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Winner — 1979
KHARANANDA UPRETI
SCR
SCR 23.1%JNP 16.4%8 others 60.6%
Votes
504
23.1% share
Winning margin
146
6.7% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
68.0%
of 3,214
A clear win with a 6.7% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
10 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KHARANANDA UPRETI | SCR | 504 | 23.1% |
| 2 | BHUWANI PRASAD DAHAL | Janata | 358 | 16.4% |
| 3 | SUNDER KUMAR NEWAR | INC | 352 | 16.1% |
| 4 | KRISHNA BAHADUR | SJP | 313 | 14.3% |
| 5 | KEWAL PRASAD SHARMA | SPC | 303 | 13.9% |
| 6 | PREM BAHADUR CHHETRI | IND | 212 | 9.7% |
| 7 | GANGA RAM RAI | Left | 56 | 2.6% |
| 8 | NANDA LALL DULAL | IND | 48 | 2.2% |
| 9 | RUDRA MANI BASNET | IND | 24 | 1.1% |
| 10 | LAXUMAN BHUJEL | IND | 16 | 0.7% |
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.
Low turnout (26th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe6.7%
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
SCR 23.1%JNP 16.4%INC 16.1%SJP 14.3%SPC 13.9%IND 9.7%OTH 6.6%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA 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
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