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Sikkim · Assembly Constituency 15 · 1985Reserved (SC)

Rateypani - West Pendam

Winner — 1985

CHANDRA KUMAR MIHORA
SSP 68.4%INC 16.8%3 others 14.7%
Votes
2,373
68.5% share
Winning margin
1,789
51.6% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
64.4%
of 5,381

Rateypani - West Pendam is a safe seat — CHANDRA KUMAR MIHORA won by 51.6%.

Seat history

All Candidates

5 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
CHANDRA KUMAR MIHORA
2,37368.5%
2
BADRI THATAL
INC
58416.8%
3
MADHUKAR DARJEE
IND
34910.1%
4
BIR BAHADUR LOHAR
IND
1113.2%
5
DEEPANDRA KUMAR SINGH
IND
501.4%

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 (18th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
51.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 33.1% · min 9.3% · max 68.6%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
85%
lowerhigher
18th of 32

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.32
fewer partiesmore parties
15th of 32

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
24th of 32

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
32 seats · 17 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.32EFFECTIVE PARTIES
SSP 68.5%INC 16.8%IND 10.1%OTH 4.6%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A 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.

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