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Winner — 1979
JAGAT BANDHU PRADHAN
SCR
SCR 44.3%SJP 16.6%8 others 39.1%
Votes
889
44.3% share
Winning margin
555
27.6% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
54.8%
of 3,660
Loosing Pachekhani is a safe seat — JAGAT BANDHU PRADHAN won by 27.6%.
Seat history
All Candidates
10 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | JAGAT BANDHU PRADHAN | SCR | 889 | 44.3% |
| 2 | BANS BAHADUR BASNET | SJP | 334 | 16.6% |
| 3 | RUP RAJ RAI | SPC | 325 | 16.2% |
| 4 | SHOVA KANTI LEPCHA | Janata | 169 | 8.4% |
| 5 | BHIM BAHADUR SUBBA | IND | 120 | 6.0% |
| 6 | BHAKTA BAHADUR KHULAL | IND | 79 | 3.9% |
| 7 | NARAYAN PRASAD PRADHAN | INC | 43 | 2.1% |
| 8 | MOHAN GURUNG | IND | 18 | 0.9% |
| 9 | DAMBER KUMARI PRADHAN | IND | 17 | 0.8% |
| 10 | MANGAL SINGH TAMANG | IND | 13 | 0.7% |
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 (19th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe27.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 23.7% · min 0.1% · max 44.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
85%
lowerhigher
19th of 32How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.20
fewer partiesmore parties
20th of 32How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.9%
lowerhigher
17th of 32Where does the house stand?
SEAT
32 seats · 17 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.20EFFECTIVE PARTIES
SCR 44.3%SJP 16.6%SPC 16.2%JNP 8.4%IND 6.0%OTH 8.5%
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
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