Takarjala Assembly constituency

Takarjala
Constituency No. 12 for the Tripura Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	Northeast India
State	Tripura
District	Sipahijala[1]
Lok Sabha constituency	Tripura West
Established	1967
Total electors	44,510[2]
Reservation	ST
Member of Legislative Assembly
13th Tripura Legislative Assembly
Incumbent Biswajit Kalai
Party	Tipra Motha Party
Elected year	2023

Takarjala is one of the 60 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Tripura state in India.^[3][4] It is in Sipahijala district and is reserved for candidates belonging to the Scheduled Tribes. It is also part of West Tripura Lok Sabha constituency.^[5][6][7]

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Election	Member	Party
1967	M. D. Barma		Indian National Congress
1972	Gunapada Jamatia		Communist Party of India
1977	Sudhanwa Debbarma
1983
1988	Tarani Debbarma
1993	Kartik Kanya Debbarma
1998	Baijayanti Kalai
2003	Rajeshwar Debbarma		Indigenous Nationalist Party of Twipra
2008	Niranjan Debbarma		Communist Party of India
2013
2018	Narendra Chandra Debbarma		Indigenous People's Front of Tripura
2023	Biswajit Kalai		Tipra Motha Party

Election results

2023 Assembly election

2023 Tripura Legislative Assembly election: Takarjala^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	TMP	Biswajit Kalai	34,717	86.81%	New
	IPFT	Bidhan Debbarma	2,262	5.66%	56.24
	CPI(M)	Shyamal Debbarma	1,796	4.49%	21.90
	NOTA	None of the Above	676	1.69%	0.43
	RPI(A)	Ananta Debbarma	542	1.36%	New
Margin of victory			32,455	81.15%	45.65
Turnout			39,993	89.96%	1.54
Registered electors			44,510		10.31
	TMP gain from IPFT		Swing	24.91

2018 Assembly election

2018 Tripura Legislative Assembly election: Takarjala^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	IPFT	Narendra Chandra Debbarma	22,056	61.90%	59.91
	CPI(M)	Ramendra Debbarma	9,404	26.39%	23.48
	INPT	Amiya Kumar Debbarma	2,002	5.62%	40.78
	INC	Samson Debbarma	786	2.21%	New
	NOTA	None of the Above	755	2.12%	New
	Tipraland State Party	Chitta Ranjan Debbarma	566	1.59%	New
Margin of victory			12,652	35.51%	32.03
Turnout			35,633	88.23%	3.50
Registered electors			40,350		6.70
	IPFT gain from CPI(M)		Swing	12.02

2013 Assembly election

2013 Tripura Legislative Assembly election: Takarjala^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	CPI(M)	Niranjan Debbarma	17,315	49.87%	1.02
	INPT	Rajeshwar Debbarma	16,108	46.40%	1.47
	IPFT	Brajalal Debbarma	690	1.99%	New
	BJP	Ganesh Kalai	605	1.74%	New
Margin of victory			1,207	3.48%	2.49
Turnout			34,718	91.91%	1.05
Registered electors			37,816
	CPI(M) hold		Swing	1.02

2008 Assembly election

2008 Tripura Legislative Assembly election: Takarjala^[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	CPI(M)	Niranjan Debbarma	12,470	50.90%	32.04
	INPT	Rajeshwar Debbarma	11,008	44.93%	32.82
	Independent	Sukumar Debbarma	419	1.71%	New
	AITC	Sanjit Debbarma	255	1.04%	New
	Independent	Biswamani Debbarma	194	0.79%	New
	LJP	Subiram Debbarma	154	0.63%	New
Margin of victory			1,462	5.97%	52.92
Turnout			24,500	90.79%	28.65
Registered electors			26,994
	CPI(M) gain from INPT		Swing	26.85

2003 Assembly election

2003 Tripura Legislative Assembly election: Takarjala^[12]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INPT	Rajeshwar Debbarma	12,784	77.75%	New
	CPI(M)	Baijayanti Kalai	3,101	18.86%	29.55
	NCP	Kartik Kanya Debbarma	557	3.39%	New
Margin of victory			9,683	58.89%	58.86
Turnout			16,442	62.11%	11.81
Registered electors			26,472		0.56
	INPT gain from CPI(M)		Swing

