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Demand for "Green Bonus" and special package for the State of Uttarakhand
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LIFE & PUBLIC RECORD · Rajya Sabha MP
Dorjee Tshering Lepcha
Dorjee Tshering Lepcha is listed as Rajya Sabha MP for Sikkim.
Party in the cited recordBharatiya Janata Party
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- 195715 April 1957
early life Born
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Read the source ↗ - 19941994 - 1999
public service Member, Sikkim Legislative Assembly
Position and period retained from the source; an open-ended period does not independently establish a current appointment.
Read the source ↗ - 19991999 - 2004
public service Member, Sikkim Legislative Assembly (second term)
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Read the source ↗ - 20042004 - 2009
public service Member, Sikkim Legislative Assembly (third term) Cabinet Minister of Public Works Department (Roads and Bridges) and Labour Department, Government of Sikkim
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Read the source ↗ - 20092009 - 2014
public service Advisor (Cabinet Rank), Department of Rural Management and Development Department, Government of Sikkim
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Read the source ↗ - 20142014 - 2019
public service Member, Sikkim Legislative Assembly (fourth term)
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Read the source ↗ - 20192019 - 2024
public service Member, Sikkim Legislative Assembly (fifth term)
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Read the source ↗ - 2024Feb. 2024
elections Elected to Rajya Sabha
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Read the source ↗ - 2024Sept. 2024 onwards
public service Member, Committee on Petroleum and Natural Gas
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Read the source ↗ - 2024Oct. 2024 onwards
public service Member, Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying
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Read the source ↗ - 2025March 2025 onwards
public service Member, Joint Committee on Salaries and Allowances of Members of Parliament
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Read the source ↗ - 2026Feb. 2026 onwards
public service Member, India-South Korea Parliamentary Friendship Group
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Read the source ↗ - 20262026-03-19
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public service Cabinet Minister of Transport and Motor Vehicle Development cum Building and Housing Department,Government of Sikkim
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public service Cabinet Minister of Forest, Environment and Wildlife Management Department and Mines and Geology Department, Government of Sikkim
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public service Chairman, Denzong Cooperative Society, Government of Sikkim
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public service Chairman, Estimates Committee
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public service Chairman, Public Accounts Committee
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Early life & upbringing
The cited biography records Dorjee Tshering Lepcha’s date of birth as 15 April 1957. The birthplace is recorded as Village Turung (South Sikkim).
Education & professional life
The educational qualifications recorded in the cited source are: Intermediate Educated from Army School. The professional background is listed as Political and Social Worker.
Public life: the documented service history
The earliest dated entry in the cited service history is 1994 - 1999: Member, Sikkim Legislative Assembly. A later recorded entry is Feb. 2026 onwards: Member, India-South Korea Parliamentary Friendship Group. This identifies the earliest entry available in that source, rather than establishing the start of the entire political career. Historical and open-ended positions retain their source periods.
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Has been a good sportsman and social worker; before entering the political arena in 1994, contributed towards social welfare; Founder, Orchid Club, Singtam, organized free cataract camps for underprivileged patients in collaboration with Greater Lion Eye Hospital, Siliguri; established a Buddhist Welfare Association at Singtam, supporting the construction of monasteries and places of worship for different faiths; although by faith a devout Buddhist, he is equally active and dedicated for Hindu temples, churches and other religions, not only within the State and has generally contributed for the development of Hindu temples even outside the State; actively promoted adult women’s education, introducing two-year condensed education programme for illiterate women in collaboration with Social Welfare Board; started sustainable development and ecofriendly agricultural pursuit to improve the earning of the farmers along with development of tourism in the State; actively participated for inclusion of Nepali Language in the Eighth Schedule to the Constitution of India; contributed for recognition of ‘Lepcha’ tribe as a primitive tribe
Source ↗- Travel reported in biography
- Australia, Bhutan, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Nepal, Singapore, Thailand and U.K. Source ↗
- Other information in biography
- Belongs to an agricultural family; Special Invitee, National Executive Committee, B.J.P. since Feb. 2023; won 2 Assembly Constituencies namely 21- Gnathang Machong and 24-Martam-Rumtek in 2019 Assembly elections Source ↗
