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Winner — 1998
ABU TAHER MONDAL
IND
IND 20.6%IND 19.5%7 others 59.9%
Votes
3,597
20.6% share
Winning margin
204
1.2% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
80.9%
of 21,560
Phulbari was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.2% — fewer than 204 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
9 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ABU TAHER MONDAL | IND | 3,597 | 20.6% |
| 2 | MANIRUL ISLAM SARKER | IND | 3,393 | 19.5% |
| 3 | PARIMAL RABHA | NDA | 2,983 | 17.1% |
| 4 | APERSON G. MOMIN | UDP | 2,635 | 15.1% |
| 5 | ABDUL BARI SARKAR | INC | 2,283 | 13.1% |
| 6 | SOFIAR R. HAZARIKA | IND | 2,055 | 11.8% |
| 7 | ANINDRA CH. RABHA | GNC | 214 | 1.2% |
| 8 | MD. LUTFOR PRODHANI | 157 | 0.9% | |
| 9 | AYNAL HOQUE HAZARIKA | IND | 122 | 0.7% |
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.
High turnout (5th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean1.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.6% · min 0.2% · max 26.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
92%
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5th of 60How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.86
fewer partiesmore parties
42nd of 60How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
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48th of 60Where does the house stand?
SEAT
60 seats · 31 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.86EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IND 20.6%IND 19.5%BJP 17.1%UDP 15.1%INC 13.1%IND 11.8%OTH 2.8%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
6,43,291
Density
175 / km²
Sex ratio
985 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,677 km²
SC population1.4%
ST population73.7%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
61%CHRISTIAN
Christian 60.6%Hindu 19.1%Muslim 16.6%Other 3.7%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water17.1%
Electricity42.1%
Sanitation60.6%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births89.6%
Children fully vaccinated77.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.5%
Children underweight (under 5)26.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER55.3%
Women literate89.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER10.4%
Clean cooking fuel47.6%
Health insurance77.9%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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