1953 Sikkimese general election

1953 Sikkimese general election
23 May 1953[1] 1958 →
12 of the 18 seats in the State Council
  Majority party Minority party
 
Party SNP SSC
Seats won 6 6

General elections were held in Sikkim in May 1953.[2] The Sikkim National Party and the Sikkim State Congress both won six seats.[2] Voter turnout was less than 30%.[2]

  1. ^ "Election to Sikkim State Council". The Indian Express. 2 June 1953. Retrieved 9 February 2022. ...the election which concluded on 23 May after 55 days of polling.
  2. ^ a b c Hamlet Bareh (2001) Encyclopaedia of North-East India: Sikkim Mittal Publications, p17