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Sikkim · Assembly Constituency 9 · 1985

Daramdin

Winner — 1985

PADAM BAHADUR GURUNG
SSP 63.7%INC 31.4%3 others 4.9%
Votes
2,131
63.7% share
Winning margin
1,080
32.3% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
65.7%
of 5,088

Daramdin is a safe seat — PADAM BAHADUR GURUNG won by 32.3%.

Seat history

All Candidates

5 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
PADAM BAHADUR GURUNG
2,13163.7%
2
RAM BAHADUR SUBBA
INC
1,05131.4%
3
BIRKHA SINGH SUBBA
IND
1243.7%
4
RATAN BAHADUR RAI
IND
300.9%
5
BAHADUR SUBBA
Janata
90.3%

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 (15th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
32.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 38.4% · min 0.8% · max 76.0%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
85%
lowerhigher
15th of 32

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.11
fewer partiesmore parties
24th of 32

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.4%
lowerhigher
4th of 32

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
32 seats · 17 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.11EFFECTIVE PARTIES
SSP 63.7%INC 31.4%OTH 4.9%

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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