General elections were held in Sikkim in April 1970 to elect members of the State Council.Hamlet Bareh (2001) Encyclopaedia of North-East India: Sikkim Mittal Publications, p18 The Sikkim National Party emerged as the largest party, winning eight of the 24 seats.
Results
Constituency-wise #ConstituencyReservationNameParty1EastBhutia-LepchaMartam Topden2Nima Tenzing3Sikkimese NepaliNahakul Pradhan4SouthBhutia-LepchaKhunzang Dorji5Sikkimese NepaliKalu Rai6Bhagiman Rai7WestBhutia-LepchaThendup Tsering Bhutia8Sikkimese NepaliKhagra Bahadur Khatiwara9Bhim Bahadur Chettri10NorthBhutia-LepchaNim Tsering Lepcha11Netuk Tsering12Sikkimese NepaliBadrilal Pradhan13GangtokBhutia-LepchaAshok Tsering Bhutia14Sikkimese NepaliHarka Bahadur Basnett15GeneralSanghaRinzing Chewang Lama16NoneLendhup Dorji Khangsarpa17SCNandalal Rasaily18TsongPadam Singh Tsong Source: Sikkim Darbar Gazette
Appointed Members In addition to the elected members, six members were appointed to the Sikkim State Council by the Chogyal, which included: Y. Dorji Dahdul (Chief Secretary), M. M. Rasilly, R. S. Prasad, D. B. Chettri, Pinto Tashi and J. D. Pulger.
Executive Council From the elected members, the Chogyal appointed six to the Executive Council.
NameResponsibilitiesMartam TopdenEducation, Press & PublicityNahakul PradhanHealth & MedicalLendhup Dorji KhangsarpaAgriculture & Animal Husbandry, TransportAshok Tsering BhutiaExcise, ForestsHarka Bahadur BasnettBazarKalu RaiPublic Works
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