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Winner — 2009
PAWAN CHAMLING
SDF· Sikkim Democratic Front (unaligned this year)
SDF 81.0%INC 14.5%4 others 4.6%
Votes
5,653
81.0% share
Winning margin
4,644
66.5% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
76.8%
of 9,086
Namchi-Singhithang is a safe seat — PAWAN CHAMLING won by 66.5%.
Seat history
1 of 6 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.42 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PAWAN CHAMLING | Sikkim Democratic Front (unaligned this year) | 5,653 | 81.0% |
| 2 | KHUSH BDR RAI | UPA | 1,009 | 14.4% |
| 3 | BASANT KR. RAI | SJEP | 127 | 1.8% |
| 4 | ANJANA TAMANG | UPA | 81 | 1.2% |
| 5 | SHEELA RAI | IND | 62 | 0.9% |
| 6 | ARJUN KUMAR RAI | SGPP | 50 | 0.7% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (20th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe66.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 36.2% · min 3.8% · max 80.7%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
84%
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20th of 32How crowded is the field?
SEAT
1.76
fewer partiesmore parties
32nd of 32How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
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31st of 32Where does the house stand?
SEAT
32 seats · 17 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
1.76EFFECTIVE PARTIES
SDF 81.0%INC 14.4%OTH 4.6%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
1/6
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.42 Cr
A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
1,46,850
Density
196 / km²
Sex ratio
915 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
750 km²
SC population4.1%
ST population28.2%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
58%HINDU
Hindu 57.6%Buddhist 23.9%Christian 14.6%Other 3.9%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water91.3%
Electricity91.2%
Sanitation86.9%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.4%
Children fully vaccinated86.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER24.8%
Children underweight (under 5)7.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.8%
Women literate90.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER9.9%
Clean cooking fuel66.5%
Health insurance20.8%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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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.