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Sikkim · Assembly Constituency 28 · 1999Reserved (BL)

Rumtek

Winner — 1999

KARMA TEMPO NAMGYAL GYALTSEN
SDF· NDA
SDF 50.2%SSP 48.0%1 others 1.8%
Votes
4,326
50.2% share
Winning margin
194
2.3% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
76.7%
of 11,235

A closely fought contest. KARMA TEMPO NAMGYAL GYALTSEN won with a 2.3% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

3 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
KARMA TEMPO NAMGYAL GYALTSEN
NDA
4,32650.2%
2
O.T.BHUTIA
4,13248.0%
3
UGEN TSH. LEPCHA
INC
1551.8%

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.

Low turnout (29th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
2.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 21.5% · min 2.3% · max 60.7%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
78%
lowerhigher
29th of 32

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.74
fewer partiesmore parties
2nd of 32

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
18th of 32

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
32 seats · 17 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.74EFFECTIVE PARTIES
SDF 50.2%SSP 48.0%OTH 1.8%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A moderately populated district — more literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
2,83,583
Density
297 / km²
Sex ratio
873 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
954 km²
SC population5.4%
ST population27.7%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
63%HINDU
Hindu 62.7%Buddhist 25.6%Christian 8.3%Other 3.5%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water85.0%
Electricity94.7%
Sanitation90.1%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births91.8%
Children fully vaccinatedNOT REPORTED
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER17.8%
Children underweight (under 5)13.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER43.3%
Women literate90.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER9.4%
Clean cooking fuel87.6%
Health insurance29.9%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏷️Dalle KhursaniGI🏺Floriculture🏺Handloom and Handicraft🏺Pharma related🏷️Sikkim Large CardamomGI🏺Tourism

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