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Sikkim · Assembly Constituency 28 · 1989Reserved (BL)
Rumtek BL
Winner — 1989
O. T. BHUTIA
SSP 65.3%INC 28.8%1 others 6.0%
Votes
3,126
65.3% share
Winning margin
1,749
36.5% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
72.3%
of 6,623
Rumtek BL is a safe seat — O. T. BHUTIA won by 36.5%.
Seat history
All Candidates
3 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | O. T. BHUTIA | 3,126 | 65.3% | |
| 2 | SONAM PINTSO WANGDI | INC | 1,377 | 28.8% |
| 3 | PHIGU TSHERING | RIS | 285 | 6.0% |
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 (29th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe36.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 21.5% · min 2.3% · max 60.7%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
78%
lowerhigher
29th of 32How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.74
fewer partiesmore parties
2nd of 32How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.8%
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18th of 32Where does the house stand?
SEAT
32 seats · 17 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.74EFFECTIVE PARTIES
SSP 65.3%INC 28.8%RIS 6.0%
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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