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Sikkim · Assembly Constituency 5 · 1985

Barmiok

Winner — 1985

BIRBAL SUBBA
SSP 43.8%INC 41.4%6 others 14.8%
Votes
1,287
43.8% share
Winning margin
71
2.4% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
69.7%
of 4,214

A closely fought contest. BIRBAL SUBBA won with a 2.4% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

8 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
BIRBAL SUBBA
1,28743.8%
2
MANITA PRDHAN
INC
1,21641.4%
3
BIRKHA BAHADUR SUBBA
IND
31410.7%
4
DHANLAL SUBBA
IND
481.6%
5
GANGARAM
IND
411.4%
6
HARISH CHANDRA
SPC
120.4%
7
BHAKTA BAHADUR CHETRI
IND
110.4%
8
MOHAN LIMBOO
IND
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.

High turnout (3rd), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
2.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 26.4% · min 2.4% · max 48.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
87%
lowerhigher
3rd of 32

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
1.88
fewer partiesmore parties
30th of 32

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.7%
lowerhigher
2nd of 32

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
32 seats · 17 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
1.88EFFECTIVE PARTIES
SSP 43.8%INC 41.4%IND 10.7%OTH 4.2%

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?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Animal Husbandry related products🏷️Dalle KhursaniGI🏺Handloom and Handicraft🏷️Sikkim Large CardamomGI🏺Tourism🏺Trout Fishing

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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