1998 Assembly election

1998 Tripura Legislative Assembly election: Takarjala^[13]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	CPI(M)	Baijayanti Kalai	9,420	48.41%	3.01
	TUS	Rahindra Debbarma	9,414	48.38%	21.12
	Independent	Sudhir Chandra Debbarma	329	1.69%	New
	BJP	Surya Kumar Debbarma	297	1.53%	New
Margin of victory			6	0.03%	24.14
Turnout			19,460	76.03%	4.34
Registered electors			26,325		1.76
	CPI(M) hold		Swing	3.01

1993 Assembly election

1993 Tripura Legislative Assembly election: Takarjala^[14]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	CPI(M)	Kartik Kanya Debbarma	10,783	51.42%	1.38
	TUS	Sukhendu Debbarma	5,715	27.25%	18.84
	Independent	Bijoy Kumar Hranghal	4,183	19.95%	New
	Independent	Surjya Kumar Debbarma	164	0.78%	New
Margin of victory			5,068	24.17%	17.45
Turnout			20,970	79.44%	5.52
Registered electors			26,796		21.97
	CPI(M) hold		Swing	1.38

1988 Assembly election

1988 Tripura Legislative Assembly election: Takarjala^[15]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	CPI(M)	Tarani Debbarma	9,719	52.80%	7.02
	TUS	Surya Kumar Debbarma	8,483	46.09%	6.80
	JP	Bishu Kumar Debbarma	166	0.90%	New
Margin of victory			1,236	6.72%	13.82
Turnout			18,406	85.14%	6.01
Registered electors			21,970		13.21
	CPI(M) hold		Swing

1983 Assembly election

1983 Tripura Legislative Assembly election: Takarjala^[16]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	CPI(M)	Sudhanwa Debbarma	9,029	59.83%	18.33
	TUS	Suriya Kumar Debbarma	5,930	39.29%	7.73
	Independent	Promode Behari Majumder	133	0.88%	New
Margin of victory			3,099	20.53%	10.60
Turnout			15,092	79.35%	3.18
Registered electors			19,406		12.12
	CPI(M) hold		Swing

1977 Assembly election

1977 Tripura Legislative Assembly election: Takarjala^[17]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	CPI(M)	Sudhanwa Debbarma	5,358	41.50%	0.12
	TUS	Biswa Kumar Debbarma	4,075	31.56%	New
	INC	Mano Mohan Debbarma	2,051	15.89%	20.56
	TPCC	Kumar Debbarma	1,006	7.79%	New
	JP	Rabindra Kishore Debbarma	369	2.86%	New
Margin of victory			1,283	9.94%	5.01
Turnout			12,911	76.36%	11.17
Registered electors			17,309		31.23
	CPI(M) hold		Swing	0.12

1972 Assembly election

1972 Tripura Legislative Assembly election: Takarjala^[18]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	CPI(M)	Gunapada Jamatia	3,461	41.37%	New
	INC	Mahendra Debbarma	3,049	36.45%	18.39
	Independent	Siddi Kumar Jamatia	934	11.17%	New
	Independent	Nagendra Chandra Jamatia	921	11.01%	New
Margin of victory			412	4.93%	4.75
Turnout			8,365	65.21%	1.94
Registered electors			13,190		31.93
	CPI(M) gain from INC		Swing	13.46

1967 Assembly election

1967 Tripura Legislative Assembly election: Takarjala^[19]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	M. D. Barma	6,945	54.84%	New
	Independent	B. D. Barma	5,720	45.16%	New
Margin of victory			1,225	9.67%
Turnout			12,665	67.79%
Registered electors			19,377
	INC win (new seat)

See also

• List of constituencies of the Tripura Legislative Assembly
• West Tripura district
• Takarjala
• Tripura West (Lok Sabha constituency)

References

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