Sikkim Krantikari Morcha | |
|---|---|
| Abbreviation | SKM |
| Chairperson | Prem Singh Tamang |
| Parliamentary Chairperson | Indra Hang Subba |
| Lok Sabha Leader | Indra Hang Subba |
| Treasurer | Pravin Kr Agarwal |
| Founder | Prem Singh Tamang |
| Founded | 4 February 2013; 13 years ago (2013-02-04) |
| Split from | Sikkim Democratic Front |
| Headquarters | Ghaley Compound, Tibet Road,Gangtok – 737101,Sikkim,India. |
| Student wing | Tshering Wangchuk Lepcha |
| Youth wing | Lakpa Moktan |
| Women's wing | SKM Women's Wing |
| Labour wing | Hermon Tenzing Namchyo |
| Peasant's wing | SKM Agriculture Wing |
| Ideology | Conservatism (India)[citation needed] Sikkimese nationalism Regionalism Democratic socialism[citation needed] |
| Political position | Syncretic |
| Colours | Red |
| ECI Status | State party[1] |
| Alliance | NDA (2019–present)[2] NEDA (2019–present) |
| Seats in Rajya Sabha | 0 / 245 |
| Seats in Lok Sabha | 1 / 543 |
| Seats in Sikkim Legislative Assembly | 32 / 32 |
| Number of states and union territories in government | 1 / 32 |
| Election symbol | |
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| Party flag | |
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| Website | |
| www.sikkimkrantikarimorcha.org | |
Sikkim Krantikari Morcha (translation:Sikkim Revolutionary Front) is a political party in theIndian state ofSikkim which is the ruling party of Sikkim since 2019.
P.S. Golay, a member of theSikkim Legislative Assembly, was one of the prominent figures of theSikkim Democratic Front (SDF) and was a minister in the government of Sikkim. Since December 2009 he has been a vocal critic ofPawan Kumar Chamling, the President of the SDF and the formerchief minister of Sikkim.[3] He started the party Sikkim Krantikari Morcha on 4 February 2013. Golay became the Chief Minister of Sikkim on 28 May 2019, thus ending Chamling’s 25-year-rule.[4][5] In the 2024 general elections the Sikkim Krantikari Morcha party won a landslide victory of 31 seats out of 32; in July 2024 the sole MLA of the opposition Sikkim Democratic Front, Tenzing Norbu Lamtha defected to Sikkim Krantikari Morcha, resulting in the Sikkim Legislative Assembly having no opposition.
On 4 February 2013, SKM was established atSoreng, a western city of Sikkim.
In September 2009, P.S. Golay formally seceded from SDF and became the Party President of SKM.[6][7]
SKM contestedassembly election from all 32 constituencies which were held on 12 April 2014.[8] SKM won 10 seats and became the second largest party and opposition in the Sikkim Legislative Assembly. They secured 40.8% votes in the election. The formerChief Minister of SikkimNar Bahadur Bhandari gave his unconditional support to SKM party withdrawing his partySikkim Sangram Parishad from participation in elections, 2014 and played an active role during campaigning phase of SKM party. Likely Former Chief Minister of SikkimB. B. Gurung shown his support to SKM party, resigning from ruling SDF party.[9][10]
For the by-poll of Sikkim Legislative Assembly which were held 13 September 2014, SKM established the alliance withBharatiya Janata Party (BJP), and supported Bikash Basnet who was a candidate of BJP.[11]
In 2017, SKM elected MLAKunga Nima Lepcha as Acting President of the party and SimilarlyM.P. Subba andNavin Karki as Working President. Party also appointed Arun Upreti as Secretary General of the party.
The party came close to allying withBhartiya Janata Party before the2019 Indian Election but decided to fight alone.[12] After the2019 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election it decided to join theNational Democratic Alliance on 26 May 2019 led by the Bharatiya Janata Party.[13]
They contested on all 32 constituencies of theSikkim Legislative Assembly and won 17 constituencies, thus endingPawan Kumar Chamling's 25-year rule in Sikkim.[14]
Indra Hang Subba won theSikkim Lok Sabha constituency by defeating his nearest rival ofSikkim Democratic FrontDek Bahadur Katwal 12,443 margin.[15]
They contested on all 32 constituencies while aligning with theNational Democratic Alliance inSikkim Legislative Assembly and won 31 out of 32 seats in a landlide.[16][17]
Indra Hang Subba won theSikkim Lok Sabha constituency by defeating his nearest rival Bharat Basneet ofCitizen Action Party – Sikkim by a margin of 80,830 votes.
| Election | Lok sabha | Party leader | Seats contested | Seats won | Change in seats | Overall votes % | Vote % in seat contested | -/+ in vote | ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 16th | Prem Singh Tamang | 1 | 0 / 543 |  | 39.47 |  | [18] | |
| 2019 | 17th | 1 | 1 / 543 | 1 | 47.76 | | [19] | ||
| 2024 | 18th | 1 | 1 / 543 | | 0.03 | 42.71 | |
| Election | Assembly | Party leader | Seats contested | Seats won | Change in seats | Overall votes % | -/+ in Vote | ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 9th | Prem Singh Tamang | 32 | 10 / 32 | 10 | 42.07 | | [20] |
| 2019 | 10th | 32 | 17 / 32 | 7 | 47.03 | | [21] | |
| 2024 | 11th | 32 | 31 / 32 | 14 | 58.38 | | [22] |
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Term in office | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assumed office | Left office | Time in office | |||
| 1 |  | Prem Singh Tamang (b. 1968) | 4 February 2013 | Incumbent | 13 years, 11 days |
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Term in office | Assembly (Election) | Elected constituency | Ministry | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assumed office | Left office | Time in office | ||||||
| 1 | | Prem Singh Tamang (b. 1968) | 27 May 2019 | 9 June 2024 | 6 years, 264 days | 10th (2019) | Poklok–Kamrang | Tamang I |
| 10 June 2024 | Incumbent | 11th (2024) | Rhenock | Tamang II | ||||
22. SKM (2025). "Dozen Doctrine". SKM Party website.https://www.sikkimkrantikarimorcha.org/about/dozen-doctrine
