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Winner — 1985
BALCHAND SARDA
IND
IND 43.2%SSP 37.6%10 others 19.3%
Votes
2,010
43.2% share
Winning margin
261
5.6% of votes
Total candidates
12
Turnout
50.0%
of 9,321
A clear win with a 5.6% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
12 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BALCHAND SARDA | IND | 2,010 | 43.2% |
| 2 | DIL KUMARI BHANDARI | 1,749 | 37.6% | |
| 3 | M.K.CHETRI | INC | 469 | 10.1% |
| 4 | SONAM GYATSO TRATENG | IND | 208 | 4.5% |
| 5 | PASSANG OBED PAZO | IND | 72 | 1.6% |
| 6 | JAMES BASNET | IND | 39 | 0.8% |
| 7 | KIRAN CHETRI | IND | 38 | 0.8% |
| 8 | KALAWATI SUBBA | SPC | 27 | 0.6% |
| 9 | CHYANGHA TAMANG | Janata | 25 | 0.5% |
| 10 | ANAND PRAKASH BASNET | IND | 9 | 0.2% |
| 11 | DHAN MAYA CHETTRI | IND | 8 | 0.2% |
| 12 | DAMBER KUMARI PRADHAN | IND | 2 | 0.0% |
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 (13th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean5.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.9% · min 5.4% · max 35.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
85%
lowerhigher
13th of 32How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.02
fewer partiesmore parties
26th of 32How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.2%
lowerhigher
5th of 32Where does the house stand?
SEAT
32 seats · 17 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.02EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IND 43.2%SSP 37.6%INC 10.1%OTH 9.2%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA sparsely populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
43,709
Density
10 / km²
Sex ratio
767 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,226 km²
SC population2.3%
ST population65.7%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
53%BUDDHIST
Buddhist 53.4%Hindu 34.0%Christian 6.1%Other 6.5%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water71.9%
Electricity87.9%
Sanitation77.4%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.3%
Children fully vaccinated90.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER31.8%
Children underweight (under 5)15.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.7%
Women literate81.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER16.0%
Clean cooking fuel65.9%
Health insurance24.5%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Buck Wheat🏺Handloom and Handicraft🏺Orange🏷️Sikkim Large CardamomGI
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.