Biraj Adhikari

Biraj Adhikari
ConstituencySikkim (Lok Sabha constituency)
Rhenock
President of SNPP
In office
10 October 2008 – 4 August 2018
Succeeded byDelay Namgyal Barfungpa
Personal details
Born
Biraj Adhikari

1961 or 1962
Political partyHSP
(SPCC (INC) > SHRP > SNPP >)
ResidenceGangtok, Sikkim
ProfessionSocial Worker

Biraj Adhikari is an Indian politician in Sikkim.

Political career

Biraj Adhikari was the general secretary of the Sikkim Pradesh Congress Committee (SPCC. Sikkim branch of Indian National Congress (INC)) which was led by Nar Bahadur Bhandari. In 2004, as the candidate of INC, Adhikari contested the sole Lok Sabha seat from Sikkim. But he was beaten by the candidate of the ruling party Sikkim Democratic Front (SDF) and became a runner-up candidate.

In May 2006, because of discontent with Bhandari's leadership, Biraji Adhikari seceded from SPCC.[1] He joined Sikkim Himali Rajya Parishad (SHRP) as the spokesperson of it.[2]

On 10 October 2008, Biraj Adhikari seceded from SHRP, and established the new party, Sikkim National People’s Party (SNPP) for fighting with SDF. Adhikari was elected president, Tseten Dorjee Lepcha was elected to working president, and Delay Namgyal Barfungpa was elected treasurer.[3]

In the Sikkim Legislative Assembly election of 2009, Biraj Adhikari contested from 2 constituencies (Rhenock and Chujachen), Tseten Dorjee Lepcha contested from Djongu constituency and Barfungpa contested from Gangtok constituency. However, SNPP could not be registered in the List of Political Parties of Election Commission of India (ECI) before the election period,[4] so Adhikari and other SNPP candidates had to run as independent candidates. As the result, they received 6.26% votes (Tseten Dorjee Lepcha in Djongu) or less in each constituency.[5]

In 2014 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election Biraj Adhikari announced that SNPP did not contest this election. He also appealed voters to be politically conscious, points out "None of the Above" (NOTA) option.[6]

In January 2018, Biraj Adhikari announced that SNPP will contest the Sikkim Legislative Assembly Election 2019.[7] However, in August 2018 Adhikari resigned from the president and seceded from SNPP. He transferred to Hamro Sikkim Party (HSP) which was led by Bhaichung Bhutia. Adhikari was appointed to the spokesperson of HSP.[8] Delay Namgyal Barfungpa did not follow Adhikari, and Barfungpa was elected to the new SNPP president by party members.[9]

In both 2019 Sikkim Lok Sabha Election and 2019 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election (Rhenock constituency), Biraj Adhikari stood as the candidates of HSP. But he lost in both elections by less than 1% votes.

Electoral record
Sikkim Legislative Assembly election
Year Constituency Political Party Result Position Votes % Votes % Margin Deposit Source
2009 Rhenock IND Lost 3rd/5 225 2.16 -51.56 forfeited [5]
2009 Chujachen IND Lost 8th/8 71 0.66 -73.69 forfeited [5]
2019 Rhenock HSP Lost 6th/7 85 0.60 -55.84 forfeited [10]
Lok Sabah election, Sikkim
Year Constituency Political Party Result Position Votes % Votes % Margin Deposit Source
2004 Sikkim INC Lost 2nd/4 60,258 27.43 -42.41 refunded [11]
2019 Sikkim HSP Lost 6th/10 1,998 0.57 -46.89 forfeited [12]

References
  1. "Seven from Sikkim quit Congress". The Telegraph. 28 May 2006. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
  2. "SHRP demands white paper on rights of Limboo-Tamang". oneindia. 17 February 2008. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
  3. "State government and central government should protect our right: Biraj Adhikari". prabinkhaling.blogspot. 28 March 2009. Retrieved 21 November 2019.
  4. "Political Parties And Election Symbols as on 14-03-2009". ECI. 14 March 2009. Retrieved 1 November 2019. Meanwhile, SJEP could be registered in this List as the No. 894.
  5. "Statistical Report on General Election, 2009 to the Legislative Assembly or Sikkim". ECI. 2009. Retrieved 31 October 2019.
  6. "SNPP appeals voters to be politically conscious, points out NOTA option". Sikkim NOW!. 26 March 2014. Retrieved 31 October 2019.
  7. "SNPP to contest 2019 Sikkim assembly polls". Business Standard. 29 January 2018. Retrieved 31 October 2019.
  8. "K.N. Upreti & Biraj Adhikari joins Hamro Sikkim Party". Sikkim Express. 6 August 2018. Retrieved 31 October 2019.
  9. "Delay Namgyal is new SNPP president". Sikkim Express. 13 August 2018. Retrieved 31 October 2019.
  10. "Rhenock Election Result 2019 Live Counting". Firstpost. 27 May 2019. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
  11. "Statistical Report on General Elections, 2004 to the Fourteenth Lok Sabha" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 281. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 July 2014. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
  12. "Sikkim Lok Sabha Election Results 2019 Live". News 18. 27 May 2019. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
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