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Sikkim · Assembly Constituency 27 · 2019Reserved (BL)

Gangtok

Winner — 2019

KUNGA NIMA LEPCHA
SKM· Sikkim Krantikari Morcha (unaligned this year)
SKM 51.7%SDF 39.7%5 others 8.6%
Votes
3,838
51.7% share
Winning margin
888
12.0% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
63.8%
of 11,649

A clear win with a 12.0% margin.

Seat history

0 of 6 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹4.06 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

7 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
KUNGA NIMA LEPCHA
Sikkim Krantikari Morcha (unaligned this year)
3,83851.7%
2
PINTSO CHOPEL
NDA
2,95039.7%
3
YONG TSHERING LEPCHA
NDA
3925.3%
4
DELAY NAMGYAL BARFUNGPA
IND
971.3%
5
BHAICHUNG BHUTIA
HMSKP
700.9%
6
PHURBA SHERPA
IND
420.6%
NOTA
NOTA
380.5%

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

Low turnout (32nd), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
12.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 27.8% · min 6.8% · max 51.1%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
65%
lowerhigher
32nd of 32

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.46
fewer partiesmore parties
5th of 32

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
21st of 32

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
32 seats · 17 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.46EFFECTIVE PARTIES
SKM 51.7%SDF 39.7%BJP 5.3%OTH 2.8%NOTA 0.5%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
0/6

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹4.06 Cr

A 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 vaccinatedNOT 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

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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