Editing Sikkim (section)

=== Merger and statehood ===
{{See also|1975 Sikkimese monarchy referendum}}
In [[1975 in Sikkim|1975]], the Prime Minister of Sikkim [[Kazi Lhendup Dorjee]], appealed to the Indian Prime Minister, [[Indira Gandhi]] for Sikkim to become a state of India. In April of that year, the Indian Army took over the city of [[Gangtok]] and disarmed the Chogyal's palace guards. Thereafter, [[1975 Sikkimese monarchy referendum|a referendum]] was held in which 97.5 per cent of voters supported abolishing the monarchy, effectively approving union with India. India is said to have stationed 20,000–40,000 troops in a country of only 200,000 during the referendum.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=T. |first=G. |date=1975 |title=Trouble in Sikkim |url=https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1080/03064227508532403 |journal=Index on Censorship |language=en |volume=4 |issue=1 |pages=68–69 |doi=10.1080/03064227508532403 |issn=0306-4220 |via=Sage Journals}}</ref> On 16 May 1975, Sikkim became the 22nd state of the Indian Union, and the monarchy was abolished.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://sikkim.gov.in/ASP/Miscc/aboutsikkim.htm |title=About Sikkim |publisher=Official website of the Government of Sikkim |access-date=15 June 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090525171423/http://www.sikkim.gov.in/asp/Miscc/aboutsikkim.htm |archive-date=25 May 2009}}</ref> To enable the incorporation of the new state, the [[Parliament of India|Indian Parliament]] amended the [[Constitution of India|Indian Constitution]]. First, the [[List of amendments of the Constitution of India|35th Amendment]] laid down a set of conditions that made Sikkim an "Associate State", a special designation not used by any other state. A month later, the [[List of amendments of the Constitution of India|36th Amendment]] repealed the 35th Amendment, and made Sikkim a full state, adding its name to the [[Constitution of India#First Schedule|First Schedule]] of the [[Constitution of India|Constitution]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Constitution-has-been-amended-94-times/articleshow/5683974.cms |title=Constitution has been amended 94 times |date=15 May 2010 |access-date=16 May 2011 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120716125725/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-03-15/india/28130281_1_constitution-amendment-bill-simple-majority-joint-session |archive-date=16 July 2012 |url-status=live |newspaper=[[The Times of India]] }}</ref>