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March 8, 1953
ihimnlaiuui Tin’, c*
Three
SIKKIM ELECTIONS
i From Our Correspondent)
Gangtok, February 28, 1953.
For the first time hi her history Sikkim is go ng'
to the polls for the formation of a seventeen member
Legblatlire. It shall be composed of twelve elected
and and five nominated members. Tim twelve elected
seats shall be * filled by six Bhutja-Lepchas and six
Nepalese., , It is understood that parity fetween the
Bhutiu-Lepeha and Nepali communities' will be main-
triced in the nominated seats also. Their shall bo a
Primary election by Rhiitia-Lepeha vot< is only- for.
electin'* twelve Bhutia Lepcha candidates, out of which
six, along with other six Nepalese,'- shall be elected in
the Final election which shall, be joint.
After two invalidation and three withdrawals, the
valid nominations are as follows :— •
PRIMARY ELECTION
Polling
Gangtok Ch nstituency,
1. Sri Tashi Tsering
2. „, Lhendm> Dorji
3 ., Balden Tenz ng
4 „ Nctuk Bhutia
on 30 3-53.
Sikkim State Congress
do do do
Sikkim National Party
do
do
do
ALL INDIA TAMANG
BUDDHIST CONFERENCE
Darjeeling, March 3
A conference of the
Tamangs domiciled in India
was held for the first time
at Matigarah. It lasted for.
three days from the. 20th ,
to 22nd February 1953.
Ahyotffiv.e thousand Ta-
mangs were present, besides
500 delegates .from diffe-
rent parts'of the country,
.particularly from Darjee-
ling. Dobars, Sikkim,
Assam, Nepal-.
The Tamangs are
Gorklms by nationality,
and they,, as a single unit,
form a significant bulk in
the population of the dis-
trict o. Darjeeling. There
are about 30 lakhs of them
inside Nepal alone. But
unfortunately they are the
most down trodden people
as a class and backward
in the true sense of the
term.
5. •
,, Cldu chip Lrpcha
do
do
do
In order to protect
0.
({dr}’ Luma
do
do
do
themselves from being fur-
ther exploited they had
North-Central Constituency. Polling on
6 4-53.
now, in their open session!
1.
Capt. Dirnik Singh Lepcha..
Sikkim State
Congress
organised a central body
2.
Sri Gempu Bhutia
do
do
do
known as ‘'All India Ne-
3.
,, Sonam Tslrering Bhutia
Sikkim National Party
pali Tamang Buddhist As-
4
,, Martam Topden
do
do
do
sociation”. A number of
5.
,, Datluip Bhutia
do
do
do
resolution was ; d pled.
li.
Tomki Binitia
do
do
do
The conference elected
Namchi Constituency. Polling on 134-53.
1. Sri Namgyal Tshering ... Sikkim State Congress
2. .. Topden Pintso ... Sikkim National Party
3. ,, Kunzang Rabgay Kazi do do . do
( Continued. on page 5 )
Sardar Santabir Lama of
Siliguri, Sirdar Pema Tshe-
ring Lama, and Sri Harka-
dhoj Lama of Darjeeling
as its President, VicePre-
dent and General Secretary
respectively.
ihimnlaiuui Tin’, c*
Three
SIKKIM ELECTIONS
i From Our Correspondent)
Gangtok, February 28, 1953.
For the first time hi her history Sikkim is go ng'
to the polls for the formation of a seventeen member
Legblatlire. It shall be composed of twelve elected
and and five nominated members. Tim twelve elected
seats shall be * filled by six Bhutja-Lepchas and six
Nepalese., , It is understood that parity fetween the
Bhutiu-Lepeha and Nepali communities' will be main-
triced in the nominated seats also. Their shall bo a
Primary election by Rhiitia-Lepeha vot< is only- for.
electin'* twelve Bhutia Lepcha candidates, out of which
six, along with other six Nepalese,'- shall be elected in
the Final election which shall, be joint.
After two invalidation and three withdrawals, the
valid nominations are as follows :— •
PRIMARY ELECTION
Polling
Gangtok Ch nstituency,
1. Sri Tashi Tsering
2. „, Lhendm> Dorji
3 ., Balden Tenz ng
4 „ Nctuk Bhutia
on 30 3-53.
Sikkim State Congress
do do do
Sikkim National Party
do
do
do
ALL INDIA TAMANG
BUDDHIST CONFERENCE
Darjeeling, March 3
A conference of the
Tamangs domiciled in India
was held for the first time
at Matigarah. It lasted for.
three days from the. 20th ,
to 22nd February 1953.
Ahyotffiv.e thousand Ta-
mangs were present, besides
500 delegates .from diffe-
rent parts'of the country,
.particularly from Darjee-
ling. Dobars, Sikkim,
Assam, Nepal-.
The Tamangs are
Gorklms by nationality,
and they,, as a single unit,
form a significant bulk in
the population of the dis-
trict o. Darjeeling. There
are about 30 lakhs of them
inside Nepal alone. But
unfortunately they are the
most down trodden people
as a class and backward
in the true sense of the
term.
5. •
,, Cldu chip Lrpcha
do
do
do
In order to protect
0.
({dr}’ Luma
do
do
do
themselves from being fur-
ther exploited they had
North-Central Constituency. Polling on
6 4-53.
now, in their open session!
1.
Capt. Dirnik Singh Lepcha..
Sikkim State
Congress
organised a central body
2.
Sri Gempu Bhutia
do
do
do
known as ‘'All India Ne-
3.
,, Sonam Tslrering Bhutia
Sikkim National Party
pali Tamang Buddhist As-
4
,, Martam Topden
do
do
do
sociation”. A number of
5.
,, Datluip Bhutia
do
do
do
resolution was ; d pled.
li.
Tomki Binitia
do
do
do
The conference elected
Namchi Constituency. Polling on 134-53.
1. Sri Namgyal Tshering ... Sikkim State Congress
2. .. Topden Pintso ... Sikkim National Party
3. ,, Kunzang Rabgay Kazi do do . do
( Continued. on page 5 )
Sardar Santabir Lama of
Siliguri, Sirdar Pema Tshe-
ring Lama, and Sri Harka-
dhoj Lama of Darjeeling
as its President, VicePre-
dent and General Secretary
respectively.