Boxanagar Assembly constituency
{{short description|Legislative Assembly constituency in Tripura State, India}}
{{Use Indian English|date=December 2018}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2018}}
{{Infobox Indian constituency
| name = Boxanagar
| mla = Tafajjal Hossain
| party = Bharatiya Janata Party
| latest_election_year = 2023
| constituency_no= 20
| state = Tripura
| district = Sipahijala
| loksabha_cons = Tripura West
| established = 1972
| reservation = None
| electors = {{formatnum:43145}}{{cite web |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/14875-tripura-general-legislative-election-2023/ |title=Tripura General Legislative Election 2023 - Tripura - Election Commission of India |website=eci.gov.in|access-date=20 April 2023}}{{update after|2028|5}}
| type = SLA
| map_image = Boxanagar Assembly constituency map.svg
}}
Boxanagar is one of the 60 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Tripura state in India.{{cite web |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/7249-tripura/ |title=Delimitation Commission of India - Notification |website=eci.gov.in |date=12 May 2005 |author=Shangara Ram |accessdate= 25 January 2021}}{{cite web |url=http://ceotripura.nic.in/Map.asp |title=District/AC Map - Chief Electoral Officer, Tripura |website=ceotripura.nic.in |access-date= 23 January 2021 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140405133941/http://ceotripura.nic.in/Map.asp |archive-date=5 April 2014}} It is in Sipahijala district and is a part of West Tripura Lok Sabha constituency.[http://www.elections.in/tripura/assembly-constituencies/boxanagar.html Sitting and Previous MLAs from Boxanagar Assembly Constituency][http://eci.nic.in/ECI_Main/StatisticalReports/AE2013/TRP2013_Reports.pdf Statistical Report on General Election, 2013 to the Legislative Assembly of Tripura][http://infoelections.com/infoelection/index.php/ne/6133-list-of-assembly-constituency-of-tripura.html List of assembly constituency of Tripura]
Members of the Legislative Assembly
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Election
! Member ! colspan=2|Party | ||
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1972 | Munsur Ali | {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}} |
1977 | Arabar Rahaman | {{Full party name with color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)|rowspan=2}} |
1983 | Araber Rahaman | |
1988 | Billal Miah | {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}} |
1993 | Sahid Chowdhury | {{Full party name with color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}} |
1998 | Billal Miah | {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}} |
2003 | rowspan=4 | Sahid Chowdhury | {{Full party name with color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)|rowspan=4}} |
2008 | ||
2013 | ||
2018 | ||
2023 | Samsul Haque | {{Full party name with color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}} |
2023 by-election | Tafajjal Hossain | {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}} |
Election results
=2023 Assembly by-election=
Tafajjal Hossain became the first Muslim MLA from Bharatiya Janata Party in Tripura Legislative Assembly. He defeated Mizan Hossain of Communist Party of India (Marxist) by a margin of 30,237 votes. It's one of highest margin in Tripura history except when Dasarath Deb secured a huge majority in 1977 in Ramchandraghat.
{{Election box begin|title= 2023 Tripura Legislative Assembly by-election: Boxanagar{{cite web|url=https://ceotripura.nic.in/sites/default/files/2024-01/AC2023Bye.pdf|access-date=27 February 2024|title=Form 20: Final Result Sheet|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240227174240/https://ceotripura.nic.in/sites/default/files/2024-01/AC2023Bye.pdf|archive-date=27 February 2024|publisher=Chief Electoral Officer, Tripura}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=Tafajjal Hossain |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=34,146 |percentage=88.97% |change={{increase}}51.21 }}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Mizan Hussain |party=Communist Party of India (Marxist) |votes=3,909 |percentage=10.18% |change= New}}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=None of the Above |party=None of the above |votes=434 |percentage=1.13% |change={{increase}}0.24 }}
{{Election box margin of victory |votes=30,237 |percentage=78.78% |change= {{increase}}66.20 }}
{{Election box turnout |votes=38,380 |percentage=89.86% |change= {{decrease}}0.54 }}
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 43,225 |ref = |change= {{increase}}0.19 }}
{{Election box gain with party link |winner=Bharatiya Janata Party |loser=Communist Party of India (Marxist) |swing= {{increase}}38.62 }}
{{Election box end}}
= 2023 Assembly election =
{{Election box begin|title= 2023 Tripura Legislative Assembly election: Boxanagar{{cite news |date=2 March 2023 |title=Tripura Assembly election results 2023: Check full list of winners |language=en |work=The Indian Express |url=https://indianexpress.com/elections/tripura-election-results-2023-constituency-winners-list-8473554/ |access-date=20 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231220141112/https://indianexpress.com/elections/tripura-election-results-2023-constituency-winners-list-8473554/ |archive-date=20 December 2023}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=Samsul Haque |party=Communist Party of India (Marxist) |votes=19,404 |percentage=50.34% |change= {{decrease}}7.35 }}
