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Sikkim · Assembly Constituency 3 · 2009

Maneybung-Dentam

Winner — 2009

CHANDRA MAYA SUBBA
SDF· Sikkim Democratic Front (unaligned this year)
SDF 72.0%INC 21.9%5 others 6.1%
Votes
6,252
72.0% share
Winning margin
4,353
50.1% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
86.8%
of 10,012

Maneybung-Dentam is a safe seat — CHANDRA MAYA SUBBA won by 50.1%.

Seat history

0 of 7 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.18 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

7 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
CHANDRA MAYA SUBBA
Sikkim Democratic Front (unaligned this year)
6,25272.0%
2
LAXUMAN GURUNG
UPA
1,89921.9%
3
DILIP KUMAR GURUNG
NDA
1531.8%
4
TEK MAN SUBBA
SHRP
1311.5%
5
SANTA BIR GURUNG
IND
1131.3%
6
KRISHNA LALL BASNETT
UPA
800.9%
7
NIL BIKRAM SUBBA
SGPP
570.7%

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

High turnout (5th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

LOADING SEAT HISTORY…

How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
50.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 31.0% · min 6.9% · max 51.1%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
87%
lowerhigher
5th of 32

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.41
fewer partiesmore parties
7th of 32

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.0%
lowerhigher
12th of 32

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
32 seats · 17 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.41EFFECTIVE PARTIES
SDF 72.0%INC 21.9%OTH 6.2%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
0/7

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.18 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?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Animal Husbandry related products🏷️Dalle KhursaniGI🏺Handloom and Handicraft🏷️Sikkim Large CardamomGI🏺Tourism🏺Trout Fishing

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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