Pawan Kumar Chamling Explained

Pawan Kumar Chamling
Native Name:पवन कुमार चाम्लिङ
Office:5th Chief Minister of Sikkim
Term Start:12 December 1994
Term End:26 May 2019
Predecessor:Sanchaman Limboo
Successor:Prem Singh Tamang
Office1:Leader of the Opposition, Sikkim Legislative Assembly
Term Start1:3 June 2019
Term End1:13 August 2019
Predecessor1:Prem Singh Tamang
Successor1:Vacant
Office2:Member of Sikkim Legislative Assembly
Term Start2:3 June 2019
Term End2:2 June 2024
Predecessor2:Binod Kumar Rai
Successor2:Krishna Kumari Rai
Constituency2:Namchi-Singhithang
Birth Date:1950 9, df=y
Birth Place:Yangang, Kingdom of Sikkim
Party:Sikkim Democratic Front
Nationality:Indian
Spouse:Dhan Maya Chamling
Tika Maya Chamling
Children:8

Pawan Kumar Chamling Rai (born 22 September 1950[1]) is an Indian politician and writer who served as the 5th Chief Minister of Sikkim from 1994 to 2019. He is the longest serving Chief Minister of Sikkim and India, surpassing Jyoti Basu.[2] [3] Chamling is the Founding President of the Sikkim Democratic Front.[4] [5] He also served as the Leader of the opposition, Sikkim Legislative Assembly in the year of 2019. He represents the Namchi-Singhithang constituency in the Sikkim Legislative Assembly since 2019 till 2024 and the Damthang constituency from 1985 to 1994. Prior to establishing the Sikkim Democratic Front, Chamling served as Minister for Industries, Information and Public Relations from 1989 to 1992 in Nar Bahadur Bhandari's cabinet.

Personal life

Chamling was born in Yangang, South Sikkim to Nepali parents Ash Bahadur Chamling and Asha Rani Chamling. Chamling is also a prolific Nepali language writer, and recipient of the Bhanu Puraskar (2010) awarded by Sikkim Sahitya Parishad. He writes under the pen name Pawan Chamling. Mr. Chamling has two wives and 8 children (4 sons and 4 daughters).[6] [7]

Political career

Chamling was elected as the president of Yangang Gram Panchayat in 1982. In 1985, he was elected to the Sikkim Legislative Assembly for the first time. After being elected for the second time from Damthang, he became the Minister for Industries, Information and Public Relations from 1989 to 1992 in the Nar Bahadur Bhandari cabinet. After a series of major political upheavals in Sikkim, Chamling formed the Sikkim Democratic Front on 4 March 1993.

Chamling is the second chief minister in India after Jyoti Basu, of West Bengal to govern a state five terms in a row, with his party Sikkim Democratic Front winning the 1994, 1999, 2004, 2009 and 2014 Sikkim Legislative Assembly elections. His party first came to power in Sikkim after winning the 1994 Sikkim assembly elections. His popularity kept soaring in Sikkim due to his developmental work and for maintaining peace. In 2009, his party Sikkim Democratic Front won all 32 assembly seats in Sikkim Legislative Assembly.

In 2012, he faced allegations of corruption and Bhandari, his predecessor as CM, predicted that Chamling would go to jail if he lost his power.[8] And his former comrade Tamang (Golay) developed differences with him and floated his own party. These developments created political challenge for him, but he managed to win the assembly elections of 2014, albeit with a much reduced majority.

Following win in 2014 assembly election, he was sworn in as the Chief Minister of Sikkim for the fifth consecutive time on 21 May 2014 by Shriniwas Dadasaheb Patil, the Governor of Sikkim. He became the chief minister for a fifth time, a record previously held by Jyoti Basu who ruled West Bengal from 1977 to 2000.[9]

His party SDF won 22 out of 32 assembly seats in the 2014 legislative assembly election. 18 months after the 2014 elections, on 30 November 2015, 7 out of 10 opposition MLAs joined the SDF party under the leadership of Pawan Chamling. The ruling front had 29 out of 32 assembly seats in the state.[10]

Chamling resigned as CM after 2019 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election as former member Prem Singh Tamang's Sikkim Krantikari Morcha party formed the government by winning 17 seats out of 32. SDF party won the remaining 15 seats. Two of the SDF legislators had won from two seats each of which one had to be given up, reducing their strength to 13. In August 2019, 10 MLAs quit his party to join Bharatiya Janata Party and in the same month two other legislators joined Sikkim Krantikari Morcha. Thus making Chamling only MLA of the party.[11] [12] [13]

Electoral records

Sikkim Legislative Assembly election
YearConstituencyPolitical PartyResultPositionVotes% Votes% MarginDepositSource
1985Rowspan=5Damthang1st/82,28173.79+57.00refunded[14]
19891st/24,22794.27+88.54refunded[15]
19941st/43,90470.27+43.93refunded[16]
19991st/34,95272.26+45.03refunded[17]
20041st/1-refunded[18]
2009Poklok-Kamrang1st/67,37980.68+65.12refunded[19]
Namchi-Singhithang1st/65,65380.97+66.51refunded
20141st/34,77455.08+12.67refunded[20]
Rangang-Yangang1st/36,34363.84+32.23refunded
2019Poklok-Kamrang1st/57,73159.09+22.16refunded[21]
Namchi-Singhithang1st/55,05450.31+3.75refunded[22]
2024Poklok-Kamrang2nd/54,97434.03-20.96refunded[23]
Namchaybong2nd/54,93936.67-16.75refunded[24]

