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Sikkim · Assembly Constituency 1 · 2009Reserved (BL)

Yoksam-Tashiding

Winner — 2009

DAWCHO LEPCHA
SDF· Sikkim Democratic Front (unaligned this year)
SDF 71.8%INC 20.2%2 others 8.0%
Votes
5,909
71.8% share
Winning margin
4,243
51.5% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
86.9%
of 9,472

Yoksam-Tashiding is a safe seat — DAWCHO LEPCHA won by 51.5%.

Seat history

1 of 4 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.44 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

4 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
DAWCHO LEPCHA
Sikkim Democratic Front (unaligned this year)
5,90971.8%
2
ADEN TSHERING LEPCHA
UPA
1,66620.2%
3
NEDUP TSHERING BHUTIA
SHRP
4305.2%
4
PEMBA SHERPA
SGPP
2302.8%

DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.

High turnout (2nd), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.

LOADING SEAT HISTORY…

How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
51.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 24.5% · min 0.7% · max 51.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
88%
lowerhigher
2nd of 32

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.27
fewer partiesmore parties
16th of 32

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.2%
lowerhigher
8th of 32

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
32 seats · 17 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.27EFFECTIVE PARTIES
SDF 71.8%INC 20.2%SHRP 5.2%OTH 2.8%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
1/4

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.44 Cr

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?

2 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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Coronation Throne of Norbugang near Yuksam

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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.

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