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Sangay Lepcha
Sangay Lepcha is an Indian politician. He was elected to the Sikkim Legislative Assembly from Yoksam–Tashiding in the 2019 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election as a member of the Sikkim Krantikari Morcha. He is Deputy Speaker of the Sikkim Legislative Assembly The Sikkim Legislative Assembly is the unicameral state legislature of Sikkim States and territories of India, state in north-eastern India. The seat of the Legislative Assembly is at Gangtok, the capital of the Sikkim state. History Sikkim be .... References 1963 births Living people Sikkim Democratic Front politicians People from Gyalshing district Sikkim MLAs 2019–2024 Deputy Speakers of the Sikkim Legislative Assembly Lepcha people {{Sikkim-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gyalshing
Gyalshing or Geyzing is a city, located in Gyalshing district or Geyzing district in the Indian state of Sikkim. It is administrative headquarter of district. The town is connected to the capital Gangtok by a metalled road. Geyzing is also connected to the West Bengal towns of Darjeeling and Kalimpong via Jorethang. A few kilometres north is the town of Pelling. The town has a large Nepali population, and the Nepali language is the predominant language of the region. The town is situated at an altitude of about 6,500 feet (1,900 m). The town enjoys a temperate climate for most of the year and snow sometimes falls in the vicinity. Near Geyzing is the ancient town of Yuksom, the ancient capital of Sikkim built in 1642. Other attractions include Pemyangtse Monastery built in 1640, reputed to be Sikkim's oldest and Khecheopalri Lake which as legend has it not a leaf is allowed to float on the surface. The town is the base for trekking in the Himalayas and professional ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
West Sikkim
Gyalshing District or Geyzing District is a list of Indian districts, district of the Indian state of Sikkim. Its headquarter is Geyzing, also known as Gyalshing. The district is a favourite with trekkers due to the high elevations. Other important towns include Pelling and Yuksom. Local people also call it as ''Pallo-Sikkim'' and ''Sano-Sikkim'' commonly. History West Sikkim is the site of the ancient state capital Yuksom. West Sikkim It served as Sikkim's capital beginning in 1642 for almost 50 years until it was shifted to Rabdentse. The district was under the occupation of the Nepalese for 30 years in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. After Anglo-Nepalese War (1814–16), the district was returned to Sikkim. Geography West Sikkim covers an area of . Attractions include the Khecheopalri Lake, where, according to legend, not a leaf is allowed to fall on the surface of the lake and the Dubdi Monastery, the first monastery of the state. Assembly constituencies The distr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sikkim Legislative Assembly
The Sikkim Legislative Assembly is the unicameral state legislature of Sikkim States and territories of India, state in north-eastern India. The seat of the Legislative Assembly is at Gangtok, the capital of the Sikkim state. History Sikkim became the 22nd state of India by the Thirty-sixth Amendment of the Constitution of India, 36th Amendment of the Indian Constitution in 1975. The Act provides that the Legislative Assembly of Sikkim shall consist of not less than thirty two members and that "the Assembly of Sikkim formed as a result of the elections held in Sikkim in 1974 Sikkimese general election, April 1974 with 32 members elected in the said elections (hereinafter referred to as the sitting members) shall be deemed to be the legislative Assembly of the State of Sikkim duly constituted under the Constitution." Sikkim is situated in the North East of India and has a geographical area of and a population of 6.1 lakhs. It was a tiny Himalayan Kingdom of Sikkim, kingdom, rul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sonam Dadul Bhutia
Sonam is a given name. It is a Tibetan name meaning "merit" (). Separately, it is also a name in various Indo-Aryan languages (Devanagari script: ). People with this name include: Buddhism * Sönam Choklang, 2nd Panchen Lama (1438–1505) * Sonam Gyatso, 3rd Dalai Lama (1543–1588), first officially recognized Dalai Lama * Sonam Lhundrup (1456–1531), great abbot of Mustang * Sonam Rapten (1595–1658), senior official of the Gelugpa School * Sonam Rinchen (1933–2013), Buddhist Geshe from Kham * Jinpa Sonam (born 1955), Indian Buddhist teacher from Ladakh, director of the Indiana Buddhist center Entertainers * Sonam (actress) (born Bakhtavar Khan, 1972), Indian actress * Sonam Bajwa (born 1989), Indian actress of Punjabi descent * Sonam Bisht (), Indian actress from Uttarakhand * Sonam Kapoor (born 1985), Indian film actress and fashion icon * Sonam Kinga (), Bhutanese actor * Sonam Lamba (born 1995), Indian actress from Chandigarh * Sonam Lhamo (born 1988), Bhutanese actre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sonam Gyatso Lepcha
