Sikkim Congress, political party

Political party

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 in the India

India

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n state of Sikkim

Sikkim

Sikkim is a landlocked Indian state nestled in the Himalayan mountains...

. SC(R) existed around 1979-1980. In the state assembly elections 1979 SCR(R) won eleven seats (of 32) and became the largest fraction in the assembly. In total the party received 14 889 votes (20,58% of the votes in the state). The strength of the party did however decline when several assembly members crossed over to Sikkim Prajatantra Congress

Sikkim Prajatantra Congress

Sikkim Prajatantra Congress , a political party in the Indian state of Sikkim. Pawan Chamling, the current leader of Sikkim Democratic Front and Sikkim Chief Minister, was the leader of SPC 1978-1984. In the state assembly elections 1979 SPC had launched candidates in all 32 constituencies, and...

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In the Lok Sabha

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elections 1980 the SC(R) candidate won 11,632 votes (22.59% of the votes in Sikkim).