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Sikkim · Assembly Constituency 16 · 1989

Temi-Tarku

Winner — 1989

I. B. RAI
SSP 75.1%IND 17.2%2 others 7.7%
Votes
3,091
75.1% share
Winning margin
2,384
57.9% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
65.7%
of 6,264

Temi-Tarku is a safe seat — I. B. RAI won by 57.9%.

Seat history

All Candidates

4 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
I. B. RAI
3,09175.1%
2
BADRINATH PRADHAN
IND
70717.2%
3
NAR BAHADUR KHATIWARA
INC
1834.5%
4
RAM PRASAD DHAKAL
RIS
1353.3%

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 (9th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
57.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 29.5% · min 2.4% · max 59.1%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
86%
lowerhigher
9th of 32

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.33
fewer partiesmore parties
14th of 32

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
20th of 32

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
32 seats · 17 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.33EFFECTIVE PARTIES
SSP 75.1%IND 17.2%OTH 7.7%

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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