Kailashahar Assembly constituency

{{short description|Legislative Assembly constituency in Tripura State, India}}

{{Infobox Indian constituency

| name = Kailashahar

| mla = Birajit Sinha

| party = Indian National Congress

| state = Tripura

| district = Unakoti

| loksabha_cons = Tripura East

| established = 1967

| reservation = None

| electors = {{formatnum:51000}}{{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 = Kailashahar Assembly constituency map.svg

| constituency_no = 53

}}

Kailashahar Legislative Assembly constituency is one of the 60 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Tripura state in India.{{cite web |url=http://ermstripura.nic.in/officerlogin/outviews/viewBLO.aspx |title=Information of BLO |website=ermstripura.nic.in |accessdate=22 January 2021 |archive-date=28 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210128112151/http://ermstripura.nic.in/officerlogin/outviews/viewBLO.aspx |url-status=dead }}

It is part of Unakoti district. As of 2023, it is represented by Birajit Sinha of the Indian National Congress party.{{update after|2028|5}}

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Election ! Member ! colspan=2\|Party
class="wikitable sortable"
1967	M. L. Bhowmik	{{Full party name with color\|Indian National Congress\|rowspan=2}}
1972	Moulana Abdul Ratif
1977	Tapan Chakraborty	{{Full party name with color\|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}
1983	Syed Basit Ali	{{Full party name with color\|Indian National Congress\|rowspan=2}}
1988	Birajit Sinha
1993	Tapan Chakraborty	{{Full party name with color\|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}
1998	rowspan=4 \| Birajit Sinha	{{Full party name with color\|Indian National Congress\|rowspan=4}}
2003
2008
2013
2018	Moboshar Ali	{{Full party name with color\|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}
2023	Birajit Sinha	{{Full party name with color\|Indian National Congress}}

Election results

= 2023 Assembly election =

{{Election box begin|title= 2023 Tripura Legislative Assembly election: Kailashahar{{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=Birajit Sinha |party=Indian National Congress |votes=25,300 |percentage=59.62 |change={{increase}}40.25 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Moboshar Ali |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=15,614 |percentage=36.80|change={{increase}}3.81 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Md. Abdul Matin |party=All India Trinamool Congress |votes=696 |percentage=1.64 |change={{increase}}1.10 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=None of the Above |party=None of the above |votes=537 |percentage=1.27 |change={{increase}}0.20 }}

{{Election box margin of victory |votes=9,686 |percentage=22.83 |change= {{increase}}10.80 }}

{{Election box turnout |votes=42,433 |percentage=83.28 |change= {{decrease}}4.01 }}

{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 51,000 |ref = |change= {{increase}}10.67 }}

{{Election box gain with party link |winner=Indian National Congress |loser=Communist Party of India (Marxist) |swing= {{increase}}14.61 }}

= 2018 Assembly election =

{{Election box begin|title= 2018 Tripura Legislative Assembly election: Kailashahar{{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=Moboshar Ali |party=Communist Party of India (Marxist) |votes=18,093 |percentage=45.02% |change={{decrease}}3.26 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Nitish De |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=13,259 |percentage=32.99% |change={{increase}}31.91 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Birajit Sinha |party=Indian National Congress |votes=7,787 |percentage=19.37% |change={{decrease}}30.18 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=None of the Above |party=None of the above |votes=430 |percentage=1.07% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Narasingha Das |party=All India Trinamool Congress |votes=218 |percentage=0.54% |change= New}}

{{Election box margin of victory |votes=4,834 |percentage=12.03% |change= {{increase}}10.75 }}

{{Election box turnout |votes=40,192 |percentage=86.39% |change= {{decrease}}3.99 }}

{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 46,083 |ref = |change= {{increase}}10.45 }}

{{Election box gain with party link |winner=Communist Party of India (Marxist) |loser=Indian National Congress |swing= {{decrease}}4.54 }}

= 2013 Assembly election =

{{Election box begin|title= 2013 Tripura Legislative Assembly election: Kailashahar{{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=Birajit Sinha |party=Indian National Congress |votes=18,857 |percentage=49.55% |change={{decrease}}0.30 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Moboshar Ali |party=Communist Party of India (Marxist) |votes=18,372 |percentage=48.28% |change={{increase}}1.15 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Durga Charan Deb |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=412 |percentage=1.08% |change={{decrease}}0.22 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Md Taybur Rahman |party=Independent politician |votes=251 |percentage=0.66% |change= New}}

