Rajnagar, Tripura Assembly constituency
Legislative Assembly constituency in Tripura, India
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Rajnagar Legislative Assembly constituency is one of the 60 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Tripura state in India.[2]
| Rajnagar | |
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| Constituency No. 34 for the Tripura Legislative Assembly | |
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| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | Northeast India |
| State | Tripura |
| District | South Tripura |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Tripura West |
| Established | 1972 |
| Total electors | 48,011[1] |
| Reservation | SC |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 13th Tripura Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Elected year | 2023 |
It comprises Rajnagar tehsil, Radhanagar tehsil and Siddhinagar tehsil along with parts of Barpathari tehsil in South Tripura district and is reserved for candidates belonging to the Scheduled Castes.[3]
Members of the Legislative Assembly
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Lakshmi Nag | Indian National Congress | |
| 1977 | Nakul Das | Communist Party of India | |
| 1983 | |||
| 1988 | |||
| 1993 | Sudhan Das | ||
| 1998 | |||
| 2003 | |||
| 2008 | |||
| 2013 | |||
| 2018 | |||
| 2023 | Swapna Majumder | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
Election results
2023 Assembly election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Swapna Majumder | 20,849 | 48.07% |  7.15 | |
| CPI(M) | Sudhan Das | 19,514 | 45.00% |  10.28 | |
| TMP | Abhijit Malakar | 2,267 | 5.23% | New | |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 738 | 1.70% | 0.62 | |
| Margin of victory | 1,335 | 3.08% | 11.27 | ||
| Turnout | 43,368 | 90.40% | 0.72 | ||
| Registered electors | 48,011 | 9.82 | |||
| BJP gain from CPI(M) | Swing | 7.21 |
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2018 Assembly election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI(M) | Sudhan Das | 22,004 | 55.28% | 8.33 | |
| BJP | Bibhishan Chandra Das | 16,291 | 40.93% | 39.66 | |
| INC | Manik Das | 459 | 1.15% | 32.18 | |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 431 | 1.08% | New | |
| CPI(ML)L | Uttam Dhupi | 368 | 0.92% | 0.87 | |
| Margin of victory | 5,713 | 14.35% | 15.93 | ||
| Turnout | 39,804 | 91.00% | 3.93 | ||
| Registered electors | 43,718 | 10.31 | |||
| CPI(M) hold | Swing | 8.33 |
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2013 Assembly election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI(M) | Sudhan Das | 23,942 | 63.61% | 7.02 | |
| INC | Manik Chandra Das | 12,545 | 33.33% | 4.66 | |
| CPI(ML)L | Jagadish Das | 675 | 1.79% | 0.77 | |
| BJP | Sakhil Das | 478 | 1.27% | 0.21 | |
| Margin of victory | 11,397 | 30.28% | 11.68 | ||
| Turnout | 37,640 | 95.10% | 0.90 | ||
| Registered electors | 39,631 | ||||
| CPI(M) hold | Swing | 7.02 |
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2008 Assembly election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI(M) | Sudhan Das | 22,111 | 56.58% | 5.34 | |
| INC | Bikash Chandra Das | 14,843 | 37.98% | 3.85 | |
| AITC | Sunil Chandra Das | 624 | 1.60% | 0.06 | |
| BJP | Radha Rani Das (Bhowmik) | 580 | 1.48% | New | |
| AMB | Kiriti Das | 521 | 1.33% | New | |
| CPI(ML)L | Tarani Kumar Das | 398 | 1.02% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 7,268 | 18.60% | 9.19 | ||
| Turnout | 39,077 | 94.17% | 7.14 | ||
| Registered electors | 41,539 | ||||
| CPI(M) hold | Swing | 5.34 |
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2003 Assembly election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI(M) | Sudhan Das | 19,462 | 61.93% | 1.83 | |
| INC | Bikash Chandra Das | 10,727 | 34.13% | 2.69 | |
| LJP | Bibhisan Das | 755 | 2.40% | New | |
| AITC | Parimal Das | 484 | 1.54% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 8,735 | 27.79% | 4.52 | ||
| Turnout | 31,428 | 87.02% | 0.62 | ||
| Registered electors | 36,153 | 11.42 | |||
| CPI(M) hold | Swing | 1.83 |
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1998 Assembly election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI(M) | Sudhan Das | 16,831 | 60.10% | 5.53 | |
| INC | Laxman Malakar | 10,313 | 36.83% | 7.18 | |
| BJP | Bibhishan Chandra Das | 738 | 2.64% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 6,518 | 23.27% | 12.71 | ||
| Turnout | 28,005 | 87.79% | 1.35 | ||
| Registered electors | 32,448 | 0.52 | |||
| CPI(M) hold | Swing | ||||
1993 Assembly election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI(M) | Sudhan Das | 14,964 | 54.57% | 0.42 | |
| INC | Sefali Das | 12,067 | 44.00% | 0.60 | |
| Independent | Krishna Kumar Das | 166 | 0.61% | New | |
| AMB | Kiriti Das | 145 | 0.53% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 2,897 | 10.56% | 0.18 | ||
| Turnout | 27,424 | 86.10% | 4.65 | ||
| Registered electors | 32,280 | 24.13 | |||
| CPI(M) hold | Swing | 0.42 |
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1988 Assembly election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI(M) | Nakul Das | 12,813 | 54.99% | 0.15 | |
| INC | Jogendra Das | 10,393 | 44.60% | 1.62 | |
| Margin of victory | 2,420 | 10.39% | 1.47 | ||
| Turnout | 23,302 | 90.58% | 3.46 | ||
| Registered electors | 26,006 | 21.09 | |||
| CPI(M) hold | Swing | ||||
1983 Assembly election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI(M) | Nakul Das | 10,144 | 54.83% | 0.66 | |
| INC | Bhuban Mohan Das | 7,951 | 42.98% | 6.83 | |
| Independent | Paresh Sarkar | 405 | 2.19% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 2,193 | 11.85% | 7.48 | ||
| Turnout | 18,500 | 87.29% | 9.21 | ||
| Registered electors | 21,476 | 17.12 | |||
| CPI(M) hold | Swing | ||||
1977 Assembly election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI(M) | Nakul Das | 7,828 | 55.49% | 24.64 | |
| INC | Upendra Kumar Das | 5,100 | 36.15% | 1.52 | |
| JP | Makhan Chandra Das | 1,011 | 7.17% | New | |
| TPCC | Jagdish Biswas | 168 | 1.19% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 2,728 | 19.34% | 15.55 | ||
| Turnout | 14,107 | 78.80% | 15.24 | ||
| Registered electors | 18,336 | 20.00 | |||
| CPI(M) gain from INC | Swing | 20.86 |
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1972 Assembly election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Lakshmi Nag | 3,265 | 34.63% | New | |
| CPI(M) | Badal Chowdhury | 2,908 | 30.85% | New | |
| Independent | Shiba Prasad Baidya | 1,200 | 12.73% | New | |
| CPI | Tarani Banik | 1,151 | 12.21% | New | |
| Independent | Upendra Kumar Das | 554 | 5.88% | New | |
| Independent | S. Kishore Dutta Chowdhury | 255 | 2.70% | New | |
| Independent | Manoranjan Majumdar | 94 | 1.00% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 357 | 3.79% | |||
| Turnout | 9,427 | 63.83% | |||
| Registered electors | 15,280 | ||||
| INC win (new seat) | |||||