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Tripura · Assembly Constituency 18 · 1988Reserved (ST)
Charilam
Winner — 1988
MATILAL SAHA
INC· INC
INC 51.5%CPM 46.7%1 others 1.7%
Votes
9,680
51.5% share
Winning margin
908
4.8% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
82.5%
of 22,752
A closely fought contest. MATILAL SAHA won with a 4.8% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
3 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MATILAL SAHA | INC | 9,680 | 51.5% |
| 2 | BRAJGOPAL BHOWMIC | Left | 8,772 | 46.7% |
| 3 | SHYAMAL KANTI ROY | IND | 328 | 1.8% |
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 (10th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
marginal4.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 5.4% · min 0.3% · max 16.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
90%
lowerhigher
10th of 60How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.16
fewer partiesmore parties
46th of 60How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.5%
lowerhigher
20th of 60Where does the house stand?
SEAT
60 seats · 31 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.16EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 51.5%CPM 46.7%OTH 1.8%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— 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?
1 locationSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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