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{{short description|Indian politician}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=August 2019}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Biraj Adhikari
| birth_name = Biraj Adhikari
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| birth_date = 1961 or 1962
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| residence = [[Gangtok]], [[Sikkim]]
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| constituency = [[Sikkim (Lok Sabha constituency)]]<br>[[Rhenock (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Rhenock]]
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| office1 = President of [[Sikkim National People’s Party|SNPP]]
| term_start1 = 10 October 2008
| term_end1 = 4 August 2018
| successor1 = [[Delay Namgyal Barfungpa]]
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| party = [[Hamro Sikkim Party|HSP]]<br>([[Sikkim Pradesh Congress Committee|SPCC]] ([[Indian National Congress|INC]]) > [[Sikkim Himali Rajya Parishad|SHRP]] > [[Sikkim National People’s Party|SNPP]] >)
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'''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 [[Sikkim (Lok Sabha constituency)|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.<ref>{{cite news|title=Seven from Sikkim quit Congress|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/states/west-bengal/seven-from-sikkim-quit-congress/cid/804255|newspaper=The Telegraph |access-date=20 November 2019|date=28 May 2006}}</ref> He joined [[Sikkim Himali Rajya Parishad]] (SHRP) as the spokesperson of it.<ref>{{cite news|title=SHRP demands white paper on rights of Limboo-Tamang|url=https://www.oneindia.com/2008/02/16/shrp-demands-white-paper-on-rights-of-limboo-tamang-1203218754.html|newspaper=oneindia |access-date=28 November 2019|date=17 February 2008}}</ref>

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.<ref>{{cite news|title=State government and central government should protect our right: Biraj Adhikari|url=http://prabinkhaling.blogspot.com/2009/03/gangtok28-marchpress-releasethe-party.html?m=1|newspaper=prabinkhaling.blogspot|access-date=21 November 2019|date=28 March 2009}}</ref>

In [[2009 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election|the Sikkim Legislative Assembly election of 2009]], Biraj Adhikari contested from 2 constituencies ([[Rhenock (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Rhenock]] and [[Chujachen (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Chujachen]]), Tseten Dorjee Lepcha contested from [[Djongu (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Djongu constituency]] and Barfungpa contested from [[Gangtok (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Gangtok constituency]]. However, SNPP could not be registered in the List of Political Parties of [[Election Commission of India]] (ECI) before the election period,<ref>{{cite web|title=Political Parties And Election Symbols as on 14-03-2009|url=https://eci.gov.in/files/file/4148-political-parties-and-election-symbols-as-on-14-03-2009/|publisher=ECI|access-date=1 November 2019|date=14 March 2009}} Meanwhile, SJEP could be registered in this List as the No. 894.</ref> 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.<ref name=ECI2009/>

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 (India)|"None of the Above" (NOTA)]] option.<ref>{{cite news|title=SNPP appeals voters to be politically conscious, points out NOTA option|url=http://sikkimnow.blogspot.com/2014/03/snpp-appeals-voters-to-be-politically.html|newspaper=Sikkim NOW!|access-date=31 October 2019|date=26 March 2014}}</ref>

In January 2018, Biraj Adhikari announced that SNPP will contest the [[2019 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election|Sikkim Legislative Assembly Election 2019]].<ref>{{cite news|title=SNPP to contest 2019 Sikkim assembly polls|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/snpp-to-contest-2019-sikkim-assembly-polls-118012900726_1.html|newspaper=Business Standard|access-date=31 October 2019|date=29 January 2018}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite news|title=K.N. Upreti & Biraj Adhikari joins Hamro Sikkim Party|url=http://sikkimexpress.com/NewsDetails?ContentID=11691|newspaper=Sikkim Express|access-date=31 October 2019|date=6 August 2018}}</ref> Delay Namgyal Barfungpa did not follow Adhikari, and Barfungpa was elected to the new SNPP president by party members.<ref>{{cite news|title=Delay Namgyal is new SNPP president|url=http://sikkimexpress.com/NewsDetails?ContentID=11793&SectionID=|newspaper=Sikkim Express|access-date=31 October 2019|date=13 August 2018}}</ref>

In both [[Sikkim (Lok Sabha constituency)|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
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! Year
! Constituency
! Political Party
! Result
! Position
! Votes
! % Votes
! % Margin
! Deposit
! Source
|-
| [[2009 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election|2009]]
| [[Rhenock (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Rhenock]]
| [[Independent politician|IND]]
| Lost
| 3rd/5
| 225
| 2.16
| -51.56
| forfeited
| <ref name=ECI2009>{{cite web|title=Statistical Report on General Election, 2009 to the Legislative Assembly or Sikkim|url=https://eci.gov.in/files/file/3364-sikkim-2009/|publisher=ECI|access-date=31 October 2019|year=2009}}</ref>
|-
| [[2009 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election|2009]]
| [[Chujachen (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Chujachen]]
| [[Independent politician|IND]]
| Lost
| 8th/8
| 71
| 0.66
| -73.69
| forfeited
| <ref name=ECI2009/>
|-
| [[2019 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election|2019]]
| [[Rhenock (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Rhenock]]
| [[Hamro Sikkim Party|HSP]]
| Lost
| 6th/7
| 85
| 0.60
| -55.84
| forfeited
| <ref>{{cite news|title=Rhenock Election Result 2019 Live Counting|url=https://www.firstpost.com/sikkim-assembly-elections/rhenock-election-results-2019-s21a019|newspaper=Firstpost|access-date=20 November 2019|date=27 May 2019}}</ref>
|}
; [[Sikkim (Lok Sabha constituency)|Lok Sabah election, Sikkim]]
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! Year
! Constituency
! Political Party
! Result
! Position
! Votes
! % Votes
! % Margin
! Deposit
! Source
|-
| [[2004 Indian general election|2004]]
| [[Sikkim (Lok Sabha constituency)|Sikkim]]
| [[Indian National Congress|INC]]
| Lost
| 2nd/4
| 60,258
| 27.43
| -42.41
| refunded
| <ref>{{cite web|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/LS_2004/Vol_I_LS_2004.pdf|title=Statistical Report on General Elections, 2004 to the Fourteenth Lok Sabha|page=281|publisher=Election Commission of India|access-date=20 November 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140718190634/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/LS_2004/Vol_I_LS_2004.pdf|archive-date=18 July 2014}}</ref>
|-
| [[Sikkim (Lok Sabha constituency)|2019]]
| [[Sikkim (Lok Sabha constituency)|Sikkim]]
| [[Hamro Sikkim Party|HSP]]
| Lost
| 6th/10
| 1,998
| 0.57
| -46.89
| forfeited
| <ref>{{cite news|title=Sikkim Lok Sabha Election Results 2019 Live|url=https://www.news18.com/lok-sabha-elections-2019/sikkim/sikkim-election-result-s21p01/|newspaper=News 18|access-date=20 November 2019|date=27 May 2019}}</ref>
|}

==References==
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[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Sikkim politicians]]
[[Category:People from East Sikkim district]]
[[Category:Indian National Congress politicians from Sikkim]]
[[Category:Year of birth missing (living people)]]

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