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Tripura · Assembly Constituency 16 · 1988

Bishalgarh

Winner — 1988

SAMIR RANJAN BARMAN
INC· INC
INC 55.0%CPM 44.7%1 others 0.3%
Votes
10,068
55.0% share
Winning margin
1,882
10.3% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
87.0%
of 21,058

A clear win with a 10.3% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

3 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SAMIR RANJAN BARMAN
INC
10,06855.0%
2
BHANULAL SAHA
Left
8,18644.7%
3
SUSHIL KUMAR DAS
IND
590.3%

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 (17th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
10.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.3% · min 1.8% · max 57.4%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
90%
lowerhigher
17th of 60

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.25
fewer partiesmore parties
37th of 60

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.0%
lowerhigher
48th of 60

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
60 seats · 31 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.25EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 55.0%CPM 44.7%OTH 0.3%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A 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
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Bamboo based products🏺Scented Rice🏺Tripura Silk🏺Wood and Bamboo based Handicraft Items

Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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