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Sikkim · Assembly Constituency 29 · 1979Reserved (BL)

Assam Lingjey

Winner — 1979

SHERAB PALDEN
SJP
SJP 63.8%SCR 23.1%2 others 13.1%
Votes
1,120
63.8% share
Winning margin
715
40.7% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
56.4%
of 3,113

Assam Lingjey is a safe seat — SHERAB PALDEN won by 40.7%.

Seat history

All Candidates

4 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SHERAB PALDEN
SJP
1,12063.8%
2
PHUCHUNG TSHERING
SCR
40523.1%
3
TSHERING DEDUP
SPC
1297.3%
4
NORCHEN LUCKSOM
Janata
1015.8%

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 (21st), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
40.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.9% · min 1.3% · max 40.7%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
83%
lowerhigher
21st of 32

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.24
fewer partiesmore parties
19th of 32

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.8%
lowerhigher
1st of 32

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
32 seats · 17 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.24EFFECTIVE PARTIES
SJP 63.8%SCR 23.1%SPC 7.3%JNP 5.8%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A sparsely populated district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
43,709
Density
10 / km²
Sex ratio
767 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,226 km²
SC population2.3%
ST population65.7%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
53%BUDDHIST
Buddhist 53.4%Hindu 34.0%Christian 6.1%Other 6.5%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water71.9%
Electricity87.9%
Sanitation77.4%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.3%
Children fully vaccinated90.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER31.8%
Children underweight (under 5)15.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.7%
Women literate81.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER16.0%
Clean cooking fuel65.9%
Health insurance24.5%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Buck Wheat🏺Handloom and Handicraft🏺Orange🏷️Sikkim Large CardamomGI

Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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