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Winner — 1979
CHAMLA TSHERING
SCR
SCR 26.3%IND 22.3%6 others 51.4%
Votes
438
26.3% share
Winning margin
67
4.0% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
65.7%
of 2,530
A closely fought contest. CHAMLA TSHERING won with a 4.0% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CHAMLA TSHERING | SCR | 438 | 26.3% |
| 2 | SONAM PINTSO TAKAPA | IND | 371 | 22.3% |
| 3 | TASHI WANGDI BHUTIA | SJP | 336 | 20.2% |
| 4 | KARMA BHUTIA | Janata | 304 | 18.3% |
| 5 | NORBU TSHERING BHUTIA | SPC | 142 | 8.5% |
| 6 | PASSANG TSHERING BHUTIA | IND | 39 | 2.4% |
| 7 | UGEN TASHI BHUTIA | INC | 25 | 1.5% |
| 8 | SUK TESHRING SHERPA | IND | 8 | 0.5% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Affidavit details — declared assets, criminal cases and education — aren't available for this seat yet. The results above are complete; only the candidate-affidavit layer is missing.
Average turnout (20th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe4.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 36.2% · min 3.8% · max 80.7%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
84%
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20th of 32How crowded is the field?
SEAT
1.76
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32nd of 32How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
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31st of 32Where does the house stand?
SEAT
32 seats · 17 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
1.76EFFECTIVE PARTIES
SCR 26.3%IND 22.3%SJP 20.2%JNP 18.3%SPC 8.5%OTH 4.3%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA 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
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