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Sikkim · Assembly Constituency 7 · 1980 by-elections

Chakung

Winner — 1980 by-elections

C.B.RAI
SCR
SCR 49.8%SJP 37.2%1 others 13.0%
Votes
1,152
49.8% share
Winning margin
291
0.0% of votes
Total candidates
3

Chakung was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.0% — fewer than 291 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

All Candidates

3 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
C.B.RAI
SCR
1,1520.0%
2
S.K.RAI
SJP
8610.0%
3
T.GURUNG
SPC
3020.0%

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.

High turnout (4th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
0.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 39.0% · min 1.6% · max 91.6%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
87%
lowerhigher
4th of 32

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
1.76
fewer partiesmore parties
31st of 32

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.9%
lowerhigher
15th of 32

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
1 seats · 1 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
DOESN'T APPLY

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A 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%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

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

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