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{{Infobox Election
{{Infobox election
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| country = Kingdom of Sikkim
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| election_name = 1953 Sikkimese general election
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| type = legislative
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| country = Kingdom of Sikkim
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| next_election = 1958 Sikkimese general election
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| type = legislative
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| next_year = 1958
| next_election = 1958 Sikkimese general election
| election_date = 23 May 1953<ref name=indianExpress>{{cite news |title=Election to Sikkim State Council |date=2 June 1953 |newspaper=[[The Indian Express]] |quote=...the election which concluded on 23 May after 55 days of polling. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=dMY-AAAAIBAJ&pg=PA4 |access-date=9 February 2022}}</ref>
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| next_year = 1958
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| seats_for_election = 12 of the 18 seats in the [[State Council (Sikkim)|State Council]]
| election_date = mid-1953

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| seats_for_election = 12 seats in the Sikkim State Council
| party1 = Sikkim National Party
| party1 = Sikkim National Party
| seats1 = 6
| seats1 = 6

| party2 = Sikkim State Congress
| party2 = Sikkim State Congress
| seats2 = 6
| seats2 = 6
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}}


'''General elections''' were held in [[Sikkim]] in mid-1953.<ref name=HB>Hamlet Bareh (2001) ''Encyclopaedia of North-East India: Sikkim'' Mittal Publications, p17</ref> The [[Sikkim National Party]] and the [[Sikkim State Congress]] both won six seats.<ref name=HB/> Voter turnout was less than 30%.<ref name=HB/>
'''General elections''' were held in [[Kingdom of Sikkim|Sikkim]] in May 1953.<ref name=HB>Hamlet Bareh (2001) ''Encyclopaedia of North-East India: Sikkim'' Mittal Publications, p17</ref> The [[Sikkim National Party]] and the [[Sikkim State Congress]] both won six seats.<ref name=HB/> Voter turnout was less than 30%.<ref name=HB/>


==Electoral system==
==Electoral system==
The State Council was established in 1953 by the [[Chogyal]].<ref name=HB2>Bareh, p16</ref> It had 18 members, of which 12 were elected and six (including the President) appointed by the Chogyal.<ref name=HB2/> Of the 12 elected members, six were for the [[Nepali Indian|Nepali community]] and six for the [[Lepcha people|Lepcha]] and the [[Bhutia]] communities.<ref name=HB2/>
The State Council was established in 1953 by the [[Chogyal]].<ref name=HB2>Bareh, p16</ref> It had 18 members, of which 12 were elected and six (including the President) appointed by the Chogyal.<ref name=HB2/> Of the 12 elected members, six were for the [[Nepali people|Nepali community]] and six for the [[Lepcha people|Lepcha]] and the [[Bhutia]] communities.<ref name=HB2/>


