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Sikkim · Assembly Constituency 2 · 1994Reserved (BL)

Tashiding

Winner — 1994

THUTOP BHUTIA
SSP 36.0%SDF 33.1%5 others 30.8%
Votes
1,644
36.0% share
Winning margin
132
2.9% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
80.6%
of 5,658

A closely fought contest. THUTOP BHUTIA won with a 2.9% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

7 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
THUTOP BHUTIA
1,64436.0%
2
RINZING WANGYAL KAZI
1,51233.1%
3
DAWGYAL P. BHUTIA
INC
62113.6%
4
UGEN PENCHO BHUTIA
IND
51111.2%
5
LHA TSHERING LEPCHA
IND
2485.4%
6
TOPGAY LEPCHA
IND
150.3%
7
TSHERING WANGDI BHUTIA
IND
110.2%

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 (7th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
2.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 27.3% · min 0.4% · max 79.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
86%
lowerhigher
7th of 32

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.41
fewer partiesmore parties
6th of 32

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
27th of 32

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
32 seats · 17 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.41EFFECTIVE PARTIES
SSP 36.0%SDF 33.1%INC 13.6%IND 11.2%IND 5.4%OTH 0.6%

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?

1 location
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Animal Husbandry related products🏷️Dalle KhursaniGI🏺Handloom and Handicraft🏷️Sikkim Large CardamomGI🏺Tourism🏺Trout Fishing
Rabdentse site of ancient capital of Sikkim

Rabdentse site of ancient capital of Sikkim

🏛️MonumentASI

Rabdentse site of ancient capital of Sikkim

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