Lal Bahadur Basnet
Lal Bahadur Basnet | |
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Former Deputy Speaker of Sikkim Legislative Assembly, | |
In office 1979–1989 | |
Preceded by | Dorjee Tshering Bhutia |
Succeeded by | Manita Pradhan |
Constituency | Gangtok |
Personal details | |
Born | Nazitam, Sang, Kingdom of Sikkim | December 17, 1926
Died | May 5, 1998 | (aged 71)
Political party | Sikkim National Congress, Sikkim Janata Party |
Residence(s) | Gangtok, Sikkim, India |
Lal Bahadur Basnet (Sikkimese Nepali: लाल बहादुर बस्नेत) (17 December 1926 – 5 May 1998) was a politician and a leader of the Pro-Democracy Movement in the erstwhile Himalayan Kingdom of Sikkim.
Personal life
Lal Bahadur Basnet was born to Lieutenant (honorary) Prem Bahadur Basnet and Narbada Devi at Nazitam, Sang in
Politics
Basnet joined the Sikkim National Congress, a political party headed by L.D. Kazi appointed Joint Secretary of the Party. In the general election of 1967, the Sikkim National Congress won 10 out of 18 seats. Much credit for the victory goes to Basnet for his political stalwartness. Because of his divergent political views with L.D. Kazi he resigned from the Sikkim National Congress and founded the Sikkim Janata Party in 1969.[4] His party was active in the pro-democracy movement in the kingdom of Sikkim. After victory in the election of 1979,[5] he was elected as the deputy speaker of the Sikkim Legislative Assembly.
Bibliography
- Sikkim: A Short Political History by Lal Bahadur Basnet. S. Chand Group New Delhi (India), 1974
- His Majesty's Paying Guest by Lal Bahadur Basnet. Original from the University of Virginia, 1980
References
- ^ "Sikkim Janata Party - Gorkhapedia". Gorkhapedia.wikidot.com. 15 January 2009. Retrieved 17 May 2012.
- ^ "Late Lal Bahadur Basnet: An unforgettable figure in Sikkimese Politics". Rajen Upadhyay. 12 December 2011. Retrieved 30 March 2013.
- ^ "Late Lal Bahadur Basnet: An unforgettable Sikkimese". isikkim.com. 11 February 2012. Retrieved 30 March 2013.
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- ^ "LIST OF SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATES" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 14 August 2013. Retrieved 30 March 2013.