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{{Short description|Unicameral legislature of the state of Sikkim}}
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{{Infobox legislature
| name = Sikkim Legislative Assembly
| coa_pic = Seal of Sikkim.svg
| legislature = [[10th Sikkim Assembly]]
| house_type = Unicameral
| preceded_by = [[State Council (Sikkim)|Sikkim State Council]]
| term_limits = 5 years
| leader1_type = Speaker
| leader1 = [[Arun Kumar Upreti]]
| election1 = 22 August 2022
| leader2_type = Deputy Speaker
| leader2 = [[Sangay Lepcha]]
| party2 = [[Sikkim Krantikari Morcha|SKM]]
| election2 = [[2019 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election|3 June 2019]]
| leader3_type = Leader of the House <br /> ([[List of chief ministers of Sikkim|Chief Minister]])
| leader3 = [[Prem Singh Tamang]]
| party3 = [[Sikkim Krantikari Morcha|SKM]]
| election3 = [[2019 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election|27 May 2019]]
| leader4_type =
| leader4 =
| party4 =
| election4 =
| members = '''32'''
| structure1 = [[File:Sikkim Assembly June 2020.svg|300px]]
| political_groups1 =


'''[[Government of Sikkim|Government]] (31)'''<br>'''[[National Democratic Alliance|NDA]] (31)'''
*{{Color box|#FF0000}} [[Sikkim Krantikari Morcha|SKM]] (19)
*{{Color box|#FF9933}} [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]] (12)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sikkim BJP formally makes alliance with ruling Sikkim Krantikari Morcha |url=http://www.eastmojo.com/sikkim/2020/09/19/sikkim-bjp-formally-makes-alliance-with-ruling-sikkim-krantikari-morcha/ |access-date=2022-05-28 |website=EastMojo |language=en-US}}</ref>
'''[[Parliamentary opposition|Other Opposition]] (1)'''
*{{Color box|#FFFF00}} [[Sikkim Democratic Front|SDF]] (1)<ref name=defection>{{Cite web |title=Day after 10 SDF MLAs joined BJP, 2 switch to ruling SKM in Sikkim |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/day-after-10-sdf-mlas-joined-bjp-2-switch-to-ruling-skm-in-sikkim/story-7IeQYk5H3IPpeholvMjLKL.html |access-date=2022-05-28 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en}}</ref>

| voting_system1 = [[First-past-the-post voting|First past the post]]
| last_election1 = [[2019 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election|11 April 2019]]
| next_election1 = [[Next Sikkim Legislative Assembly election|April 2024]]
| session_room = Sikkim Assembly Gangtok.jpg
| session_res = 250px
| meeting_place = Sikkim Legislative Assembly, [[Gangtok]], [[Sikkim]], [[India]]
| website = [https://sikkim.gov.in/departments/sikkim-legislative-assembly/sikkim-legislative-assembly Sikkim Legislative Assembly]
}}

The '''Sikkim Legislative Assembly''' is the [[unicameral]] state legislature of [[Sikkim]] [[States and territories of India|state]] in north-eastern [[India]]. The seat of the [[Legislative Assembly]] is at [[Gangtok]], the capital of the Sikkim state.

==History==
Sikkim became the 22nd state of India by the [[Thirty-sixth Amendment of the Constitution of India|36th Amendment]] of the Indian Constitution in 1975. The Act provides that the Legislative Assembly of Sikkim shall consist of not less than thirty two members and that "the Assembly of Sikkim formed as a result of the elections held in Sikkim in [[1974 Sikkimese general election|April 1974]] with 32 members elected in the said elections (hereinafter referred to as the sitting members) shall be deemed to be the legislative Assembly of the State of Sikkim duly constituted under the Constitution."

Sikkim is situated in the North East of India and has a geographical area of {{convert|7096|sqkm}} and a population of 6.1 lakhs. It was a tiny Himalayan [[Kingdom of Sikkim|kingdom]], ruled by a hereditary monarchy for about 3 centuries from the 17 century CE to 1975. In 1950, the kingdom became a protectorate of the Government of India, and was vested with autonomy in its internal affairs while its defense, communications and external relations became the responsibility of India. The kingdom finally opted to become full-fledged state of the Indian Union with effect from 26 April 1975.

