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Sikkim · Assembly Constituency 29 · 1989Reserved (BL)
Assam-Lingjey BL
Winner — 1989
SONAM DUPDEN LEPCHA
SSP 61.7%INC 31.0%1 others 7.3%
Votes
2,359
61.7% share
Winning margin
1,175
30.7% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
78.1%
of 4,891
Assam-Lingjey BL is a safe seat — SONAM DUPDEN LEPCHA won by 30.7%.
Seat history
All Candidates
3 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SONAM DUPDEN LEPCHA | 2,359 | 61.7% | |
| 2 | SHERAB PALDEN | INC | 1,184 | 31.0% |
| 3 | SONAM TSHERING BHUTIA | RIS | 279 | 7.3% |
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 (21st), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe30.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.9% · min 1.3% · max 40.7%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
83%
lowerhigher
21st of 32How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.24
fewer partiesmore parties
19th of 32How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.8%
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1st of 32Where does the house stand?
SEAT
32 seats · 17 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.24EFFECTIVE PARTIES
SSP 61.7%INC 31.0%RIS 7.3%
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
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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.