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Sikkim · Assembly Constituency 27 · 2019 by-electionsReserved (BL)
Gangtok
Winner — 2019 by-elections
YONG TSHERING LEPCHA
BJP 41.6%Sikkim National People’s Party 24.8%4 others 33.6%
Votes
2,508
41.6% share
Winning margin
1,010
16.7% of votes
Total candidates
6
Gangtok is a safe seat — YONG TSHERING LEPCHA won by 16.7%.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | YONG TSHERING LEPCHA | 2,508 | 41.6% | |
| 2 | DELAY NAMGYAL BARFUNGPA | Sikkim National People’s Party | 1,498 | 24.8% |
| 3 | RINZING ONGMU BHUTIA | 874 | 14.5% | |
| 4 | BHAICHUNG BHUTIA | HMSKP | 579 | 9.6% |
| 5 | KARMA YENTEN CHANKAPA | IND | 455 | 7.5% |
| 6 | SONG TSHERING LEPCHA | Sikkim Republican Party | 119 | 2.0% |
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 (32nd), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe16.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 27.8% · min 6.8% · max 51.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
65%
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32nd of 32How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.46
fewer partiesmore parties
5th of 32How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.8%
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21st of 32Where does the house stand?
SEAT
3 seats · 2 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.46EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 41.6%Sikkim National People’s Party 24.8%SDF 14.5%HMSKP 9.6%IND 7.5%OTH 2.0%
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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