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Winner — 2004
NARENDRA KR. PRADHAN
SDF· Sikkim Democratic Front (unaligned this year)
SDF 66.7%INC 31.7%2 others 1.6%
Votes
5,952
66.7% share
Winning margin
3,123
35.0% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
62.5%
of 14,280
Gangtok is a safe seat — NARENDRA KR. PRADHAN won by 35.0%.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NARENDRA KR. PRADHAN | Sikkim Democratic Front (unaligned this year) | 5,952 | 66.7% |
| 2 | NAR BAHADUR BHANDARI | UPA | 2,829 | 31.7% |
| 3 | DEVI PD. DAHAL | 90 | 1.0% | |
| 4 | BHIM CHETTRI | SHRP | 54 | 0.6% |
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 (13th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean35.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.9% · min 5.4% · max 35.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
85%
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13th of 32How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.02
fewer partiesmore parties
26th of 32How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.2%
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5th of 32Where does the house stand?
SEAT
32 seats · 17 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.02EFFECTIVE PARTIES
SDF 66.7%INC 31.7%OTH 1.6%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA sparsely populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
43,709
Density
10 / km²
Sex ratio
767 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,226 km²
SC population2.3%
ST population65.7%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
53%BUDDHIST
Buddhist 53.4%Hindu 34.0%Christian 6.1%Other 6.5%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water71.9%
Electricity87.9%
Sanitation77.4%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.3%
Children fully vaccinated90.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER31.8%
Children underweight (under 5)15.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.7%
Women literate81.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER16.0%
Clean cooking fuel65.9%
Health insurance24.5%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.