| Election Name: | 1958 Sikkimese general election |
| Country: | Kingdom of Sikkim |
| Type: | legislative |
| Previous Election: | 1953 Sikkimese general election |
| Previous Year: | 1953 |
| Next Election: | 1967 Sikkimese general election |
| Next Year: | 1967 |
| Election Date: | 1958 |
| Seats For Election: | 14 of the 20 seats in the State Council |
| Party1: | Sikkim State Congress |
| Last Election1: | 6 |
| Seats1: | 7 |
| Seat Change1: | 1 |
| Party2: | Sikkim National Party |
| Last Election2: | 6 |
| Seats2: | 6 |
| Party3: | IND |
| Last Election3: | 0 |
| Seats3: | 1 |
| Seat Change3: | 1 |
General elections were held in Sikkim in 1958.[1] The Sikkim State Congress emerged as the largest party, winning seven of the 20 seats.[1] Voter turnout was around 35%.[1]
The State Council was established in 1953 by the Chogyal.[2] It originally had 18 members, of which 12 were elected and six (including the President) appointed by the Chogyal.[2] Of the 12 elected members, six were for the Nepali community and six for the Lepcha and the Bhutia communities.[2] For the 1958 elections the number of seats was increased to 20. One seat for the Sangha was added, together with an unreserved seat.[2] [3]
Candidates for election to the Council had to be at least 30 years old, whilst the voting age was set at 21.[1] Around 55,000 voters registered for the election.[1]
| Constituency | Reservation | Name | Party | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gangtok | Bhutia-Lepcha | Sonam Tshering Lepcha | |||
| 2 | Kesang Wangdi | |||||
| 3 | Sikkimese Nepali | Narendra Nar Singh | Sikkim State Congress | |||
| 4 | North-Central | Bhutia-Lepcha | Martam Topden | |||
| 5 | Thendup Bhutia | |||||
| 6 | Sikkimese Nepali | Nahakul Pradhan | Sikkim State Congress | |||
| 7 | Namchi | Bhutia-Lepcha | Kazi Norbu Wangdi | |||
| 8 | Sikkimese Nepali | Sangkhaman Rai | Sikkim State Congress | |||
| 9 | Kashi Raj Pradhan | |||||
| 10 | Pemayangtse | Bhutia-Lepcha | Gaden Tashi | |||
| 11 | Sikkimese Nepali | Sher Bahadur Gurung | Sikkim State Congress | |||
| 12 | Bhujit Mukhia | |||||
| 13 | General | General | Chaksung Bhutia | |||
| 14 | Sangha | Lharipa Rinzing Lama | Sikkim National Party | |||
| Source: Sikkim Darbar Gazette[4] [5] | ||||||
In addition to the elected members, six others were appointed to the Sikkim State Council by the Chogyal, on 15 March; Rai Bahadur Densapa, Rev. Chotuk Tsering Pazo, Indra Prasad Subba, Bhairap Bahadur Lamchaney, Atal Singh Dewan and Hon Lt Prem Bahadur Basnet.[6]
The Executive Council was chosen from among the elected members, in addition to the Dewan of Sikkim, who was its President:
| Name | Responsibility | |
|---|---|---|
| N. K. Rustomji | President | |
| K. R. Pradhan | Senior Executive Councillor | |
| Martam Topden | Executive Councillor | |
| Nahakul Pradhan | Deputy Executive Councillor | |
| Norbu Wangdi | Deputy Executive Councillor | |
| Chuksung Bhutia | Deputy Executive Councillor | |
| Source: Proceedings of the Executive Council[7] | ||