Amartya Sen observed, "Unless women are empowered, issues like health, literacy, and population will remain unresolved problems in developing countries."[1] Women's political engagement is a necessary condition for achieving gender equality and true democracy. It promotes women's direct participation in public decision-making and ensures more accountability to women. In this regard, reservation for women in the Panchayati raj institutions is an important initiative to empower women. The political participation of women got a fillip after passing the 73rd and 74th constitutional amendment Acts, which ensured 33% seats for women in the panchayat and urban local bodies. In this regard, an attempt has been made to examine the women empowerment through the Panchayati Raj Institutions in Sikkim. The Sikkim Panchayat (Amendment) Act, 2011, provides for a 50% reservation of seats for women in panchayats. Therefore, the prime objective of this work is to bring to light how far this reservation empowers women in the political process of Sikkim.