Sanchaman Limboo (15 January 1947 – 8 November 2020) was the fourth Chief Minister of
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 Siligu ...
. He was Chief Minister in Sikkim for 179 days. During his period the central act of
Other Backward Classes
The Other Backward Class is a collective term used by the Government of India to classify castes which are educationally or socially backward. It is one of several official classifications of the population of India, along with Forward caste, Gen ...
(OBC) was enforced in Sikkim.
Limboo died on 8 November 2020 after a long illness at the age of 73.
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1947 births
2020 deaths
People from Gangtok
Sikkim politicians
Chief Ministers of Sikkim
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Limbu people
Sikkim MLAs 1979–1984
Sikkim MLAs 1985–1989
Sikkim MLAs 1989–1994
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