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Sikkim · Assembly Constituency 28 · 2017 by-elections
Upper Burtuk
Winner — 2017 by-elections
Dr. Thapa
SDF 90.1%BJP 4.0%5 others 5.9%
Votes
8,406
90.1% share
Winning margin
8,032
86.1% of votes
Total candidates
7
Upper Burtuk is a safe seat — Dr. Thapa won by 86.1%.
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dr. Thapa | 8,406 | 90.1% | |
| 2 | Suresh Khanal Sharma | 374 | 4.0% | |
| 3 | Shekhar Chettri | INDEPENDENT | 168 | 1.8% |
| 4 | Nawin Kiran Pradhan | INDEPENDENT | 148 | 1.6% |
| 5 | Shanti Kumar Basnett | INDEPENDENT | 106 | 1.1% |
| 6 | Sumitra Rai | 98 | 1.1% | |
| 7 | Wang Tashi Bhutia | INDEPENDENT | 27 | 0.3% |
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 (29th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe86.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 21.5% · min 2.3% · max 60.7%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
78%
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29th of 32How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.74
fewer partiesmore parties
2nd of 32How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.8%
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18th of 32Where does the house stand?
SEAT
1 seats · 1 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.74EFFECTIVE PARTIES
SDF 90.1%OTH 9.9%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA 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 vaccinated— NOT 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
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