Sikkim National Congress ( SNC) was a

political party A political party is an organization that coordinates candidates to compete in a particular country's elections. It is common for the members of a party to hold similar ideas about politics, and parties may promote specific ideological or p ...

in the Kingdom of Sikkim. It was founded in 1962, through a merger of

Swatantra Dal Sikkim Swatantra Dal (translation: ''Sikkim Independence Party'') was a political party in Sikkim. The party was founded and led by Namgay Tsering and Kazi Lhendup Dorji.Joshi, Hargovind. Sikkim: Past and Present'. New Delhi: Mittal Publications, ...

, Rajya Praja Sammelan, and dissidents of the then dominant parties, Sikkim State Congress and Sikkim National Party. Kazi Lhendup Dorjee was its leader. The SNC was formed to be a party representing all ethnic groups in

Sikkim Sikkim (; ) is a state in Northeastern India. It borders the Tibet Autonomous Region of China in the north and northeast, Bhutan in the east, Province No. 1 of Nepal in the west and West Bengal in the south. Sikkim is also close to the Silig ...

, as the previously dominating parties were divided on ethnic lines. It opposed the monarchy in Sikkim and worked for democratic reforms. In April 1973,

Sikkim Janata Congress Sikkim Janata Congress (translation: ''Sikkim Popular Congress'') was a political party in Sikkim Sikkim (; ) is a state in Northeastern India. It borders the Tibet Autonomous Region of China in the north and northeast, Bhutan in the east, ...

merged with SNC. In 1974, the first democratically elected government took office in

. In that election, the party won 31 out of 32 seats. After the merger of

with

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in 1975, the party merged with the

Indian National Congress The Indian National Congress (INC), colloquially the Congress Party but often simply the Congress, is a political party in India with widespread roots. Founded in 1885, it was the first modern nationalist movement to emerge in the British E ...

Electoral history

References

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