General elections were held in

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 ...

in April 1970.Hamlet Bareh (2001) ''Encyclopaedia of North-East India: Sikkim'' Mittal Publications, p18 The

Sikkim National Party Sikkim National Party was a political party in the Kingdom of Sikkim, formed in 1950. The Sikkim National Party was in favour of the monarchy and advocated independence for Sikkim. The party was founded to counter the growing influence of the pro- ...

emerged as the largest party, winning eight of the 24 seats.

Results

Constituency-wise

Appointed Members

In addition to the elected members, six members were appointed to the Sikkim State Council by the

Chogyal The Chogyal ("Dharma Kings", ) were the monarchs of the former Kingdom of Sikkim, which belonged to the Namgyal dynasty. The Chogyal was the absolute monarch of Sikkim from 1642 to 1975, when the monarchy was abolished and the Sikkimese people ...

, which included: Y. Dorji Dahdul (Chief Secretary), M. M. Rasilly, R. S. Prasad, D. B. Chettri, Pinto Tashi and J. D. Pulger.

Executive Council

From the elected members, the

appointed six to the Executive Council.

References

{{Sikkimese elections Elections in Sikkim

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