Sikkim gets 2 new districts, existing districts rechristened
First Published: 22nd December, 2021 10:15 IST
With the enforcement of the Sikkim Re-Organisation of Districts Act, 2021, Sikkim now has 6 districts with the addition of Pakyong and Soreng, carved out of the existing East and
With the enforcement of the Sikkim Re-Organisation of Districts Act, 2021, Sikkim now has 6 districts with the addition of Pakyong and Soreng, carved out of the existing East and West Sikkim districts, respectively.
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The four previous districts have been renamed as well. North Sikkim has been renamed as Mangan, West Sikkim as Gyalshing, East Sikkim renamed as Gangtok and South Sikkim as Namchi.
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Earlier on the third and final day of the Fifth Session of the 10th Assembly, the Sikkim Legislative Assembly voted for the creation of 2 new districts of Pakyong and Soreng, carved out of the existing East and West Sikkim districts.
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