{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=Tafajjal Hossain|party=Bharatiya Janata Party|votes=14,555|percentage=37.76%|change={{increase}}3.35}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=Abu Khayer Miah|party=Tipra Motha Party|votes=3,010|percentage=7.81%|change=New}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=Joydal Hossain|party=All India Trinamool Congress|votes=916|percentage=2.38%|change={{increase}}1.33}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=None of the Above|party=None of the above|votes=342|percentage=0.89%|change=New}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=Safiqul Islam|party=Independent politician|votes=316|percentage=0.82%|change=New}}
{{Election box margin of victory |votes=4,849 |percentage=12.58% |change= {{decrease}}10.70 }}
{{Election box turnout|votes=38,543|percentage=89.39%|change={{decrease}}1.60}}
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 43,145 |ref = |change= {{increase}}13.97 }}
{{Election box hold with party link |winner=Communist Party of India (Marxist)|swing= }}
{{Election box end}}
= 2018 Assembly election =
{{Election box begin|title= 2018 Tripura Legislative Assembly election: Boxanagar{{cite web|publisher=Chief Electoral Officer, Tripura|title=Form 20 {{!}} Final Result Sheet {{!}} General Election to the Tripura Legislative Assembly - 2018 |url=http://ceotripura.nic.in/sites/default/files/2024-01/Form20_2018.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240228163855/http://ceotripura.nic.in/sites/default/files/2024-01/Form20_2018.pdf|archive-date=28 February 2024 |access-date = 20 June 2020}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=Sahid Chowdhury |party=Communist Party of India (Marxist) |votes=19,862 |percentage=57.69% |change={{increase}}4.49 }}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Baharul Islam Majumder |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=11,847 |percentage=34.41% |change={{increase}}32.98 }}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Billal Miah |party=Indian National Congress |votes=1,866 |percentage=5.42% |change={{decrease}}39.94 }}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=None of the Above |party=None of the above |votes=453 |percentage=1.32% |change= New}}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Najir Islam |party=All India Trinamool Congress |votes=359 |percentage=1.04% |change= New}}
{{Election box margin of victory |votes=8,015 |percentage=23.28% |change= {{increase}}15.44 }}
{{Election box turnout |votes=34,426 |percentage=90.85% |change= {{decrease}}4.86 }}
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 37,857 |ref = |change= }}
{{Election box hold with party link |winner=Communist Party of India (Marxist) |loser=Communist Party of India (Marxist) |swing= {{increase}}4.49 }}
{{Election box end}}
= 2013 Assembly election =
{{Election box begin|title= 2013 Tripura Legislative Assembly election: Boxanagar{{cite web|publisher=Chief Electoral Officer, Tripura|title=Form 20 {{!}} Final Result Sheet {{!}} General Election to the Tripura Legislative Assembly - 2013 |url=http://ceotripura.nic.in/sites/default/files/2024-01/Form20_2013.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240228165655/http://ceotripura.nic.in/sites/default/files/2024-01/Form20_2013.pdf|archive-date=28 February 2024 |access-date = 20 June 2020}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=Sahid Chowdhury |party=Communist Party of India (Marxist) |votes=17,100 |percentage=53.21% |change={{increase}}3.66 }}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Billal Miah |party=Indian National Congress |votes=14,579 |percentage=45.36% |change={{decrease}}1.70 }}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Mantu Sarkar |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=460 |percentage=1.43% |change={{increase}}0.25 }}
{{Election box margin of victory |votes=2,521 |percentage=7.84% |change= {{increase}}5.36 }}
{{Election box turnout |votes=32,139 |percentage=96.30% |change= {{increase}}1.85 }}
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 33,550 |ref = |change= }}
{{Election box hold with party link |winner=Communist Party of India (Marxist) |loser=Communist Party of India (Marxist) |swing= }}
{{Election box end}}
= 2008 Assembly election =
{{Election box begin|title= 2008 Tripura Legislative Assembly election: Boxanagar{{cite web|publisher=Election Commission of India|title=Statistical Report on General Election, 2008 to the Legislative Assembly of Tripura |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1998/StatisticalReport-TRI98.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101006160344/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1998/StatisticalReport-TRI98.pdf|archive-date=6 October 2010|format=pdf}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=Sahid Chowdhury |party=Communist Party of India (Marxist) |votes=13,791 |percentage=49.55% |change={{decrease}}3.95 }}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Billal Miah |party=Indian National Congress |votes=13,099 |percentage=47.06% |change={{increase}}3.06 }}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Gopal Chandra Das |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=330 |percentage=1.19% |change= New}}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Chale Ahammed |party=Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) (Liberation) |votes=309 |percentage=1.11% |change= New}}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Bahar Mia Khandakar |party=Independent politician |votes=303 |percentage=1.09% |change= New}}
