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Tripura · Assembly Constituency 36 · 2008

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Winner — 2008

BASU DEV MAJUMDER
CPM· Left Front
CPM 50.5%INC 46.3%4 others 3.2%
Votes
15,971
50.5% share
Winning margin
1,319
4.2% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
95.1%
of 33,282

A closely fought contest. BASU DEV MAJUMDER won with a 4.2% margin.

Seat history

0 of 6 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.02 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

6 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
BASU DEV MAJUMDER
Left Front
15,97150.5%
2
AMAL MALLIK
UPA
14,65246.3%
3
BABUL CHANDRA PAL
CPI(ML)(L)
3331.1%
4
SUDEB SEN CHOUDHURY
AITC
2940.9%
5
KESHAB CHANDRA SARKAR
NDA
2930.9%
6
RATAN ROY
AMB
1020.3%

DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.

High turnout (4th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.

LOADING SEAT HISTORY…

How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
4.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.1% · min 0.9% · max 27.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
91%
lowerhigher
4th of 60

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.07
fewer partiesmore parties
5th of 60

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.4%
lowerhigher
25th of 60

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
60 seats · 31 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.07EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 50.5%INC 46.3%OTH 3.2%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
0/6

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.02 Cr

A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
8,76,001
Density
287 / km²
Sex ratio
957 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,057 km²
SC population16.0%
ST population39.4%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
84%HINDU
Hindu 84.0%Buddhist 5.6%Muslim 5.6%Other 4.7%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water39.0%
Electricity65.2%
Sanitation85.0%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births89.7%
Children fully vaccinated48.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER25.5%
Children underweight (under 5)21.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER66.5%
Women literate80.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER46.2%
Clean cooking fuel29.4%
Health insurance37.3%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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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.

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