Sikkim Democratic Front

Sikkim Democratic Front सिक्किम प्रजातान्त्रिक मोर्चा

Chairperson	Pawan Kumar Chamling
Lok Sabha leader	Prem Das Rai
Rajya Sabha leader	Hishey Lachungpa
Founded	4 March 1993
Headquarters	S.D.F Bhawan, Indira Byepass Gangtok, Sikkim
Ideology	Democratic socialism
Political position	Centre-left to Left-wing
ECI Status	State Party^[1]
Alliance	NEDA, NDA
Seats in Lok Sabha	1 / 545
Seats in Rajya Sabha	1 / 245
Election symbol

Website
sikkimdemocraticfront.org
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Sikkim Democratic Front (SDF) is a regional political party in the North East Indian state of Sikkim.

History

The party was founded by Pawan Kumar Chamling in 1993. It has ruled the Sikkim state since 1994 with Pawan Kumar Chamling as the chief minister. The party consolidated its position sweeping the 1999 and 2004 state elections. It won 31 of the 32 assembly seats in the 2004 election.^[2] In the 2009 assembly election, the party made a clean sweep, winning all 32 seats. It also retained the lone Lok Sabha seat.^[3] In 2014 assembly elections, SDF won 22 seats and retained power.

In May 2016, after the BJP led NDA formed its first government in Assam, a new alliance called the North-East Democratic Alliance (NEDA) was formed with BJP leader Himanta Biswa Sarma as its convener. The Chief Ministers of the north eastern states of Sikkim, Assam, Arunachal Pradesh and Nagaland too belong to this alliance. Thus, the Sikkim Democratic Front joined the NDA led NEDA.^[4]

Frontal Organisation

Youth Wing
Student's Wing
Women's Wing
Labour Wing
Cultivators and Organic Farmers Wing
Ex-servicemen Wing
Scheduled Tribe Welfare Wing
Scheduled Caste Welfare Wing
Drivers Wing
Traders Wing

List of Chief Minister

Pawan Kumar Chamling: From 12 December 1994 to Incumbent

External links

Chief Electoral Officer, Sikkim

References

↑ "List of Political Parties and Election Symbols main Notification Dated 18.01.2013" (PDF). India: Election Commission of India. 2013. Retrieved 9 May 2013.
↑ http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/ElectionStatistics.asp Election Commission of India - Sikkim Assembly Elections
↑ http://ceosikkim.nic.in/Index.htm Election Results 2009
↑ http://www.hindustantimes.com/india/amit-shah-holds-meeting-with-northeast-cms-forms-alliance/story-YDYLQ6YsImuzZOQ6Zev5MO.html

North-East Democratic Alliance

Members

National Party	Bharatiya Janata Party

State Parties	Asom Gana Parishad Bodoland People's Front Naga People's Front National People's Party People's Party of Arunachal Sikkim Democratic Front United Democratic Party

Registered Unrecognised Parties	Ganashakti Party Mizo National Front

Member fronts	North-East Regional Political Front United Democratic Front National Democratic Alliance

Leaders

Political parties in India

Current national coalitions	National Democratic Alliance United Progressive Alliance Third Front Janata Parivar

Former national coalitions	Janata Party National Front United Front

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