SKM MLA Mingma Norbu Sherpa was unanimously elected the Speaker of the Sikkim Assembly on June 12.
Raj Kumari Thapa was unanimously elected the Deputy Speaker of the House.
Pro-tem Speaker Sanjeet Kharel put forward the proposal for voting by the members who unanimously elected Mr. Sherpa as the speaker of the House.
A two-term MLA from Daramdin, Mr. Sherpa was a Minister in the last Prem Singh Tamang government.
After taking charge, the new Speaker read out a proposal about Raj Kumari Thapa's candidature for the post of deputy speaker.
Ms. Thapa, 44, was also elected unanimously by the House. She is a two-term MLA from Rangang-Yangang.
Earlier, pro-tem Speaker Kharel administered oath to all 31 members of the House, beginning with Chief Minister Prem Singh Tamang who has been elected from two constituencies — Rhenock and Soreng-Chakung.
