Dorjee Tshering Lepcha Explained
Dorjee Tshering Lepcha better known as D. T. Lepcha[2] is a Bharatiya Janata Party politician and a Member of Parliament at the Rajya Sabha from Sikkim. He has been elected in Sikkim Legislative Assembly election in 2014 and 2019 from Gnathang Machong constituency as candidate of Sikkim Democratic Front but later he joined Bharatiya Janata Party. He was minister of Sikkim Public Works (Buildings & Housing) and Transport in Pawan Chamling fifth ministry from 2014 to 2019.[3] [4] [5] [6]
Dorjee Tshering Lepcha was declared as Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) Rajya Sabha candidate from Sikkim for upcoming elections to be held on 19 January 2024.[7] [8] [9]
Notes and References
- https://myneta.info/sikkim2019/candidate.php?candidate_id=4607
- Web site: PTI . BJP's D T Lepcha wins Sikkim Rajya Sabha seat uncontested . 2024-07-15 . Deccan Herald . en.
- News: BJP now main opposition party in Sikkim even without winning a single seat . 13 August 2019 . The Economic Times . ANI . 19 October 2019 .
- https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/10-sdf-legislators-switch-over-to-bjp/story-qKcQJuqMqn2jbnoE1juggK.html 10 SDF legislators switch over to BJP
- https://www.firstpost.com/politics/ten-sdf-mlas-join-bjp-sikkim-may-be-headed-towards-arunachal-pradesh-route-as-mass-crossovers-leave-ex-cm-in-the-lurch-7165761.html Ten SDF MLAs join BJP: Sikkim may be headed towards Arunachal Pradesh route, as mass crossovers leave ex-CM in the lurch
- http://myneta.info/sikkim2019/candidate.php?candidate_id=4607 Myneta
- News: The Hindu . BJP names D.T. Lepcha as candidate for Rajya Sabha election in Sikkim . 7 January 2024 . 7 January 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240107113326/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/bjp-names-dt-lepcha-as-candidate-for-rajya-sabha-election-in-sikkim/article67715733.ece . 7 January 2024 . en-IN.
- News: Northeast Live . Sikkim: Former minister and 5-time MLA DT Lepcha is Bjp's RS Candidate . 7 January 2024 . 7 January 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240107113627/https://northeastlivetv.com/around-ne/sikkim/sikkim-former-minister-and-5-time-mla-dt-lepcha-is-bjps-rs-candidate/ . 7 January 2024.
- News: NDTV . BJP Candidate DT Lepcha Wins Lone Sikkim Rajya Sabha Seat Uncontested . 21 May 2024 . 12 January 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240521085644/https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/bjp-candidate-dt-lepcha-wins-lone-sikkim-rajya-sabha-seat-uncontested-4849392 . 21 May 2024.
