List of Rajya Sabha members from Sikkim

For other uses, see Member of Parliament (India).

The Rajya Sabha (meaning the "Council of States") is the upper house of the Parliament of India. Sikkim elects 1 seat and it is indirectly elected by the state legislators of Sikkim, since year 1976. The number of seats, allocated to the party, are determined by the number of seats, a party possesses during nomination and the party nominates a member to be voted on. Elections in within the state legislatures are held using Single transferable vote with proportional representation.

List of all members from Sikkim

Source:

Name	Party		Date of appointment	Date of retirement	Term	Notes
Leonard Soloman Saring		Indian National Congress	20/10/1975	19/10/1981	1
			20/10/1981	19/10/1987	2
Khamsum Namgyal Pulger		Sikkim Sangram Parishad	20/10/1987	19/10/1993	1	01/03/1988 Resignation
Karma Topden		Indian National Congress	30/03/1988	19/10/1993	1	bye 1988
			24/02/1994	23/02/2000	2
K. G. Bhutia		Sikkim Democratic Front	24/02/2000	23/02/2006	1	12/08/2000 Death
Palden Tsering Gyamtso			22/09/2000	23/02/2006	1	bye 2000
O. T. Lepcha			24/02/2006	23/02/2012	1
Hishey Lachungpa			24/02/2012	23/02/2018	1
			24/02/2018	23/02/2024	2	Current Member

External links

• Rajya Sabha homepage hosted by the Indian government
• Rajya Sabha FAQ page hosted by the Indian government
• Nominated members list
• State wise list