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Tripura · Assembly Constituency 56 · 2026 by-elections
Dharmanagar
Winner — 2026 by-elections
JAHAR CHAKRABORTI
BJP 65.9%CPM 16.3%4 others 17.8%
Votes
24,291
65.9% share
Winning margin
18,290
49.6% of votes
Total candidates
6
Dharmanagar is a safe seat — JAHAR CHAKRABORTI won by 49.6%.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | JAHAR CHAKRABORTI | 24,291 | 65.9% | |
| 2 | AMITABHA DATTA | 6,001 | 16.3% | |
| 3 | CHAYAN BHATTACHARYA | 5,936 | 16.1% | |
| 4 | BIBASH RANJAN DAS | AMB | 274 | 0.7% |
| 5 | SANJOY CHAUDHURY | 226 | 0.6% | |
| 6 | BRAJALAL DEBNATH | IND | 126 | 0.3% |
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.
Low turnout (54th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean49.6%
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
1 seats · 1 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.17EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 65.9%CPM 16.3%INC 16.1%OTH 1.7%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA 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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