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Indian politician

Karma Loday Bhutia
Minister of Forest and Environment of Sikkim
In office
27 May 2019 – 10 June 2024
GovernorLakshman Acharya
Ganga Prasad
Chief MinisterPrem Singh Tamang
Preceded byTshering Wangdi Lepcha
Succeeded byPintso Namgyal Lepcha
Minister of Mines and Geology of Sikkim
In office
27 May 2019 – 10 June 2024
GovernorLakshman Acharya
Ganga Prasad
Chief MinisterPrem Singh Tamang
Preceded byTshering Wangdi Lepcha
Succeeded byPintso Namgyal Lepcha
Minister of Science and Technology of Sikkim
In office
27 May 2019 – 10 June 2024
GovernorLakshman Acharya
Ganga Prasad
Chief MinisterPrem Singh Tamang
Preceded byTshering Wangdi Lepcha
Succeeded byPintso Namgyal Lepcha
Member of the Sikkim Legislative Assembly
In office
3 June 2019 – 2 June 2024
Preceded byUgen Nedup Bhutia
Succeeded byThenlay Tshering Bhutia
ConstituencyKabi Lungchok
Personal details
BornKarma Loday Bhutia
Political partySikkim Krantikari Morcha
Other political
affiliations		Sikkim Democratic Front
Residence(s)Gangtok, East Sikkim
Alma materB.A, North Bengal University
ProfessionRetired government employee

Karma Loday Bhutia is an Indian politician from Sikkim. He was elected to the Sikkim Legislative Assembly in 2019.

Political career

Elections

In 2019 Bhutia stood for election on a Sikkim Krantikari Morcha (SKM) ticket from the Kabi Lungchok seat in the Sikkim Legislative Assembly. He won against the Sikkim Democratic Front candidate, Ugen Nedup Bhutia by a margin of over 1437 votes in the 2019 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election. Following his victory, Bhutia was inducted in the P. S. Golay's Cabinet with the following portfolios: forest and environment; mines and geology; and science and technology.

For the 2024 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election, Bhutia was denied SKM party ticket to represent the same constituency. SKM instead chose Thenlay Tshering Bhutia to represent the party in the assembly seat, who eventually won the election. Few days after the results were declared, SKM expelled Karma Bhutia from the party for engaging it anti-party activities after being denied the ticket to represent the seat.

Political issues

On 5th November 2023, at the annual convention of the Sikkim Bhutia Lepcha Apex Committee, Bhutia called for a proportionate increase of Bhutia Lepcha seats in the Sikkim Legislative Assembly. Then, the community held 13 seats, including the Sangha seat.

References

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  5. ^ Northeast Live Digital Desk (3 June 2024). "Sikkim: SKM expel former minister Karma Loday Bhutia and 2 other leaders for anti-party activities". Northeast Live. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
  6. "Kabi Lungchok Assembly Election Result 2024: SKM's Thenlay Tshering Bhutia emerges as winner". The Times of India. 2 June 2024. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
  7. Pradhan, Sujal (5 November 2023). "Sikkim: Minister Karma Loday Bhutia advocates increase in Bhutia Lepcha seats amid delimitation debate". India Today NE. Retrieved 30 June 2024.


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