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Sikkim · Assembly Constituency 18 · 2024Reserved (SC)
West Pendam (SC)
Winner — 2024
Lall Bahadur Das
SKM· Sikkim Krantikari Morcha (unaligned this year)
SKM 48.1%SDF 33.1%4 others 18.8%
Votes
6,237
48.1% share
Winning margin
1,952
15.1% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
81.6%
of 15,880
West Pendam (SC) is a safe seat — Lall Bahadur Das won by 15.1%.
Seat history
0 of 5 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹4.46 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lall Bahadur Das | Sikkim Krantikari Morcha (unaligned this year) | 6,237 | 48.3% |
| 2 | Anup Thatal | 4,285 | 33.2% | |
| 3 | Bhupal Baraily | 959 | 7.4% | |
| 4 | Jagdish Cintury | IND | 731 | 5.7% |
| 5 | Madan Kumar Shiva Shanker | CAPS | 580 | 4.5% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 126 | 1.0% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Low turnout (26th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe15.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 19.6% · min 6.7% · max 53.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
82%
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26th of 32How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.83
fewer partiesmore parties
1st of 32How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.0%
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13th of 32Where does the house stand?
SEAT
32 seats · 17 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.83EFFECTIVE PARTIES
SKM 48.3%SDF 33.2%BJP 7.4%IND 5.7%OTH 4.5%NOTA 1.0%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
0/5
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹4.46 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 vaccinated— NOT 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
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