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Sikkim · PC 1 · 1996

Sikkim

Winner — Lok Sabha 1996

BHIM PRASAD DAHAL
SDF· United Front
SDF 72.1%SSP 24.5%5 others 3.4%
Votes
1,24,218
72.2% share
Winning margin
82,043
47.6% of votes
Total votes cast
1,72,174
Candidates
7
Seat history

All Candidates

7 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
BHIM PRASAD DAHAL
United Front
1,24,21872.2%
2
NAR BAHADUR BHANDARI
42,17524.5%
3
NANDALAL GURUNG
IND
4,2632.5%
4
DHAN BAHADUR TAMANG
IND
4360.3%
5
KRISHNA CHANDRA PRADHAN
IND
4210.2%
6
NABIN CHANDRA SUBBA
IND
4100.2%
7
BHAGWAN PRASAD
IND
2510.1%

Affidavit details — declared assets, criminal cases and education — aren't available for this seat yet. The results above are complete; only the candidate-affidavit layer is missing.

High turnout (1st), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
47.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 32.3% · min 0.0% · max 86.9%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
83%
lowerhigher
1st of 1

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.63
fewer partiesmore parties
1st of 1

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
1st of 1

How often does it back the winner?

SEAT
neveralways

matches the ruling party

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.63EFFECTIVE PARTIES
SDF 72.2%SSP 24.5%OTH 3.4%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A moderately populated district — more literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
2,83,583
Density
297 / km²
Sex ratio
873 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
954 km²
SC population5.4%
ST population27.7%

Figures are for East District, this seat's primary district — it spans 4 districts.

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
63%HINDU
Hindu 62.7%Buddhist 25.6%Christian 8.3%Other 3.5%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water85.0%
Electricity94.7%
Sanitation90.1%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births91.8%
Children fully vaccinatedNOT REPORTED
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER17.8%
Children underweight (under 5)13.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER43.3%
Women literate90.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER9.4%
Clean cooking fuel87.6%
Health insurance29.9%

What's nearby?

4 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Animal Husbandry related products🏺Buck Wheat🏷️Dalle KhursaniGI🏷️Dalle KhursaniGI🏷️Dalle KhursaniGI🏺Floriculture🏺Handloom and Handicraft🏺Handloom and Handicraft🏺Handloom and Handicraft🏺Handloom and Handicraft🏺Orange🏺Pharma related🏷️Sikkim Large CardamomGI🏷️Sikkim Large CardamomGI🏷️Sikkim Large CardamomGI🏺Tea🏺Tourism🏺Tourism🏺Trout Fishing
Coronation Throne of Norbugang near Yuksam

Coronation Throne of Norbugang near Yuksam

🏛️MonumentASI

Coronation Throne of Norbugang near Yuksam

Dubdi Monastery

Dubdi Monastery

🏛️MonumentASI

Dubdi Monastery

Rabdentse site of ancient capital of Sikkim

Rabdentse site of ancient capital of Sikkim

🏛️MonumentASI

Rabdentse site of ancient capital of Sikkim

Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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