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Tripura · Assembly Constituency 42 · 2016 by-elections

Amarpur

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Winner — 2016 by-elections

Parimal Debnath
CPM
CPM 60.8%BJP 29.1%5 others 10.1%
Votes
20,355
60.8% share
Winning margin
10,597
31.6% of votes
Total candidates
7

Amarpur is a safe seat — Parimal Debnath won by 31.6%.

Seat history

All Candidates

7 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
Parimal Debnath
CPM
20,35560.8%
2
Ranjit Das
BJP
9,75829.1%
3
Pabitra Mohan Jamatia
IPFT
1,6234.8%
4
Chanchal Dey
INC
1,2313.7%
5
Ranajoy Jamatia
IND
2160.7%
6
Bijoydas
AB
1490.5%
7
Namshatra Jamatia
INPT
1460.4%

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.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

High turnout (11th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
31.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.3% · min 2.1% · max 28.1%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
90%
lowerhigher
11th of 60

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.91
fewer partiesmore parties
17th of 60

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.9%
lowerhigher
59th of 60

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
3 seats · 2 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.91EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 60.8%BJP 29.1%OTH 10.1%

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
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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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