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Sikkim · Assembly Constituency 15 · 1979Reserved (SC)
Rateypani - West Pendam
Winner — 1979
BIR BAHADUR LOHAR
SCR
SCR 54.3%SPC 31.6%5 others 14.1%
Votes
1,348
54.3% share
Winning margin
564
22.7% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
60.1%
of 4,127
Rateypani - West Pendam is a safe seat — BIR BAHADUR LOHAR won by 22.7%.
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BIR BAHADUR LOHAR | SCR | 1,348 | 54.3% |
| 2 | ISORY MAJHEE | SPC | 784 | 31.6% |
| 3 | DURGA SINGH CINTURY | SJP | 134 | 5.4% |
| 4 | PURNA BAHADUR KHATI | SCL | 68 | 2.7% |
| 5 | KUSHUDAS DARJEE | INC | 60 | 2.4% |
| 6 | JANGA BAHADUR KHATI | IND | 52 | 2.1% |
| 7 | SAHABIR KAMI | Janata | 35 | 1.4% |
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 (18th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe22.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 33.1% · min 9.3% · max 68.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
85%
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18th of 32How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.32
fewer partiesmore parties
15th of 32How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
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24th of 32Where does the house stand?
SEAT
32 seats · 17 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.32EFFECTIVE PARTIES
SCR 54.3%SPC 31.6%SJP 5.4%OTH 8.7%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA 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.