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NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24
Sikkim · Assembly Constituency 8 · 2019Reserved (SC)
Salghari-Zoo
Winner — 2019
SUNITA GAJMER
SKM· Sikkim Krantikari Morcha (unaligned this year)
SKM 49.3%SDF 48.2%3 others 2.5%
Votes
4,400
49.3% share
Winning margin
93
1.0% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
81.6%
of 10,942
Salghari-Zoo was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.0% — fewer than 93 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
0 of 4 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.20 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SUNITA GAJMER | Sikkim Krantikari Morcha (unaligned this year) | 4,400 | 49.3% |
| 2 | DHAN KUMARI KAMI | NDA | 4,307 | 48.2% |
| 3 | GANGA MAYA CINTURY | 119 | 1.3% | |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 71 | 0.8% |
| 5 | PAHAL MAN KAMI | HMSKP | 34 | 0.4% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (23rd), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe1.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 33.1% · min 0.9% · max 83.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
83%
lowerhigher
23rd of 32How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.25
fewer partiesmore parties
18th of 32How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.8%
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22nd of 32Where does the house stand?
SEAT
32 seats · 17 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.25EFFECTIVE PARTIES
SKM 49.3%SDF 48.2%OTH 1.7%NOTA 0.8%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
0/4
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.20 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%
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
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