Kailashahar Assembly constituency
Legislative Assembly constituency in Tripura State, India
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Kailashahar Legislative Assembly constituency is one of the 60 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Tripura state in India.[2]
| Kailashahar | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 53 for the Tripura Legislative Assembly | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | Northeast India |
| State | Tripura |
| District | Unakoti |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Tripura East |
| Established | 1967 |
| Total electors | 51,000[1] |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 13th Tripura Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | Indian National Congress |
| Elected year | 2023 |
It is part of Unakoti district. As of 2023, it is represented by Birajit Sinha of the Indian National Congress party.[1]
Members of the Legislative Assembly
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | M. L. Bhowmik | Indian National Congress | |
| 1972 | Moulana Abdul Ratif | ||
| 1977 | Tapan Chakraborty | Communist Party of India | |
| 1983 | Syed Basit Ali | Indian National Congress | |
| 1988 | Birajit Sinha | ||
| 1993 | Tapan Chakraborty | Communist Party of India | |
| 1998 | Birajit Sinha | Indian National Congress | |
| 2003 | |||
| 2008 | |||
| 2013 | |||
| 2018 | Moboshar Ali | Communist Party of India | |
| 2023 | Birajit Sinha | Indian National Congress | |
Election results
2023 Assembly election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Birajit Sinha | 25,300 | 59.62 | ||
| BJP | Moboshar Ali | 15,614 | 36.80 | ||
| AITC | Md. Abdul Matin | 696 | 1.64 | ||
| NOTA | None of the Above | 537 | 1.27 | ||
| Margin of victory | 9,686 | 22.83 | |||
| Turnout | 42,433 | 83.28 | |||
| Registered electors | 51,000 | ||||
| INC gain from CPI(M) | Swing | ||||
2018 Assembly election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI(M) | Moboshar Ali | 18,093 | 45.02% | ||
| BJP | Nitish De | 13,259 | 32.99% | ||
| INC | Birajit Sinha | 7,787 | 19.37% | ||
| NOTA | None of the Above | 430 | 1.07% | New | |
| AITC | Narasingha Das | 218 | 0.54% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 4,834 | 12.03% | |||
| Turnout | 40,192 | 86.39% | |||
| Registered electors | 46,083 | ||||
| CPI(M) gain from INC | Swing | ||||
2013 Assembly election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Birajit Sinha | 18,857 | 49.55% | ||
| CPI(M) | Moboshar Ali | 18,372 | 48.28% | ||
| BJP | Durga Charan Deb | 412 | 1.08% | ||
| Independent | Md Taybur Rahman | 251 | 0.66% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 485 | 1.27% | |||
| Turnout | 38,054 | 91.27% | |||
| Registered electors | 41,722 | ||||
| INC hold | Swing | ||||
2008 Assembly election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Birajit Sinha | 17,019 | 49.86% | ||
| CPI(M) | Jayanta Chakraborty | 16,088 | 47.13% | ||
| BJP | Santosh Debroy | 446 | 1.31% | New | |
| Independent | Samsar Ali | 343 | 1.00% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 931 | 2.73% | |||
| Turnout | 34,136 | 91.83% | |||
| Registered electors | 37,219 | ||||
| INC hold | Swing | ||||
2003 Assembly election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Birajit Sinha | 14,751 | 52.50% | ||
| CPI(M) | Inuch Mia Khadim | 12,750 | 45.38% | ||
| AITC | Bijoy Bhattacharjee | 184 | 0.65% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 2,001 | 7.12% | |||
| Turnout | 28,099 | 80.57% | |||
| Registered electors | 34,930 | ||||
| INC hold | Swing | ||||
1998 Assembly election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Birajit Sinha | 12,360 | 49.12% | ||
| CPI(M) | Tapan Chakraborty | 11,333 | 45.04% | ||
| BJP | Bidhan Das | 1,442 | 5.73% | ||
| Margin of victory | 1,027 | 4.08% | |||
| Turnout | 25,163 | 82.63% | |||
| Registered electors | 30,921 | ||||
| INC gain from CPI(M) | Swing | ||||
1993 Assembly election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI(M) | Tapan Chakraborty | 11,592 | 49.00% | ||
| INC | Birajit Sinha | 11,126 | 47.03% | ||
| BJP | Bidhan Das | 742 | 3.14% | ||
| Margin of victory | 466 | 1.97% | |||
| Turnout | 23,659 | 83.61% | |||
| Registered electors | 28,684 | ||||
| CPI(M) gain from INC | Swing | ||||
1988 Assembly election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Birajit Sinha | 9,519 | 50.88% | ||
| CPI(M) | Tapan Chakraborty | 8,780 | 46.93% | ||
| BJP | Bidhan Das | 268 | 1.43% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 739 | 3.95% | |||
| Turnout | 18,707 | 87.72% | |||
| Registered electors | 21,551 | ||||
| INC hold | Swing | ||||
1983 Assembly election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Syed Basit Ali | 8,116 | 50.82% | ||
| CPI(M) | Tapan Chakraborty | 7,487 | 46.88% | ||
| Independent | Rabindra Kumar Das | 196 | 1.23% | New | |
| Independent | Kanai Lal Datta | 102 | 0.64% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 629 | 3.94% | |||
| Turnout | 15,970 | 83.90% | |||
| Registered electors | 19,313 | ||||
| INC gain from CPI(M) | Swing | ||||
1977 Assembly election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI(M) | Tapan Chakraborty | 7,111 | 53.36% | New | |
| INC | Abdul Shahid | 3,954 | 29.67% | ||
| JP | Moulana Abdul Ratif | 2,074 | 15.56% | New | |
| TPCC | Debabrata Sinha Roy | 187 | 1.40% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 3,157 | 23.69% | |||
| Turnout | 13,326 | 78.54% | |||
| Registered electors | 17,191 | ||||
| CPI(M) gain from INC | Swing | ||||
1972 Assembly election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Moulana Abdul Ratif | 4,299 | 55.43% | ||
| Independent | Bonode Dey | 1,720 | 22.18% | New | |
| Independent | Ajoy Chakraborty | 1,448 | 18.67% | New | |
| Independent | Dwijendra Chandramalakar | 289 | 3.73% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 2,579 | 33.25% | |||
| Turnout | 7,756 | 70.73% | |||
| Registered electors | 11,259 | ||||
| INC hold | Swing | ||||
1967 Assembly election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | M. L. Bhowmik | 8,190 | 51.09% | New | |
| CPI(M) | B. Majumder | 7,841 | 48.91% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 349 | 2.18% | |||
| Turnout | 16,031 | 81.63% | |||
| Registered electors | 20,045 | ||||
| INC win (new seat) | |||||