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Sikkim · Assembly Constituency 29 · 2019Reserved (BL)
Kabi Lungchuk
Winner — 2019
KARMA LODAY BHUTIA
SKM· Sikkim Krantikari Morcha (unaligned this year)
SKM 55.1%SDF 41.2%3 others 3.7%
Votes
5,705
55.1% share
Winning margin
1,437
13.9% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
81.8%
of 12,661
A clear win with a 13.9% margin.
Seat history
0 of 4 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹3.13 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KARMA LODAY BHUTIA | Sikkim Krantikari Morcha (unaligned this year) | 5,705 | 55.1% |
| 2 | UGEN NEDUP BHUTIA | NDA | 4,268 | 41.2% |
| 3 | PHURDEN TSHERING LEPCHA | IND | 152 | 1.5% |
| 4 | GYURMIK YAUSEEL BHUTIA | 138 | 1.3% | |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 97 | 0.9% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (21st), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe13.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.9% · min 1.3% · max 40.7%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
83%
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21st of 32How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.24
fewer partiesmore parties
19th of 32How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.8%
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1st of 32Where does the house stand?
SEAT
32 seats · 17 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.24EFFECTIVE PARTIES
SKM 55.1%SDF 41.2%OTH 2.8%NOTA 0.9%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
0/4
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹3.13 Cr
A sparsely populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
43,709
Density
10 / km²
Sex ratio
767 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,226 km²
SC population2.3%
ST population65.7%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
53%BUDDHIST
Buddhist 53.4%Hindu 34.0%Christian 6.1%Other 6.5%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water71.9%
Electricity87.9%
Sanitation77.4%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.3%
Children fully vaccinated90.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER31.8%
Children underweight (under 5)15.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.7%
Women literate81.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER16.0%
Clean cooking fuel65.9%
Health insurance24.5%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Buck Wheat🏺Handloom and Handicraft🏺Orange🏷️Sikkim Large CardamomGI
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.