| Party Name: | Sikkim Republican Party |
| Abbreviation: | SRP |
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| Leader: | Kharka Bahadur Rai |
| Founder: | Kharka Bahadur Rai |
| Headquarters: | Rangpo, Sikkim, India. |
| Ideology: | Republicanism |
| Colours: | Blue, White, Red and Yellow |
| Eci: | Registered-Unrecognized State Party (Sikkim)[1] |
| State Seats Name: | Sikkim Legislative Assembly |
Sikkim Republican Party (SRP) is a regional political party (State Party (Unrecognized)) in the Indian state of Sikkim. Founder and incumbent president is Kharka Bahadur Rai (K.B. Rai). Election symbol is Flute.
On February 27, 2017, K.B. Rai launched a new political party, Sikkim Republican Party (SRP) at Jorethang, South Sikkim.[2] K.B. Rai is former President of Sikkim Gorkha Jagaran Sangh which advocates the expansion of the interests for Gorkha ethnic group of Sikkim.
On February 22, 2019, SRP was allotted the flute as party's symbol by ECI for the 2019 Sikkim Legislative Assembly Election (32 constituencies).[3] In April same year, SRP nominated 12 candidates from 13 constituencies[4] for this election. But all candidates lost and only received 1.51% votes or less in each constituency.[5] In Lok Sabha Election 2019 in Sikkim, SRP nominated Dhiraj Kumar Rai as its candidate, but he lost and secured only 1,503 votes (0.43%) and the 7th position of 11 candidates.[6]
In the September same year By-Election for Sikkim Legislative Assembly (3 constituencies), SRP send candidates to all 3 constituencies. But all candidates lost and only received 1.94% votes or less in each constituency.
| Year | Total Seats | Seats Contested | Seats Won | Forfeited Deposits | % Votes Contested | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 32 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 0.80 | [7] | |
| 2019 (by-election) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | [8] [9] [10] |