Barjala Assembly constituency
Legislative Assembly constituency in Tripura State, India
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Barjala is one of the 60 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Tripura state in India.[2][3] It is part of West Tripura district and is reserved for candidates belonging to the Scheduled Castes. It is part of Tripura West (Lok Sabha constituency).
| Barjala | |
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| Constituency No. 4 for the Tripura Legislative Assembly | |
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| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | Northeast India |
| State | Tripura |
| District | West Tripura |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Tripura West |
| Established | 1972 |
| Total electors | 47,145[1] |
| Reservation | SC |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 13th Tripura Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | CPI(M) |
| Elected year | 2023 |
Members of the Legislative Assembly
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Basana Chakraborty | Indian National Congress | |
| 1977 | Gouri Bhattacharjee | Communist Party of India | |
| 1983 | |||
| 1988 | Dipak Kumar Roy | Indian National Congress | |
| 1993 | Arun Bhowmik | Janata Dal | |
| 1998 | Dipak Kumar Roy | Indian National Congress | |
| 2003 | |||
| 2008 | Sankar Prasad Datta | Communist Party of India | |
| 2013 | Jitendra Sarkar | Indian National Congress | |
| 2018 | Dr. Dilip Kumar Das | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2023 | Sudip Sarkar | Communist Party of India | |
Election results
2023 Assembly election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI(M) | Sudip Sarkar | 21,486 | 50.93% | New | |
| BJP | Dilip Kumar Das | 19,697 | 46.69% |  8.73 | |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 1,001 | 2.37% |  1.77 | |
| Margin of victory | 1,789 | 4.24% | 11.41 | ||
| Turnout | 42,184 | 89.67% | 4.46 | ||
| Registered electors | 47,145 | 11.30 | |||
| CPI(M) gain from BJP | Swing | 4.49 |
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2018 Assembly election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Dr. Dilip Kumar Das | 22,052 | 55.42% | 54.00 | |
| CPI(M) | Jhumu Sarkar | 15,825 | 39.77% | 8.75 | |
| INC | Dipak Das | 650 | 1.63% | 47.61 | |
| AITC | Utpal Das | 293 | 0.74% | New | |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 241 | 0.61% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 6,227 | 15.65% | 14.92 | ||
| Turnout | 39,789 | 92.76% | 0.64 | ||
| Registered electors | 42,358 | 11.29 | |||
| BJP gain from INC | Swing | 6.17 |
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2013 Assembly election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Jitendra Sarkar | 17,728 | 49.25% | 1.49 | |
| CPI(M) | Jitendra Das | 17,467 | 48.52% | 0.41 | |
| BJP | Samir Biswas | 511 | 1.42% | 0.05 | |
| SP | Rahul Das | 291 | 0.81% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 261 | 0.73% | 0.45 | ||
| Turnout | 35,997 | 94.64% | 1.33 | ||
| Registered electors | 38,061 | ||||
| INC gain from CPI(M) | Swing | 0.31 |
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2008 Assembly election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI(M) | Sankar Prasad Datta | 24,853 | 48.93% | 1.42 | |
| INC | Dipak Kumar Roy | 24,255 | 47.76% | 2.50 | |
| BJP | Pulak Kumar Debnath | 697 | 1.37% | New | |
| AITC | Pradip Chakraborty | 371 | 0.73% | 0.40 | |
| NCP | Sanjib Dey | 356 | 0.70% | New | |
| AIFB | Jayanta Kumar Datta | 257 | 0.51% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 598 | 1.18% | 1.57 | ||
