List of Rajya Sabha members from Sikkim explained

The Rajya Sabha (meaning the "Council of States") is the upper house of the Parliament of India. Sikkim elects 1 seat and it is indirectly elected by the state legislators of Sikkim, since year 1976.[1] The number of seats, allocated to the party, are determined by the number of seats, a party possesses during nomination and the party nominates a member to be voted on. Elections in within the state legislatures are held using Single transferable vote with proportional representation.

List

Source:[2]

* Indicates current member

References

  1. Book: Rajya Sabha at Work. October 2006. Rajya Sabha Secretariat. New Delhi. 2nd. 21 October 2015. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20160305020442/http://rajyasabha.nic.in/rsnew/rsat_work/chapter-2.pdf. 5 March 2016.
  2. Web site: Alphabetical List Of Former Members Of Rajya Sabha Since 1952 . rajyasabha.nic.in . Rajya Sabha Secretariat . 6 October 2015 . 14 February 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190214083532/http://164.100.47.5/Newmembers/alphabeticallist_all_terms.aspx . live .
  3. 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.

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