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Sikkim · Assembly Constituency 7 · 2014

Soreong-Chakung

Winner — 2014

RAM BAHADUR LIMBOO (SUBBA)
SDF· Sikkim Democratic Front (unaligned this year)
SDF 55.4%SKM 39.2%3 others 5.4%
Votes
6,596
55.4% share
Winning margin
1,929
16.2% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
85.5%
of 13,930

Soreong-Chakung is a safe seat — RAM BAHADUR LIMBOO (SUBBA) won by 16.2%.

Seat history

1 of 4 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹2.06 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

5 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
RAM BAHADUR LIMBOO (SUBBA)
Sikkim Democratic Front (unaligned this year)
6,59655.4%
2
BHARATI SHARMA
4,66739.2%
NOTA
NOTA
2342.0%
4
PUSHKER LIMBU
UPA
2121.8%
5
SHER BAHADUR KARKI
NDA
1971.6%

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

High turnout (4th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
16.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 39.0% · min 1.6% · max 91.6%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
87%
lowerhigher
4th of 32

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
1.76
fewer partiesmore parties
31st of 32

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.9%
lowerhigher
15th of 32

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
32 seats · 17 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
1.76EFFECTIVE PARTIES
SDF 55.4%SKM 39.2%OTH 3.4%NOTA 2.0%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
1/4

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹2.06 Cr

A sparsely populated district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
1,36,435
Density
117 / km²
Sex ratio
943 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,166 km²
SC population4.3%
ST population42.4%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
55%HINDU
Hindu 55.2%Buddhist 26.7%Christian 9.5%Other 7.7%Other 0.9%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water83.6%
Electricity90.7%
Sanitation84.3%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.3%
Children fully vaccinated96.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER25.2%
Children underweight (under 5)19.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER42.7%
Women literate85.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER14.1%
Clean cooking fuel69.8%
Health insurance19.9%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Animal Husbandry related products🏷️Dalle KhursaniGI🏺Handloom and Handicraft🏷️Sikkim Large CardamomGI🏺Tourism🏺Trout Fishing

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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