| Turnout | 50,789 | 93.47% | 11.29 | ||
| Registered electors | 54,467 | ||||
| CPI(M) gain from INC | Swing | 1.32 |
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2003 Assembly election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Dipak Kumar Roy | 18,851 | 50.26% | 0.55 | |
| CPI(M) | Kalyani Dey(Mitra) | 17,821 | 47.51% | 5.54 | |
| AITC | Pradip Chakraborty | 423 | 1.13% | New | |
| Independent | Brajalal Debnath | 413 | 1.10% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 1,030 | 2.75% | 6.09 | ||
| Turnout | 37,508 | 81.96% | 1.33 | ||
| Registered electors | 45,767 | 15.51 | |||
| INC hold | Swing | 0.55 |
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1998 Assembly election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Dipak Kumar Roy | 16,229 | 50.81% | 15.88 | |
| CPI(M) | Chhaya Baul | 13,407 | 41.97% | New | |
| BJP | Manik Das | 2,231 | 6.98% | 5.68 | |
| Margin of victory | 2,822 | 8.83% | 0.21 | ||
| Turnout | 31,943 | 82.06% | 3.47 | ||
| Registered electors | 39,620 | 0.29 | |||
| INC gain from JD | Swing | ||||
1993 Assembly election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JD | Arun Bhowmik | 13,483 | 43.98% | New | |
| INC | Dipak Kumar Roy | 10,709 | 34.93% | 18.59 | |
| Independent | Chuni Lal Roy | 5,587 | 18.22% | New | |
| BJP | Sujit Charkraborty | 400 | 1.30% | New | |
| Independent | Manindra Malakar | 176 | 0.57% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 2,774 | 9.05% | 0.63 | ||
| Turnout | 30,658 | 78.26% | 7.49 | ||
| Registered electors | 39,736 | 51.43 | |||
| JD gain from INC | Swing | 9.55 |
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1988 Assembly election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Dipak Kumar Roy | 11,889 | 53.53% | 33.64 | |
| CPI(M) | Gouri Bhattacharjee | 10,020 | 45.11% | 4.19 | |
| JP | Chatta Bin | 147 | 0.66% | 0.32 | |
| Margin of victory | 1,869 | 8.41% | 11.26 | ||
| Turnout | 22,212 | 85.85% | 2.43 | ||
| Registered electors | 26,241 | 30.36 | |||
| INC gain from CPI(M) | Swing | ||||
1983 Assembly election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI(M) | Gouri Bhattacharjee | 8,160 | 49.30% | 9.49 | |
| Independent | Basana Chakraborty | 4,904 | 29.63% | New | |
| INC | Bholanath Deb | 3,292 | 19.89% | 6.47 | |
| JP | Chatta Bin | 163 | 0.98% | 2.96 | |
| Margin of victory | 3,256 | 19.67% | 15.27 | ||
| Turnout | 16,551 | 83.66% | 1.53 | ||
| Registered electors | 20,130 | 16.77 | |||
| CPI(M) hold | Swing | 9.49 |
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1977 Assembly election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI(M) | Gouri Bhattacharjee | 8,178 | 58.79% | 24.39 | |
| TPCC | Reserwar Datta | 3,317 | 23.84% | New | |
| INC | Sachindra Dewanjee | 1,867 | 13.42% | 42.25 | |
| JP | Samar Bijoy Chakraborty | 549 | 3.95% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 4,861 | 34.94% | 13.68 | ||
| Turnout | 13,911 | 82.10% | 14.07 | ||
| Registered electors | 17,239 | 71.26 | |||
| CPI(M) gain from INC | Swing | 3.12 |
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1972 Assembly election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Basana Chakraborty | 3,733 | 55.67% | New | |
| CPI(M) | Gouri Bhattacharjee | 2,307 | 34.40% | New | |
| Independent | Chatta Bin | 234 | 3.49% | New | |
| Independent | Rash Mohan Debnath | 169 | 2.52% | New | |
| Independent | Raj Kumar Kamaljit Sing | 149 | 2.22% | New | |
| Independent | Gobinda Roy Chowdhury | 114 | 1.70% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 1,426 | 21.26% | |||
| Turnout | 6,706 | 67.67% | |||
| Registered electors | 10,066 | ||||
| INC win (new seat) | |||||