| Country: | Kingdom of Sikkim |
| Type: | legislative |
| Next Election: | 1958 Sikkimese general election |
| Next Year: | 1958 |
| Election Date: | 23 May 1953[1] |
| Seats For Election: | 12 of the 18 seats in the State Council |
| Party1: | Sikkim National Party |
| Seats1: | 6 |
| Party2: | Sikkim State Congress |
| Seats2: | 6 |
General elections were held in Sikkim in May 1953.[2] The Sikkim National Party and the Sikkim State Congress both won six seats.[2] Voter turnout was less than 30%.[2]
The State Council was established in 1953 by the Chogyal.[3] It had 18 members, of which 12 were elected and six (including the President) appointed by the Chogyal.[3] Of the 12 elected members, six were for the Nepali community and six for the Lepcha and the Bhutia communities.[3]
Candidates for election to the Council had to be at least 30 years old, whilst the voting age was set at 21.[2] Around 50,000 voters registered for the election.[2]
| Constituency | Reservation | Name | Party | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | North-Central | Bhutia-Lepcha | Sonam Tshering Lepcha | Sikkim National Party | ||
| 2 | Martam Topden | |||||
| 3 | Sikkimese Nepali | Khus Narain Pradhan | Sikkim State Congress | |||
| 4 | Gangtok | Bhutia-Lepcha | Chodup Lepcha | Sikkim National Party | ||
| 5 | Netuk Bhutia | |||||
| 6 | Sikkimese Nepali | Adhiklal Pradhan | Sikkim State Congress | |||
| 7 | Namchi | Bhutia-Lepcha | Kunzang Rapgay | Sikkim National Party | ||
| 8 | Sikkimese Nepali | Kashi Raj Pradhan | Sikkim State Congress | |||
| 9 | Jai Narayan Subba | |||||
| 10 | Pemayangtse | Bhutia-Lepcha | Sonam Wangchuk | Sikkim National Party | ||
| 11 | Sikkimese Nepali | Dhan Bahadur Gurung | Sikkim State Congress | |||
| 12 | Nahakul Pradhan | |||||
| Source: Sikkim Darbar Gazette[4] [5] | ||||||
In addition to the elected members, five members were appointed to the Sikkim State Council by the Chogyal; John S. Lal (President of the Council and Dewan of Sikkim), Rai Bahadur Densapa, Tekbir Khati, Palda Lama and Hon Lt Prem Bahadur Basnet.[4] [5]
Following the elections, an Executive Council was appointed, which consisted of the President of the Council, John S. Lal and two of the elected members, Sonam Tsering and Kashiraj Pradhan.
| Name | Responsibilities | |
|---|---|---|
| John S. Lal | President of the Executive Council | |
| Kashiraj Pradhan | Public Works, Excise, Education, and Transport | |
| Sonam Tsering | Bazars, Forests, Health, and Press & publicity | |
| Source: Proclamations from the Chogyal and the Dewan[6] | ||