Karma Loday Bhutia is an Indian politician from Sikkim. He was elected to the Sikkim Legislative Assembly in 2019.
In 2019 Bhutia stood for election on a Sikkim Krantikari Morcha (SKM) ticket from the Kabi Lungchok seat in the Sikkim Legislative Assembly. He won against the Sikkim Democratic Front candidate,Ugen Nedup Bhutia by a margin of over 1437 votes in the 2019 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election. Following his victory,Bhutia was inducted in the P. S. Golay's Cabinet with the following portfolios:forest and environment;mines and geology;and science and technology. [1] [2] [3] [4]
For the 2024 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election,Bhutia was denied SKM party ticket to represent the same constituency. [5] SKM instead chose Thenlay Tshering Bhutia to represent the party in the assembly seat,who eventually won the election. [6] Few days after the results were declared,SKM expelled Karma Bhutia from the party due to allegations of engaging in anti-party activities after being denied the ticket to represent the seat. [5]
On 5 November 2023,at the annual convention of the Sikkim Bhutia Lepcha Apex Committee,Bhutia called for a proportionate increase of Bhutia Lepcha seats in the Sikkim Legislative Assembly. Then,the community held 13 seats,including the Sangha seat. [7]