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Sikkim · Assembly Constituency 24 · 1979Reserved (BL)
Lachen Mangshila
Winner — 1979
TENZING DADUL BHUTIA
SJP
SJP 45.6%JNP 27.7%3 others 26.7%
Votes
864
45.6% share
Winning margin
339
17.9% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
49.7%
of 3,811
Lachen Mangshila is a safe seat — TENZING DADUL BHUTIA won by 17.9%.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TENZING DADUL BHUTIA | SJP | 864 | 45.6% |
| 2 | TASHA TENGAY LEPCHA | Janata | 525 | 27.7% |
| 3 | SANGAY DUBO KAZI | IND | 252 | 13.3% |
| 4 | THOKCHOK BHUTIA | IND | 183 | 9.7% |
| 5 | PHUTIK BHUTIA | SPC | 70 | 3.7% |
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.
Average turnout (17th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe17.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 22.4% · min 0.5% · max 51.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
85%
lowerhigher
17th of 32How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.37
fewer partiesmore parties
10th of 32How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.9%
lowerhigher
16th of 32Where does the house stand?
SEAT
32 seats · 17 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.37EFFECTIVE PARTIES
SJP 45.6%JNP 27.7%IND 13.3%IND 9.7%OTH 3.7%
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
🏷️Dalle KhursaniGI🏺Floriculture🏺Handloom and Handicraft🏺Pharma related🏷️Sikkim Large CardamomGI🏺Tourism
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