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Sikkim Congress (Revolutionary) was
political party A political party is an organization that coordinates candidates to compete in a particular country's elections. It is common for the members of a party to hold similar ideas about politics, and parties may promote specific political ideology ...
in the
India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ...
n state of
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 1979–1981. The president of the party was Ram Chandra Poudyal. In the state assembly elections of 1979, SCR(R) won eleven seats (of 32) and became the largest faction in the assembly. In total, the party received votes (20.58% of the votes in the state). The strength of the party did however decline when several assembly members crossed over to
Sikkim Prajatantra Congress Sikkim Prajatantra Congress (Sikkim Democratic Congress) is a political party in the Indian state of Sikkim. Pawan Chamling, the current leader of Sikkim Democratic Front and Sikkim Chief Minister, was the treasurer of SPC 1978–1984. In the s ...
. In the
Lok Sabha The Lok Sabha, constitutionally the House of the People, is the lower house of India's bicameral Parliament, with the upper house being the Rajya Sabha. Members of the Lok Sabha are elected by an adult universal suffrage and a first-past ...
elections of 1980, the SC(R) candidate won votes (22.59% of the votes in Sikkim).


Electoral records


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 ...


Lok Sabha election, Sikkim


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Defunct political parties in Sikkim Political parties established in 1979 1979 establishments in Sikkim Political parties disestablished in 1980 1980 disestablishments in India {{India-party-stub