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Sikkim · Assembly Constituency 26 · 1985Reserved (BL)
Rakdong Tentek
Winner — 1985
PHUCHUNG BHUTIA
SSP 62.5%INC 19.4%4 others 18.1%
Votes
1,829
62.5% share
Winning margin
1,263
43.2% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
62.7%
of 4,668
Rakdong Tentek is a safe seat — PHUCHUNG BHUTIA won by 43.2%.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PHUCHUNG BHUTIA | 1,829 | 62.5% | |
| 2 | SONAM TSHERING BHUTIA | INC | 566 | 19.4% |
| 3 | RINZING TONGDEN LEPCHA | IND | 456 | 15.6% |
| 4 | SAMDUP LEPCHA | IND | 37 | 1.3% |
| 5 | TENZING GYASTSO | IND | 20 | 0.7% |
| 6 | PHIGU TSHERING | SPC | 17 | 0.6% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
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 (31st), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe43.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 29.8% · min 6.0% · max 43.2%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
69%
lowerhigher
31st of 32How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.11
fewer partiesmore parties
25th of 32How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
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30th of 32Where does the house stand?
SEAT
32 seats · 17 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.11EFFECTIVE PARTIES
SSP 62.5%INC 19.4%IND 15.6%OTH 2.5%
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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