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Winner — 1979
SAMTEN TSHERING
SJP
SJP 36.9%SPC 30.2%4 others 32.9%
Votes
731
36.9% share
Winning margin
134
6.8% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
55.2%
of 3,586
A clear win with a 6.8% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SAMTEN TSHERING | SJP | 731 | 36.9% |
| 2 | RAPZANG LAMA | SPC | 597 | 30.2% |
| 3 | PALDAN WANGCHUK | Janata | 359 | 18.1% |
| 4 | TSEWANG GYAMTSO BHUTIA | SCR | 177 | 8.9% |
| 5 | RUTH KARTHAK LEPCHANI | IND | 82 | 4.1% |
| 6 | TSETEN GYATSO BHUTIA | IND | 33 | 1.7% |
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.
Low turnout (32nd), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe6.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 27.8% · min 6.8% · max 51.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
65%
lowerhigher
32nd of 32How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.46
fewer partiesmore parties
5th of 32How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.8%
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21st of 32Where does the house stand?
SEAT
32 seats · 17 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.46EFFECTIVE PARTIES
SJP 36.9%SPC 30.2%JNP 18.1%SCR 8.9%OTH 5.8%
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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