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Bhutia woman with precious coral headdress, agate Buddhist prayer beads, turquoise earrings and silk chuba before 1915 in Darjeeling. The Bhutias (exonym; Nepali: भुटिया, "People from Tibet") or Drejongpas (endonym; Tibetan: འབྲས་ལྗོངས་པ་, Wylie: Bras-ljongs-pa, THL: dre-jong pa, "People of the Rice Valley") are a Tibetan ethnic group native to the Indian ...
Tinkitam was the birthplace of Indian football captain Baichung Bhutia. [1] Many members of his family continue to live in the village. [2] It is also the birthplace of the first female IAS officer from South Sikkim who is an Economic (Hons) graduate from St.Stephens (Delhi University), Tshering Yangden Bhutia. [3]
Hee Bermiok is a small town in West Sikkim near Pelling in India. It is known for its mountain biking, nature walks, hiking, excursions, and the traditions and customs of the Limboo, Sherpa, Bhutia, Lepcha, and Nepalis. Martam is a small village located in west Sikkim near to Bermiok Bazar.
Sikkim (/ ˈ s ɪ k ɪ m / SIK-im; Nepali:) is a state in northeastern India. It borders the Tibet Autonomous Region of China in the north and northeast, Bhutan in the east, Koshi Province of Nepal in the west, and West Bengal in the south. Sikkim is also close to the Siliguri Corridor, which borders Bangladesh.
1985 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election: Tashiding [6] Party Candidate Votes % ±% SSP: Ugen Pritso Bhutia : 1,586 : 65.95% : New: INC: Dawgyal Pintso Bhutia 643 26.74% New: Independent: Sonam Yongda 119 4.95% New: Independent: Chungching Bhutia 38 1.58% New: Margin of victory 943 39.21% 24.54 Turnout: 2,405 64.60% 5.04 Registered electors ...
2024 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election : Tumin–Lingee Party Candidate Votes % ±% SKM: Samdup Tshering Bhutia: 8,265 : 58.07% : 10.60 : SDF: Norzong Lepcha 4,177 29.35% 20.54 Citizen Action Party-Sikkim: Pema Gyalpu Bhutia 885 6.22% New: BJP: Passang Gyali Sherpa 593 4.17% New: INC: Samdup Lepcha 197 1.38% New: NOTA: None of the Above 115 ...
The Sikkim Bhutia Lepcha Apex Committee (SIBLAC) is a group striving for the political rights of ethnic groups of Sikkimese, Bhutia-Lepcha (BL) and Nepalis of Sikkimese origin. [8] In addition to the reservation for the BL in the Legislative Assembly of Sikkim, they argue for reservation in local body (panchayat) elections as well. [9]
The Sikkim government started India's first online lottery Playwin to boost government income, but this was later closed by a ruling from the Sikkim High Court. [ 30 ] Agriculture is a large employer in Sikkim and in 2003 the Sikkim state government declared the goal of converting the whole sector to organic production. [ 31 ]