Sonam Lama
Sonam Lama | |
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Minister of Ecclesiastical Affairs of Sikkim | |
Incumbent | |
Assumed office 27 May 2019 | |
Governor | Lakshman Acharya Ganga Prasad |
Chief Minister | Prem Singh Tamang |
Preceded by | Pawan Kumar Chamling |
Minister of Public Health Engineering of Sikkim | |
Incumbent | |
Assumed office 10 June 2024 | |
Governor | Lakshman Acharya |
Chief Minister | Prem Singh Tamang |
Preceded by | Bhim Hang Limboo |
Minister of Water Resources of Sikkim | |
Incumbent | |
Assumed office 10 June 2024 | |
Governor | Lakshman Acharya |
Chief Minister | Prem Singh Tamang |
Preceded by | Bhim Hang Limboo |
Minister of Rural Development of Sikkim | |
In office 27 May 2019 – 10 June 2024 | |
Governor | Lakshman Acharya Ganga Prasad |
Chief Minister | Prem Singh Tamang |
Preceded by | Sher Bahadur Subedi |
Succeeded by | Arun Kumar Upreti |
Minister of Cooperation of Sikkim | |
In office 27 May 2019 – 10 June 2024 | |
Governor | Lakshman Acharya Ganga Prasad |
Chief Minister | Prem Singh Tamang |
Preceded by | Sher Bahadur Subedi |
Succeeded by | Arun Kumar Upreti |
Member of the Sikkim Legislative Assembly | |
Assumed office 14 April 2014 | |
Preceded by | Phetook Tshering Bhutia |
Constituency | Sangha |
Personal details | |
Born | Sonam Lama (1976-02-12) 12 February 1976 (age 48) Radham, Khamdong |
Nationality | Indian |
Political party | Sikkim Krantikari Morcha |
Other political affiliations | National Democratic Alliance |
Sonam Lama is an Indian politician and monk in Sikkim. He is a minister in Second Tamang ministry. He was also a minister in First Tamang ministry.
Political career
Sonam Lama stood as the candidate of Sikkim Krantikari Morcha (SKM) from Sangha constituency in the 2014 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election. He won and beat the candidate of ruling party Sikkim Democratic Front (SDF).
In December 2015, 7 SKM Members of Sikkim Legislative Assembly defected to the ruling party SDF,[1] but 2 other MLAs of SKM, Sonam Lama and Kunga Nima Lepcha stayed with their party.
Sonam Lama stood as the SKM candidate from Sangha again. He won the seat and beat the SDF candidate by 26.52% margin. He was appointed to the Minister of Rural Management & Development, Panchayati Raj & Cooperative and Ecclesiastical affairs in P. S. Golay Cabinet.[2][3][4]
Electoral records
Year | Constituency | Party | Result | Position | Votes | % Votes | % Margin | Deposit | Source | |
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2014 | Sangha | SKM | Won | 1st/3 | 1,096 | 49.86 | +5.75 | refunded | [5] | |
2019 | Won | 1st/3 | 1,488 | 62.63 | +26.52 | refunded | [6] | |||
2024 | Won |
References
- ^ "7 MLAs join SDF". The Telegraph. 1 December 2015. Retrieved 2 December 2019.
- ^ My Neta
- ^ "Monk-turned-politician Sonam Lama to fight for bringing back Karmapa". The Economic Times. PTI. 19 May 2014. Retrieved 30 August 2019.
- ^ SKM wins Sikkim assembly election with simple majority
- ^ "STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 2014 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF SIKKIM". ECI. 2014. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
- ^ "Shyari Election Result 2019 LIVE COUNTING". Firstpost. 27 May 2019. Retrieved 2 December 2019.
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