{{Election box margin of victory |votes=692 |percentage=2.49% |change= {{decrease}}7.01 }}
{{Election box turnout |votes=27,832 |percentage=94.46% |change= {{increase}}7.82 }}
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 29,627 |ref = |change= {{increase}}4.60 }}
{{Election box hold with party link |winner=Communist Party of India (Marxist) |loser=Communist Party of India (Marxist) |swing= {{decrease}}3.95 }}
{{Election box end}}
= 2003 Assembly election =
{{Election box begin|title= 2003 Tripura Legislative Assembly election: Boxanagar{{cite web|publisher=Chief Electoral Officer, Tripura|title=Form 20 {{!}} Final Result Sheet {{!}} General Election to the Tripura Legislative Assembly - 2003 |url=http://ceotripura.nic.in/sites/default/files/2024-01/Form20_2003.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240228165918/http://ceotripura.nic.in/sites/default/files/2024-01/Form20_2003.pdf|archive-date=28 February 2024 |access-date = 20 June 2020}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=Sahid Chowdhury |party=Communist Party of India (Marxist) |votes=13,051 |percentage=53.50% |change={{increase}}5.57 }}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Billal Miah |party=Indian National Congress |votes=10,735 |percentage=44.01% |change={{decrease}}6.11 }}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Anich Ahamed Chowdhury |party=Independent politician |votes=343 |percentage=1.41% |change= New}}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Dipak Das |party=All India Trinamool Congress |votes=265 |percentage=1.09% |change= New}}
{{Election box margin of victory |votes=2,316 |percentage=9.49% |change= {{increase}}7.31 }}
{{Election box turnout |votes=24,394 |percentage=86.20% |change= {{decrease}}1.48 }}
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 28,324 |ref = |change= {{increase}}16.82 }}
{{Election box gain with party link |winner=Communist Party of India (Marxist) |loser=Indian National Congress |swing= {{increase}}3.39 }}
{{Election box end}}
= 1998 Assembly election =
{{Election box begin|title= 1998 Tripura Legislative Assembly election: Boxanagar{{cite web|publisher=Election Commission of India|title=Statistical Report on General Election, 1998 to the Legislative Assembly of Tripura |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1998/StatisticalReport-TRI98.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101006160344/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1998/StatisticalReport-TRI98.pdf|archive-date=6 October 2010|format=pdf |url-status=dead}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=Billal Miah |party=Indian National Congress |votes=10,645 |percentage=50.12% |change={{increase}}15.27 }}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Sahid Chowdhury |party=Communist Party of India (Marxist) |votes=10,182 |percentage=47.94% |change={{decrease}}8.77 }}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Harun Miah |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=397 |percentage=1.87% |change={{decrease}}0.23 }}
{{Election box margin of victory |votes=463 |percentage=2.18% |change= {{decrease}}19.68 }}
{{Election box turnout |votes=21,241 |percentage=89.12% |change= {{increase}}4.10 }}
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 24,245 |ref = |change= {{increase}}2.88 }}
{{Election box gain with party link |winner=Indian National Congress |loser=Communist Party of India (Marxist) |swing= }}
{{Election box end}}
= 1993 Assembly election =
{{Election box begin|title= 1993 Tripura Legislative Assembly election: Boxanagar{{cite web|publisher=Election Commission of India|title=Statistical Report on General Election, 1993 to the Legislative Assembly of Tripura |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1993/Statistical%20Report%201993%20Tripura.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101006065326/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1993/Statistical%20Report%201993%20Tripura.pdf |archive-date=6 October 2010|format=pdf}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=Sahid Chowdhury |party=Communist Party of India (Marxist) |votes=11,161 |percentage=56.71% |change={{increase}}8.42 }}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Tahera Begum |party=Indian National Congress |votes=6,858 |percentage=34.85% |change={{decrease}}16.62 }}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Nurul Haque Maisan |party=Independent politician |votes=1,095 |percentage=5.56% |change= New}}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Sadhan Debnath |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=414 |percentage=2.10% |change= New}}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Bijoy Dey |party=Independent politician |votes=113 |percentage=0.57% |change= New}}
{{Election box margin of victory |votes=4,303 |percentage=21.86% |change= {{increase}}18.69 }}
{{Election box turnout |votes=19,681 |percentage=84.48% |change= {{decrease}}6.65 }}
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 23,566 |ref = |change= {{increase}}26.85 }}
{{Election box gain with party link |winner=Communist Party of India (Marxist) |loser=Indian National Congress |swing= {{increase}}5.24 }}
{{Election box end}}
= 1988 Assembly election =
