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NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24
Sikkim · Assembly Constituency 2 · 1979Reserved (BL)
Tashiding
Winner — 1979
DAWGYAL PENTSO BHUTIA
SJP
SJP 47.1%JNP 32.4%4 others 20.4%
Votes
729
47.1% share
Winning margin
227
14.7% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
57.0%
of 2,716
A clear win with a 14.7% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DAWGYAL PENTSO BHUTIA | SJP | 729 | 47.1% |
| 2 | PHURBA WANGYAL LASSOPA | Janata | 502 | 32.5% |
| 3 | LAGO TSERING BHUTIA | SPC | 131 | 8.5% |
| 4 | PHURBA DORJEE SHERPA | SCR | 107 | 6.9% |
| 5 | RUTH KARTHOK LEPCHANI | IND | 68 | 4.4% |
| 6 | YONGDA LEPCHA | IND | 10 | 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.
High turnout (7th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe14.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 27.3% · min 0.4% · max 79.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
86%
lowerhigher
7th of 32How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.41
fewer partiesmore parties
6th of 32How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
27th of 32Where does the house stand?
SEAT
32 seats · 17 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.41EFFECTIVE PARTIES
SJP 47.1%JNP 32.5%SPC 8.5%SCR 6.9%OTH 5.1%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA 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?
1 locationSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Animal Husbandry related products🏷️Dalle KhursaniGI🏺Handloom and Handicraft🏷️Sikkim Large CardamomGI🏺Tourism🏺Trout Fishing
Rabdentse site of ancient capital of Sikkim
🏛️MonumentASI
Rabdentse site of ancient capital of Sikkim
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.