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Winner — 1979
LALL BAHADUR BASNET
SJP
SJP 38.9%JNP 26.7%15 others 34.4%
Votes
1,707
38.9% share
Winning margin
533
12.1% of votes
Total candidates
17
Turnout
55.5%
of 7,908
A clear win with a 12.1% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
17 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LALL BAHADUR BASNET | SJP | 1,707 | 38.9% |
| 2 | DORJEE DADUL | Janata | 1,174 | 26.8% |
| 3 | D.P. BHAWANIPURI | IND | 420 | 9.6% |
| 4 | KHARKA BAHADUR CHHETRI | IND | 321 | 7.3% |
| 5 | KAISER BAHADUR THAPA | SPC | 284 | 6.5% |
| 6 | GANESAN | IND | 107 | 2.4% |
| 7 | JAGAT BANDHU PRADHAN | SCR | 89 | 2.0% |
| 8 | RAM CHANDRA VERMA | IND | 77 | 1.8% |
| 9 | BIMAL KUMAR RASAILY | IND | 59 | 1.3% |
| 10 | K.B. PRADHAN | IND | 46 | 1.1% |
| 11 | GAURI SHANKER BANSAL | IND | 24 | 0.6% |
| 12 | R. P. NEHRU | IND | 21 | 0.5% |
| 13 | MALCHAND AGARWALA | IND | 15 | 0.3% |
| 14 | HARI BHAKTA PRADHAN | IND | 15 | 0.3% |
| 15 | SANTOSH NIRASH | IND | 14 | 0.3% |
| 16 | RATNA KAMAL DEWAN | IND | 10 | 0.2% |
| 17 | ANAD SINGHAL | IND | 6 | 0.1% |
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 (13th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean12.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.9% · min 5.4% · max 35.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
85%
lowerhigher
13th of 32How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.02
fewer partiesmore parties
26th of 32How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.2%
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5th of 32Where does the house stand?
SEAT
32 seats · 17 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.02EFFECTIVE PARTIES
SJP 38.9%JNP 26.8%IND 9.6%IND 7.3%SPC 6.5%OTH 11.0%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA 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
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