Samdup Lepcha

{{Short description|Indian politician}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2019}}

{{Use Indian English|date=August 2019}}

{{Infobox officeholder

| name = Samdup Lepcha

| native_name = सामडूप लेप्चा

| image =

| caption = Official portrait, 2024

| office = Minister of Social Welfare of Sikkim

| term_start = 11 June 2024

| term_end =

| governor = Lakshman Acharya

| 1blankname = Chief Minister

| 1namedata = Prem Singh Tamang

| office1 = Minister of Printing and Stationery of Sikkim

| term_start1 = 11 June 2024

| term_end1 =

| governor1 = Lakshman Acharya

| 1blankname1 = Chief Minister

| 1namedata1 = Prem Singh Tamang

| predecessor1 = Bishnu Kumar Sharma

| successor1 =

| predecessor = Sanjit Kharel

| successor =

| office2 = Minister of Women and Children
Development of Sikkim

| term_start2 = 11 June 2024

| term_end2 =

| governor2 = Lakshman Acharya

| 1blankname2 = Chief Minister

| 1namedata2 = Prem Singh Tamang

| predecessor2 = Sanjit Kharel

| successor2 =

| office3 = Minister of Roads and Bridges of Sikkim

| term_start3 = 27 May 2019

| term_end3 = 10 June 2024

| governor3 = Lakshman Acharya
Ganga Prasad

| 1blankname3 = Chief Minister

| 1namedata3 = Prem Singh Tamang

| predecessor3 = Garjaman Gurung

| successor3 = Nar Bahadur Dahal

| office4 = Member of Sikkim Legislative Assembly

| term_start4 = 3 June 2019

| term_end4 =

| predecessor4 = Tshering Wangdi Lepcha

| successor4 =

| constituency4 = Lachen-Mangan

| birth_name = Samdup Lepcha

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|30 October 1964|df=y}}

| birth_place = Chungthang, Sikkim

| party = Sikkim Krantikari Morcha

| residence = Chungthang, North Sikkim

| religion =

| otherparty =

| spouse =

| children = Lhakit Lepcha

| website =

| alma_mater =

| profession = Businessman & Contractor

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Samdup Lepcha is an Indian politician. He was elected to the Sikkim Legislative Assembly from Lachen-Mangan. He was reelected winning the 2024 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election.{{Cite web |last=PTI |title=Sikkim Assembly Elections 2024: SKM candidate Samdup Lepcha wins Lachen Mangan seat |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/elections/sikkim/sikkim-assembly-elections-2024-skm-candidate-samdup-lepcha-wins-lachen-mangan-seat-3048363 |access-date=2024-06-03 |website=Deccan Herald |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=2024-06-02 |title=Lachen Mangan, Sikkim Assembly Election Results 2024 Live Updates: SKM's Samdup Lepcha wins Lachen Mangan with 3929 votes |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/elections/assembly/story/lachen-mangan-sikkim-assembly-election-results-2024-live-updates-2546727-2024-06-02 |access-date=2024-06-03 |website=India Today |language=en}}

Career

Lepcha was first elected as an MLA in the 2019 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election as a member of the Sikkim Krantikari Morcha. He was a Minister of Public Works department and Cultural affairs & Heritage in P. S. Golay Cabinet.[http://myneta.info/sikkim2014/candidate.php?candidate_id=116 My Neta]{{cite news | url=https://www.thehindu.com/elections/sikkim-assembly/who-is-ps-golay-the-new-chief-minister-of-sikkim/article27262867.ece | title=Who is P.S. Golay, the new chief minister of Sikkim | date=27 May 2019 | newspaper=The Hindu | accessdate=30 August 2019 }}[https://www.indiatoday.in/education-today/news/story/new-sikkim-chief-minister-ps-golay-announced-5-day-working-week-for-government-employees-1536514-2019-05-28 New Sikkim Chief Minister PS Golay announced 5-day working week for government employees][https://www.thehindu.com/elections/sikkim-assembly/ps-golay-sworn-in-as-sikkim-chief-minister/article27259921.ece P.S. Golay sworn in as Sikkim Chief Minister]

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