Английская Википедия:1974 Sikkimese general election

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Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Use dmy dates Шаблон:Use Indian English Шаблон:Infobox election General elections were held in Sikkim on 13 April 1974. They were the first elections in Sikkim to be held on the basis of universal suffrage, and also the last as an independent country. The result was a victory for the Sikkim National Congress, which won 31 of the 32 seats in the State Council. Kazi Lhendup Dorjee subsequently became Chief Minister. In May 1975 Sikkim became a state of India, at which point the State Council became the Sikkim Legislative Assembly.

Background

In the 1973 elections the Sikkim National Party won nine seats out of eighteen elected seats in the 24-seat Sikkim State Council. The Sikkim National Congress and Sikkim Janata Congress claimed there had been vote rigging, leading to protests. Political parties and members of the public demanded one man, one vote. On 8 May 1973 a tripartite agreement was signed between the Chogyal Palden Thondup Namgyal, political parties and the government of India. The agreement provided for the establishment of a responsible government under the supervision of a Chief Executive nominated by the Indian government.

Electoral system

Through the Representations of Sikkim Subjects Act, 1974, the Chogyal divided Sikkim into 31 territorial constituencies and one Sangha constituency. The 31 territorial constituencies were allocated as 15 for Nepalis, 15 for the Bhutia-Lepcha and one for scheduled castes, under a parity formula. The Sangha constituency represented Chogyal-recognized monasteries.

Campaign

The Sikkim National Congress contested all the 32 seats, whilst the Sikkim National Party contested five seats. Elections were held with the support of Election Commission of India.

Results

Constituency-wise

#	Constituency	Reserved for	Winner	Party
1	Yoksam	BL	Degay Bhutia	rowspan=24 style="background-color: Шаблон:Party color"|	Sikkim National Congress
2	Tashiding		Kazi Lhendup Dorjee
3	Geyzing	Nepalis	Kumari Hemlata Chettri
4	Dentam		Narbahadur Khatiwada
5	Barmiok		Nanda Kumar Subedi
6	Rinchenpong	BL	Nayen Tsering Lepcha
7	Chakung	Nepalis	B. B. Gurung
8	Soreong		Chatur Singh Rai
9	Daramdin		Krishna Bahadur Limboo
10	Jorethang-Nayabazar		Krishna Chandra Pradhan
11	Ralang	BL	Passang Tshering Bhutia
12	Wak		Adar Singh Lepcha
13	Damthang	Nepalis	Ratna Bijay Rai
14	Melli		Nanda Bahadur Rai
15	Rateypani West		Pendam Bhuwani Prasad Kharcl
16	Temi-Tarku		Badri Nath Pradhan
17	Central Pendam-East Pendam		Kehar Singh Karki
18	Rhenock		Bhawani Prasad Dahat
19	Regu		Mohan Guru
20	Pathing	BL	Sonpom Lepcha
21	Loosing-Pachekhani	Nepalis	R. C. Poudyal
22	Khamdong	SC	Kusu Das
23	Djongu	BL	Loden Tsering Lepcha
24	Lachen-Mangshila		Tasa Tengay Lepcha
25	Kabi-Tingda		Kalzang Gyatso Bhutia	style="background-color: Шаблон:Party color"|	Sikkim National Party
26	Rakdong-Tentek		Rinzing Tongden Lepcha	rowspan=7 style="background-color: Шаблон:Party color"|	Sikkim National Congress
27	Martam		Shepochung Bhutia
28	Rumtek		Phigu Tshering Bhutia
29	Assam-Lingjey		Dugo Bhutia
30	Ranka		Nim Tshering Lepcha
31	Gangtok		Dorjee Tshering Bhutia
32	Sangha	Sangha	Karma Gonpo Lama
Source: Sikkim Darbar Gazette

Council of Ministers

The Chogyal appointed the Council of Ministers on 23 July.

Name	Role
Kazi Lhendup Dorjee	Chief Minister
Rinzing Tongden Lepcha	Minister
Bhawani Prasad Dahat
Dorjee Tshering Bhutia
Krishna Chandra Pradhan