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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|Indian politician (1944–2024)}}<br />
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{{Use Indian English|date=September 2024}}<br />
{{Infobox officeholder<br />
| name = Ram Chandra Poudyal<br />
| image =<br />
| office = President of [[Rising Sun Party]]<br />
| term_start = 1989<br />
| term_end = 1990<br />
| office1 = President of [[Sikkim Congress (Revolutionary)|SC(R)]]<br />
| term_start1 = 1979<br />
| term_end1 = 1981<br />
| office2 = Member of the [[Sikkim Legislative Assembly]]<br />
| constituency2 = Loosing-Pachekhani<br />
| term_start2 = 1975<br />
| term_end2 = 1979<br />
| predecessor2 = ''New constituency''<br />
| successor2 = Jagat Bandhu Pradhan<br />
| office3 = 1st [[List of deputy speakers of the Sikkim Legislative Assembly|Deputy Speaker of the Sikkim Legislative Assembly]]<br />
| term_start3 = 1975<br />
| term_end3 = 1977<br />
| successor3 = Kalzang Gyatso<br />
| office4 = Member of the [[State Council (Sikkim)|Sikkim State Council]]<br />
| constituency4 = Loosing-Pachekhani<br />
| term_start4 = [[1974 Sikkimese general election|1974]]<br />
| term_end4 = 1975<br />
| predecessor4 = ''New constituency''<br />
| successor4 = <br />
| birth_date = {{Birth based on age as of date|80|2024}}<br />
| birth_place = Chhota Singtam, <br />
[[Kingdom of Sikkim]]<br />
| death_date = July 2024<br />
| death_place = [[Siliguri]], [[West Bengal]], [[India]]<br />
| party = [[Rising Sun Party]]<br />
| other_party = [[Sikkim National Congress]], [[Sikkim Congress (Revolutionary)]]<br />
| spouse = <br />
| children = <br />
| profession = <br />
| footnotes = <br />
}}<br />
'''Ram Chandra Poudyal''' (1944–2024),<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sikkim's Veteran Leader RC Poudyal Found Dead in Teesta Canal {{!}} Politics |url=https://www.devdiscourse.com/article/politics/3019709-sikkims-veteran-leader-rc-poudyal-found-dead-in-teesta-canal |access-date=2024-07-17 |website=Devdiscourse |language=en}}</ref> commonly known as '''R.C. Poudyal''', was an Indian politician from the state of [[Sikkim]]. He has played an important role in the political scenario of the state, especially in the context of integration of Sikkim and subsequent constitutional and legal developments into the [[Dominion of India|Indian Union]] . He was known for the founding and leading the [[Rising Sun Party]] (RSP), a political party active in the late 1980s.<ref>{{Cite web |title=CHAPTER-4 STATE PARTY DOMINANCE: CASE of SIKKIM SANGRAM PARIS HAD CHAPTER 4 State Party Dominance: Case of Sikkim Sangram Parishad |url=https://docslib.org/doc/1030739/chapter-4-state-party-dominance-case-of-sikkim-sangram-paris-had-chapter-4-state-party-dominance-case-of-sikkim-sangram-parishad |access-date=2024-07-09 |website=Docslib |language=en}}</ref><br />
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==Early life and education==<br />
He completed his schooling at Sir Tashi Namgyal Academy in Gangtok, Sikkim. For higher education, he attended Scottish Church College in Kolkata, West Bengal, where he pursued his degree in law.{{citation needed|date=September 2024}}<br />
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==Political career==<br />
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==Legal battle==<br />
Poudyal is known also for the landmark case of R.C. Poudyal vs. [[India|Union of India]] (1993), where he brought forward to question the reservation policies in the [[Sikkim Legislative Assembly]]. He argued that the disproportionate reservation of seats for the [[Bhutia-Lepcha]] community was discriminatory and violated the principles of fair representation under the [[Constitution of India|Indian Constitution]]. The [[Supreme Court of India|Supreme Court]], however, upheld the reservations, emphasizing the unique historical and cultural context of Sikkim.<ref>{{Cite web |last=IJLMH |date=2021-02-13 |title=Case Commentary on R.C. Poudyal v. Union of India |url=https://ijlmh.com/case-commentary-on-r-c-poudyal-v-union-of-india/ |access-date=2024-07-09 |website=International Journal of Law Management & Humanities |language=en-US}}</ref><br />
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==Death==<br />
As per newspaper reports on 18 July 2024: his body was found floating in the teesta in Bangladesh on 16 July, Tuesday, nine days after he was reported missing from his hometown in Sikkim's chhota singtam. SIT is probing into this matter.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-07-17 |title=Former Sikkim minister's body found in West Bengal canal |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/west-bengal/story/former-sikkim-minister-rc-poudyal-body-found-west-bengal-canal-2567917-2024-07-17 |access-date=2024-10-28 |website=India Today |language=en}}</ref><br />
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== Electoral records ==<br />
;[[State Council (Sikkim)]] election<br />
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"<br />
|-<br />
! Year<br />
! Constituency<br />
! Colspan=2|Political Party<br />
! Result<br />
! Position<br />
! Votes<br />
! % Votes<br />
! % Margin<br />
! Deposit<br />
! Source<br />
|-<br />
| [[1974 Sikkimese general election|1974]]<br />
| rowspan=3|Loosing-Pachekhani<br />
| {{party name with color|Sikkim National Congress}}<br />
| {{Won}}<br />
|colspan='6'|-<br />
|}<br />
; [[Sikkim Legislative Assembly]] election<br />
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"<br />
|-<br />
! Year<br />
! Constituency<br />
! colspan=2|Political Party<br />
! Result<br />
! Position<br />
! Votes<br />
! % Votes<br />
! % Margin<br />
! Deposit<br />
! Source<br />
|-<br />
|[[1985 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election|1985]]<br />
|rowspan=2|[[Loosing Pachekhani Assembly constituency|Loosing Pachekhani]]<br />
| {{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}<br />
|{{Lost}}<br />
|2nd<br />
|845<br />
|31.46<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|rowspan=2|[[1989 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election|1989]]<br />
| {{party name with color|Rising Sun Party|rowspan=2}}<br />
|{{Lost}}<br />
|2nd<br />
|1566<br />
|42.16<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|[[Barmiok Assembly constituency|Barmiok]]<br />
|{{Lost}}<br />
|2nd<br />
|1001<br />
|26.42<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|[[1994 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election|1994]]<br />
|[[Loosing Pachekhani Assembly constituency|Loosing Pachekhani]]<br />
| {{party name with color|Revolutionary Socialist Party (India)}}<br />
|{{Lost}}<br />
|3rd<br />
|1378<br />
|28.81<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
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== References ==<br />
{{Reflist}}<br />
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[[Category:Members of the Sikkim State Council]]<br />
[[Category:2024 deaths]]<br />
[[Category:1944 births]]<br />
[[Category:Sikkim MLAs 1975–1979]]<br />
[[Category:Revolutionary Socialist Party (India) politicians]]<br />
[[Category:Indian National Congress politicians from Sikkim]]<br />
[[Category:People from Pakyong district]]<br />
[[Category:Deputy speakers of the Sikkim Legislative Assembly]]<br />
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