gangtok was made the capital of sikkim in 1909.
gangtok was made the capital of sikkim in 1909.
when was gangtok made the capital of sikkim?
1909
in 1894, thutob namgyal, the sikkimese monarch under british rule, shifted the capital from tumlong to gangtok, increasing the city's importance. a new grand palace along with other state buildings was built in the new capital. following india's independence in 1947, sikkim became a nation-state with gangtok as its capital. sikkim came under the suzerainty of india, with the condition that it would retain its independence, by the treaty signed between the chogyal and the then indian prime minister jawaharlal nehru. this pact gave the indians control of external affairs on behalf of sikkimese. trade between india and tibet continued to flourish through the nathula and jelepla passes, offshoots of the ancient silk road near gangtok. these border passes were sealed after the sino-indian war in 1962, which deprived gangtok of its trading business. the nathula pass was finally opened for limited trade in 2006, fuelling hopes of economic boom.
gangtok
gangtok (vidhan sabha constituency)









































gangtok (vidhan sabha constituency) is one of the 60 assembly constituencies of sikkim a north east state of india. gangtok is part of sikkim lok sabha constituency.









































section::::member of legislative assembly.









































bullet::::- 1979: lal bahadur basnet, sikkim janata party









































bullet::::- 1985: balchand sarda, independent









































bullet::::- 1989: manita pradhan, sikkim sangram parishad









































bullet::::- 1994: narendra kumar pradhan, sikkim sangram parishad









































bullet::::- 1999: narendra kumar pradhan, ssikkim sangram parishad









































bullet::::- 2004: narendra kumar pradhan, sikkim democratic front









































bullet::::- 2009: dorjee namgyal bhutia, sikkim democratic front









































bullet::::- 2014: pintso chopel, sikkim krantikari morcha









































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bullet::::- gangtok
gangtok (vidhan sabha constituency)