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Winner — 2014
DORJEE DAZOM BHUTIA
SDF· NDA
SDF 63.8%SKM 33.2%2 others 3.0%
Votes
6,639
63.8% share
Winning margin
3,179
30.5% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
84.7%
of 12,283
Barfung is a safe seat — DORJEE DAZOM BHUTIA won by 30.5%.
Seat history
0 of 3 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹2.84 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DORJEE DAZOM BHUTIA | NDA | 6,639 | 63.8% |
| 2 | PEMA WANGYAL BHUTIA | 3,460 | 33.2% | |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 197 | 1.9% |
| 4 | DADUL LEPCHA | UPA | 112 | 1.1% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (15th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe30.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 38.4% · min 0.8% · max 76.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
85%
lowerhigher
15th of 32How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.11
fewer partiesmore parties
24th of 32How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.4%
lowerhigher
4th of 32Where does the house stand?
SEAT
32 seats · 17 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.11EFFECTIVE PARTIES
SDF 63.8%SKM 33.2%OTH 1.1%NOTA 1.9%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
0/3
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹2.84 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
Known forDISTRICT
🏷️Dalle KhursaniGI🏺Handloom and Handicraft🏺Tea
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.