Sikkim: Former minister and 5-time MLA DT Lepcha is BJP’s RS candidate

Tshering was elected to the Sikkim Assembly for the first time in 1994 from Sang constituency.

The BJP has named Dorjee Tshering Lepcha as the party candidate from Sikkim for the forthcoming election to the Rajya Sabha.

Election to the lone Rajya Sabha seat in Sikkim will be held on January 19.

Tshering, who is presently the MLA of Gnathan Machong constituency, is a five times MLA and also a three time minister.

Tshering was elected to the Sikkim Assembly for the first time in 1994 from Sang constituency. He won the seat by representing Sikkim Sangram Parishad.

In 1999, representing Sang constituency, Tshering was elected for a second time on a Sikkim Democratic Front ticket. He was also served as the state forest minister during this tenure.

He was re-elected once again from the Sang constituency on a SDF ticket in 2004 for the third time.

Tshering, this time, was made the state state road and bridges minister.

In 2014, Tshering was elected to the Sikkim Assembly from the Gnathang Machong constituency and was made the state transport minister.

Teshering, in 2019, once again won the election from Gnathang Machong constituency on SDF ticket. However, he later joined the Bharatiya Janata Party.

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