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Tripura · Assembly Constituency 18 · 2003Reserved (ST)

Charilam

Winner — 2003

NARAYAN RUPINI
CPM· Left Front
CPM 48.1%INPT 47.8%4 others 4.1%
Votes
10,573
48.1% share
Winning margin
56
0.3% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
74.0%
of 29,727

Charilam was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.3% — fewer than 56 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

All Candidates

6 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
NARAYAN RUPINI
Left Front
10,57348.1%
2
NARENDRA DEBBARMA
INPT
10,51747.8%
3
SWAPAN DEBBARMA
IND
2851.3%
4
BISHU KUMAR DEBBARMA
2701.2%
5
JISHNU DEBBARMA
IND
2441.1%
6
GURUDAS DEBBARMA
IND
1070.5%

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
marginal
0.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 5.4% · min 0.3% · max 16.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
90%
lowerhigher
10th of 60

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.16
fewer partiesmore parties
46th of 60

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.5%
lowerhigher
20th of 60

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
60 seats · 31 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.16EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 48.1%INPT 47.8%OTH 4.1%

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?

1 location
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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