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Sikkim · Assembly Constituency 14 · 1979

Melli

Winner — 1979

MOHAN PRASAD SHARMA
SJP
SJP 26.9%IND 21.2%8 others 51.9%
Votes
669
26.9% share
Winning margin
141
5.7% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
73.3%
of 3,394

A clear win with a 5.7% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

10 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
MOHAN PRASAD SHARMA
SJP
66926.9%
2
SAILESH CHANDRA PRADHAN
IND
52821.2%
3
LAL DAS RAI
SPC
29511.9%
4
D.B. BASNET
Janata
26310.6%
5
DEO NARAYAN PRADHAN
IND
2218.9%
6
BHIM BAHADUR GURUNG
IND
2018.1%
7
NANDA BAHADUR RAI
SCR
1636.5%
8
CHABILALL RAI
INC
1094.4%
9
KRISHNA KUMAR DULAL
IND
210.8%
10
KALI PRASAD RAI
IND
180.7%

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.

Average turnout (16th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
5.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 24.0% · min 5.7% · max 61.7%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
85%
lowerhigher
16th of 32

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.70
fewer partiesmore parties
3rd of 32

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.2%
lowerhigher
6th of 32

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
32 seats · 17 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.70EFFECTIVE PARTIES
SJP 26.9%IND 21.2%SPC 11.9%JNP 10.6%IND 8.9%IND 8.1%OTH 12.5%

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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