Ruden Sada Lepcha is an Indian politician from

Bharatiya Gorkha Prajatantrik Morcha Bharatiya Gorkha Prajatantrik Morcha (; BGPM) is a political party based in Darjeeling district and Kalimpong district of West Bengal in India. BGPM was founded on 9 September 2021. History Background After the formation of Gorkhaland Terri ...

. In May 2021, he was elected as a member of the

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from Kalimpong (constituency) as a candidate of Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (Tamang). He defeated Suva Pradhan of

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by 3,870 votes in 2021 West Bengal Assembly Elections.

Criminal Records

He is an accused in a number of criminal cases, including criminal intimidation and kidnapping with intent to murder. However, he hasn't been convicted in any form so far.

References

Living people Year of birth missing (living people) People from Kalimpong district Gorkha Janmukti Morcha politicians West Bengal MLAs 2021–2026 Indian Gorkhas Lepcha people {{WestBengal-politician-stub