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List of heads of government of the Kingdom of Sikkim

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Flag of the Kingdom of Sikkim from 1967 until 1975.
Map of Sikkim.

This article lists the heads of government of the Kingdom of Sikkim from 1944 to 1975, when Sikkim became the 22nd state of India following a referendum.[1]

List

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(Dates in italics indicate de facto continuation of office)

No. Portrait Name Term Notes
President of the State Council
1 Palden Thondup Namgyal 1944–1949 Later reigned as the twelfth and last Chogyal, in 1963–1975.
Chief Minister
2 Tashi Tshering 9 May 1949 – 6 June 1949
3 Harishwar Dayal 6 June 1949 – 11 August 1949 Interim
Dewan
4 John S. Lall 11 August 1949 – 1954
5 Nari Kaikhosru Rustomji 1954–1959
6 Baleshwar Prasad 22 August 1959 – 1963
Principal Administrative Officer
7 Ramdas Narayan Haldipur 1963–1969
Sidlon
8 Inder Sen Chopra 1969 – July 1972
Chief Administrative Officer
9 Brajbir Saran Das 9 April 1973 – 23 July 1974
Prime Minister
10 Kazi Lhendup Dorjee 23 July 1974 – 16 May 1975 Afterwards served as the first Chief Minister of Sikkim, in 1975–1979.[2]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Gupta, Ranjan (September 1975). "Sikkim: The Merger with India". Asian Survey. 15 (9): 786–798. doi:10.2307/2643174. JSTOR 2643174.
  2. ^ "Sikkim's first Chief Minister Kazi Lhendup Dorjee dies". The Times of India. 30 July 2007. Archived from the original on 17 October 2012. Retrieved 16 August 2007.
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  • Ben Cahoon (2000). "Sikkim". WorldStatesmen.org. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
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