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Tripura · PC 1 · 1998
Tripura West
Winner — Lok Sabha 1998
SAMAR CHOUDHURY
CPM· Left Front
CPM 47.5%INC 44.9%4 others 7.6%
Votes
3,47,970
47.5% share
Winning margin
18,876
2.6% of votes
Total votes cast
7,32,808
Candidates
6
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SAMAR CHOUDHURY | Left Front | 3,47,970 | 47.5% |
| 2 | RADHIKA RANJAN GUPTA | INC | 3,29,094 | 44.9% |
| 3 | HEMENDU SANKAR ROY CHOUDHURY | NDA | 50,391 | 6.9% |
| 4 | DEBENDRA DEBBARMA | IND | 2,285 | 0.3% |
| 5 | BHUBAN BIJOY MAJUMDER | AMB | 1,873 | 0.3% |
| 6 | SUBRATA BHOWMIK | 1,195 | 0.2% |
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
safe2.6%
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
CPM 47.5%INC 44.9%BJP 6.9%OTH 0.7%
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
Known forDISTRICT
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