Kazi Lhendup Dorjee was the first Chief Minister of Sikkim state from 1975 to 1979. [[Nar Bahadur Bhandari]] and [[Pawan Kumar Chamling]] served long terms as Chief Minister. As of the [[2019 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election]], [[Prem Singh Tamang]] is the Chief Minister.{{update after|2024|5}}

== Speakers of the Assembly ==
{| class="wikitable"
!Assembly
!Election Year
!Speaker<ref>{{cite web |url=https://sikkim.gov.in/departments/sikkim-legislative-assembly/presiding-officers |title=Sikkim Legislative Assembly - Presiding Officers |access-date= 12 January 2022}}</ref>
!Political Party
|-
|1st
|[[1974 Sikkimese general election|1974]]
|Chatur Singh Rai<ref>{{cite web|title=chatur singh-rai-first speaker of Sikkim| date=5 May 2020 |url=https://sikhim.blogspot.com/2020/05/chatur-singh-rai-first-speaker-of.html?m=1}}sikhim.blogspot.com</ref>
|[[Sikkim National Congress]]
|-
|2nd
|[[1979 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election|1979]]
|Sonam Tshering
|[[Sikkim Janata Parishad]]
|-
|3rd
|[[1985 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election|1985]]
|Tulshi Ram Sharma
| rowspan="2" |[[Sikkim Sangram Parishad]]
|-
|4th
|[[1989 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election|1989]]
|Dorjee Tshering
|-
|5th
|[[1994 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election|1994]]
|Chakra Bahadur Subba
| rowspan="5" |[[Sikkim Democratic Front]]
|-
|6th
|[[1999 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election|1999]]
|Kalawati Subba
|-
|7th
|[[2004 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election|2004]]
|D.N. Takarpa
|-
|8th
|[[2009 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election|2009]]
|K.T. Gyaltsen
|-
|9th
|[[2014 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election|2014]]
|[[Kedar Nath Rai]]
|-
| rowspan="2" |10th
| rowspan="2" |[[2019 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election|2019]]
|[[Lall Bahadur Das]]
| rowspan="2" |[[Sikkim Krantikari Morcha]]
|-
|[[Arun Kumar Upreti]]
|-
|}

==Structure==
[[File:Wahlkreise zur Vidhan Sabha von Sikkim.svg|thumb|Map of constituencies of Sikkim Vidhansabha]]
There are 32 members in the legislative assembly.<ref name=":0">[http://legislativebodiesinindia.nic.in/SIKKIM.htm Sikkim Legislative Assembly]</ref> There are 12 seats reserved for [[Scheduled Tribes]] (ST). These scheduled tribes include ethnic tribes such as [[Bhutia]], [[Lepcha people|Lepcha]] (Sherpa), [[Limbu people|Limbu]], [[Tamang]] and other [[Sikkimese people|Sikkimese]] Nepali Communities, as specified during the merger of the Kingdom of Sikkim (monarchy) into India. 2 seats reserved for [[Scheduled Castes]] (SC).<ref>{{cite news |title=Sikkim Assembly polls LIVE: Pawan Chamling's fate hangs in balance as voting begins |url=http://zeenews.india.com/news/general-elections-2014/sikkim-assembly-polls-live-pawan-chamling-s-fate-hangs-in-balance-as-voting-begins_923913.html|work=Zee news|access-date =11 May 2014}}</ref> One seat ([[Sangha (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Sangha]]) is reserved for the Buddhist monastic community of Sikkim.<ref name="sangha">{{cite web |url=https://www.thehindu.com/elections/sikkim-assembly/32-sangha-constituency-sikkims-intangible-seat-where-only-monks-contest-and-vote/article26725831.ece |title=32-Sangha constituency: Sikkim's intangible seat, where only monks contest and vote |newspaper=The Hindu |access-date= 3 January 2021}}</ref>

