Sikkim Congress (Revolutionary)

Sikkim Congress (Revolutionary) was political party in the Indian state of Sikkim in 1979–1981. The president of the party was Ram Chandra Poudyal.[1][2] In the state assembly elections of 1979, SCR(R) won eleven seats (of 32) and became the largest faction in the assembly. In total, the party received 14,889 votes (20.58% of the votes in the state). The strength of the party did however decline when several assembly members crossed over to Sikkim Prajatantra Congress.

In the Lok Sabha elections of 1980, the SC(R) candidate won 11,632 votes (22.59% of the votes in Sikkim).

  1. ^ Jigme N. Kazi (20 October 2020). Sons of Sikkim: The Rise and Fall of the Namgyal Dynasty of Sikkim. Notion Press. p. 340. ISBN 978-1-64805-981-0.
  2. ^ Syed Amanur Rahman; Balraj Verma (2006). The Beautiful India - Sikkim. Reference Press. p. 347. ISBN 978-81-8405-019-6.