Back to Sikkim 2014 map
Sikkim · Assembly Constituency 4 · 2014

Gyalshing-Barnyak

Winner — 2014

SHER BAHADUR SUBEDI
SDF· Sikkim Democratic Front (unaligned this year)
SDF 50.9%SKM 43.7%4 others 5.5%
Votes
4,529
50.9% share
Winning margin
639
7.2% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
85.1%
of 10,469

A clear win with a 7.2% margin.

Seat history

0 of 5 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.17 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

6 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SHER BAHADUR SUBEDI
Sikkim Democratic Front (unaligned this year)
4,52950.9%
2
LOK NATH SHARMA
3,89043.7%
NOTA
NOTA
1481.7%
4
MANDHOJ THAPA
NDA
1351.5%
5
DAL BAHADUR KARKI
UPA
1071.2%
6
HARI CHANDRA SHARMA
AITC
961.1%

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

Average turnout (11th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

LOADING SEAT HISTORY…

How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
7.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 27.4% · min 6.5% · max 60.6%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
86%
lowerhigher
11th of 32

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.52
fewer partiesmore parties
4th of 32

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.9%
lowerhigher
14th of 32

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
32 seats · 17 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.52EFFECTIVE PARTIES
SDF 50.9%SKM 43.7%OTH 3.8%NOTA 1.7%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
0/5

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.17 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.

Ask the state

STATE INDICATORS · RBI 2024-25