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Democracy, Government, Political Parties
Like all states of India, the head of the state government is a governor appointed by the Central Indian Government. His appointment is largely ceremonial, and his main role is to oversee the swearing in of the Chief Minister. The Chief Minister, who holds the real executive powers, is the head of the party or coalition garnering the largest majority in the state elections. The governor also appoints the cabinet ministers on the advice of the Chief Minister. Sikkim has a unicameral legislature like most other Indian states. Sikkim is allocated one seat in each of both chambers of India's national bicameral legislature, the Lok Sabha, and the Rajya Sabha. There are a total of 32 state assembly seats including one reserved for the Sangha. Sikkim also has a High Court, the smallest high court in the country.
In 1975, after the abrogation of Sikkim's monarchy, the Congress Party got the largest majority in the 1977 elections. In 1979, after a period of instability, a popular ministry headed by Nar Bahadur Bhandari, leader of the Sikkim Parishad Party was sworn in. Bhandari held on to power in the 1984 and 1989 elections. In the 1994 elections Pawan Kumar Chamling from the Sikkim Democratic Front becoming the Chief Minister of the state. The party has since held on to power by winning the 1999 and 2004 elections.
Chief Minister
Pawan Kumar Chamling (b. 22 September 1950) is the Chief Minister of the Indian state of Sikkim. He is the fifth Chief Minister of the state, since it joined India in 1975. Chamling belongs to the Sikkim Democratic Front party, which has governed Sikkim for three terms since 1994, winning the 1994, 1999 and 2004 elections.
Chamling was born in Yangang in South Sikkim district and entered politics in 1973. He is also the author of several books.
Sikkim Democratic Front
The Sikkim Democratic Front is the largest and ruling party of the Indian state of Sikkim.
The party is led by the Chief Minister — Pawan Kumar Chamling and has ruled the state since 1994.
The party consolidated it position sweeping the 1999 and 2004 state elections.
Major National Political Parties in
Sikkim
Other
Political Parties of Sikkim State
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Denzong Peoples Chogpi |
Sikkim Janata Congress |
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Nepali Bhutia Lepcha |
Sikkim Janata Parishad |
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Organization of Sikkimese Unity |
Sikkim Janata Party |
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Rajya Praja Sammelan |
Sikkim National Congress |
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Sikkim Congress (Revolutionary) |
Sikkim National Party |
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Sikkim Ekta Manch |
Sikkim Prajatantra Congress |
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Sikkim Gorkha Party |
Sikkim Scheduled Caste League |
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Sikkim Himali Rajya Parishad |
Sikkim State Congress |
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Sikkim Independent Front |
Sikkim United Democratic Alliance |
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Sikkim Janashakti Party |
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References
http://sikkim.nic.in/
http://en.wikipedia.org/
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