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{{Infobox election
| election_name = 1970 Sikkimese general election
| country = Kingdom of Sikkim
| flag_year = 1970
| type = legislative
| previous_election = 1967 Sikkimese general election
| previous_year = 1967
| next_election = 1973 Sikkimese general election
| next_year = 1973
| election_date = April 1970
| seats_for_election = 18 seats in the [[State Council (Sikkim)|Sikkim State Council]]
| party2 = Sikkim State Congress
| last_election2 = 2
| seats2 = 4
| party1 = Sikkim National Party
| last_election1 = 5
| seats1 = 8
| party3 = Sikkim National Congress
| last_election3 = 8
| seats3 = 3
}}
'''General elections''' were held in [[Sikkim]] in April 1970.<ref name=HB>Hamlet Bareh (2001) ''Encyclopaedia of North-East India: Sikkim'' Mittal Publications, p18</ref> The [[Sikkim National Party]] emerged as the largest party, winning eight of the 24 seats.<ref name=HB/>

==Results==
{{Election results
|party1=[[Sikkim National Party]]|votes1=|seats1=8|sc1=+3
|party2=[[Sikkim State Congress]]|votes2=|seats2=4|sc2=+2
|party3=[[Sikkim National Congress]]|votes3=|seats3=3|sc3=–5
|party4=Others|votes4=|seats4=3|sc4=0
|row5=Appointed members|seats5=6|sc5=0
|total_sc=0
|source=Hamlet Bareh
}}

===Constituency-wise===
{|class="wikitable sortable"
!#
!Constituency
!Reservation
!Name
!colspan=2|Party
|-
|1
|rowspan=3 |East
|rowspan=2 |[[Bhutia-Lepcha]]
|Martam Topden
|style="background-color: {{party color|Sikkim National Party}}"|
|[[Sikkim National Party]]
|-
|2
|Nima Tenzing
|style="background-color: {{party color|Sikkim National Party}}"|
|[[Sikkim National Party]]
|-
|3
|[[Nepali people|Sikkimese Nepali]]
|Nahakul Pradhan
|style="background-color: {{party color|Sikkim State Congress}}"|
|[[Sikkim State Congress]]
|-
|4
|rowspan=3 |South
|[[Bhutia-Lepcha]]
|Khunzang Dorji
|style="background-color: {{party color|Sikkim National Party}}"|
|[[Sikkim National Party]]
|-
|5
|rowspan=2 |[[Nepali people|Sikkimese Nepali]]
|Kalu Rai
|style="background-color: {{party color|Sikkim State Congress}}"|
|[[Sikkim State Congress]]
|-
|6
|Bhagiman Rai
|style="background-color: {{party color|Sikkim National Congress}}"|
|[[Sikkim National Congress]]
|-
|7
|rowspan=3 |West
|[[Bhutia-Lepcha]]
|Thendup Tsering Bhutia
|style="background-color: {{party color|Sikkim National Congress}}"|
|[[Sikkim National Congress]]
|-
|8
|rowspan=2 |[[Nepali people|Sikkimese Nepali]]
|Khagra Bahadur Khatiwara
|style="background-color: {{party color|Sikkim National Congress}}"|
|[[Sikkim National Congress]]
|-
|9
|Bhim Bahadur Chettri
|style="background-color: {{party color|Sikkim State Congress}}"|
|[[Sikkim State Congress]]
|-
|10
|rowspan=3 |North
|rowspan=2 |[[Bhutia-Lepcha]]
|Nim Tsering Lepcha
|style="background-color: {{party color|Sikkim National Party}}"|
|[[Sikkim National Party]]
|-
|11
|Netuk Tsering
|style="background-color: {{party color|Sikkim National Party}}"|
|[[Sikkim National Party]]
|-
|12
|[[Nepali people|Sikkimese Nepali]]
|Badrilal Pradhan
|style="background-color: {{party color|Sikkim State Congress}}"|
|[[Sikkim State Congress]]
|-
|13
|rowspan=2 |Gangtok
|[[Bhutia-Lepcha]]
|Ashok Tsering Bhutia
|style="background-color: {{party color|Sikkim National Party}}"|
|[[Sikkim National Party]]
|-
|14
|[[Nepali people|Sikkimese Nepali]]
|Harka Bahadur Basnett
|style="background-color: {{party color|Sikkim National Party}}"|
|[[Sikkim National Party]]
|-
|15
|rowspan=4 |[[At-large|General]]
|[[Sangha (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Sangha]]
|Rinzing Chewang Lama
|style="background-color: {{party color|Independent}}"|
|[[Independent (politician)|Independent]]
|-
|16
|None
|Lendhup Dorji Khangsarpa
|style="background-color: {{party color|Sikkim National Congress}}"|
|[[Sikkim National Congress]]
|-
|17
|[[Scheduled Castes|SC]]
|Nandalal Rasaily
|style="background-color: {{party color|Independent}}"|
|[[Independent (politician)|Independent]]
|-
|18
|[[Limbu people|Tsong]]
|Padam Singh Tsong
|style="background-color: {{party color|Sikkim National Congress}}"|
|[[Sikkim National Congress]]
|- class="sortbottom"
|colspan=6 | Source: Sikkim Darbar Gazette<ref>{{cite web |url=https://eap.bl.uk/archive-file/EAP880-1-1-160 |title=Sikkim Darbar Gazette - Declaration of the Results of Election, 1970 |date=14 May 1970 |pages=59–60 |access-date= 16 June 2021}}</ref>
|-
|}

===Appointed Members===
In addition to the elected members, six members were appointed to the Sikkim State Council by the [[Chogyal]], which included: Y. Dorji Dahdul (Chief Secretary), M. M. Rasilly, R. S. Prasad, D. B. Chettri, Pinto Tashi and J. D. Pulger.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://eap.bl.uk/archive-file/EAP880-1-1-102 |page=7|title=Council meeting proceedings - 28th March 1972 |date=28 March 1972 |author= |access-date= 22 June 2021}}</ref>

==Executive Council==
From the elected members, the [[Chogyal]] appointed six to the Executive Council.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://eap.bl.uk/archive-file/EAP880-1-1-160 |title=Documents regarding the election results and proceedings of Executive Council - Order No. 21/SC |date=9 July 1970 |page=75 |access-date= 16 June 2021}}</ref>

{|class="wikitable sortable"
!Name
!Responsibilities
|-
|Martam Topden
|Education, Press & Publicity
|-
|Nahakul Pradhan
|Health & Medical
|-
|Lendhup Dorji Khangsarpa
|Agriculture & Animal Husbandry, Transport
|-
|Ashok Tsering Bhutia
|Excise, Forests
|-
|Harka Bahadur Basnett
|Bazar
|-
|Kalu Rai
|Public Works
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

{{Sikkimese elections}}

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