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Tripura · Assembly Constituency 22 · 2013

Sonamura

Winner — 2013

SHYAMAL CHAKRABORTY
CPM· Left Front
CPM 52.2%INC 47.8%
Votes
18,043
52.2% share
Winning margin
1,526
4.4% of votes
Total candidates
2
Turnout
95.1%
of 36,357

A closely fought contest. SHYAMAL CHAKRABORTY won with a 4.4% margin.

Seat history

1 of 2 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.49 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

2 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SHYAMAL CHAKRABORTY
Left Front
18,04352.2%
2
SUBAL BHOWMIK
UPA
16,51747.8%

Average turnout (42nd), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.

LOADING SEAT HISTORY…

How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
4.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.7% · min 4.4% · max 24.6%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
87%
lowerhigher
42nd of 60

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.21
fewer partiesmore parties
42nd of 60

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.6%
lowerhigher
17th of 60

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
60 seats · 31 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.21EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 52.2%INC 47.8%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
1/2

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.49 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
🏺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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