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Tripura · Assembly Constituency 17 · 2008Reserved (ST)
Golaghati
Winner — 2008
KESAB DEBBARMA
CPM· Left Front
CPM 54.0%INC 42.5%3 others 3.4%
Votes
13,990
54.0% share
Winning margin
2,987
11.5% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
93.1%
of 27,815
A clear win with a 11.5% margin.
Seat history
1 of 5 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.00 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KESAB DEBBARMA | Left Front | 13,990 | 54.0% |
| 2 | ASHOK DEBBARMA | UPA | 11,003 | 42.5% |
| 3 | SANTI KUMAR DEBBARMA | IND | 356 | 1.4% |
| 4 | SUCHITRA DEBBARMA |  AITC | 315 | 1.2% |
| 5 | KARTIK KANYA DEBBARMA | IND | 222 | 0.9% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (18th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean11.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.9% · min 0.0% · max 42.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
90%
lowerhigher
18th of 60How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.70
fewer partiesmore parties
21st of 60How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.3%
lowerhigher
28th of 60Where does the house stand?
SEAT
60 seats · 31 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.70EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 54.0%INC 42.5%OTH 3.5%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
1/5
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.00 Cr
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?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.