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NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24
Sikkim · Assembly Constituency 6 · 1985Reserved (BL)
Rinchenpong
Winner — 1985
ONGDI BHUTIA
SSP 45.9%IND 21.3%4 others 32.8%
Votes
1,418
45.9% share
Winning margin
760
24.6% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
60.5%
of 5,105
Rinchenpong is a safe seat — ONGDI BHUTIA won by 24.6%.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ONGDI BHUTIA | 1,418 | 45.9% | |
| 2 | DEGAY BHUTIA | IND | 658 | 21.3% |
| 3 | PHUR TSKERING LEPVHA | INC | 384 | 12.4% |
| 4 | KARMA CHUDEN | IND | 330 | 10.7% |
| 5 | TASHI LHENDUP BHUTIA | IND | 266 | 8.6% |
| 6 | PHUR TSHERING LEPCHA | IND | 31 | 1.0% |
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 (14th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe24.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 31.1% · min 2.6% · max 65.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
85%
lowerhigher
14th of 32How crowded is the field?
SEAT
1.92
fewer partiesmore parties
27th of 32How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.6%
lowerhigher
3rd of 32Where does the house stand?
SEAT
32 seats · 17 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
1.92EFFECTIVE PARTIES
SSP 45.9%IND 21.3%INC 12.4%IND 10.7%IND 8.6%OTH 1.0%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA 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%
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.