Pencharthal Assembly constituency

Pencharthal
Pencharthal
Constituency No. 59 for the Tripura Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	Northeast India
State	Tripura
District	North Tripura
LS constituency	Tripura East
Total electors	45,670
Reservation	ST
Member of Legislative Assembly
	13th Tripura Legislative Assembly
	Incumbent Santana Chakma
Party	Bharatiya Janata Party
Elected year	2018

Pencharthal Legislative Assembly constituency is one of the 60 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Tripura state in India.^[2]

It is part of North Tripura district and is reserved for candidates belonging to the Scheduled Tribes.

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Election	Member
1977	Mohan Lal Chakma	Communist Party of India
1983	Ratna Prava Das	Independent politician
1988	Sushil Kumar Chakma	Indian National Congress
1993	Anil Chakma	Communist Party of India
1998	Anil Chakma
2003	Arun Kumar Chakma
2008
2013
2018	Santana Chakma	Bharatiya Janata Party
2023	Santana Chakma	Bharatiya Janata Party

Election results

Assembly Election 2023

2023 Tripura Legislative Assembly election : Pencharthal^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Santana Chakma	17,781	45.50%	3.88
	CPI(M)	Sadhan Kumar Chakma	9,808	25.10%	20.46
	TMP	Hollywood Chakma	9,644	24.68%	New
	AITC	Purnita Chakma	767	1.96%	New
	Independent	Karnadhan Chakma	551	1.41%	New
	NOTA	None of the Above	527	1.35%	0.22
Margin of victory			7,973	20.40%	16.58
Turnout			39,078	85.61%	3.75
Registered electors			45,670		13.53
	BJP hold		Swing	3.88

Assembly Election 2018

2018 Tripura Legislative Assembly election : Pencharthal^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Santana Chakma	17,743	49.38%	47.20
	CPI(M)	Anil Chakma	16,370	45.56%	4.90
	INC	Nandini Chakma	644	1.79%	45.57
	NOTA	None of the Above	407	1.13%	New
	AMB	Karnadhan Chakma	223	0.62%	New
	Tipraland State Party	Kripamohan Reang	209	0.58%	New
	INPT	Daniel Sangma	187	0.52%	New
Margin of victory			1,373	3.82%	0.73
Turnout			35,930	89.05%	2.01
Registered electors			40,227		11.66
	BJP gain from CPI(M)		Swing	1.07

Assembly Election 2013

2013 Tripura Legislative Assembly election : Pencharthal^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	CPI(M)	Arun Kumar Chakma	16,601	50.46%	0.09
	INC	Purnita Chakma	15,584	47.36%	4.90
	BJP	Krishna Chakma	717	2.18%	0.52
Margin of victory			1,017	3.09%	4.99
Turnout			32,902	91.41%	1.55
Registered electors			36,025
	CPI(M) hold		Swing

Assembly Election 2008

2008 Tripura Legislative Assembly election : Pencharthal^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	CPI(M)	Arun Kumar Chakma	17,210	50.54%	2.04
	INC	Sushil Kumar Chakma	14,460	42.47%	1.78
	Independent	Binoy Reang	804	2.36%	New
	BJP	Manishankar Chakma	566	1.66%	New
	AMB	Karnadhan Chakma	402	1.18%	8.22
	AIFB	Jainaham Reang	328	0.96%	New
	CPI(ML)L	Basirun Reang	279	0.82%	New
Margin of victory			2,750	8.08%	0.26
Turnout			34,049	89.79%	18.30
Registered electors			37,926
	CPI(M) hold		Swing	2.04

Assembly Election 2003

2003 Tripura Legislative Assembly election : Pencharthal^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	CPI(M)	Arun Kumar Chakma	12,863	48.51%	0.33
	INC	Nirupama Chakma	10,790	40.69%	2.41
	AMB	Karnadhan Chakma	2,494	9.41%	8.03
	NCP	Gnana Bikash Chakma	370	1.40%	New
Margin of victory			2,073	7.82%	2.08
Turnout			26,517	71.49%	1.18
Registered electors			37,100		15.36
	CPI(M) hold		Swing	0.33

Assembly Election 1998

1998 Tripura Legislative Assembly election : Pencharthal^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	CPI(M)	Anil Chakma	11,257	48.18%	6.42
	INC	Nirupama Chakma	8,944	38.28%	14.54
	BJP	Krishna Chandra Chakma	2,843	12.17%	10.64
	AMB	Priya Bikash Chakma	322	1.38%	18.85
Margin of victory			2,313	9.90%	8.12
Turnout			23,366	74.43%	0.38
Registered electors			32,160		7.97
	CPI(M) hold		Swing	6.42

