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Tripura · Assembly Constituency 25 · 2016 by-elections
Khowai
Winner — 2016 by-elections
Biswajit Datta
CPM 66.9%AITC 23.5%3 others 9.6%
Votes
24,810
66.9% share
Winning margin
16,094
43.4% of votes
Total candidates
5
Khowai is a safe seat — Biswajit Datta won by 43.4%.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Biswajit Datta | 24,810 | 66.9% | |
| 2 | Manoj Das |  AITC | 8,716 | 23.5% |
| 3 | Tapan Pal | 2,528 | 6.8% | |
| 4 | Pranab Biswas | 696 | 1.9% | |
| 5 | Goutam Deb | AB | 326 | 0.9% |
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 (3rd), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe43.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 33.6% · min 2.6% · max 68.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
91%
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3rd of 60How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.13
fewer partiesmore parties
49th of 60How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.5%
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19th of 60Where does the house stand?
SEAT
3 seats · 2 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.13EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 66.9%AITC 23.5%BJP 6.8%OTH 2.8%
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
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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.