Rising Sun Party

Rising Sun Party (RIS) was a political party in the Indian state of Sikkim. The founder and president was Ram Chandra Poudyal (R. C. Poudyal) who was one of the leaders from Sikkim Congress (Revolutionary). [1]

In 1989 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election and Sikkim Lok Sabha election, RIS was one of the main rivals for the ruling party, Sikkim Sangram Parishad (SSP).[1] But in this Legislative Assembly election, RIS couldn’t win any seat and received only 8.59% (8.88% in seats contested) votes. In Lok Sabha election, R. C. Powdyal stood as the candidate of RIS, but he lost and couldn’t refund his deposit of candidacy.

Since 1990, RIS didn’t participate any election in Sikkim, and it isn’t registered in the list of political parties in Sikkim by Election Commission of India (ECI).[2]

Electoral records
Sikkim Legislative Assembly election
Year Total Seats Seats Contested Seats Won Forfeited Deposits  % Votes Contested Source
1989 32 31 0 25 8.88 [3]
Lok Sabha election, Sikkim
Year Total Seats Seats Contested Seats Won Forfeited Deposits  % Votes Contested Source
1989 1 0 0 1 9.62 [4]

References
  1. Mahendra P. Lama, ed. (1994). Sikkim: Society, Polity, Economy, Environment. South Asia Books, p.105. ISBN 8170997941. Retrieved 27 November 2019.
  2. "Political Parties". Office of the Chief Electoral Officer, Election Department Sikkim. Retrieved 27 November 2019.
  3. "STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 1989 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF SIKKIM". ECI. 1989. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
  4. "Statistical Report on General Elections, 1989 to the Ninth Lok Sabha" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 244. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 July 2014. Retrieved 30 April 2014.
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