Ram Chandra Poudyal

Ram Chandra Poudyal
President of Rising Sun Party
In office
1989–1990
President of SC(R)
In office
1979–1981
Member of the Sikkim Legislative Assembly
In office
1975–1979
Preceded byNew constituency
Succeeded byJagat Bandhu Pradhan
ConstituencyLoosing-Pachekhani
1st Deputy Speaker of the Sikkim Legislative Assembly
In office
1975–1977
Succeeded byKalzang Gyatso
Member of the Sikkim State Council
In office
1974–1975
Preceded byNew constituency
ConstituencyLoosing-Pachekhani
Personal details
Born1943 or 1944 (age 79–80)
Chhota Singtam, Kingdom of Sikkim
DiedJuly 2024
Nationality Indian
Sikkimese (until 1975)
Political partyRising Sun Party
Other political
affiliations
Sikkim National Congress,Sikkim Congress (Revolutionary)

Ram Chandra Poudyal (1944–2024),[1] commonly known as R.C. Poudyal, was an Indian politician from the state of Sikkim. He has played a significant role in the state's political landscape, particularly in the context of Sikkim's integration into the Indian Union and the subsequent constitutional and legal developments. He was best known for founding and leading the Rising Sun Party (RSP), a political party active in the late 1980s.[2]

  1. ^ "Sikkim's Veteran Leader RC Poudyal Found Dead in Teesta Canal | Politics". Devdiscourse. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
  2. ^ "CHAPTER-4 STATE PARTY DOMINANCE: CASE of SIKKIM SANGRAM PARIS HAD CHAPTER 4 State Party Dominance: Case of Sikkim Sangram Parishad". Docslib. Retrieved 9 July 2024.