G. T. Dhungel Explained

G.T. Dhungel
Birth Date:1959 8, df=yes
Birth Place:Kingdom of Sikkim
Office:Member of Sikkim Legislative Assembly
Constituency:Upper Tadong
Term Start:2019
Office1:Minister of Health & Family Welfare Department of Sikkim
Term Start1:11 June 2024
Office5:Minister of Culture Department of Sikkim
Term Start5:11 June 2024
Nationality:Indian
Mother:Lt. Pema Ongkit Lepcha
Father:Lt. Augustine Dhungel
Party:Sikkim Krantikari Morcha
Residence:Gangtok, Sikkim
Alma Mater:Assam Engineering College, Guwahati. Bachelor of Engineering (Civil)
Occupation:Politician

Gay Tshering Dhungel is an Indian politician who is currently serving as the Member of Sikkim Legislative Assembly from the Upper Tadong Constituency.[1] [2] [3] He is a minister in Second Tamang ministry.

He is a member of the Sikkim Krantikari Morcha which he joined in 2019.[4] [5]

Early life and education

He was born in Sikkim to the Lt. Augustine Dhungel and Pema Ongkit Lepcha in 1959. He has done his schooling from Victoria Boys' School (Kurseong) and completed Bachelor of Engineering (Civil) from Assam Engineering College, Guwahati, in 1984.[6]

Political career

Dhungel is a retired engineer and bureaucrat who turned to politics in 2019. He won the 2019 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election for Sikkim Democratic Front party and was elected MLA from 25-Upper Tadong Constituency.[7]

Dhungel defeated Anand Lama by 416 votes.[8] [9]

Currently, he is the advisor to the Road and Bridges Department, Smart City Gangtok and Namchi, PHE Department and Irrigation & Flood Control Department, Government of Sikkim.[10]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Government of Sikkim, India . sikkim.gov.in.
  2. Web site: G.T. Dhungel . My SKM.
  3. Web site: ELECTED CANDIDATES IN GENERAL ELECTION 2019 TO THE 10TH SIKKIM LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY . ceosikkim.nic.in.
  4. Web site: EM Prasad Sharma and GT Dhungel decide to joining ruling SKM . UNI India.
  5. Web site: 2 SDF MLAs Join Ruling SKM In Sikkim A Day After 10 From Party Joined BJP . outlookindia.com . en . 14 February 2022.
  6. Web site: Gay Tshering Dhungel(SDF):Constituency- UPPER TADONG(EAST) - Affidavit Information of Candidate: . myneta.info.
  7. Web site: UPPER TADONG ASSEMBLY ELECTION RESULTS 2019 . Oneindia.
  8. Web site: Sikkim Assembly and parliament results live Sikkim CM Pawan Chamling wins both Assembly seats . The Hindu . en-IN . 22 May 2019.
  9. Web site: IndiaVotes AC: Sikkim 2019 . IndiaVotes.
  10. Web site: Meeting discusses mitigation strategies for Lumsey landslide . Sikkimexpress . en.

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