Terms, responsibilities & positions
Positions held & committee service
- Feb. 2026 onwards
Member, India-South Korea Parliamentary Friendship Group
Source ↗ - March 2025 onwards
Member, Joint Committee on Salaries and Allowances of Members of Parliament
Source ↗ - Oct. 2024 onwards
Member, Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying
Source ↗ - Sept. 2024 onwards
Member, Committee on Petroleum and Natural Gas
Source ↗ - Feb. 2024
Elected to Rajya Sabha
Source ↗ - 2019 - 2024
Member, Sikkim Legislative Assembly (fifth term)
Source ↗ - Period not supplied
Cabinet Minister of Transport and Motor Vehicle Development cum Building and Housing Department,Government of Sikkim
Source ↗ - 2014 - 2019
Member, Sikkim Legislative Assembly (fourth term)
Source ↗ - 2009 - 2014
Advisor (Cabinet Rank), Department of Rural Management and Development Department, Government of Sikkim
Source ↗ - 2004 - 2009
Member, Sikkim Legislative Assembly (third term) Cabinet Minister of Public Works Department (Roads and Bridges) and Labour Department, Government of Sikkim
Source ↗ - Period not supplied
Cabinet Minister of Forest, Environment and Wildlife Management Department and Mines and Geology Department, Government of Sikkim
Source ↗ - 1999 - 2004
Member, Sikkim Legislative Assembly (second term)
Source ↗ - Period not supplied
Chairman, Denzong Cooperative Society, Government of Sikkim
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Chairman, Estimates Committee
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Chairman, Public Accounts Committee
Source ↗ - 1994 - 1999
Member, Sikkim Legislative Assembly
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| Year | Questions | Proceedings |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 16 | 13 |
| 2025 | 33 | 8 |
| 2026 | 5 | 0 |
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Official name-indexed proceedings within the published current-term year range (2024-2030). Shared proceedings can include associations. Earlier name-only matches are retained privately for identity review; missing records do not mean no activity. · Records dated 2024-07-24 to 2025-04-03
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Demand to formulate National Solar Waste Management Policy
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Rajya Sabha member-name archive; may include earlier terms
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Demand for settlement of rights of inhabitants of J.N. Road in Sikkim
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Rajya Sabha member-name archive; may include earlier terms
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Demand to include traditional kitchen tips for home remedies in education system of the country
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Demand to include Lepcha, Bhutia and Limbu Language in the Eighth Schedule of the Constitution of India
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Demand to extend the Sevok-Rangpo Railway project to Nathu La Pass
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Concern over rising road accidents in Pune
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Denial of legal representation
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Member-ID question register; may include earlier terms
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MSME reach and entrepreneurship development in Sikkim
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Promotion of sanskrit language in Sikkim
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Suspension of Sikkim State Organic Certification Agency
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North Eastern Region Agri-Commodity e-Connect (NERACE) app
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Member-ID question register; may include earlier terms
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Expansion of Community Radio Stations in Sikkim
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Member-ID question register; may include earlier terms
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Sikkim: ED Attaches Assets Worth Rs. 65.46 Cr of Former SBS GM Dorjee Tshering Lepcha
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'Not China border, this is Tibet border': Sikkim MP Dorjee Tshering Lepcha appeals in Rajya Sabha to chan
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BJP’s Dorjee Tshering Lepcha files nomination for RS seat from Sikkim
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BJP picks Dorjee Tshering Lepcha for Rajya Sabha poll from Sikkim
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- Sumuthmoo Lee, 5th Mile Tadong (Lumsey), Near Welfare Office, Gangtok, East Sikkim, Sikkim - 737102 Source ↗
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When was Dorjee Tshering Lepcha born?
The cited biography records 15 April 1957.
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Intermediate Educated from Army School.
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Political and Social Worker.
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1994 - 1999: Member, Sikkim Legislative Assembly. This is the earliest dated entry in the cited record, not necessarily the first public role.
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Who is Dorjee Tshering Lepcha?
Dorjee Tshering Lepcha is listed as Rajya Sabha MP for Sikkim.
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