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Winner — 2009
DIL BAHADUR THAPA
SDF· Sikkim Democratic Front (unaligned this year)
SDF 56.0%INC 37.4%4 others 6.5%
Votes
3,148
56.0% share
Winning margin
1,043
18.6% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
78.1%
of 7,200
Upper Tadong is a safe seat — DIL BAHADUR THAPA won by 18.6%.
Seat history
1 of 6 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹1.11 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DIL BAHADUR THAPA | Sikkim Democratic Front (unaligned this year) | 3,148 | 56.0% |
| 2 | ARUN KR BASNET | UPA | 2,105 | 37.5% |
| 3 | DEPAK RAI | IND | 130 | 2.3% |
| 4 | PADAM PD. SHARMA | NDA | 104 | 1.9% |
| 5 | KHARKA SINGH GURUNG | SHRP | 70 | 1.3% |
| 6 | GARJAMAN RAI | SGPP | 64 | 1.1% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Low turnout (30th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean18.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.9% · min 1.4% · max 44.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
75%
lowerhigher
30th of 32How crowded is the field?
SEAT
1.90
fewer partiesmore parties
29th of 32How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
29th of 32Where does the house stand?
SEAT
32 seats · 17 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
1.90EFFECTIVE PARTIES
SDF 56.0%INC 37.5%OTH 6.5%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
1/6
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹1.11 Cr
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 vaccinated— NOT 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
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.