==Members of Legislative Assembly==
The tenth assembly was elected in [[2019 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election]]. The current members are listed below:<ref>{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140517151847/http://eciresults.ap.nic.in/AC/StatewiseS21.htm|url=http://eciresults.ap.nic.in/AC/StatewiseS21.htm|title=Sikkim Result Status|page=1 to 4|work=ECI|url-status=dead|archive-date=2014-05-17}}</ref>
{|class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! District
! No.
! Constituency
! Name
! colspan="2" | Party
! colspan=2|Alliance
!Remarks
|-
| rowspan="4"|[[Gyalshing district|Gyalshing]]
| 1
| [[Yoksam-Tashiding (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Yoksam-Tashiding]]
| [[Sangay Lepcha]]
| {{Full party name with color|Sikkim Krantikari Morcha}}
|{{Party name with color|National Democratic Alliance}}
|
|-
| 2
| [[Yangthang (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Yangthang]]
| [[Bhim Hang Limboo]]
| {{Full party name with color|Sikkim Krantikari Morcha}}
|{{Party name with color|National Democratic Alliance}}
|
|-
| 3
| [[Maneybong Dentam (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Maneybong Dentam]]
| [[Narendra Kumar Subba]]
| {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|{{Party name with color|National Democratic Alliance}}
|Switched from SDF to BJP<ref name=":1">{{Cite news |last=Hebbar |first=Nistula |title=10 Sikkim Democratic Front MLAs join BJP |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/10-out-of-13-sdf-mlas-join-bjp-in-sikkim/article29057799.ece |access-date=2022-06-08 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref>
|-
| 4
| [[Gyalshing-Barnyak (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Gyalshing-Barnyak]]
| [[Lok Nath Sharma]]
| {{Full party name with color|Sikkim Krantikari Morcha}}
|{{Party name with color|National Democratic Alliance}}
|
|-
| rowspan="4"|[[Soreng district|Soreng]]
| 5
| [[Rinchenpong (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Rinchenpong]]
| [[Karma Sonam Lepcha]]
| {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|{{Party name with color|National Democratic Alliance}}
|Switched from SDF to BJP<ref name=":1" />
|-
| 6
| [[Daramdin (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Daramdin]]
| [[Mingma Narbu Sherpa]]
| {{Full party name with color|Sikkim Krantikari Morcha}}
|{{Party name with color|National Democratic Alliance}}
|
|-
| 7
| [[Soreng-Chakung (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Soreng-Chakung]]
| [[Aditya Tamang]]
| {{Full party name with color|Sikkim Krantikari Morcha}}
|{{Party name with color|National Democratic Alliance}}
|
|-
| 8
| [[Salghari-Zoom (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Salghari-Zoom]] (SC)
| [[Sunita Gajmer]]
| {{Full party name with color|Sikkim Krantikari Morcha}}
|{{Party name with color|National Democratic Alliance}}
|
|-
| rowspan="8"|[[Namchi district|Namchi]]
| 9
| [[Barfung (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Barfung]] (BL)
| [[Tashi Thendup Bhutia]]
| {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|{{Party name with color|National Democratic Alliance}}
|Switched from SDF to BJP<ref name=":1" />
|-
| 10
| [[Poklok-Kamrang (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Poklok-Kamrang]]
| [[Prem Singh Tamang]]
| {{Full party name with color|Sikkim Krantikari Morcha}}
|{{Party name with color|National Democratic Alliance}}
|Won in 2019 bypoll necessitated after resignation by [[Pawan Kumar Chamling]]
|-
| 11
| [[Namchi-Singhithang (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Namchi-Singhithang]]
| [[Pawan Kumar Chamling]]
| {{Full party name with color|Sikkim Democratic Front}}
|colspan=2|None
|
|-
| 12
| [[Melli (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Melli]]
| [[Farwanti Tamang]]
| {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|{{Party name with color|National Democratic Alliance}}
|Switched from SDF to BJP<ref name=":1" />
|-
| 13
| [[Namthang-Rateypani (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Namthang-Rateypani]]
| [[Sanjit Kharel]]
| {{Full party name with color|Sikkim Krantikari Morcha}}
|{{Party name with color|National Democratic Alliance}}
|
|-
| 14
| [[Temi-Namphing (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Temi-Namphing]]
| [[Bedu Singh Panth]]
| {{Full party name with color|Sikkim Krantikari Morcha}}
|{{Party name with color|National Democratic Alliance}}
|
|-
| 15
| [[Rangang-Yangang (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Rangang-Yangang]]
| [[Raj Kumari Thapa]]
| {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|{{Party name with color|National Democratic Alliance}}
|Switched from SDF to BJP<ref name=":1" />
|-
| 16
| [[Tumin Lingee (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Tumin Lingee]] (BL)
| [[Ugyen Tshering Gyatso Bhutia]]
| {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|{{Party name with color|National Democratic Alliance}}