{{Election box begin|title= 1988 Tripura Legislative Assembly election: Boxanagar{{cite web|publisher=Election Commission of India|title=Statistical Report on General Election, 1988 to the Legislative Assembly of Tripura |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1988/Statistical%20Report%20Tripura%201988.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101006100546/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1988/Statistical%20Report%20Tripura%201988.pdf |archive-date=6 October 2010|format=pdf}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=Billal Miah |party=Indian National Congress |votes=8,621 |percentage=51.47% |change={{increase}}2.98 }}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Araber Rahaman |party=Communist Party of India (Marxist) |votes=8,089 |percentage=48.29% |change={{decrease}}2.92 }}
{{Election box margin of victory |votes=532 |percentage=3.18% |change= {{increase}}0.45 }}
{{Election box turnout |votes=16,750 |percentage=91.32% |change= {{increase}}2.71 }}
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 18,578 |ref = |change= {{increase}}18.49 }}
{{Election box gain with party link |winner=Indian National Congress |loser=Communist Party of India (Marxist) |swing= }}
{{Election box end}}
= 1983 Assembly election =
{{Election box begin|title= 1983 Tripura Legislative Assembly election: Boxanagar{{cite web|publisher=Election Commission of India|title=Statistical Report on General Election, 1983 to the Legislative Assembly of Tripura |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1983/StatisticalReport%20Tripura%201983.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101006044341/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1983/StatisticalReport%20Tripura%201983.pdf|archive-date=6 October 2010|format=pdf}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=Araber Rahaman |party=Communist Party of India (Marxist) |votes=7,022 |percentage=51.21% |change={{increase}}4.11 }}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Munsur Ali |party=Indian National Congress |votes=6,648 |percentage=48.49% |change={{increase}}11.61 }}
{{Election box margin of victory |votes=374 |percentage=2.73% |change= {{decrease}}7.50 }}
{{Election box turnout |votes=13,711 |percentage=88.79% |change= {{increase}}4.41 }}
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 15,679 |ref = |change= {{increase}}16.71 }}
{{Election box hold with party link |winner=Communist Party of India (Marxist) |loser=Communist Party of India (Marxist) |swing= {{increase}}4.11 }}
{{Election box end}}
= 1977 Assembly election =
{{Election box begin|title= 1977 Tripura Legislative Assembly election: Boxanagar{{cite web|publisher=Election Commission of India|title=Statistical Report on General Election, 1977 to the Legislative Assembly of Tripura |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1977/StatisticalReport%201977%20Tripura.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180613130016/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1977/StatisticalReport%201977%20Tripura.pdf|archive-date=13 June 2018|format=pdf}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=Arabar Rahaman |party=Communist Party of India (Marxist) |votes=5,255 |percentage=47.10% |change={{increase}}16.82 }}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Munsur Ali |party=Indian National Congress |votes=4,114 |percentage=36.88% |change={{decrease}}17.82 }}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Sultan Mia |party=Tripura Pradesh Congress Committee |votes=1,206 |percentage=10.81% |change= New}}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Himangshu Debnath |party=Janata Party |votes=581 |percentage=5.21% |change= New}}
{{Election box margin of victory |votes=1,141 |percentage=10.23% |change= {{decrease}}14.18 }}
{{Election box turnout |votes=11,156 |percentage=84.81% |change= {{increase}}11.82 }}
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 13,434 |ref = |change= {{increase}}38.20 }}
{{Election box gain with party link |winner=Communist Party of India (Marxist) |loser=Indian National Congress |swing= {{decrease}}7.59 }}
{{Election box end}}
= 1972 Assembly election =
{{Election box begin|title= 1972 Tripura Legislative Assembly election: Boxanagar{{cite web|publisher=Election Commission of India|title=Statistical Report on General Election, 1972 to the Legislative Assembly of Tripura |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1972/StatReport_TP_72.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101006023438/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1972/StatReport_TP_72.pdf|archive-date=6 October 2010|format=pdf}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=Munsur Ali |party=Indian National Congress |votes=3,787 |percentage=54.69% |change= New}}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Phani Bhushan Bhakta |party=Communist Party of India (Marxist) |votes=2,097 |percentage=30.29% |change= New}}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Amrita Kumar Roy |party=Independent politician |votes=1,040 |percentage=15.02% |change= New}}
{{Election box margin of victory |votes=1,690 |percentage=24.41% |change= }}
{{Election box turnout |votes=6,924 |percentage=74.34% |change= }}
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 9,721 |ref = |change= }}
{{Election box new seat win |winner=Indian National Congress |loser= |swing= }}
{{Election box end}}
See also
References
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