikkim. SDF party president Pawan Chamling will contest from two constituency Poklok-Kamrang and Namchi-Singithang. The decision comes after a prolonged suspen...