State timeline · 1947 → Today

Sikkim

From a Himalayan kingdom and Indian protectorate to India's 22nd state in 1975 and its first fully organic state: the governments and events that shaped Sikkim, Chief Minister by Chief Minister.

Capital
Gangtok
Statehood
16 May 1975
Districts
6
Lok Sabha seats
1
Assembly seats
32
Chief Ministers
6

Interactive Timeline

Sikkim, 1947 to today

Every Chief Minister, scheme, law and turning point. Titles show the state government in office; Centre (…) marks Indian government actions in Sikkim, and dashed markers show President's Rule.