Nalchar Assembly constituency
Legislative Assembly constituency in Tripura State, India
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Nalchar is one of the 60 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Tripura state in India.[2][3] It is in Sipahijala district and is reserved for candidates belonging to the Scheduled Castes. Nalchar is also part of West Tripura Lok Sabha constituency.[4][5][6]
| Nalchar | |
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| Constituency No. 21 for the Tripura Legislative Assembly | |
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| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | Northeast India |
| State | Tripura |
| District | Sipahijala |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Tripura West |
| Established | 1972 |
| Total electors | 44,814[1] |
| Reservation | SC |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 13th Tripura Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Elected year | 2023 |
Members of the Legislative Assembly
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Benode Behari Das | Indian National Congress | |
| 1977 | Sumanta Kumar Das | Communist Party of India | |
| 1983 | Narayan Das | Indian National Congress | |
| 1988 | Sukumar Barman | Communist Party of India | |
| 1993 | |||
| 1998 | |||
| 2003 | |||
| 2008 | |||
| 2012* | Tapan Chandra Das | ||
| 2013 | |||
| 2018 | Subhash Chandra Das | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2023 | Kishor Barman | ||
*By-election
Election results
2023 Assembly election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Kishor Barman | 20,836 | 49.95% |  1.47 | |
| CPI(M) | Tapan Chandra Das | 18,452 | 44.24% |  3.11 | |
| AITC | Lutan Das | 889 | 2.13% | New | |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 725 | 1.74% | 0.86 | |
| Independent | Bimal Das | 486 | 1.17% | New | |
| Independent | Sunil Chandra Das | 324 | 0.78% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 2,384 | 5.72% | 4.58 | ||
| Turnout | 41,712 | 93.19% | 2.51 | ||
| Registered electors | 44,814 | 7.82 | |||
| BJP hold | Swing | 1.47 |
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2018 Assembly election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Subhash Chandra Das | 19,261 | 48.48% | 47.00 | |
| CPI(M) | Tapan Chandra Das | 18,810 | 47.34% | 12.61 | |
| INC | Rakesh Das | 594 | 1.50% | 36.34 | |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 347 | 0.87% | New | |
| AMB | Ashutosh Das | 230 | 0.58% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 451 | 1.14% | 20.99 | ||
| Turnout | 39,732 | 94.48% | 0.02 | ||
| Registered electors | 41,565 | 8.46 | |||
| BJP gain from CPI(M) | Swing | 11.48 |
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2013 Assembly election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI(M) | Tapan Chandra Das | 21,969 | 59.96% | 7.56 | |
| INC | Uttam Das | 13,862 | 37.83% | 5.57 | |
| BJP | Parimal Barman | 541 | 1.48% | 0.34 | |
| SP | Chandan Das | 270 | 0.74% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 8,107 | 22.12% | 13.13 | ||
| Turnout | 36,642 | 96.46% | 1.15 | ||
| Registered electors | 38,323 | ||||
| CPI(M) hold | Swing | 7.56 |
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2008 Assembly election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI(M) | Sukumar Barman | 14,748 | 52.40% | 3.78 | |
| INC | Sukla Das | 12,216 | 43.40% | 2.40 | |
| BJP | Sujit Das | 511 | 1.82% | New | |
| Independent | Purabi Barman | 465 | 1.65% | New | |
| AMB | Ashutosh Das | 207 | 0.74% | 1.03 | |
| Margin of victory | 2,532 | 9.00% | 6.18 | ||
| Turnout | 28,147 | 95.09% | 11.64 | ||
| Registered electors | 29,797 | ||||
| CPI(M) hold | Swing | 3.78 |
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2003 Assembly election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI(M) | Sukumar Barman | 13,220 | 56.18% | 1.09 | |
| INC | Nani Gopal Das | 9,648 | 41.00% | 1.35 | |
| AMB | Putul Das | 415 | 1.76% | New | |
| Independent | Krishna Kamal Das | 250 | 1.06% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 3,572 | 15.18% | 2.44 | ||
| Turnout | 23,533 | 82.98% | 2.22 | ||
| Registered electors | 28,413 | 16.22 | |||
| CPI(M) hold | Swing | 1.09 |
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1998 Assembly election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI(M) | Sukumar Barman | 11,905 | 57.26% | 4.61 | |
| INC | Pulin Behari Bhowmik | 8,243 | 39.65% | 5.91 | |
| BJP | Subrata Sarkar | 593 | 2.85% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 3,662 | 17.61% | 10.52 | ||
| Turnout | 20,790 | 86.53% | 0.74 | ||
| Registered electors | 24,447 | 3.09 | |||
| CPI(M) hold | Swing | ||||
1993 Assembly election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI(M) | Sukumar Barman | 10,526 | 52.65% | 0.08 | |
| INC | Narayan Das | 9,108 | 45.56% | 0.64 | |
| Independent | Arun Sarkar | 143 | 0.72% | New | |
| Independent | Ashutosh Das | 109 | 0.55% | New | |
| Independent | Niranjan Das | 106 | 0.53% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 1,418 | 7.09% | 0.57 | ||
| Turnout | 19,992 | 85.31% | 4.49 | ||
| Registered electors | 23,714 | 17.87 | |||
| CPI(M) hold | Swing | 0.08 |
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1988 Assembly election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI(M) | Sukumar Barman | 9,420 | 52.73% | 4.20 | |
| INC | Narayan Das | 8,254 | 46.20% | 3.74 | |
| Independent | Bijay Krishna Das | 112 | 0.63% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 1,166 | 6.53% | 5.11 | ||
| Turnout | 17,865 | 89.92% | 1.51 | ||
| Registered electors | 20,119 | 18.20 | |||
| CPI(M) gain from INC | Swing | ||||
1983 Assembly election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Narayan Das | 7,420 | 49.94% | 25.82 | |
| CPI(M) | Sumanta Kumar Das | 7,210 | 48.53% | 4.16 | |
| Independent | Mani Gopal Das | 123 | 0.83% | New | |
| Independent | Ashutosh Das | 104 | 0.70% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 210 | 1.41% | 27.15 | ||
| Turnout | 14,857 | 89.03% | 5.76 | ||
| Registered electors | 17,021 | 13.65 | |||
| INC gain from CPI(M) | Swing | 2.74 |
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1977 Assembly election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI(M) | Sumanta Kumar Das | 6,433 | 52.69% | 14.43 | |
| INC | Bir Chandra Barman | 2,945 | 24.12% | 24.65 | |
| JP | Harendra Chandra Das | 2,493 | 20.42% | New | |
| TPCC | Gouranga Chandra Das | 339 | 2.78% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 3,488 | 28.57% | 18.05 | ||
| Turnout | 12,210 | 83.37% | 17.29 | ||
| Registered electors | 14,977 | 15.06 | |||
| CPI(M) gain from INC | Swing | 3.92 |
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1972 Assembly election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Benode Behari Das | 4,078 | 48.77% | New | |
| CPI(M) | Hari Madhab Bhowmik | 3,199 | 38.26% | New | |
| Independent | Harendra Chandra Das | 1,085 | 12.98% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 879 | 10.51% | |||
| Turnout | 8,362 | 67.01% | |||
| Registered electors | 13,017 | ||||
| INC win (new seat) | |||||