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Sikkim · Assembly Constituency 23 · 1994Reserved (BL)

Djongu

Winner — 1994

SONAM GHYODA LEPCHA
INC· INC
INC 40.3%SSP 39.1%2 others 20.6%
Votes
1,550
40.3% share
Winning margin
47
1.2% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
80.7%
of 4,761

Djongu was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.2% — fewer than 47 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

All Candidates

4 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SONAM GHYODA LEPCHA
INC
1,55040.3%
2
SONAM DORJEE LEPCHA
1,50339.1%
3
CHOPHEL LEPCHA
78220.3%
4
ATHUP LEPCHA
IND
90.2%

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 (27th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
1.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.9% · min 1.2% · max 47.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
80%
lowerhigher
27th of 32

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.26
fewer partiesmore parties
17th of 32

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
26th of 32

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
32 seats · 17 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.26EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 40.3%SSP 39.1%SDF 20.3%OTH 0.2%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A 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 vaccinatedNOT 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

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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