Sikkim's unique electoral college.

United News of India (UNI) (New Delhi, India) | April 30, 2009 | Copyright

Gangtok, Apr. 30 -- Sikkim has a unique electoral college for Sangha (monasteries) seat whereby only Buddihst Lamas and Nuns have the right to elect one representative in the 32-member Assembly.

The Lamas and Nuns can cast ballot from their respective Assembly segments in general booth but have a separate ballot box for Sangha seat. -X-

Women take pride in Sikkim's elections in electing the 8th Assembly as some 1,43,154 electors of the total 3,00,584 are females. Of them a record 56 are nuns, which showed women are not far from taking lead role in ...

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