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Tripura · Assembly Constituency 15 · 1998
Kamalasagar
Winner — 1998
NARAYAN CHANDRA CHOWDHURY
CPM· Left Front
CPM 49.8%INC 47.0%3 others 3.2%
Votes
10,907
49.8% share
Winning margin
611
2.8% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
81.1%
of 27,001
A closely fought contest. NARAYAN CHANDRA CHOWDHURY won with a 2.8% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NARAYAN CHANDRA CHOWDHURY | Left Front | 10,907 | 49.8% |
| 2 | MATI LAL SAHA | INC | 10,296 | 47.0% |
| 3 | CHANDAN ROY | NDA | 543 | 2.5% |
| 4 | NARES CHANDRA DATTA | 81 | 0.4% | |
| 5 | HARENDRA DAS | AMB | 68 | 0.3% |
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.
High turnout (12th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean2.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.3% · min 0.3% · max 37.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
90%
lowerhigher
12th of 60How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.42
fewer partiesmore parties
33rd of 60How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.7%
lowerhigher
12th of 60Where does the house stand?
SEAT
60 seats · 31 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.42EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 49.8%INC 47.0%OTH 3.2%
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.