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Tripura · Assembly Constituency 4 · 2016 by-electionsReserved (SC)
Barjala
Winner — 2016 by-elections
Jhumu Sarkar "'E'"
CPM 44.8%BJP 35.2%3 others 19.9%
Votes
15,769
44.8% share
Winning margin
3,374
9.6% of votes
Total candidates
5
A clear win with a 9.6% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jhumu Sarkar "'E'" | 15,769 | 44.8% | |
| 2 | Sistamohan Das | 12,395 | 35.3% | |
| 3 | Prakash Chandra Das |  AITC | 5,692 | 16.2% |
| 4 | Rajendra Kumar Das | 1,063 | 3.0% | |
| 5 | Bimal Das | AB | 245 | 0.7% |
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.
Average turnout (32nd), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean9.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.5% · min 0.7% · max 34.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
88%
lowerhigher
32nd of 60How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.09
fewer partiesmore parties
52nd of 60How much NOTA?
SEAT
2.4%
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2nd of 60Where does the house stand?
SEAT
3 seats · 2 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.09EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 44.8%BJP 35.3%AITC 16.2%OTH 3.7%
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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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.