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Sikkim · Assembly Constituency 1 · 1985

Yoksam

Winner — 1985

SANCHA MAN SUBBA
SSP 49.4%INC 17.6%6 others 33.1%
Votes
1,535
49.4% share
Winning margin
989
31.8% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
58.1%
of 5,347

Yoksam is a safe seat — SANCHA MAN SUBBA won by 31.8%.

Seat history

All Candidates

8 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SANCHA MAN SUBBA
1,53549.4%
2
SHRIJETHA SUBBA
INC
54617.6%
3
ASHOK KUMAR SUBBA
Janata
42613.7%
4
SONAM PALJOR BHUTIA
IND
2969.5%
5
TIL BAHADUR GURUNG
IND
1414.5%
6
PIRTHI RAM SUBBA
IND
1344.3%
7
MANGAL LIMBOO
IND
180.6%
8
KONGJONG BHUTIA
IND
130.4%

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.

High turnout (2nd), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
31.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 24.5% · min 0.7% · max 51.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
88%
lowerhigher
2nd of 32

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.27
fewer partiesmore parties
16th of 32

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.2%
lowerhigher
8th of 32

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
32 seats · 17 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.27EFFECTIVE PARTIES
SSP 49.4%INC 17.6%JNP 13.7%IND 9.5%OTH 9.8%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
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?

2 locations
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Coronation Throne of Norbugang near Yuksam

🏛️MonumentASI

Coronation Throne of Norbugang near Yuksam

Dubdi Monastery

Dubdi Monastery

🏛️MonumentASI

Dubdi Monastery

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