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Sikkim · Assembly Constituency 10 · 1999

Jorthang-Nayabazar

Winner — 1999

BHOJ RAJ RAI
SDF· NDA
SDF 55.3%SSP 41.6%2 others 3.1%
Votes
4,791
55.3% share
Winning margin
1,193
13.8% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
80.3%
of 10,782

A clear win with a 13.8% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

4 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
BHOJ RAJ RAI
NDA
4,79155.3%
2
BHIM RAJ RAI
3,59841.6%
3
BIREN CHANDRA
IND
1962.3%
4
DURGA LAMA
INC
720.8%

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.

High turnout (6th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
13.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 36.3% · min 1.9% · max 65.8%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
87%
lowerhigher
6th of 32

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.36
fewer partiesmore parties
11th of 32

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.2%
lowerhigher
7th of 32

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
32 seats · 17 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.36EFFECTIVE PARTIES
SDF 55.3%SSP 41.6%OTH 3.1%

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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