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NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24
Winner — 1979
NAR BAHADUR BHANDARI
SJP
SJP 70.3%SCR 14.4%5 others 15.4%
Votes
1,833
70.3% share
Winning margin
1,458
55.9% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
59.5%
of 4,387
Soreong is a safe seat — NAR BAHADUR BHANDARI won by 55.9%.
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NAR BAHADUR BHANDARI | SJP | 1,833 | 70.3% |
| 2 | KULDIP GURUNG | SCR | 375 | 14.4% |
| 3 | FUL MAYA LIMBUNI | IND | 140 | 5.4% |
| 4 | BHARTA SINGH | SPC | 94 | 3.6% |
| 5 | PENSUM TARGAIN | Janata | 92 | 3.5% |
| 6 | CHNDRA BAHADUR TAMANG | IND | 57 | 2.2% |
| 7 | TARA LIMBU | IND | 18 | 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 (23rd), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe55.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 33.1% · min 0.9% · max 83.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
83%
lowerhigher
23rd of 32How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.25
fewer partiesmore parties
18th of 32How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
22nd of 32Where does the house stand?
SEAT
32 seats · 17 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.25EFFECTIVE PARTIES
SJP 70.3%SCR 14.4%IND 5.4%OTH 10.0%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA sparsely populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
1,36,435
Density
117 / km²
Sex ratio
943 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,166 km²
SC population4.3%
ST population42.4%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
55%HINDU
Hindu 55.2%Buddhist 26.7%Christian 9.5%Other 7.7%Other 0.9%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water83.6%
Electricity90.7%
Sanitation84.3%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.3%
Children fully vaccinated96.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER25.2%
Children underweight (under 5)19.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER42.7%
Women literate85.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER14.1%
Clean cooking fuel69.8%
Health insurance19.9%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Animal Husbandry related products🏷️Dalle KhursaniGI🏺Handloom and Handicraft🏷️Sikkim Large CardamomGI🏺Tourism🏺Trout Fishing
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.