Sanjay Lepcha appointed as Sikkim Legislative Assembly speaker

Sangay Lepcha has been named as the Pro-Tem Speaker of the 10th Sikkim Legislative Assembly, an official said on Monday. Lepcha, a first term MLA will be administered oath by Governor Ganga Prasad at 11.30 AM at Raj Bhavan Tuesday, the Information and Public Relations Department (IPR) said in a release.

He will administer oath to the newly-elected legislators of the Sikkim Legislative Assembly as and when the House is convened for that purpose. Lepcha was elected from Yukson-Tashiding assembly constituency in West Sikkim.