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Sikkim · Assembly Constituency 19 · 2019

Rhenock

Winner — 2019

BISHNU KUMAR SHARMA
SKM· Sikkim Krantikari Morcha (unaligned this year)
SKM 56.4%SDF 34.8%6 others 8.8%
Votes
8,039
56.4% share
Winning margin
3,086
21.7% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
81.9%
of 17,396

Rhenock is a safe seat — BISHNU KUMAR SHARMA won by 21.7%.

Seat history

0 of 7 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.45 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

8 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
BISHNU KUMAR SHARMA
Sikkim Krantikari Morcha (unaligned this year)
8,03956.4%
2
HEMENDRA ADHIKARI
NDA
4,95334.8%
3
BHARAT KUMAR SHARMA
NDA
6494.6%
4
DEO KR PRADHAN
1921.4%
NOTA
NOTA
1421.0%
6
CHAKRAPANI SHARMA
SKPP
1220.9%
7
BIRAJ ADHIKARI
HMSKP
850.6%
8
RAMESH SHARMA
SUTF
620.4%

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

Average turnout (10th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.

LOADING SEAT HISTORY…

How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
21.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 20.3% · min 2.4% · max 68.6%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
86%
lowerhigher
10th of 32

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.16
fewer partiesmore parties
21st of 32

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.0%
lowerhigher
11th of 32

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
32 seats · 17 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.16EFFECTIVE PARTIES
SKM 56.4%SDF 34.8%OTH 7.8%NOTA 1.0%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
0/7

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.45 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 vaccinatedNOT 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

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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