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Andaman & Nicobar Islands · PC 1 · 1998
Andaman & Nicobar Islands
Winner — Lok Sabha 1998
MANORANJAN BHAKTA
INC· INC
INC 35.9%BJP 35.5%4 others 28.6%
Votes
52,365
35.9% share
Winning margin
544
0.4% of votes
Total votes cast
1,45,836
Candidates
6
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MANORANJAN BHAKTA | INC | 52,365 | 35.9% |
| 2 | BISHNU PADA RAY | NDA | 51,821 | 35.5% |
| 3 | KULDEEP RAI SHARMA | ICS | 29,687 | 20.4% |
| 4 | TAPAN KUMAR BEPARI | Left | 8,272 | 5.7% |
| 5 | HENRY | IND | 3,509 | 2.4% |
| 6 | KALIMUTHU DHEVAR K. | IND | 182 | 0.1% |
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, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe0.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.2% · min 0.4% · max 38.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
64%
lowerhigher
1st of 1How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.46
fewer partiesmore parties
1st of 1How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.9%
lowerhigher
1st of 1How often does it back the winner?
SEAT
neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.46EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 35.9%BJP 35.5%ICS 20.4%CPM 5.7%OTH 2.5%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA sparsely populated district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
2,38,142
Density
89 / km²
Sex ratio
871 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,672 km²
SC population0.0%
ST population1.7%
Figures are for South Andaman, this seat's primary district — it spans 3 districts.
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
73%HINDU
Hindu 73.3%Christian 13.9%Muslim 12.1%Other 0.7%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water89.8%
Electricity91.9%
Sanitation78.3%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.5%
Children fully vaccinated76.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER21.1%
Children underweight (under 5)17.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER57.7%
Women literate86.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER17.1%
Clean cooking fuel91.9%
Health insurance1.2%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.