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Tripura · Assembly Constituency 45

KamalpurAssembly by-election result, 1998

Bijoy Lakshmi Singha (CPM) won Kamalpur in the 1998 assembly by-election with 79.7% of the vote, beating Sribash Chakraborty (INC) by 9,704 votes.

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Seat boundaries were redrawn before the 1977 election. In 1972, seat no. 45 was also called Kamalpur, on the old boundaries. Seat boundaries were redrawn before the 2013 election; it kept its number and name. See the seat history for this ground's earlier results.

Winner

Bijoy Lakshmi Singha
CPM
CPM 79.7%INC 20.3%
Votes
13,027
79.7% share
Winning margin
9,704
59.4% of votes
Candidates
2

A comfortable win — Bijoy Lakshmi Singha won by 59.4%.

Seat history

All Candidates

2 candidates
#CandidatePartyVotes · %
1
Bijoy Lakshmi Singha
CPM
CPM
13,02779.7%
2
Sribash Chakraborty
INC
INC
3,32320.3%

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A comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
59.4%

winning margin, share of votes

How many parties were really in the race?

SEAT
Essentially one

CPM took 80% of the votes.

Parties in the race 1.48

How did the vote split?

SEAT
79.7%won by CPM
CPM 79.7%INC 20.3%

Dhalai district · 3.8 lakh people · Census 2011

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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%
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What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
81%HINDU
  • Hindu81.2%
  • Buddhist10.3%
  • Christian6.1%
  • Muslim2.2%
  • Sikh0.1%
  • Jain<0.1%
  • Other religions (incl. tribal faiths)0.1%
  • Not stated0.1%

Homes with tap water, electricity and a toilet

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 · SHARE OF HOUSEHOLDS
Tap water20.2%
Electric lighting56.4%
Toilet at home70.0%

Health and family

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births87.3%
Children fully vaccinated73.7%
Children stunted (under 5)45.7%
Children underweight (under 5)27.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)70.0%
Women literate71.6%
Women married before 1838.9%
Clean cooking fuel34.0%
Health insurance44.2%

What's nearby?

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Who has won Kamalpur, 1977–2023

  1. 1977BIMAL SINGHA (CPM), margin 59.5%
  2. 1983BIMAL SINGHA (CPM), margin 19.5%
  3. 1988BIMAL SINGHA (CPM), margin 6.3%
  4. 1993BIMAL SINGHA (CPM), margin 16.2%
  5. 1998BIMAL SINGHA (CPM), margin 8.5%
  6. 2003BIJOY LAKSHMI SINGHA (CPM), margin 12.6%
  7. 2008SRI MANOJ KANTI DEB (INC), margin 0.6%
  8. 2013BIJOY LAKSHMI SINGHA (CPM), margin 4.0%
  9. 2018MANOJ KANTI DEB (BJP), margin 7.7%
  10. 2023MANOJ KANTI DEB (BJP), margin 13.0%