Sikkim Krantikari Morcha
Sikkim Krantikari Morcha ( SKM , Nepali सिक्किम क्रान्तिकारी मोर्चाका , 'Revolutionary Front Sikkims' ) is a party in the Indian state of Sikkim .
Party history
founding
The party was founded on February 4, 2013 in Soreng in West Sikkim. The party's history is closely linked to the political biography of its spiritual father and later chairman Prem Singh Tamang (also known as Prem Singh Golay ). Tamang was one of the founders of the Sikkim Democratic Front (SDF) and had been a member of the 32-member parliament of Sikkim for the SDF since 1994. From 1994 to 2009 he held various ministerial offices in the governments of Chief Minister Pawan Chamling . Shortly after the 2009 election, however, there was a falling out between Tamang and the SDF, which is led by Chamling. At the so-called Rolu Picnic , a public event on the Rolu field in South Sikkim, Tamang publicly distanced himself from the government. Even after his supporters had founded the SKM, he remained a member of the SDF for some time, but then joined the new party on October 6, 2013 and became its chairman a short time later. In its election manifesto for the 2014 election, the party promised to repair the "damage" the SDF government had caused in Sikkim and, if it came to power, announced the creation of thousands of jobs for unemployed youth, as well as various social and economic policy initiatives.
General election in Sikkim 2014
In the parliamentary elections in Sikkim on April 12, 2014, the SKM won 40.8 percent of the vote and 10 of the 32 seats. All the constituencies that were won were in the East Sikkim and North Sikkim districts . In addition, SKM won the seat of the Sangha . The Sikkim Democratic Front won 55.0 percent of the vote and 22 seats and then again formed the Sikkim government with Chief Minister Pawan Chamling.
After the election results Sikkim Krantikari Morcha by the Indian Election Commission with effect from 26 May 2014 "federal party" (was state party ) recognized in Sikkim and chose as election symbol (for use in voting for illiterate voters) a table lamp.
Of the 10 elected MPs, however, seven defected to the ruling party SDF in 2015 and 2016.
Parliamentary election in Sikkim 2019
In the election to the parliament of Sikkim on April 11, 2019, the SKM won a narrow majority of the seats (17 out of 32). The party chairman Tamang himself did not run because he had been convicted and imprisoned for a corruption offense from August 2017 to August 2018. Because of this, he was banned from running for political office for six years under Indian election laws. SKM party officials denied that this was the reason, saying that Tamang wanted to focus on his party's election campaign.
Three candidates ran in two constituencies at the same time and had won both constituencies. They were the two SDF MPs Pawan Chamling and DT Lepcha, as well as the SKM candidate Kunga Nima Lepcha. Since the three could only accept one mandate each, by-elections were due in three constituencies. The outcome of these by-elections was considered to be of decisive importance for the continued existence of the new SKM government.
The SKM candidate won the constituency mandate for Sikkim in the election to the all- India parliament, the Lok Sabha 2019 , which took place parallel to the election in Sikkim.
Election results
The following table shows the election results in the all-India parliamentary elections and in the elections in Sikkim. In the case of the Lok Sabha elections , the figures refer to all of India.
| year | choice | Voting shares | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 |
 Election for Lok Sabha 2014
|
<0.1% |
0/543 |
| 2014 | General election in Sikkim 2014 | 40.8% |
10/32 |
| 2019 |
Election for Lok Sabha 2019
|
<0.1% |
1/543 |
| 2019 | Parliamentary election in Sikkim 2019 |
17/32 |
Individual evidence
- ^ Prem Singh Golay joined the Sikkim Krantikari Morcha. indiangorkhas.in, October 6, 2013, accessed June 9, 2019 .
- ^ From jail to the hot seat of power - a long journey for Golay. Northeast Now (nenow.in), May 28, 2019, accessed June 9, 2019 .
- ↑ SKM releases 49-point manifesto, announces 4 special packages. sikkimnow.blogspot.com, March 31, 2014, accessed June 15, 2019 .
- ↑ Sikkim: Golay Begins Parivartan Sankalpa Yatra from West Sikkim. The Sentinel (Assam), November 29, 2018, accessed June 15, 2019 .
- ↑ a b Election Results - Full Statistical Reports. Indian Election Commission, accessed on June 11, 2019 (English, election results of all Indian elections to the Lok Sabha and the parliaments of the states since independence).
- ↑ Recognition of Sikkim Krantikari Morcha. Indian Election Commission, May 26, 2014, accessed June 15, 2019 .
- ↑ SKM unveils election symbol, a table lamp. The Economic Times, March 14, 2014, accessed June 15, 2019 .
- ↑ Yougan Tamang: SKM Chief PS Golay: Interesting Facts. Sikkim Chronicle, August 10, 2018, accessed June 9, 2019 .
- ↑ a b Probir Pramanik: The Pawan Chamling Backlash! Prem Singh Tamang Faces Legal Questions Over Elevation As Sikkim CM. outlookindia.com, June 12, 2019, accessed June 15, 2019 .