Sonam Gyatso Lepcha is an Indian politician from Sikkim. He is a member of the Sikkim Democratic Front. He was elected to the Sikkim Legislative Assembly from Djongu in the 2019 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election as a member of the Sikkim Krantikari Morcha Sikkim Krantikari Morcha (translation: ''Sikkim Revolutionary Front'') is a political party in the Indian state of Sikkim which was the ruling party of Sikkim in 2020. P.S. Golay, a former member of the Sikkim Legislative Assembly, was one of .... He has won this seat since 1999. References 1962 births Living people Sikkim Sangram Parishad politicians Sikkim Democratic Front politicians People from Gangtok Sikkim MLAs 2019–2024 Lepcha people {{Sikkim-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sikkim Krantikari Morcha
Sikkim Krantikari Morcha (translation: ''Sikkim Revolutionary Front'') is a political party in the Indian state of Sikkim which was the ruling party of Sikkim in 2020. P.S. Golay, a former member of the Sikkim Legislative Assembly, was one of the prominent figures of the Sikkim Democratic Front (SDF) and was a minister in the government of Sikkim. Since December 2009 he has been a vocal critic of Pawan Kumar Chamling, the President of the SDF and the former chief minister of Sikkim. He started the party Sikkim Krantikari Morcha on 4 February 2013. Golay became the Chief Minister of Sikkim on 28 May 2019, thus ending the 25-year-rule of Chamling. History 2014 election On 4 February 2013, SKM was established at Soreng, a western city of Sikkim. Bharati Sharma was elected the Working President of SKM who is the first female leader of the political party in Sikkim. In September 2013 P.S. Golay formally seceded from SDF and became the Party President of SKM. SKM contested a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2019 Sikkim Legislative Assembly Election ...
Legislative Assembly elections were held in Sikkim on 11 April 2019 to elect the 32 members of the ninth Legislative Assembly. The term of the ninth Sikkim Legislative Assembly ended on 27 May 2019. Schedule of election Results Results (Party-wise) Results were announced on 23 May 2019. Results by constituency References {{Sikkimese elections State Assembly elections in Sikkim 2010s in Sikkim Sikkim Sikkim (; ) is a state in Northeastern India. It borders the Tibet Autonomous Region of China in the north and northeast, Bhutan in the east, Province No. 1 of Nepal in the west and West Bengal in the south. Sikkim is also close to the Siligur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1963 Births
Events January * January 1 – Bogle–Chandler case: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation scientist Dr. Gilbert Bogle and Mrs. Margaret Chandler are found dead (presumed poisoned), in bushland near the Lane Cove River, Sydney, Australia. * January 2 – Vietnam War – Battle of Ap Bac: The Viet Cong win their first major victory. * January 9 – A total penumbral lunar eclipse is visible in the Americas, Europe, Africa, and Asia, and is the 56th lunar eclipse of Lunar Saros 114. Gamma has a value of −1.01282. It occurs on the night between Wednesday, January 9 and Thursday, January 10, 1963. * January 13 – 1963 Togolese coup d'état: A military coup in Togo results in the installation of coup leader Emmanuel Bodjollé as president. * January 17 – A last quarter moon occurs between the penumbral lunar eclipse and the annular solar eclipse, only 12 hours, 29 minutes after apogee. * January 19 – Soviet spy Ghe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living People
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Sikkim Democratic Front Politicians
Sikkim (; ) is a state in Northeastern India. It borders the Tibet Autonomous Region of China in the north and northeast, Bhutan in the east, Province No. 1 of Nepal in the west and West Bengal in the south. Sikkim is also close to the Siliguri Corridor, which borders Bangladesh. Sikkim is the least populous and second smallest among the Indian states. Situated in the Eastern Himalaya, Sikkim is notable for its biodiversity, including alpine and subtropical climates, as well as being a host to Kangchenjunga, the highest peak in India and third highest on Earth. Sikkim's capital and largest city is Gangtok. Almost 35% of the state is covered by Khangchendzonga National Park – a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The Kingdom of Sikkim was founded by the Namgyal dynasty in the 17th century. It was ruled by Buddhist priest-kings known as the Chogyal. It became a princely state of British India in 1890. Following Indian independence, Sikkim continued its protectorate status with the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
