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Tripura · Assembly Constituency 18 · 2023
Suryamaninagar
Winner — 2023
RAM PRASAD PAUL
BJP· BJP + IPFT (NDA)
BJP 49.9%INC 46.1%3 others 4.0%
Votes
24,991
49.9% share
Winning margin
1,908
3.8% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
90.5%
of 55,325
A closely fought contest. RAM PRASAD PAUL won with a 3.8% margin.
Seat history
2 of 4 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.33 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RAM PRASAD PAUL | BJP + IPFT (NDA) | 24,991 | 49.9% |
| 2 | SUSANTA CHAKRABORTY | 23,083 | 46.1% | |
| 3 | Mohanta Barman | IND | 756 | 1.5% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 730 | 1.5% |
| 5 | BIPLAB MAJUMDER | IND | 503 | 1.0% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
High turnout (10th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
marginal3.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 5.4% · min 0.3% · max 16.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
90%
lowerhigher
10th of 60How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.16
fewer partiesmore parties
46th of 60How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.5%
lowerhigher
20th of 60Where does the house stand?
SEAT
60 seats · 31 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.16EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 49.9%INC 46.1%OTH 2.5%NOTA 1.5%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
2/4
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.33 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?
1 locationSEATWIKIDATA · 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.