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Tripura · Assembly Constituency 56 · 1998
Dharmanagar
Winner — 1998
AMITABHA DATTA
CPM· Left Front
CPM 40.6%INC 35.9%3 others 23.5%
Votes
9,434
40.6% share
Winning margin
1,104
4.8% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
74.6%
of 31,127
A closely fought contest. AMITABHA DATTA won with a 4.8% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AMITABHA DATTA | Left Front | 9,434 | 40.6% |
| 2 | SIMA PAUL CHOWDHURY | INC | 8,330 | 35.9% |
| 3 | RASIKRANJAN GOSWAMI | NDA | 5,359 | 23.1% |
| 4 | GOPIKA NATH | IND | 59 | 0.3% |
| 5 | SANTIMAY PURKAYSTHA | AMB | 32 | 0.1% |
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.
Low turnout (54th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean4.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.7% · min 1.8% · max 29.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
84%
lowerhigher
54th of 60How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.17
fewer partiesmore parties
45th of 60How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.2%
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41st of 60Where does the house stand?
SEAT
60 seats · 31 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.17EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 40.6%INC 35.9%BJP 23.1%OTH 0.4%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
6,93,947
Density
341 / km²
Sex ratio
967 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,036 km²
SC population16.6%
ST population25.9%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
73%HINDU
Hindu 73.2%Muslim 15.2%Christian 6.3%Buddhist 5.0%Other 0.2%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water32.3%
Electricity54.1%
Sanitation84.4%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births85.4%
Children fully vaccinated69.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER26.2%
Children underweight (under 5)32.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER69.3%
Women literate83.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER34.2%
Clean cooking fuel41.6%
Health insurance28.7%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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