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Sikkim · Assembly Constituency 24 · 1985Reserved (BL)

Lachen Mangshila

Winner — 1985

THOKCHOK BHUTIA
SSP 59.1%INC 36.6%2 others 4.3%
Votes
1,737
59.1% share
Winning margin
660
22.4% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
61.8%
of 4,760

Lachen Mangshila is a safe seat — THOKCHOK BHUTIA won by 22.4%.

Seat history

All Candidates

4 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
THOKCHOK BHUTIA
1,73759.1%
2
TENZING DADUL
INC
1,07736.6%
3
SHUPAN KAZI
IND
1174.0%
4
NIMCHING LEPCHA
Janata
100.3%

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 (17th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
22.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 22.4% · min 0.5% · max 51.1%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
85%
lowerhigher
17th of 32

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.37
fewer partiesmore parties
10th of 32

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.9%
lowerhigher
16th of 32

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
32 seats · 17 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.37EFFECTIVE PARTIES
SSP 59.1%INC 36.6%OTH 4.3%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A moderately populated district — more literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
2,83,583
Density
297 / km²
Sex ratio
873 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
954 km²
SC population5.4%
ST population27.7%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
63%HINDU
Hindu 62.7%Buddhist 25.6%Christian 8.3%Other 3.5%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water85.0%
Electricity94.7%
Sanitation90.1%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births91.8%
Children fully vaccinatedNOT REPORTED
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER17.8%
Children underweight (under 5)13.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER43.3%
Women literate90.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER9.4%
Clean cooking fuel87.6%
Health insurance29.9%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏷️Dalle KhursaniGI🏺Floriculture🏺Handloom and Handicraft🏺Pharma related🏷️Sikkim Large CardamomGI🏺Tourism

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