Candidates for election to the Council had to be at least 30 years old, whilst the voting age was set at 21.<ref name=HB/> Around 50,000 voters registered for the election.<ref name=HB/>
Candidates for election to the Council had to be at least 30 years old, whilst the voting age was set at 21.<ref name=HB/> Around 50,000 voters registered for the election.<ref name=HB/>
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|rowspan=2 | [[Bhutia-Lepcha]]
|Sonam Tshering Lepcha
|Sonam Tshering Lepcha
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|rowspan=2 | [[Sikkim National Party]]
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|[[Nepali people|Sikkimese Nepali]]
|[[Nepali people|Sikkimese Nepali]]
|Khus Narain Pradhan
|Khus Narain Pradhan
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|style="background-color: {{party color|Sikkim State Congress}}"|
|[[Sikkim State Congress]]
|[[Sikkim State Congress]]
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|rowspan=2 | [[Bhutia-Lepcha]]
|rowspan=2 | [[Bhutia-Lepcha]]
|Chodup Lepcha
|Chodup Lepcha
|rowspan=2 style="background-color: {{Sikkim National Party/meta/color}}"|
|rowspan=2 style="background-color: {{party color|Sikkim National Party}}"|
|rowspan=2 | [[Sikkim National Party]]
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|[[Nepali people|Sikkimese Nepali]]
|[[Nepali people|Sikkimese Nepali]]
|Adhiklal Pradhan
|Adhiklal Pradhan
|style="background-color: {{Sikkim State Congress/meta/color}}"|
|style="background-color: {{party color|Sikkim State Congress}}"|
|[[Sikkim State Congress]]
|[[Sikkim State Congress]]
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|[[Bhutia-Lepcha]]
|[[Bhutia-Lepcha]]
|Kunzang Rapgay
|Kunzang Rapgay
|style="background-color: {{Sikkim National Party/meta/color}}"|
|style="background-color: {{party color|Sikkim National Party}}"|
|[[Sikkim National Party]]
|[[Sikkim National Party]]
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|-
|8
|8
|rowspan=2 | [[Nepali people|Sikkimese Nepali]]
|rowspan=2 | [[Nepali people|Sikkimese Nepali]]
|Kashi Raj Pradhan
|[[Kashiraj Pradhan|Kashi Raj Pradhan]]
|rowspan=2 style="background-color: {{Sikkim State Congress/meta/color}}"|
|rowspan=2 style="background-color: {{party color|Sikkim State Congress}}"|
|rowspan=2 | [[Sikkim State Congress]]
|rowspan=2 | [[Sikkim State Congress]]
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|[[Bhutia-Lepcha]]
|[[Bhutia-Lepcha]]
|Sonam Wangchuk
|Sonam Wangchuk
|style="background-color: {{Sikkim National Party/meta/color}}"|
|style="background-color: {{party color|Sikkim National Party}}"|
|[[Sikkim National Party]]
|[[Sikkim National Party]]
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|rowspan=2 | [[Nepali people|Sikkimese Nepali]]
|rowspan=2 | [[Nepali people|Sikkimese Nepali]]
|Dhan Bahadur Gurung
|Dhan Bahadur Gurung
|rowspan=2 style="background-color: {{Sikkim State Congress/meta/color}}"|
|rowspan=2 style="background-color: {{party color|Sikkim State Congress}}"|
|rowspan=2 | [[Sikkim State Congress]]
|rowspan=2 | [[Sikkim State Congress]]
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|12
|12
|Nakhul Pradhan
|[[Nahakul Pradhan]]
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|colspan=6 |Source: Sikkim Darbar Gazette<ref>{{cite journal |journal=Sikkim Darbar Gazette |volume=2 |number=12 |title=Results of elections - 1953 |date=12 May 1953 }}</ref><ref>{{cite thesis |url=http://dspace.cus.ac.in/jspui/handle/1/6961 |title=Monarchy to Democracy Understanding Political Development in Sikkim, 1970-1994 |date=July 2019 |author=Pem Choden Tenzing |access-date= 17 June 2021 |pages=147}}</ref>
|colspan=6 |Source: Sikkim Darbar Gazette<ref name=sdg1953>{{cite journal |journal=Sikkim Darbar Gazette |volume=2 |number=12 |title=Results of elections - 1953 |date=12 May 1953 }}</ref><ref name=TenzingThesis>{{cite thesis |url=http://dspace.cus.ac.in/jspui/handle/1/6961 |title=Monarchy to Democracy Understanding Political Development in Sikkim, 1970-1994 |date=July 2019 |author=Pem Choden Tenzing |access-date= 17 June 2021 |pages=147}}</ref>
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===Appointed members===
In addition to the elected members, five members were appointed to the Sikkim State Council by the [[Chogyal]]; John S. Lal (President of the Council and Dewan of Sikkim), Rai Bahadur Densapa, Tekbir Khati, Palda Lama and Hon Lt Prem Bahadur Basnet.<ref name=sdg1953/><ref name=TenzingThesis/>

==Executive Council==
Following the elections, an Executive Council was appointed, which consisted of the President of the Council, John S. Lal and two of the elected members, Sonam Tsering and [[Kashiraj Pradhan]].

