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Tripura · Assembly Constituency 59 · 1972

Kadamtala

Winner — 1972

BENOY BHUSHAN BANERJEE
INC· Congress (R)
INC 40.7%IND 26.1%3 others 33.2%
Votes
2,684
40.7% share
Winning margin
967
14.7% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
60.2%
of 10,940

A clear win with a 14.7% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

5 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
BENOY BHUSHAN BANERJEE
Congress (R)
2,68440.7%
2
ABDUL RUP
IND
1,71726.1%
3
UMESH CHANDRA NATH
Left
1,30419.8%
4
ANIL KRISHNA SARMA
IND
5919.0%
5
ARUN KANTI NATH
FBL
2924.4%

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.

Low turnout (52nd), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
14.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.9% · min 3.1% · max 50.2%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
84%
lowerhigher
52nd of 60

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.01
fewer partiesmore parties
11th of 60

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.3%
lowerhigher
27th of 60

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
60 seats · 31 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.01EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 40.7%IND 26.1%CPM 19.8%IND 9.0%OTH 4.4%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A moderately populated district — more literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
6,93,947
Density
341 / km²
Sex ratio
967 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,036 km²
SC population16.6%
ST population25.9%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
73%HINDU
Hindu 73.2%Muslim 15.2%Christian 6.3%Buddhist 5.0%Other 0.2%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water32.3%
Electricity54.1%
Sanitation84.4%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births85.4%
Children fully vaccinated69.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER26.2%
Children underweight (under 5)32.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER69.3%
Women literate83.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER34.2%
Clean cooking fuel41.6%
Health insurance28.7%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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