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100 _aChhetri, Durga P. and Bal, Mary
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245 _aA constituency without a map: The Sangha and the politics of contemporary Sikkim
260 _aEconomic & Political Weekly
300 _a60(47), Nov 22, 2025: p.25-28
520 _aThe participation of Buddhist monks in electoral politics in Sikkim—through Article 371F of the Constitution, which allows one seat in the 32-member Sikkim assembly to be reserved only for members of the sangha—is analysed. Buddhist monks have actively participated in the electoral politics of the state, and this unique constitutional arrangement indicates that the boundaries between secular and religious are not clearly demarcated. – Reproduced https://www.epw.in/journal/2025/47/commentary/constituency-without-map.html
773 _aEconomic & Political Weekly
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