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Tripura · Assembly Constituency 16 · 1981 by-elections
Bishalgarh
Winner — 1981 by-elections
B.L.SAHA
CPM 57.1%INC(I) 40.8%1 others 2.1%
Votes
7,428
57.1% share
Winning margin
2,125
0.0% of votes
Total candidates
3
Bishalgarh was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.0% — fewer than 2,125 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
3 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | B.L.SAHA | 7,428 | 0.0% | |
| 2 | T.ALI |  INC(I) | 5,303 | 0.0% |
| 3 | S.C.BHOWMIK | IND | 267 | 0.0% |
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 (17th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
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lean0.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.3% · min 1.8% · max 57.4%
How contested is turnout?
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90%
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17th of 60How crowded is the field?
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2.25
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37th of 60How much NOTA?
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1.0%
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48th of 60Where does the house stand?
SEAT
3 seats · 2 majority
How did the vote split?
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— DOESN'T APPLYWho ran, on record?
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— 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%
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?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.