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He won the seat in the 2024 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election with 1,919 votes. He currently serves as a Minister holding Ecclesiastical, Public Health Engineering, Water Resources in the Sikkim government. Check his verified record below and rate his performance on NetaSampark.\n\n## Who is Sonam Lama?\n\nSonam Lama represents the Sangha Assembly constituency in the Sikkim Legislative Assembly as a member of the Sikkimkrantikarimorcha (SKM). He was elected in the 2024 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election (results declared 2024-06-02).\n\n## Ministerial role\n\nSonam Lama is currently Minister – Ecclesiastical, Public Health Engineering, Water Resources in the Government of Sikkim, according to the official council of ministers list (Council of Ministers, Sikkim Government Who's Who). Portfolios can change; the official list is the authoritative source.\n\n## Rate Sonam Lama: Neta Trust Score\n\n Sonam Lama has not been rated yet. Be the first citizen to rate this MLA.\n\nThe Neta Trust Score is a score out of 100 built from citizen ratings on NetaSampark across 10 factors: leadership, transparency, accessibility, communication, responsiveness, development work, integrity & ethics, public engagement, citizen confidence and problem resolution. It reflects the opinions of NetaSampark users and is not an official government rating.\n\n## Sangha election result (2024)\n\n- Winner: Sonam Lama (SKM) – 1,919 votes (60.27% of valid votes)\n- Runner-up: Tseten Tashi Bhutia (BJP) – 1,054 votes\n- Margin: 865 votes\n- Total electors: 4,074\n- Source: Election Commission of India, General Election to the Sikkim Legislative Assembly 2024 – Detailed Results.\n\n## Political career\n\n- 2024: Elected MLA from Sangha, Sikkim Legislative Assembly general election – SKM, 1,919 votes (60.27%), margin 865 over Tseten Tashi Bhutia (BJP) [ECI]\n- Current (as of Oct 2026): Minister – Ecclesiastical, Public Health Engineering, Water Resources\n- Note: career events beyond official records (ECI results, official ministers list) are not included.\n- This section uses official records only (ECI results, official council of ministers lists); other career events are not included.\n\n## Sonam Lama's education and profession\n\nEducation: 8th Pass (Purva Madhyama 1st Year (9th) From Sikkim Institute of Higher Nyingma Studies (Sheda), Year-1992), as declared in his 2024 election affidavit.\nProfession: Monk & Politician (self-declared in affidavit).\n\n## Sonam Lama's assets and affidavit\n\nAs declared in his 2024 election affidavit (compiled by ADR\u002FMyNeta):\n\n- Total assets: Rs 7,18,40,152 (about Rs 7.2 crore)\n- Total liabilities: Rs 5,95,016 (about Rs 6.0 lakh)\n- Criminal cases declared: 0\n\nThese figures are self-declared and reflect the position at the time of filing.\n\n## Neta Updates from Sonam Lama\n\nSonam Lama has not yet started posting updates on NetaSampark. When his office joins NetaSampark Leader, citizens following this profile will see his announcements, work and event updates here.\n\n · Are you Sonam Lama or his office?\n\n## Sources\n\nElection Commission of India statistical reports (2024 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election), official council of ministers list, ADR\u002FMyNeta affidavit data (2024). 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