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Sikkim · Assembly Constituency 12 · 2019

Melli

Winner — 2019

FARWANTI TAMANG
SDF· Sikkim Democratic Front (unaligned this year)
SDF 50.2%SKM 43.4%5 others 6.3%
Votes
6,354
50.3% share
Winning margin
865
6.8% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
81.7%
of 15,479

A clear win with a 6.8% margin.

Seat history

1 of 6 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹1.83 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

7 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
FARWANTI TAMANG
Sikkim Democratic Front (unaligned this year)
6,35450.3%
2
TILAK BASNET
5,48943.4%
3
BHOLA CHAWHAN
NDA
3823.0%
NOTA
NOTA
1661.3%
5
HARI BASNETT
1211.0%
6
BAL BIR TAMANG
SKPP
700.6%
7
LALL BAHADUR CHETTRI
HMSKP
630.5%

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

Average turnout (12th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

LOADING SEAT HISTORY…

How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
6.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 33.3% · min 6.5% · max 81.6%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
86%
lowerhigher
12th of 32

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.39
fewer partiesmore parties
8th of 32

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
25th of 32

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
32 seats · 17 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.39EFFECTIVE PARTIES
SDF 50.3%SKM 43.4%OTH 5.0%NOTA 1.3%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
1/6

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹1.83 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.

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