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Tripura · Assembly Constituency 47 · 1977Reserved (ST)

Salema

Winner — 1977

DINESH DEB BARMA
CPM· Left
CPM 53.2%INC 25.5%4 others 21.2%
Votes
6,890
53.2% share
Winning margin
3,588
27.7% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
79.4%
of 16,297

Salema is a safe seat — DINESH DEB BARMA won by 27.7%.

Seat history

All Candidates

6 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
DINESH DEB BARMA
Left
6,89053.2%
2
MADAN MOHAN DEB BARMA
INC
3,30225.5%
3
BINANDA KISHORE DEB BARMA
TCD
1,56712.1%
4
DHARMAROY DEB BARMA
Left
8716.7%
5
MANGAL CHANDRA DEB BARMA
Janata
2411.9%
6
HIMANGSHU DARING
IND
700.5%

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.

Average turnout (39th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
27.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.4% · min 1.1% · max 31.9%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
88%
lowerhigher
39th of 60

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.34
fewer partiesmore parties
2nd of 60

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.3%
lowerhigher
34th of 60

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
60 seats · 31 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.34EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 53.2%INC 25.5%TCD 12.1%CPI 6.7%OTH 2.4%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
3,78,230
Density
158 / km²
Sex ratio
944 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,400 km²
SC population16.3%
ST population55.7%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
81%HINDU
Hindu 81.2%Buddhist 10.3%Christian 6.1%Other 2.4%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water20.2%
Electricity56.4%
Sanitation70.0%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births87.3%
Children fully vaccinated73.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER45.7%
Children underweight (under 5)27.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER70.0%
Women literate71.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER38.9%
Clean cooking fuel34.0%
Health insurance44.2%

What's nearby?

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