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Tripura · Assembly Constituency 8 · 1998
Town Bordowali
Winner — 1998
ASHOK KUMAR BHATTACHARYA
INC· INC
INC 54.7%FBL 36.9%3 others 8.4%
Votes
11,357
54.7% share
Winning margin
3,692
17.8% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
77.6%
of 26,756
Town Bordowali is a safe seat — ASHOK KUMAR BHATTACHARYA won by 17.8%.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ASHOK KUMAR BHATTACHARYA | INC | 11,357 | 54.7% |
| 2 | BRAJAGOPAL ROY |  FBL | 7,665 | 36.9% |
| 3 | ARJUN CHANDRA DAS | NDA | 1,662 | 8.0% |
| 4 | SUDHINDRA DAS GUPTA | IND | 45 | 0.2% |
| 5 | BARIN KUMAR DEY | IND | 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 (60th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean17.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.7% · min 1.9% · max 46.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
80%
lowerhigher
60th of 60How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.15
fewer partiesmore parties
47th of 60How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.9%
lowerhigher
56th of 60Where does the house stand?
SEAT
60 seats · 31 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.15EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 54.7%FBL 36.9%BJP 8.0%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
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
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