Assembly Election 1993

1993 Tripura Legislative Assembly election : Pencharthal^[9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	CPI(M)	Anil Chakma	8,990	41.76%	7.74
	INC	Sushil Kumar Chakma	5,110	23.74%	19.77
	AMB	Santiswar Barua	4,354	20.22%	New
	Independent	Krishna Chakma	2,316	10.76%	New
	BJP	Parimal Chakma	328	1.52%	0.10
	Independent	Nripendra Chakma	162	0.75%	New
	Independent	Bipin Talukdar	146	0.68%	New
Margin of victory			3,880	18.02%	8.53
Turnout			21,528	73.35%	6.20
Registered electors			29,787		21.82
	CPI(M) gain from INC		Swing	1.75

Assembly Election 1988

1988 Tripura Legislative Assembly election : Pencharthal^[10]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Sushil Kumar Chakma	8,348	43.51%	*New*
	CPI(M)	Malendhan Chakma	6,527	34.02%	1.41
	Independent	Minati Rao	4,040	21.05%	New
	BJP	Chakrabam Reang	273	1.42%	New
Margin of victory			1,821	9.49%	7.25
Turnout			19,188	79.89%	1.93
Registered electors			24,451		22.04
	INC gain from Independent		Swing	8.67

Assembly Election 1983

1983 Tripura Legislative Assembly election : Pencharthal^[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Ratna Prava Das	5,343	34.84%	*New*
	CPI(M)	Mohan Lal Chakma	5,000	32.60%	9.87
	TUS	Temiya Kumar Dewan	4,993	32.56%	18.97
Margin of victory			343	2.24%	14.93
Turnout			15,336	77.93%	7.72
Registered electors			20,035		17.67
	Independent gain from CPI(M)		Swing

Assembly Election 1977

1977 Tripura Legislative Assembly election : Pencharthal^[12]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	CPI(M)	Mohan Lal Chakma	4,977	42.47%	*New*
	INC	Sushil Kumar Chakma	2,966	25.31%	New
	TUS	Baiksanga Darlong	1,592	13.59%	New
	JP	Hangshadwaj Dewan	1,343	11.46%	New
	TPCC	Bharati Nandan Malchai Chowdhury	840	7.17%	New
Margin of victory			2,011	17.16%
Turnout			11,718	70.29%
Registered electors			17,026
	CPI(M) win (new seat)

References

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^ "Form 20 | Final Result Sheet | General Election to the Tripura Legislative Assembly - 2018" (PDF). Chief Electoral Officer, Tripura. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 February 2024. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
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^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1983 to the Legislative Assembly of Tripura" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 6 October 2010.
^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1977 to the Legislative Assembly of Tripura" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 13 June 2018.

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[election2023-1] "Tripura General Legislative Election 2023 - Tripura - Election Commission of India". eci.gov.in. Retrieved 20 April 2023.

[knowBLO-2] "Information of BLO". ermstripura.nic.in. Archived from the original on 28 January 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2021.

[3] "Tripura Assembly election results 2023: Check full list of winners". The Indian Express. 2 March 2023. Archived from the original on 20 December 2023. Retrieved 20 December 2023.

[4] "Form 20 | Final Result Sheet | General Election to the Tripura Legislative Assembly - 2018" (PDF). Chief Electoral Officer, Tripura. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 February 2024. Retrieved 20 June 2020.

[5] "Form 20 | Final Result Sheet | General Election to the Tripura Legislative Assembly - 2013" (PDF). Chief Electoral Officer, Tripura. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 February 2024. Retrieved 20 June 2020.

[6] "Statistical Report on General Election, 2008 to the Legislative Assembly of Tripura" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 6 October 2010.

[7] "Form 20 | Final Result Sheet | General Election to the Tripura Legislative Assembly - 2003" (PDF). Chief Electoral Officer, Tripura. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 February 2024. Retrieved 20 June 2020.

[8] "Statistical Report on General Election, 1998 to the Legislative Assembly of Tripura" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 6 October 2010.

[9] "Statistical Report on General Election, 1993 to the Legislative Assembly of Tripura" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 6 October 2010.

[10] "Statistical Report on General Election, 1988 to the Legislative Assembly of Tripura" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 6 October 2010.

[11] "Statistical Report on General Election, 1983 to the Legislative Assembly of Tripura" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 6 October 2010.

[12] "Statistical Report on General Election, 1977 to the Legislative Assembly of Tripura" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 13 June 2018.

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