|Switched from SDF to BJP<ref name=":1" />
|-
| [[Gangtok district|Gangtok]]
| 17
| [[Khamdong-Singtam (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Khamdong-Singtam]]
| [[Mani Kumar Sharma]]
| {{Full party name with color|Sikkim Krantikari Morcha}}
|{{Party name with color|National Democratic Alliance}}
|
|-
| rowspan="5"|[[Pakyong district|Pakyong]]
| 18
| [[West Pendam (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|West Pendam]] (SC)
| [[Lall Bahadur Das]]
| {{Full party name with color|Sikkim Krantikari Morcha}}
|{{Party name with color|National Democratic Alliance}}
|
|-
| 19
| [[Rhenock (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Rhenock]]
| [[Bishnu Kumar Sharma]]
| {{Full party name with color|Sikkim Krantikari Morcha}}
|{{Party name with color|National Democratic Alliance}}
|
|-
| 20
| [[Chujachen (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Chujachen]]
| [[Krishna Bahadur Rai (Indian politician)|Krishna Bahadur Rai]]
| {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|{{Party name with color|National Democratic Alliance}}
|Switched from SDF to BJP<ref name=":1" />
|-
| 21
| [[Gnathang-Machong (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Gnathang-Machong]] (BL)
| [[Dorjee Tshering Lepcha]]
| {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|{{Party name with color|National Democratic Alliance}}
|Switched from SDF to BJP<ref name=":1" />
|-
| 22
| [[Namchaybong (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Namchaybong]]
| [[Em Prasad Sharma]]
| {{Full party name with color|Sikkim Krantikari Morcha}}
|{{Party name with color|National Democratic Alliance}}
|Switched from SDF to SKM<ref name=defection/>
|-
| rowspan="6"|[[Gangtok district|Gangtok]]
| 23
| [[Shyari (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Shyari]]
| [[Kunga Nima Lepcha]]
| {{Full party name with color|Sikkim Krantikari Morcha}}
|{{Party name with color|National Democratic Alliance}}
|
|-
| 24
| [[Martam-Rumtek (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Martam-Rumtek]]
| [[Sonam Venchungpa]]
| {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|{{Party name with color|National Democratic Alliance}}
|Won in 2019 bypoll necessitated after resignation by [[Dorjee Tshering Lepcha]]
|-
| 25
| [[Upper Tadong (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Upper Tadong]]
| [[Gay Tshering Dhungel]]
| {{Full party name with color|Sikkim Krantikari Morcha}}
|{{Party name with color|National Democratic Alliance}}
|Switched from SDF to SKM<ref name=defection/>
|-
| 26
| [[Arithang (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Arithang]]
| [[Arun Kumar Upreti]]
| {{Full party name with color|Sikkim Krantikari Morcha}}
|{{Party name with color|National Democratic Alliance}}
|
|-
| 27
| [[Gangtok (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Gangtok]]
| [[Yong Tshering Lepcha]]
| {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|{{Party name with color|National Democratic Alliance}}
|Won in 2019 bypoll necessitated after resignation by [[Kunga Nima Lepcha]]
|-
| 28
| [[Upper Burtuk (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Upper Burtuk]]
| [[Dilli Ram Thapa]]
| {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|{{Party name with color|National Democratic Alliance}}
|Switched from SDF to BJP<ref name=":1" />
|-
| rowspan="3"|[[Mangan district|Mangan]]
| 29
| [[Kabi Lungchok (Vidhan Sabha Constituency)|Kabi Lungchok]]
| [[Karma Loday Bhutia]]
| {{Full party name with color|Sikkim Krantikari Morcha}}
|{{Party name with color|National Democratic Alliance}}
|
|-
| 30
| [[Djongu (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Djongu]] (BL)
| [[Pintso Namgyal Lepcha]]
| {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|{{Party name with color|National Democratic Alliance}}
|Switched from SDF to BJP<ref name=":1" />
|-
| 31
| [[Lachen-Mangan (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Lachen-Mangan]]
| [[Samdup Lepcha]]
| {{Full party name with color|Sikkim Krantikari Morcha}}
|{{Party name with color|National Democratic Alliance}}
|
|-
| Buddhist Monasteries
| 32
| [[Sangha (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Sangha]]
| [[Sonam Lama]]
| {{Full party name with color|Sikkim Krantikari Morcha}}
|{{Party name with color|National Democratic Alliance}}
|
|-
|}

==See also==
* [[List of constituencies of the Sikkim Legislative Assembly]]
* [[List of chief ministers of Sikkim]]
* [[List of states of India by type of legislature]]
* [[Vidhan Sabha]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Legislatures of India}}
{{Current Indian assemblies}}

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[[Category:State legislatures of India]]
[[Category:Unicameral legislatures]]
[[Category:Government of Sikkim]]
[[Category:1975 establishments in Sikkim]]

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