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'''Sikkim Scheduled Caste League''' (SSCL), a [[political party]] in [[Sikkim]], was formed on the model of the [[Scheduled Caste League]] of Dr. [[B.R. Ambedkar]]. SSCL demanded a democratic government, as opposed to the then monarchic regime of Sikkim. | '''Sikkim Scheduled Caste League''' (SSCL), a [[political party]] in [[Sikkim]], was formed on the model of the [[Scheduled Caste League]] of Dr. [[B.R. Ambedkar]]. SSCL demanded a democratic government, as opposed to the then monarchic regime of Sikkim. | ||
In the first State Council elections in 1953, SSCL had launched two candidates. None was elected. | In the first [[State Council (Sikkim)|State Council]] elections in [[1953 Sikkimese general election|1953]], SSCL had launched two candidates. None was elected. | ||
The party also participated in the 1967 and 1979 elections. In the 1979 legislative assembly elections the party had two candidates, whom together got 85 votes. Purna Bahadur Khati stood in Ratneypani-West Pendam where he got 68 votes (2.74% of the votes in that constituency) and Sukman Dorjee stood in Khamdong where he got 17 votes (0.7%). Both constituencies were reserved for [[Scheduled Caste]]s, the only two such constituencies in the state. | The party also participated in the [[1967 Sikkimese general election|1967]] and [[1979 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election|1979]] elections. In the 1979 legislative assembly elections the party had two candidates, whom together got 85 votes.<ref name=election1979>{{cite web |url=https://eci.gov.in/files/file/3354-sikkim-1979/ |title=Statistical Report on General Election, 1979 to the Legislative Assembly of Sikkim |publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] |access-date=14 September 2021}}</ref> Purna Bahadur Khati stood in Ratneypani-West Pendam where he got 68 votes (2.74% of the votes in that constituency) and Sukman Dorjee stood in Khamdong where he got 17 votes (0.7%). Both constituencies were reserved for [[Scheduled Caste]]s, the only two such constituencies in the state.<ref name=election1979/> | ||
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Sikkim Scheduled Caste League (SSCL), a political party in Sikkim, was formed on the model of the Scheduled Caste League of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar. SSCL demanded a democratic government, as opposed to the then monarchic regime of Sikkim.
In the first State Council elections in 1953, SSCL had launched two candidates. None was elected.
The party also participated in the 1967 and 1979 elections. In the 1979 legislative assembly elections the party had two candidates, whom together got 85 votes.[1] Purna Bahadur Khati stood in Ratneypani-West Pendam where he got 68 votes (2.74% of the votes in that constituency) and Sukman Dorjee stood in Khamdong where he got 17 votes (0.7%). Both constituencies were reserved for Scheduled Castes, the only two such constituencies in the state.[1]
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- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Statistical Report on General Election, 1979 to the Legislative Assembly of Sikkim". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
