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{{Infobox officeholder
 
| name = Sonam Lama
'''Sonam Lama''' is an Indian politician and monk in [[Sikkim]]. He is the State Minister RDD, Cooperative Depart of [[Sikkim]]
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| birth_date = 1975 or 1976
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| residence = [[Singtam]], [[East Sikkim]]
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| office = [[Sikkim Legislative Assembly|Member of Sikkim Legislative Assembly]]
| constituency = [[Sangha (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Sangha]]
| term_start = 2014
| term_end = incumbent
| predecessor = [[Phetooktsh Bhutia]]
| successor = incumbent
| office1 = Minister of Rural Management & Development, Panchayati Raj & Cooperative and Ecclesiastical affairs
| constituency1 = [[Sangha (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Sangha]]
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| party = [[Sikkim Krantikari Morcha|SKM]]
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'''Sonam Lama''' is an Indian politician and monk in [[Sikkim]]. He is the State Minister of Sikkim.


==Political career==
==Political career==
Sonam Lama stood as the candidate of [[Sikkim Krantikari Morcha]] (SKM) from [[Sangha (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Sangha constituency]] in the [[2014 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election]]. He won and beat the candidate of ruling party [[Sikkim Democratic Front]] (SDF).
Sonam Lama stood as the candidate of [[Sikkim Krantikari Morcha]] (SKM) from [[Sangha (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Sangha constituency]] in the [[2014 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election]]. He won and beat the candidate of ruling party [[Sikkim Democratic Front]] (SDF).


In December 2015, 7 SKM Members of Sikkim Legislative Assembly defected to the ruling party SDF,<ref>{{cite news|title=7 MLAs join SDF|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/states/west-bengal/7-mlas-join-sdf/cid/1522372|newspaper=The Telegraph|access-date=2 December 2019|date=1 December 2015}}</ref> but 2 other MLAs of SKM, Sonam Lama and [[Kunga Nima Lepcha]] stayed with their party.
In December 2015, 7 SKM Members of Sikkim Legislative Assembly defected to the ruling party SDF,<ref>{{cite news|title=7 MLAs join SDF|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/west-bengal/7-mlas-join-sdf/cid/1522372|newspaper=The Telegraph|access-date=2 December 2019|date=1 December 2015}}</ref> but 2 other MLAs of SKM, Sonam Lama and [[Kunga Nima Lepcha]] stayed with their party.


Sonam Lama stood as the SKM candidate from Sangha again. He won the seat and beat the SDF candidate by 26.52% margin. He was appointed to the Minister of Rural Management & Development, Panchayati Raj & Cooperative and Ecclesiastical affairs in [[Prem Singh Tamang ministry|P. S. Golay Cabinet]]<ref>[http://myneta.info/sikkim2019/candidate.php?candidate_id=4751 My Neta]</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/monk-turned-politician-sonam-lama-to-fight-for-bringing-back-karmapa/articleshow/35338412.cms | title=Monk-turned-politician Sonam Lama to fight for bringing back Karmapa | date=19 May 2014 | agency=PTI | newspaper=The Economic Times | access-date=30 August 2019 }}</ref><ref>[https://www.deccanherald.com/assembly-election-2019/skm-wins-sikkim-assembly-election-with-simple-majority-735770.html SKM wins Sikkim assembly election with simple majority]</ref>
Sonam Lama stood as the SKM candidate from Sangha again. He won the seat and beat the SDF candidate by 26.52% margin. He was appointed to the Minister of Rural Management & Development, Panchayati Raj & Cooperative and Ecclesiastical affairs in [[Prem Singh Tamang ministry|P. S. Golay Cabinet]].<ref>[http://myneta.info/sikkim2019/candidate.php?candidate_id=4751 My Neta]</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/monk-turned-politician-sonam-lama-to-fight-for-bringing-back-karmapa/articleshow/35338412.cms | title=Monk-turned-politician Sonam Lama to fight for bringing back Karmapa | date=19 May 2014 | agency=PTI | newspaper=The Economic Times | access-date=30 August 2019 }}</ref><ref>[https://www.deccanherald.com/assembly-election-2019/skm-wins-sikkim-assembly-election-with-simple-majority-735770.html SKM wins Sikkim assembly election with simple majority]</ref>


== Electoral records ==
== Electoral records ==
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[[Category:Sikkim MLAs 2014–2019]]
[[Category:Sikkim MLAs 2014–2019]]
[[Category:Sikkim Krantikari Morcha politicians]]
[[Category:Sikkim Krantikari Morcha politicians]]
[[Category:People from East Sikkim district]]
[[Category:People from Gangtok district]]
[[Category:Sikkim MLAs 2019–2024]]
[[Category:Sikkim MLAs 2019–2024]]
[[Category:Year of birth missing (living people)]]
[[Category:Year of birth missing (living people)]]
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