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Tripura · Assembly Constituency 28 · 1972

Matakbari

Winner — 1972

NISHI KANTA SARKAR
INC· Congress (R)
INC 45.7%CPM 38.2%1 others 16.1%
Votes
3,851
45.7% share
Winning margin
636
7.5% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
64.8%
of 13,003

A clear win with a 7.5% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

3 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
NISHI KANTA SARKAR
Congress (R)
3,85145.7%
2
NARESH CHANDRA GHOSH
Left
3,21538.2%
3
RAJ KUMAR KAR GUPTA
IND
1,36016.1%

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

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 (44th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
7.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.7% · min 3.6% · max 44.7%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
87%
lowerhigher
44th of 60

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.05
fewer partiesmore parties
6th of 60

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.9%
lowerhigher
55th of 60

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
60 seats · 31 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.05EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 45.7%CPM 38.2%IND 16.1%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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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