Pawan Chamling Age, Wife, Children, Family, Biography, & More

Bio/Wiki
Full Name	Pawan Kumar Chamling
Profession(s)	Politician, Social Worker, Poet, Writer, Contractor
Famous As	Longest-serving Cheif Minister (Sikkim) of India
Physical Stats & More
Height (approx.)	in centimeters- _168 cm in meters- 1.68 m in feet inches- 5’ 6”
Weight (approx.)	in kilograms- 65 kg in pounds- 145 lbs
Eye Colour	Black
Hair Colour	Black
Politics
Political Party	Sikkim Democratic Front
Political Journey	1978: Elected as the secretary of the Prajatantra Congress 1975: Became the block president of the Youth Congress 1982: Became the President of Yangang Gram Panchayat 1985: Elected to the Sikkim Legislative Assembly 1989-1992: Became the Minister for Industries, Information and Public Relations in the Nar Bahadur Bhandari cabinet 1993: Formed the Sikkim Democratic Front 1994: Became the Chief Minister of Sikkim
Biggest Rival	Nar Bahadur Bhandari of Sikkim Sangram Parishad
Personal Life
Date of Birth	22 September 1950 (Friday)
Age (as of 2023)	73 Years
Birthplace	Yangang, South Sikkim
Zodiac sign/Sun sign	Virgo
Signature
Nationality	Indian
Hometown	Ghurbisey, Namchi, South Sikkim
School	Primary School
Educational Qualification	10th Pass
Religion	Not Known
Ethnicity	Nepali
Address	Ghurbisey, Namchi, South Sikkim
Hobbies	Poetry, Reading, Writing
Awards, Honours, Achievements	1996: Bharat Shiromani by Shiromani Foundation 1998: Greenest Chief Minister Of India by Centre for Science and Environment 1998: Man Of The Year by Biographical Institute, USA 1999: Manav Seva Puraskar by Institute of Economic Studies, New Delhi 2002: Poets’ Foundation Award by Poets’Foundation, Kolkata for lifetime achievement in literature 2003: Doctor of Philosophy (honoris causa) by Sikkim Manipal University 2009: Leadership And Good Governance Award 2010: Thekong Ambassador Of Peace by the Pang Lhabsol Committee 2010: Bhanu Puraskar by Sikkim Sahitya Parishad 2016: Yug Kavi Siddhicharan Award by Siddhicharan Shrestha Academy 2016: Samaj Kalyan Puraskar by the Gorkha Dukha Niwarak Sangh, Darjeeling 2016: Sustainable Development Leadership Award by The Energy and Resource Institute (TERI) 2017: One World Award (Grand Prix) 2018: 1st Bhairon Singh Shekhawat Life Time Achievement Honour by former President Shri Pranab Mukherjee
Controversy	Critizcism started pouring up on social media when Chamling's net worth bloated by 80% from ₹2.36 crore to ₹4.27 crore in a span of 5 years, i.e. from 2004-2009. He declared ₹98 Lakh while filing nomination in 2004, which apparently rose by 70 percent; making his net worth ₹1.60 crore. His second wife has assets worth ₹ 2.09 crore as against ₹ 1.26 crore in 2004, be it her bank deposits, agriculture land to commercial properties and jewelleries. Four of his children (Suneeta, Komal, Vivek and Sushila) who did not own any financial assets in 2004, accumulated a combined net worth of ₹ 39.27 Lakh.
Girls, Affairs and More
Marital Status	Married
Family
Wife/Spouse	First Wife: Dhan Maya Chamling Second Wife: Tika Maya Chamling (Agriculturist, Entrepreneur)
Children	Son(s)- Bijoy Chamling, Bishal Chamling, Bikash Chamling, Bibek Chamling Daughter(s)- Sushila Chamling, Shiela Chamling, Sunita Chamling, Komal Chamling
Parents	Father- Ashbahadur Chamling (Farmer) Mother- Asharani Chamling
Siblings	Brother(s)- Pratiman Chamling, Santa Man Chamling, Rup Narayan Chamling, Ashok Chamling Sister- Rita Chamling
Money Factor
Salary (approx.)	₹1,90,000
Net Worth (approx.)	₹10 Crore (As Per 2014)

Some Lesser Known Facts About Pawan Chamling

Does Pawan Chamling smoke?: Not Known

Does Pawan Chamling drink alcohol?: Not Known

As a child, he had been into sports like football and volleyball and represented his school in inter-school and inter-district tournaments. Apart from sports, he used to participate in dramas in school functions.

He was a leader since his childhood; as he was elected to head organizations in his school.

He began his career as a farmer and then became a government contractor and built a number of roads, buildings, bridges, and irrigation canals.

He established Sikkim Democratic Front (SDF) and became the Cheif Minister of Sikkim for the first time in 1994. Since then, the party has won the 1999, 2004, 2009 and 2014 Sikkim Legislative Assembly elections.

In 2009, all 32 assembly seats were won by his party (Sikkim Democratic Front) in the Sikkim Legislative Assembly.

In 2016, Sikkim was declared as the first and the only “Organic State” in the country by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, since the state fully implements organic farming and has banned all chemicals and fertilizers in farms.

In April 2018, he became the longest-serving Chief Minister (five consecutive terms) of India, after becoming the Chief Minister of Sikkim for the 5th time in 2014.

As he completed 25 years in office, he created history by breaking the record of Jyoti Basu (former communist ruler of West Bengal) who held office for 23 years.

He gave the slogan “New Sikkim, Happy Sikkim” while launching policies and programmes to develop the state.

He is also a Nepali writer.

He has been bestowed with the title of Ambassador “Organic Himalaya and Organic World in 2017.”