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Sikkim · Assembly Constituency 31 · 2014Reserved (BL)

Lachen Mangan

Winner — 2014

TSHERING WANGDI LEPCHA
SDF· Sikkim Democratic Front (unaligned this year)
SDF 53.4%SKM 43.9%2 others 2.6%
Votes
3,127
53.4% share
Winning margin
557
9.5% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
85.1%
of 6,874

A clear win with a 9.5% margin.

Seat history

0 of 3 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹7.35 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

4 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
TSHERING WANGDI LEPCHA
Sikkim Democratic Front (unaligned this year)
3,12753.4%
2
SAMDUP LEPCHA
2,57043.9%
NOTA
NOTA
791.4%
4
TOPDEN LEPCHA
UPA
761.3%

DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.

Average turnout (13th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
9.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.9% · min 5.4% · max 35.0%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
85%
lowerhigher
13th of 32

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.02
fewer partiesmore parties
26th of 32

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.2%
lowerhigher
5th of 32

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
32 seats · 17 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.02EFFECTIVE PARTIES
SDF 53.4%SKM 43.9%OTH 1.3%NOTA 1.4%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
0/3

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹7.35 Cr

A 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
🏺Buck Wheat🏺Handloom and Handicraft🏺Orange🏷️Sikkim Large CardamomGI

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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