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Sikkim · Assembly Constituency 20 · 1979Reserved (BL)
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Winner — 1979
RAM LEPCHA
SCR
SCR 30.7%SJP 22.6%7 others 46.8%
Votes
713
30.6% share
Winning margin
188
8.1% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
61.6%
of 3,774
A clear win with a 8.1% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
9 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RAM LEPCHA | SCR | 713 | 30.6% |
| 2 | CHITIM BHUTIA | SJP | 525 | 22.6% |
| 3 | SANGEY DORJEE BHUTIA | Janata | 358 | 15.4% |
| 4 | SANGAY BHUTIA | SPC | 203 | 8.7% |
| 5 | JIMBA BHUTIA | Left | 185 | 8.0% |
| 6 | CHOLEK DORJEE BHUTIA | IND | 163 | 7.0% |
| 7 | O. T. LEPCHA | IND | 85 | 3.6% |
| 8 | RINZING KAZI | IND | 73 | 3.1% |
| 9 | SONPIN LUCKSOM | IND | 21 | 0.9% |
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 (22nd), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe8.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 26.9% · min 8.1% · max 54.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
83%
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22nd of 32How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.35
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13th of 32How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.8%
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19th of 32Where does the house stand?
SEAT
32 seats · 17 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.35EFFECTIVE PARTIES
SCR 30.6%SJP 22.6%JNP 15.4%SPC 8.7%CPM 8.0%IND 7.0%OTH 7.7%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA 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%
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 vaccinated— NOT 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?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏷️Dalle KhursaniGI🏺Floriculture🏺Handloom and Handicraft🏺Pharma related🏷️Sikkim Large CardamomGI🏺Tourism
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