1967 Sikkimese general election

1967 Sikkimese general election
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18 of the 24 seats in the State Council
  Majority party Minority party Third party
 
Party SNC SNP SSC
Last election – 6 7
Seats won 8 5 2
Seat change New Decrease 1 Decrease 5

General elections were held in Sikkim in March 1967, having been due earlier but postponed after a state of emergency was declared following the Sino-Indian War.[2] The Sikkim National Congress emerged as the largest single party, winning eight of the 24 seats.[2] Although the Sikkim National Party won only five seats, its parliamentary faction was joined by three others (one each from the Tsong (Limbu), Sangha and scheduled caste reserved seats).[2]

  1. ^ "Around the World". Reading Eagle. 16 March 1967. Retrieved 9 February 2022. Voters go to polls today in the Himalayan Kingdom of Sikkim, ...
  2. ^ a b c Hamlet Bareh (2001). Encyclopaedia of North-East India. Vol. 7:Sikkim. Mittal Publications. p. 17. ISBN 9788170997948.