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Tripura · PC 1 · 2002 by-election
Tripurawest
Winner — 2002 by-election
KHAGEN DAS
CPM 57.7%INC 35.6%7 others 6.7%
Votes
3,94,364
57.7% share
Winning margin
1,50,843
22.1% of votes
Total votes cast
6,83,424
Candidates
9
Seat history
All Candidates
9 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KHAGEN DAS | 3,94,364 | 57.7% | |
| 2 | MANIK DEB | 2,43,521 | 35.6% | |
| 3 | SUDHIR RANJAN MAJUMDER |  AITC | 33,353 | 4.9% |
| 4 | RAKHAL RAJ DATTA | AMB | 4,538 | 0.7% |
| 5 | SUKUMAR GHOSH | IND | 2,132 | 0.3% |
| 6 | RAJKUMAR KAMALJIT SHINGH | 1,998 | 0.3% | |
| 7 | BISWAJIT DEBNATH | IND | 1,357 | 0.2% |
| 8 | RAMU BANIK | IND | 1,333 | 0.2% |
| 9 | JITENDRA CHANDRA DAS | IND | 828 | 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, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe22.1%
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 57.7%INC 35.6%OTH 6.7%
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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