{|class="wikitable sortable"
!Name
!Responsibilities
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|John S. Lal
|President of the Executive Council
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|[[Kashiraj Pradhan]]
|Public Works, Excise, Education, and Transport
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|Sonam Tsering
|Bazars, Forests, Health, and Press & publicity
|-class="sortbottom"
|colspan=2|Source: Proclamations from the Chogyal and the Dewan<ref>{{cite web |url=https://eap.bl.uk/archive-file/EAP880-1-1-48 |pages=25, 28 |title=State Council and Executive Council Proclamation - Memo No. 525 |date=4 August 1953 |author=Tashi Namgyal |access-date= 22 June 2021}}</ref>
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Latest revision as of 07:48, 24 December 2024

1953 Sikkimese general election
23 May 1953[1] 1958 →
12 of the 18 seats in the State Council
  Majority party Minority party
 
Party SNP SSC
Seats won 6 6

General elections were held in Sikkim in May 1953.[2] The Sikkim National Party and the Sikkim State Congress both won six seats.[2] Voter turnout was less than 30%.[2]

Electoral system

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The State Council was established in 1953 by the Chogyal.[3] It had 18 members, of which 12 were elected and six (including the President) appointed by the Chogyal.[3] Of the 12 elected members, six were for the Nepali community and six for the Lepcha and the Bhutia communities.[3]

Candidates for election to the Council had to be at least 30 years old, whilst the voting age was set at 21.[2] Around 50,000 voters registered for the election.[2]

Results

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PartySeats
Bhutia-LepchaNepaliTotal
Sikkim National Party606
Sikkim State Congress066
Appointed members––6
Total6618
Source: Hamlet Bareh

Constituency-wise

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# Constituency Reservation Name Party
1 North-Central Bhutia-Lepcha Sonam Tshering Lepcha Sikkim National Party
2 Martam Topden
3 Sikkimese Nepali Khus Narain Pradhan Sikkim State Congress
4 Gangtok Bhutia-Lepcha Chodup Lepcha Sikkim National Party
5 Netuk Bhutia
6 Sikkimese Nepali Adhiklal Pradhan Sikkim State Congress
7 Namchi Bhutia-Lepcha Kunzang Rapgay Sikkim National Party
8 Sikkimese Nepali Kashi Raj Pradhan Sikkim State Congress
9 Jai Narayan Subba
10 Pemayangtse Bhutia-Lepcha Sonam Wangchuk Sikkim National Party
11 Sikkimese Nepali Dhan Bahadur Gurung Sikkim State Congress
12 Nahakul Pradhan
Source: Sikkim Darbar Gazette[4][5]

Appointed members

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In addition to the elected members, five members were appointed to the Sikkim State Council by the Chogyal; John S. Lal (President of the Council and Dewan of Sikkim), Rai Bahadur Densapa, Tekbir Khati, Palda Lama and Hon Lt Prem Bahadur Basnet.[4][5]

Executive Council

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Following the elections, an Executive Council was appointed, which consisted of the President of the Council, John S. Lal and two of the elected members, Sonam Tsering and Kashiraj Pradhan.

Name Responsibilities
John S. Lal President of the Executive Council
Kashiraj Pradhan Public Works, Excise, Education, and Transport
Sonam Tsering Bazars, Forests, Health, and Press & publicity
Source: Proclamations from the Chogyal and the Dewan[6]

References

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  1. ^ "Election to Sikkim State Council". The Indian Express. 2 June 1953. Retrieved 9 February 2022. ...the election which concluded on 23 May after 55 days of polling.
  2. ^ a b c d e Hamlet Bareh (2001) Encyclopaedia of North-East India: Sikkim Mittal Publications, p17
  3. ^ a b c Bareh, p16
  4. ^ a b "Results of elections - 1953". Sikkim Darbar Gazette. 2 (12). 12 May 1953.
  5. ^ a b Pem Choden Tenzing (July 2019). Monarchy to Democracy Understanding Political Development in Sikkim, 1970-1994 (Thesis). p. 147. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
  6. ^ Tashi Namgyal (4 August 1953). "State Council and Executive Council Proclamation - Memo No. 525". pp. 25, 28. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
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