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'''Karma Topden''' (1941 – 4 August 2018) was an Indian [[Sikkim]]ese politician.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://echoofindia.com/gangtok-karma-tenzing-topden-trusted-friend-and-amiable-person-140486|title=Gangtok - Karma Tenzing Topden, a trusted friend and an amiable person - The Echo of India|website=echoofindia.com|accessdate=19 August 2018}}</ref><br />
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He was the son of [[Martam Topden]] who was a senior member of the [[Sikkim Legislative Assembly]]. He attended St Joseph's School in [[Darjeeling]] ('Northpoint') and later obtained a degree at [[Manchester University]] in the UK. He began his career as a police officer in Sikkim and subsequently became an administrative officer in the then ruler's office. After Sikkim became a State of India in 1975 he was taken into the Indian Administrative Service. <br />
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Topden held various senior posts in the [[Government of Sikkim]] until he was elected to the Upper House of the India Parliament, the [[Rajya Sabha]], for two terms from 1988–1993 and 1994–2000. He was then appointed Indian Ambassador to [[Mongolia]] for two years.<ref name="Rajya Sabha">{{cite web|url=http://164.100.47.5/Newmembers/alphabeticallist_all_terms.aspx |title=List of Rajya Sabha members Since 1952 }}</ref><br />
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[[Category:Rajya Sabha members from Sikkim]]<br />
[[Category:1941 births]]<br />
[[Category:2018 deaths]]<br />
[[Category:Sikkim politicians]]<br />
[[Category:Indian National Congress politicians]]<br />
[[Category:Ambassadors of India to Mongolia]]<br />
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