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{{Infobox Indian Political Party
| party_name= Sikkim State Congress
| party_logo          =
| colorcode            = {{Sikkim State Congress/meta/color}}
| founder              =
| secretary            =
| loksabha_leader      =
| rajyasabha_leader    =
| foundation          = 1947
| dissolution          = 1972
| merged              = [[Sikkim Janata Congress]]
| split                =
| position            =
| ideology            = Annexation of [[Kingdom of Sikkim]] with [[India]]
| colours              = [[Blue]] {{Colorsample|{{Sikkim State Congress/meta/color}}}}
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The '''Sikkim State Congress''', or ''SSC'', was an [[annexation]]ist [[political party]] in the [[Kingdom of Sikkim]]. It was founded in 1947 and worked closely with the [[Indian National Congress]] (INC) to successfully achieve the annexation of Sikkim to [[India]]. Other parties established by the INC to serve India's interests in its [[near abroad]] included the [[Nepal State Congress Party]] and the [[Bhutan State Congress Party]].


The '''Sikkim State Congress''', or ''SSC'', was an [[Annexationism|annexationist]] [[political party]] in the [[Kingdom of Sikkim]]. It was founded in 1947 and worked closely with the [[Indian National Congress]] (INC) to successfully achieve the annexation of Sikkim to [[India]]. Other parties established by the INC to serve India's interests in its [[near abroad]] included the [[Nepal State Congress Party]] and the [[Bhutan State Congress Party]].
The SSC's main constituents were [[Nepalese people|Nepalese]], while its opponent, the [[Sikkim National Party]], had support among the [[Bhutia]] and [[Lepcha people]]. It campaigned to change the election system from a [[Confessionalism (politics)|confessional]] system to a "[[one man, one vote]]" system. When that reform happened in 1974, the numerically superior Nepalese made the Congress Sikkim's dominant political party.


The SSC's main constituents were [[Nepalese people|Nepalese]], while its opponent, the [[Sikkim National Party]], had support among the  [[Bhutia]] and [[Lepcha people]]. It campaigned to change the election system from a [[Confessionalism (politics)|confessional]] system to a "[[one man, one vote]]" system. When that reform happened in 1974, the numerically superior Nepalese made the Congress Sikkim's dominant political party.
Some anti-clerical and other modernizing elites within the Bhutia-Lepcha community joined the Sikkim State Congress, because of its desire to abolish [[landlordism]]. [[Kazi Lhendup Dorjee]], one of these, was president of the party between 1953 and 1958. [[Kashiraj Pradhan]], [[Nahakul Pradhan]], [[Chandra Das Rai]] and [[B. B. Gurung]] were other prominent leaders who have led the party before the merger with India. Subsequently, SSC merged with [[Sikkim Janata Party]] in 1972, forming the [[Sikkim Janata Congress]].


Some anti-clerical and other modernizing elites within the Bhutia-Lepcha community joined the Sikkim State Congress, because of its desire to abolish [[landlordism]]. [[Kazi Lhendup Dorjee]], one of these, was president of the party between 1953 and 1958. [[Kashiraj  Pradhan]], [[Nahakul Pradhan]], [[Chandra Das Rai]] and [[B. B. Gurung]] were other prominent leaders who have led the party before the merger with India. Subsequently, SSC merged with [[Sikkim Janata Party]] in 1972, forming the [[Sikkim Janata Congress]].
==Electoral history==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Election
!Seats won
!Seats +/-
!Source
|-
| [[1953 Sikkimese general election|1953]]
|{{Composition bar|6|18|hex={{Sikkim State Congress/meta/color}}}}
| -
|rowspan=3|<ref name="HB">{{cite book |title=Encyclopaedia of North-East India |volume=7:Sikkim |author=[[Hamlet Bareh]] |year=2001 |publisher=Mittal Publications |isbn=9788170997948 |url=https://www.google.co.in/books/edition/Encyclopaedia_of_North_East_India_Sikkim/jrr7HPr8NAQC |page=17}}</ref>
|-
| [[1958 Sikkimese general election|1958]]
|{{Composition bar|7|20|hex={{Sikkim State Congress/meta/color}}}}
| {{increase}}1
|-
| [[1967 Sikkimese general election|1967]]
|{{Composition bar|2|24|hex={{Sikkim State Congress/meta/color}}}}
|{{decrease}}5
|-
| [[1970 Sikkimese general election|1970]]
|{{Composition bar|4|24|hex={{Sikkim State Congress/meta/color}}}}
|{{increase}}2
|<ref>{{cite web |url=https://eap.bl.uk/archive-file/EAP880-1-1-160 |title=Sikkim Darbar Gazette - Declaration of the Results of Election, 1970 |date=14 May 1970 |pages=59–60 |access-date= 16 June 2021}}</ref>
|-
|}


==See also==
==See also==
* [[History of Sikkim]]
* [[History of Sikkim]]
==References==
{{reflist}}


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[[Category:Defunct political parties in Sikkim]]
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Sikkim State Congress
Founded1947
Dissolved1972
Merged intoSikkim Janata Congress
IdeologyAnnexation of Kingdom of Sikkim with India
ColoursBlue  

The Sikkim State Congress, or SSC, was an annexationist political party in the Kingdom of Sikkim. It was founded in 1947 and worked closely with the Indian National Congress (INC) to successfully achieve the annexation of Sikkim to India. Other parties established by the INC to serve India's interests in its near abroad included the Nepal State Congress Party and the Bhutan State Congress Party.

The SSC's main constituents were Nepalese, while its opponent, the Sikkim National Party, had support among the Bhutia and Lepcha people. It campaigned to change the election system from a confessional system to a "one man, one vote" system. When that reform happened in 1974, the numerically superior Nepalese made the Congress Sikkim's dominant political party.

Some anti-clerical and other modernizing elites within the Bhutia-Lepcha community joined the Sikkim State Congress, because of its desire to abolish landlordism. Kazi Lhendup Dorjee, one of these, was president of the party between 1953 and 1958. Kashiraj Pradhan, Nahakul Pradhan, Chandra Das Rai and B. B. Gurung were other prominent leaders who have led the party before the merger with India. Subsequently, SSC merged with Sikkim Janata Party in 1972, forming the Sikkim Janata Congress.

Electoral history

Election Seats won Seats +/- Source
1953
6 / 18
 - [1]
1958
7 / 20
 Increase1
1967
2 / 24
 Decrease5
1970
4 / 24
 Increase2 [2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Hamlet Bareh (2001). Encyclopaedia of North-East India. Vol. 7:Sikkim. Mittal Publications. p. 17. ISBN 9788170997948.
  2. ↑ "Sikkim Darbar Gazette - Declaration of the Results of Election, 1970". 14 May 1970. pp. 59–60. Retrieved 16 June 2021.


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