Pahalwan Subba, Sikkim's First Elected MP, Passes Away at 90

Former Sikkim MP Pahalwan Subba, aged 90, passed away following a prolonged illness. Subba, who represented the Sikkim Janata Party, was the state's first elected MP. His cremation will take place in Timburbung, Soreng. Chief Minister Prem Singh Tamang expressed his condolences and paid his respects.

Former Lok Sabha MP from Sikkim, Pahalwan Subba, passed away at the age of 90 on Thursday in a hospital near Gangtok after a long illness, as confirmed by his family.

Subba, who had a successful political tenure, won the 1980 election on a Sikkim Janata Party (SJP) ticket and served as an MP until 1984. He was notably the second MP of Sikkim and the first to win a contested election.

Earlier, Congress leader Chhatra Bahadur Chhetri had been elected unopposed in the 1977 Lok Sabha elections after Sikkim joined India.

Subba's mortal remains will be transported to his ancestral village Timburbung in the Soreng district for cremation on Friday, according to his family.

Chief Minister Prem Singh Tamang extended his condolences to Subba's family, stating, ''I offer my prayers for the departed soul to rest in eternal peace.'' Tamang visited the Central Referral Hospital, where Subba passed away, to pay his respects. ''It was a solemn moment, honouring the memory of a respected individual who was also the first elected MP from Sikkim,'' he said.

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