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Sikkim · Assembly Constituency 12 · 1979

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Winner — 1979

GARJAMAN GURUNG
SPC
SPC 34.4%SJP 27.8%8 others 37.8%
Votes
504
34.4% share
Winning margin
96
6.5% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
52.9%
of 2,770

A clear win with a 6.5% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

10 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
GARJAMAN GURUNG
SPC
50434.4%
2
DURGA PRASAD RAJALIM
SJP
40827.8%
3
PANDU RAM RAI
Janata
17511.9%
4
PASSANG SHERPU
SCR
14710.0%
5
SONAM TOBDEN BHUTIA
IND
1167.9%
6
SURAJ KUMAR KHARTAM
INC
473.2%
7
NIMU TENZING BHUTIA
IND
292.0%
8
GYAMPO BHUTIA
IND
171.2%
9
DOJEE DAZOM BHUTIA
IND
140.9%
10
NORDEN BHUTIA
IND
90.6%

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 (12th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
6.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 33.3% · min 6.5% · max 81.6%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
86%
lowerhigher
12th of 32

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.39
fewer partiesmore parties
8th of 32

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
25th of 32

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
32 seats · 17 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.39EFFECTIVE PARTIES
SPC 34.4%SJP 27.8%JNP 11.9%SCR 10.0%IND 7.9%OTH 7.9%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A 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
🏷️Dalle KhursaniGI🏺Handloom and Handicraft🏺Tea

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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