See also

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Pawan Chamling: Bio-note . 13 Feb 2024 . 25 October 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211025014019/http://wsds.teriin.org/2016/bio/pawan-chamling.pdf . live .
  2. News: Sikkim budget session from 25 June. Zee News. 13 June 2012. PTI. 7 November 2012. Gangtok. 6 January 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190106225207/http://zeenews.india.com/news/north-east/sikkim-budget-session-from-25-june_781560.html. live.
  3. Web site: Pawan Chamling — The Fifth Chief Minister of Sikkim . . 7 November 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130327160435/http://sikkim.nic.in/cmonline/homepage.htm . 27 March 2013 . dead .
  4. News: Sikkim CM wants BJP chief to step in. 6 September 2017. The Times of India. Chewan K. Dahal. 30 August 2019. 17 September 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190917103224/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/sikkim-cm-wants-bjp-chief-to-step-in/articleshow/60383450.cms. live.
  5. News: Sikkim's Pawan Chamling becomes longest serving Chief Minister, surpasses former West Bengal Chief M - The New Indian Express . 12 August 2020 . newindianexpress.com . 13 February 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190213005512/http://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2018/apr/29/sikkims-pawan-chamling-becomes-longest-serving-chief-minister-surpasses-former-west-bengal-chief-m-1807917.amp . live .
  6. Web site: Sikkim's Pawan Chamling is the longest serving Chief Minister, surpassing former West Bengal Chief Minister Jyoti Basu. 21 November 2018. 6 January 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190106225225/http://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2018/apr/29/sikkims-pawan-chamling-becomes-longest-serving-chief-minister-surpasses-former-west-bengal-chief-m-1807917.html. live.
  7. Web site: Chamling's Family Wealth Swells by 80%. 2021-02-12. outlookindia.
  8. News: Sikkim CM Pawan Kumar Chamling dangles 'crorepati' dream. The Economic Times. 2021-02-12. 22 June 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200622121331/https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/sikkim-cm-pawan-kumar-chamling-dangles-crorepati-dream/articleshow/33374752.cms?from=mdr. live.
  9. News: Chamling sworn in as Sikkim CM for record fifth time. Press Trust of India. Gangtok. 21 May 2014. 21 May 2014. The Indian Express. 26 January 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220126093631/https://indianexpress.com/article/india/politics/chamling-sworn-in-as-sikkim-cm-for-record-fifth-time/. live.
  10. Web site: Why are national parties shunned in Sikkim? (Dangal 2019). IANS. 2019-03-22. News and Analysis from India. A Refreshing approach to news.. en-US. 2019-03-24. 24 March 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190324203657/https://newsd.in/why-are-national-parties-shunned-in-sikkim-dangal-2019/. live.
  11. https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/bjp-now-main-opposition-party-in-sikkim-even-without-winning-a-single-seat/articleshow/70657139.cms?from=mdr BJP now main opposition party in Sikkim even without winning a single seat
  12. Web site: 2019-08-14. 10 SDF legislators switch over to BJP. 2021-02-12. Hindustan Times. en. 8 October 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191008081602/https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/10-sdf-legislators-switch-over-to-bjp/story-qKcQJuqMqn2jbnoE1juggK.html. live.
  13. Web site: 2019-08-14. Ten SDF MLAs join BJP: Sikkim may be headed towards Arunachal Pradesh route, as mass crossovers leave ex-CM in the lurch. 2021-02-12. Firstpost. 1 December 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191201142130/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. live.
  14. Web site: STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 1985 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF SIKKIM. ECI. 18 November 2019. 1985. 29 June 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190629074546/https://eci.gov.in/files/file/3356-sikkim-1985/. live.
  15. Web site: STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 1989 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF SIKKIM. ECI. 18 November 2019. 1989. 29 June 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190629074524/https://eci.gov.in/files/file/3358-sikkim-1989/. live.
  16. Web site: STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 1994 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF SIKKIM. ECI. 18 November 2019. 1994. 29 June 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190629074539/https://eci.gov.in/files/file/3360-sikkim-1994/. live.
  17. Web site: STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 1999 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF SIKKIM. ECI. 25 November 2019. 1999. 9 June 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190609120427/https://eci.gov.in/files/file/3361-sikkim-1999/. live.
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  19. Web site: STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 2009 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF SIKKIM. ECI. 31 October 2019. 2009. 5 June 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190605155134/https://eci.gov.in/files/file/3364-sikkim-2009/. live.
  20. Web site: STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 2014 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF SIKKIM. ECI. 25 November 2019. 2014. 9 June 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190609073155/https://eci.gov.in/files/file/3365-sikkim-2014/. live.
  21. News: Poklok Kamrang Election Result 2019 LIVE COUNTING. Firstpost. 25 November 2019. 27 May 2019. 8 June 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190608210252/https://www.firstpost.com/sikkim-assembly-elections/poklok-kamrang-election-results-2019-s21a010. dead.
  22. News: Namchi Singhithang Election Result 2019 LIVE COUNTING. Firstpost. 25 November 2019. 27 May 2019. 8 June 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190608210248/https://www.firstpost.com/sikkim-assembly-elections/namchi-singhithang-election-results-2019-s21a011. dead.
  23. News: Sikkim Democratic Front: From dominance to decline.
  24. News: Sikkim Democratic Front: From dominance to decline.

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