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Tripura · PC 1 · 1962
Tripura West
Winner — Lok Sabha 1962
BIRENDRA CHANDRA DUTTA
CPI· Left
CPI 52.1%INC 41.8%2 others 6.0%
Votes
86,084
52.1% share
Winning margin
16,989
10.3% of votes
Total votes cast
1,65,168
Candidates
4
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BIRENDRA CHANDRA DUTTA | Left | 86,084 | 52.1% |
| 2 | SUKHAMOY SEN GUPTA | INC | 69,095 | 41.8% |
| 3 | NARAYAN CHANDRA DEY | Praja Socialist Party | 6,302 | 3.8% |
| 4 | SNEHA KUMAR CHAKMA | EIT | 3,687 | 2.2% |
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.
High turnout (1st), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe10.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 23.2% · min 0.7% · max 77.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
83%
lowerhigher
1st of 2How crowded is the field?
SEAT
1.72
fewer partiesmore parties
2nd of 2How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.2%
lowerhigher
2nd of 2How often does it back the winner?
SEAT
neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
SEAT
1.72EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPI 52.1%INC 41.8%OTH 6.0%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
17,25,739
Density
577 / km²
Sex ratio
962 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,993 km²
SC population19.6%
ST population25.0%
Figures are for West Tripura, this seat's primary district — it spans 2 districts.
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
88%HINDU
Hindu 87.7%Muslim 8.8%Other 3.5%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water33.3%
Electricity78.0%
Sanitation90.5%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births95.3%
Children fully vaccinated88.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER30.3%
Children underweight (under 5)21.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER67.3%
Women literate86.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER37.1%
Clean cooking fuel65.2%
Health insurance28.1%
What's nearby?
11 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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