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Sikkim · Assembly Constituency 10 · 1979

Jorthang-Nayabazar

Winner — 1979

BHIM BAHADUR GURUNG
SCR
SCR 24.1%SJP 22.1%6 others 53.8%
Votes
754
24.1% share
Winning margin
61
1.9% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
74.4%
of 4,208

Jorthang-Nayabazar was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.9% — fewer than 61 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

All Candidates

8 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
BHIM BAHADUR GURUNG
SCR
75424.1%
2
LILA KUMAR RAI
SJP
69322.1%
3
HASTDAS RAI
SPC
59919.1%
4
NEEL KAMAL THAPA
IND
40613.0%
5
S.K. RAI
Janata
36911.8%
6
HUMANAY RAI
IND
2106.7%
7
HASTUDAS RAI
IND
672.1%
8
KALURAM AGRAWAL
IND
311.0%

DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.

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 (6th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
1.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 36.3% · min 1.9% · max 65.8%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
87%
lowerhigher
6th of 32

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.36
fewer partiesmore parties
11th of 32

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.2%
lowerhigher
7th of 32

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
32 seats · 17 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.36EFFECTIVE PARTIES
SCR 24.1%SJP 22.1%SPC 19.1%IND 13.0%JNP 11.8%IND 6.7%OTH 3.1%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
1,46,850
Density
196 / km²
Sex ratio
915 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
750 km²
SC population4.1%
ST population28.2%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
58%HINDU
Hindu 57.6%Buddhist 23.9%Christian 14.6%Other 3.9%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water91.3%
Electricity91.2%
Sanitation86.9%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.4%
Children fully vaccinated86.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER24.8%
Children underweight (under 5)7.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.8%
Women literate90.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER9.9%
Clean cooking fuel66.5%
Health insurance20.8%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏷️Dalle KhursaniGI🏺Handloom and Handicraft🏺Tea

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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