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Winner — 1985
SONAM GYATSO
SSP 67.4%INC 22.9%5 others 9.7%
Votes
1,697
67.4% share
Winning margin
1,121
44.5% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
65.8%
of 3,823
Ralong is a safe seat — SONAM GYATSO won by 44.5%.
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SONAM GYATSO | 1,697 | 67.4% | |
| 2 | KAZI LHENDUP DORJEE KHANGSHARPA | INC | 576 | 22.9% |
| 3 | DAWA TSERING BHUTIA | IND | 97 | 3.9% |
| 4 | TASHI LHENDUP BHATIA | IND | 67 | 2.7% |
| 5 | NINDA BHUTIA | Janata | 42 | 1.7% |
| 6 | PEMA WANGCHUK BHUTIA | SPC | 28 | 1.1% |
| 7 | SONAM PALTOR BHUTIA | IND | 10 | 0.4% |
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.
Average turnout (20th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe44.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 36.2% · min 3.8% · max 80.7%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
84%
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20th of 32How crowded is the field?
SEAT
1.76
fewer partiesmore parties
32nd of 32How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
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31st of 32Where does the house stand?
SEAT
32 seats · 17 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
1.76EFFECTIVE PARTIES
SSP 67.4%INC 22.9%OTH 9.7%
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
🏷️Dalle KhursaniGI🏺Handloom and Handicraft🏺Tea
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.