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G. T. Dhungel

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G.T. Dhungel
Member of Sikkim Legislative Assembly
Assumed office
2019
ConstituencyUpper Tadong
Minister of Health & Family Welfare Department of Sikkim
Assumed office
11 June 2024
Minister of Culture Department of Sikkim
Assumed office
11 June 2024
Personal details
Born (1959-08-22) 22 August 1959 (age 65)
Kingdom of Sikkim
NationalityIndian
Political partySikkim Krantikari Morcha
Parents
  • Lt. Augustine Dhungel (father)
  • Lt. Pema Ongkit Lepcha (mother)
Residence(s)Gangtok, Sikkim
Alma materAssam Engineering College, Guwahati. Bachelor of Engineering (Civil)
OccupationPolitician

Gay Tshering Dhungel is an Indian politician who is currently serving as the Member of Sikkim Legislative Assembly from the Upper Tadong Constituency.[1][2][3] He is a minister in Second Tamang ministry.

He is a member of the Sikkim Krantikari Morcha which he joined in 2019.[4][5]

Early life and education

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He was born in Sikkim to the Lt. Augustine Dhungel and Pema Ongkit Lepcha in 1959. He has done his schooling from Victoria Boys' School (Kurseong) and completed Bachelor of Engineering (Civil) from Assam Engineering College, Guwahati, in 1984.[6]

Political career

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Dhungel is a retired engineer and bureaucrat who turned to politics in 2019. He won the 2019 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election for Sikkim Democratic Front party and was elected MLA from 25-Upper Tadong Constituency.[7]

Dhungel defeated Anand Lama by 416 votes.[8][9]

Currently, he is the advisor to the Road and Bridges Department, Smart City Gangtok and Namchi, PHE Department and Irrigation & Flood Control Department, Government of Sikkim.[10]

References

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  1. ^ "Government of Sikkim, India". sikkim.gov.in.
  2. ^ "G.T. Dhungel". My SKM.
  3. ^ "ELECTED CANDIDATES IN GENERAL ELECTION 2019 TO THE 10TH SIKKIM LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY" (PDF). ceosikkim.nic.in.
  4. ^ "EM Prasad Sharma and GT Dhungel decide to joining ruling SKM". UNI India.
  5. ^ "2 SDF MLAs Join Ruling SKM In Sikkim A Day After 10 From Party Joined BJP". outlookindia.com. 14 February 2022.
  6. ^ "Gay Tshering Dhungel(SDF):Constituency- UPPER TADONG(EAST) - Affidavit Information of Candidate:". myneta.info.
  7. ^ "UPPER TADONG ASSEMBLY ELECTION RESULTS 2019". Oneindia.
  8. ^ "Sikkim Assembly and parliament results live | Sikkim CM Pawan Chamling wins both Assembly seats". The Hindu. 22 May 2019.
  9. ^ "IndiaVotes AC: Sikkim 2019". IndiaVotes.
  10. ^ "Meeting discusses mitigation strategies for Lumsey landslide". Sikkimexpress.