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Winner — 1979
PADAM BAHADUR GURUNG
SJP
SJP 68.3%JNP 12.5%3 others 19.2%
Votes
1,770
68.3% share
Winning margin
1,447
55.9% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
69.6%
of 3,723
Daramdin is a safe seat — PADAM BAHADUR GURUNG won by 55.9%.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PADAM BAHADUR GURUNG | SJP | 1,770 | 68.3% |
| 2 | PHURBA SANGEY SHERPA | Janata | 323 | 12.5% |
| 3 | RAM CHANDRA SHARMA | SCR | 241 | 9.3% |
| 4 | PURNA BAHADUR SUBBA | IND | 226 | 8.7% |
| 5 | DIRGA BAHADUR SUBBA | SPC | 31 | 1.2% |
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 (15th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe55.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 38.4% · min 0.8% · max 76.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
85%
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15th of 32How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.11
fewer partiesmore parties
24th of 32How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.4%
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4th of 32Where does the house stand?
SEAT
32 seats · 17 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.11EFFECTIVE PARTIES
SJP 68.3%JNP 12.5%SCR 9.3%IND 8.7%OTH 1.2%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
1,46,850
Density
196 / km²
Sex ratio
915 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
750 km²
SC population4.1%
ST population28.2%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
58%HINDU
Hindu 57.6%Buddhist 23.9%Christian 14.6%Other 3.9%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water91.3%
Electricity91.2%
Sanitation86.9%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.4%
Children fully vaccinated86.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER24.8%
Children underweight (under 5)7.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.8%
Women literate90.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER9.9%
Clean cooking fuel66.5%
Health insurance20.8%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.