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Tripura · Assembly Constituency 35 · 1972Reserved (ST)

Chellagong

Winner — 1972

BAJU BAN RIYAN
CPM· Left
CPM 41.3%INC 40.7%2 others 18.1%
Votes
3,032
41.3% share
Winning margin
43
0.6% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
56.7%
of 12,967

Chellagong was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.6% — fewer than 43 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

All Candidates

4 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
BAJU BAN RIYAN
Left
3,03241.3%
2
PANJIHAM REINGH
Congress (R)
2,98940.7%
3
PADMA MOHAN REANG
Left
1,10415.0%
4
GOOPI DEVBARMA
TUS
2253.1%

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 (13th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
0.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.6% · min 0.6% · max 27.8%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
90%
lowerhigher
13th of 60

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.19
fewer partiesmore parties
43rd of 60

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.6%
lowerhigher
13th of 60

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
60 seats · 31 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.19EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 41.3%INC 40.7%CPI 15.0%OTH 3.1%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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
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.

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