Khowai Assembly constituency
Constituency of the Tripura legislative assembly in India
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Khowai is one of the 60 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Tripura state in India.[2][3] It is in Khowai district and is a part of East Tripura Lok Sabha constituency.[4][5][6]
| Khowai | |
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| Constituency No. 25 for the Tripura Legislative Assembly | |
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| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | Northeast India |
| State | Tripura |
| District | Khowai |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Tripura East |
| Established | 1967 |
| Total electors | 42,949[1] |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 13th Tripura Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| Elected year | 2023 |
Members of the Legislative Assembly
Election results
2023 Assembly election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI(M) | Nirmal Biswas | 19,696 | 49.73% |  1.85 | |
| BJP | Subrata Majumdar | 18,656 | 47.10% |  2.37 | |
| Independent | Kishore Roy | 670 | 1.69% | New | |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 587 | 1.48% | 1.11 | |
| Margin of victory | 1,040 | 2.63% | 4.21 | ||
| Turnout | 39,609 | 93.92% | 5.20 | ||
| Registered electors | 42,949 | 4.60 | |||
| CPI(M) hold | Swing | 1.85 |
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2018 Assembly election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI(M) | Nirmal Biswas | 20,629 | 51.57% | 9.25 | |
| BJP | Amit Rakshit | 17,893 | 44.73% | 44.11 | |
| AMB | Goutam Deb | 330 | 0.83% | 0.01 | |
| INC | Ajoy Chandra Das | 209 | 0.52% | 36.62 | |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 149 | 0.37% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 2,736 | 6.84% | 16.84 | ||
| Turnout | 39,999 | 95.55% | 1.41 | ||
| Registered electors | 41,059 | 5.66 | |||
| CPI(M) hold | Swing | 9.25 |
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2013 Assembly election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI(M) | Samir Deb Sarkar | 22,692 | 60.82% | 6.50 | |
| INC | Dipak Majumder | 13,859 | 37.15% | 5.45 | |
| AMB | Rupesh Kumar Deb | 310 | 0.83% | 0.26 | |
| BJP | Pramod Ranjan Das | 232 | 0.62% | 0.23 | |
| Independent | Uttam Kumar Ghosh | 216 | 0.58% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 8,833 | 23.68% | 11.94 | ||
| Turnout | 37,309 | 96.17% | 0.20 | ||
| Registered electors | 38,860 | ||||
| CPI(M) hold | Swing | 6.50 |
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2008 Assembly election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI(M) | Samir Deb Sarkar | 15,385 | 54.33% | 1.45 | |
| INC | Arun Kumar Kar | 12,062 | 42.59% | 0.96 | |
| AMB | Sailen Roy | 310 | 1.09% | New | |
| BJP | Dhananjoy Debnath | 241 | 0.85% | 0.82 | |
| Independent | Gayatri Debnath | 167 | 0.59% | New | |
| Independent | Adhir Sarkar | 155 | 0.55% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 3,323 | 11.73% | 2.41 | ||
| Turnout | 28,320 | 95.86% | 10.25 | ||
| Registered electors | 29,560 | ||||
| CPI(M) hold | Swing | 1.45 |
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2003 Assembly election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI(M) | Samir Deb Sarkar | 13,511 | 55.78% | 6.18 | |
| INC | Arun Kumar Kar | 10,084 | 41.63% | 4.96 | |
| BJP | Dhananjoy Debnath | 404 | 1.67% | 1.03 | |
| Independent | Prabesh Debbarma | 224 | 0.92% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 3,427 | 14.15% | 11.14 | ||
| Turnout | 24,223 | 85.70% | 0.70 | ||
| Registered electors | 28,314 | 14.39 | |||
| CPI(M) hold | Swing | 6.18 |
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1998 Assembly election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI(M) | Samir Deb Sarkar | 10,416 | 49.59% | 0.38 | |
| INC | Arun Kumar Kar | 9,785 | 46.59% | 0.29 | |
| BJP | Krishnadhan Paul | 566 | 2.69% | New | |
| AMB | Sailen Roy | 206 | 0.98% | 1.53 | |
| Margin of victory | 631 | 3.00% | 0.09 | ||
| Turnout | 21,003 | 85.82% | 2.71 | ||
| Registered electors | 24,753 | 13.07 | |||
| CPI(M) hold | Swing | 0.38 |
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1993 Assembly election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI(M) | Samir Deb Sarkar | 9,579 | 49.97% | 1.04 | |
| INC | Sukhamoy Kar | 8,986 | 46.88% | 2.79 | |
| AMB | Deba Brata Datta | 482 | 2.51% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 593 | 3.09% | 2.36 | ||
| Turnout | 19,168 | 88.54% | 1.29 | ||
| Registered electors | 21,892 | 26.16 | |||
| CPI(M) gain from INC | Swing | ||||
1988 Assembly election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Arun Kumar Kar | 7,657 | 49.67% | 21.62 | |
| CPI(M) | Samir Deb Sarkar | 7,544 | 48.93% | 3.76 | |
| Independent | Monomohan Datta | 216 | 1.40% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 113 | 0.73% | 16.39 | ||
| Turnout | 15,417 | 89.70% | 1.78 | ||
| Registered electors | 17,352 | 18.15 | |||
| INC gain from CPI(M) | Swing | ||||
1983 Assembly election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI(M) | Samir Deb Sarkar | 5,777 | 45.18% | 6.08 | |
| INC | Sukhamoy Kar | 3,587 | 28.05% | 19.44 | |
| Independent | Ratan Ghosh | 3,424 | 26.78% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 2,190 | 17.13% | 5.29 | ||
| Turnout | 12,788 | 88.15% | 3.62 | ||
| Registered electors | 14,687 | 9.91 | |||
| CPI(M) hold | Swing | ||||
1977 Assembly election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI(M) | Swaraijam Kamini Thakur Singha | 5,715 | 51.25% | 16.10 | |
| TPCC | Arun Kar | 3,215 | 28.83% | New | |
| JP | Jadu Prasanna Bhattacharjee | 985 | 8.83% | New | |
| INC | Sukhamoy Kar | 960 | 8.61% | 47.74 | |
| Independent | Amrit Lal Gour | 209 | 1.87% | New | |
| Independent | Sunil Hrishi Das | 67 | 0.60% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 2,500 | 22.42% | 1.22 | ||
| Turnout | 11,151 | 84.66% | 8.61 | ||
| Registered electors | 13,363 | 11.17 | |||
| CPI(M) gain from INC | Swing | 5.10 |
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1972 Assembly election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| INC | J Prasanna Bhattacharjee | 5,069 | 56.35% | 4.71 | |
| CPI(M) | Kaminisingh | 3,162 | 35.15% | New | |
| Independent | Kali Kishore Chakraborty | 465 | 5.17% | New | |
| Independent | Satyendra Biswas | 299 | 3.32% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 1,907 | 21.20% | 2.82 | ||
| Turnout | 8,995 | 76.52% | 7.58 | ||
| Registered electors | 12,020 | 44.83 | |||
| INC hold | Swing | 4.71 |
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1967 Assembly election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| INC | S. C. Datta | 10,964 | 61.06% | New | |
| Independent | J. Bhattacharjee | 6,650 | 37.03% | New | |
| Independent | N. C. D. Barma | 257 | 1.43% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 4,314 | 24.03% | |||
| Turnout | 17,956 | 85.14% | |||
| Registered electors | 21,788 | ||||
| INC win (new seat) | |||||