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Winner — 2014
TIMOTHY WILLIAM BASNETT
SKM· Sikkim Krantikari Morcha (unaligned this year)
SKM 48.6%SDF 46.8%3 others 4.6%
Votes
3,333
48.6% share
Winning margin
122
1.8% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
76.6%
of 8,952
Upper Tadong was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.8% — fewer than 122 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
0 of 4 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹2.34 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TIMOTHY WILLIAM BASNETT | Sikkim Krantikari Morcha (unaligned this year) | 3,333 | 48.6% |
| 2 | BHASKER BASNETT | NDA | 3,211 | 46.8% |
| 3 | ELI PAL | NDA | 155 | 2.3% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 79 | 1.1% |
| 5 | TARA KUMAR PRADHAN | UPA | 79 | 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
lean1.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.9% · min 1.4% · max 44.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
75%
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30th of 32How crowded is the field?
SEAT
1.90
fewer partiesmore parties
29th of 32How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
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29th of 32Where does the house stand?
SEAT
32 seats · 17 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
1.90EFFECTIVE PARTIES
SKM 48.6%SDF 46.8%OTH 3.4%NOTA 1.1%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
0/4
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹2.34 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
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