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{{infobox government<br />
| government_name = [[Government of Sikkim]]<br />
| image = [[File:Seal of Sikkim.svg|100px]]<br />
| division_type = [[Seat of government|Seat of Government]]<br />
| division = [[Gangtok]]<br />
| leader_type = [[Governor (India)|Governor]]<br />
| leader_title = [[Ganga Prasad]]<br />
| leader_type2 = [[Chief minister (India)|Chief Minister]]<br />
| leader_title2 = [[Prem Singh Tamang]]<br />
| legislature_label = [[State legislative assemblies of India|Assembly]]<br />
| legislature = {{ubl|[[Sikkim Legislative Assembly]]|}}<br />
| speaker_label = [[List of current Indian legislative speakers and chairmen|Speaker]]<br />
| speaker = [[Lall Bahadur Das]]<br />
| deputy_speaker_label = [[Speaker (politics)|Deputy Speaker]]<br />
| deputy_speaker = [[Sangay Lepcha]]<br />
| members_in_assembly_label = [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Members in Assembly]]<br />
| members_in_assembly = 32<br />
| branch4 = [[Judiciary of India|Judiciary]]<br />
| court_name = [[High courts of India|High Court]]<br />
| court = [[Sikkim High Court]]<br />
| chief_justice_label = [[List of current Indian chief justices|Chief Justice]]<br />
| chief_justice = Justice [[Jitendra Kumar Maheshwari]]<br />
}}<br />
'''The Government of Sikkim''' also known as the '''State Government of Sikkim''' is the supreme governing authority of the Indian state of [[Sikkim]] and its [[Districts of Sikkim|four districts]]. It consists of an [[executive branch|executive]] led by the [[Governor of Sikkim]], and [[judiciary]] and [[legislative]] branches.<br />
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Like other states in India, the head of state of Sikkim is the [[governor]], appointed by the [[President of India]] on the advice of the central government. The post is largely ceremonial. The [[Chief Minister]] is the head of government and is vested with the bulk of the executive powers. [[Gangtok]] is the capital of Sikkim, and houses the [[Vidhan Sabha]] (Legislative Assembly), the secretariat, and the [[Sikkim High Court]].<br />
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The current Legislative Assembly of Sikkim is [[unicameral]], consisting of 32 [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member of the Legislative Assembly]] (M.L.A). Its term is 5 years, unless sooner dissolved.<br />
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== Council of Ministers ==<br />
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# [[Prem Singh Tamang]], Chief Minister, Home Department, Excise Department, Finance <br />
# Kunga Nima Lepcha, Human Resource Development, Land Revenue and Disaster Management, Law & Legislative, Parliamentary Affairs.<br />
# Sonam Lama, Rural Management and Development, Panchayati Raj and Cooperative and Ecclesiastical departments .<br />
# Bedu Singh Panth, Tourism & Civil Aviation and Commerce & Industries.<br />
# Lok Nath Sharma, Information & Public Relation Department IPR, Food Security, Agriculture Development, Horticulture & Cash Crops Development, Irrigation & Flood Control and Animal Husbandry, Livestock Fisheries and Veterinary Services<br />
# Sanjeet Kharel, Sikkim Public Works (Buildings & Housing ) and Transport Dept.<br />
# Arun Upreti, Urban Development and Housing Development, Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs<br />
# Bhim Hang Limboo, Water Supply & Public Health Engineering and Water Resources and River Development departments.<br />
# Karma Loday Bhutia, Forest, Environment & Wildlife Management, Mines, Minerals & Geology and Science & Technology.<br />
# Mani Kumar Sharma, Healthcare, Human Services & Family Welfare and Social Justice, Empowerment and Welfare departments<br />
# Samdup Lepcha, Public Works (Road and Bridges), Cultural Affairs and Heritage departments<br />
# M.N. Sherpa, Energy and power, Labour department.<br />
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==References==<br />
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*{{cite web<br />
| url = http://legislativebodiesinindia.nic.in/SIKKIM.htm<br />
| title = Sikkim Legislative Assembly| access-date = 2008-05-10| work = Legislative Bodies in India| publisher = National Informatics Centre }}<br />
*[https://voiceofsikkim.com/2019/06/03/1st-session-of-10th-sla-session-concludes-opp-sdf-mlas-staged-walk-out/ 1st Session of 10th SLA https://voiceofsikkim.com/2019/06/03/1st-session-of-10th-sla-session-concludes-opp-sdf-mlas-staged-walk-out/]<br />
*Cabinet Ministers of 2019 wef 27 May 2019 https://voiceofsikkim.com/2019/05/31/portfolios-assigned-to-skm-ministers/<br />
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