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Sikkim bypoll: Ruling SKM wins 2 assembly seats uncontested after SDF candidates withdraw
Aditya Tamang, son of chief minister and SKM president Prem Singh Tamang, won the Soreng-Chakhung seat as SDF’s Prem Bahadur Bhandari exited the race
Published on Oct 29, 2024 09:28 PM IST
Prem Singh Tamang sworn in as Sikkim chief minister for second term
Governor Lakshman Acharya administered the oath of office and secrecy to Tamang and his council of ministers at a ceremony at Gangtok’s Paljor stadium
Updated on Jun 10, 2024 08:02 PM IST
Prem Singh Tamang to be sworn in as Sikkim CM for second term on Monday
Prem Singh Tamang to be sworn in as Sikkim CM for second term on Monday
Published on Jun 10, 2024 12:27 PM IST
PTI |
Sikkim's lone LS MP thanks CM Tamang for giving opportunity to serve people
Sikkim's lone LS MP thanks CM Tamang for giving opportunity to serve people
Published on Jun 04, 2024 09:30 PM IST
PTI |
Ruling SKM retains lone Lok Sahba seat in Sikkim
Sikkim Krantikari Morcha’s sitting MP Indra Hang Subba defeated his nearest rival Bharat Basnett of the Citizen Action Party by a margin of 78,766 votes
Published on Jun 04, 2024 02:43 PM IST
HT interview: We did not forge any alliance, but share good ties with BJP, says Sikkim CM
SKM won 31 of 32 seats in Sikkim's assembly elections. CM Golay credits success to good governance. Chamling's defeat due to ego. Welfare schemes popular.
Updated on Jun 04, 2024 06:42 AM IST
SKM records landslide victory in Sikkim polls; CM calls BJP ‘close partner’
SKM, led by chief minister Prem Singh Tamang Golay, won 31 of the 32 assembly seats in Sikkim while SDF, headed by former CM Pawan Chamling got one seat
Published on Jun 02, 2024 07:39 PM IST
Sikkim’s ruling SKM heading for landslide victory in assembly polls
Sikkim Krantikari Morcha (SKM) leads in 31 of 32 assembly seats in Sikkim elections. Former CM Pawan Chamling's party SDF trails in most seats.
Updated on Jun 02, 2024 01:08 PM IST
Sikkim results: SKM retains power, wins 31 of 32 seats in assembly election
Sikkim assembly election results: The counting of votes for 32 assembly seats in Sikkim began at 6am amid tight security arrangements.
Updated on Jun 02, 2024 03:46 PM IST
HT News Desk | Edited by Aniruddha Dhar
Sikkim assembly polls: Counting of votes on Sunday
Sikkim witnessed primarily a bipolar contest between the ruling SKM and its principal opposition SDF with the BJP expected to put up a fight in around five seats
Updated on Jun 01, 2024 05:20 PM IST
No more 5-day working week; Sikkim declares holiday on 2nd and 4th Saturdays
After coming to power in May last year, Chief Minister Prem Singh Tamang introduced the five-day working week for employees of the state government and public sector units.
Published on Mar 10, 2020 03:40 PM IST
Gangtok | Press Trust of India
Sikkim CM gets major relief as EC allows him to contest polls; opposition targets BJP
The Election Commission noted that before 2003, disqualification applied in case of conviction for two or more years. Sikkim Chief Minister Tamang was convicted in a corruption case in 1996-97 and jailed for one year in 2017.
Updated on Sep 29, 2019 10:50 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Siliguri | Pramod Giri
Day after 10 SDF MLAs joined BJP, 2 switch to ruling SKM in Sikkim
The SDF, which ruled the Himalayan state for 25 years, is now left with just one legislator even though as many as 13 candidates of the party won 15 seats in the April election to the 32-member assembly.
Updated on Aug 14, 2019 05:55 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Siliguri | Pramod Giri
10 SDF legislators switch over to BJP
The SDF won 15 seats while SKM won 17 in the 32-member assembly in the elections held in April.
Updated on Aug 14, 2019 02:37 AM IST
New Delhi/Siliguri | HT Correspondents
PS Golay takes oath as chief minister of Sikkim
The Sikkim Krantikari Morcha (SKM), founded in 2013, won a slender majority in the 32-member Sikkim legislative assembly by bagging 17 seats against 15 won by the SDF.
Updated on May 27, 2019 11:26 AM IST
Gangtok | Press Trust of India
Assembly election results 2019: Opposition party SKM ends Chamling’s 25-year rule in Sikkim
Of the state’s 32 seats, Golay’s SKM won 17 seats, leaving the Chief Minister and his Sikkim Democratic Front totally stunned, who won 15 seats
Updated on May 24, 2019 12:35 PM IST
Gangtok | Press Trust of India
Sikkim Assembly Polls: CM Pawan Chamling among 3 SDF winners, SKM wins 7 seats
Chief Minister and SDF supremo Pawan Chamling won the Poklok Kamrang Assembly seat defeating his nearest Sikkim Krantikari Morcha rival Kharka Bahadur Rai by 2,899 votes.
Updated on May 23, 2019 05:18 PM IST
Gangtok | Press Trust of India
Election Results 2019: Sikkim is SDF’s pocket borough
Sikkim is one of the four states where parliamentary and assembly elections are being held simultaneously on April 11.
Updated on May 23, 2019 03:30 PM IST
Hindustan Times | HT Correspondent
Eyeing sixth term, Sikkim CM Pawan Chamling promises 100 years of life expectancy
Sikkim is supposed to hold assembly elections along with the Lok Sabha polls in April-May.
Updated on Mar 06, 2019 10:55 AM IST
Namchi (South Sikkim) | Pramod Giri
Sikkim opposition parties set for pre-poll alliance against Chamling
If the tie-up eventually materialises, it will be the first time an alliance of opposition parties will be forged in the 44-year history of Sikkim. The state is due to hold assembly elections this year.
Published on Jan 16, 2019 09:30 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Kolkata | Pramod Giri, Siliguri
Farmers who lost land for Sikkim airport begin agitation, opposition lends support
The affected farmers have alleged that around 300 acres that was not officially acquired for the project was damaged during construction.
Published on Nov 13, 2018 06:02 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Pramod Giri, Siliguri
Sikkim govt to hold Lama Mela to appease influential monks, woo Buddhist voters
Though the Sikkim Democratic Front has been in power since 1994 and Pawan Chamling the longest serving CM in the country, the Lama Mela comes in the backdrop of growing popularity of opposition Sikkim Krantikari Morcha and Bhaichung Bhutia’s Hamro Sikkim Party.
Updated on Jun 16, 2018 12:26 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Siliguri | Pramod Giri