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Tripura · Assembly Constituency 56 · 2023
Dharmanagar
Winner — 2023
Biswa Bandhu Sen
BJP· BJP + IPFT (NDA)
BJP 49.3%INC 46.4%5 others 4.2%
Votes
18,684
49.4% share
Winning margin
1,098
2.9% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
83.6%
of 45,310
A closely fought contest. Biswa Bandhu Sen won with a 2.9% margin.
Seat history
1 of 6 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.38 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Biswa Bandhu Sen | BJP + IPFT (NDA) | 18,684 | 49.4% |
| 2 | Chayan Bhattacharya | 17,586 | 46.5% | |
| 3 | Saurabh Goswami | IND | 658 | 1.7% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 444 | 1.2% |
| 5 | Bibash Ranjan Das | IND | 203 | 0.5% |
| 6 | Narendu Das | IND | 158 | 0.4% |
| 7 | Sanjay Chaudhury | IND | 128 | 0.3% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Low turnout (54th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean2.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.7% · min 1.8% · max 29.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
84%
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54th of 60How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.17
fewer partiesmore parties
45th of 60How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.2%
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41st of 60Where does the house stand?
SEAT
60 seats · 31 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.17EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 49.4%INC 46.5%OTH 3.0%NOTA 1.2%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
1/6
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.38 Cr
A moderately populated district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
6,93,947
Density
341 / km²
Sex ratio
967 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,036 km²
SC population16.6%
ST population25.9%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
73%HINDU
Hindu 73.2%Muslim 15.2%Christian 6.3%Buddhist 5.0%Other 0.2%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water32.3%
Electricity54.1%
Sanitation84.4%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births85.4%
Children fully vaccinated69.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER26.2%
Children underweight (under 5)32.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER69.3%
Women literate83.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER34.2%
Clean cooking fuel41.6%
Health insurance28.7%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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