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Winner — 1979
NAR BAHADUR KHATIWADA
SPC
SPC 37.7%SJP 22.5%7 others 39.8%
Votes
762
37.7% share
Winning margin
307
15.2% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
64.5%
of 3,136
Temi-Tarku is a safe seat — NAR BAHADUR KHATIWADA won by 15.2%.
Seat history
All Candidates
9 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NAR BAHADUR KHATIWADA | SPC | 762 | 37.7% |
| 2 | HARIKRISHNA SHARMA | SJP | 455 | 22.5% |
| 3 | ADHIKALAL PRADHAN | SCR | 267 | 13.2% |
| 4 | PADRINATH PRADHAN | Janata | 158 | 7.8% |
| 5 | DURGA LAMA PRADHAN | IND | 156 | 7.7% |
| 6 | RAPDEN BHUTIA | IND | 80 | 4.0% |
| 7 | GOPAL RAI | IND | 78 | 3.9% |
| 8 | SHEPEHUNG | IND | 37 | 1.8% |
| 9 | INDRA BAHADUR CHHETRI | INC | 30 | 1.5% |
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 (9th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe15.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 29.5% · min 2.4% · max 59.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
86%
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9th of 32How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.33
fewer partiesmore parties
14th of 32How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.8%
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20th of 32Where does the house stand?
SEAT
32 seats · 17 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.33EFFECTIVE PARTIES
SPC 37.7%SJP 22.5%SCR 13.2%JNP 7.8%IND 7.7%OTH 11.1%
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
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