{{Election box margin of victory |votes=485 |percentage=1.27% |change= {{decrease}}1.45 }}

{{Election box turnout |votes=38,054 |percentage=91.27% |change= {{decrease}}0.51 }}

{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 41,722 |ref = |change= }}

{{Election box hold with party link |winner=Indian National Congress |loser=Indian National Congress |swing= {{decrease}}0.30 }}

= 2008 Assembly election =

{{Election box begin|title= 2008 Tripura Legislative Assembly election: Kailashahar{{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=Birajit Sinha |party=Indian National Congress |votes=17,019 |percentage=49.86% |change={{decrease}}2.64 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Jayanta Chakraborty |party=Communist Party of India (Marxist) |votes=16,088 |percentage=47.13% |change={{increase}}1.75 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Santosh Debroy |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=446 |percentage=1.31% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Samsar Ali |party=Independent politician |votes=343 |percentage=1.00% |change= New}}

{{Election box margin of victory |votes=931 |percentage=2.73% |change= {{decrease}}4.39 }}

{{Election box turnout |votes=34,136 |percentage=91.83% |change= {{increase}}11.27 }}

{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 37,219 |ref = |change= }}

{{Election box hold with party link |winner=Indian National Congress |loser=Indian National Congress |swing= {{decrease}}2.64 }}

= 2003 Assembly election =

{{Election box begin|title= 2003 Tripura Legislative Assembly election: Kailashahar{{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=Birajit Sinha |party=Indian National Congress |votes=14,751 |percentage=52.50% |change={{increase}}3.38 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Inuch Mia Khadim |party=Communist Party of India (Marxist) |votes=12,750 |percentage=45.38% |change={{increase}}0.34 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Bijoy Bhattacharjee |party=All India Trinamool Congress |votes=184 |percentage=0.65% |change= New}}

{{Election box margin of victory |votes=2,001 |percentage=7.12% |change= {{increase}}3.04 }}

{{Election box turnout |votes=28,099 |percentage=80.57% |change= {{decrease}}0.93 }}

{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 34,930 |ref = |change= {{increase}}12.97 }}

{{Election box hold with party link |winner=Indian National Congress |loser=Indian National Congress |swing= }}

= 1998 Assembly election =

{{Election box begin|title= 1998 Tripura Legislative Assembly election: Kailashahar{{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=Birajit Sinha |party=Indian National Congress |votes=12,360 |percentage=49.12% |change={{increase}}2.09 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Tapan Chakraborty |party=Communist Party of India (Marxist) |votes=11,333 |percentage=45.04% |change={{decrease}}3.96 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Bidhan Das |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=1,442 |percentage=5.73% |change={{increase}}2.59 }}

{{Election box margin of victory |votes=1,027 |percentage=4.08% |change= {{increase}}2.11 }}

{{Election box turnout |votes=25,163 |percentage=82.63% |change= {{decrease}}1.10 }}

{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 30,921 |ref = |change= {{increase}}7.80 }}

{{Election box gain with party link |winner=Indian National Congress |loser=Communist Party of India (Marxist) |swing= }}

= 1993 Assembly election =

{{Election box begin|title= 1993 Tripura Legislative Assembly election: Kailashahar{{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=Tapan Chakraborty |party=Communist Party of India (Marxist) |votes=11,592 |percentage=49.00% |change={{increase}}2.06 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Birajit Sinha |party=Indian National Congress |votes=11,126 |percentage=47.03% |change={{decrease}}3.86 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Bidhan Das |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=742 |percentage=3.14% |change={{increase}}1.70 }}

{{Election box margin of victory |votes=466 |percentage=1.97% |change= {{decrease}}1.98 }}

{{Election box turnout |votes=23,659 |percentage=83.61% |change= {{decrease}}4.32 }}

{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 28,684 |ref = |change= {{increase}}33.10 }}

{{Election box gain with party link |winner=Communist Party of India (Marxist) |loser=Indian National Congress |swing= }}

= 1988 Assembly election =

{{Election box begin|title= 1988 Tripura Legislative Assembly election: Kailashahar{{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=Birajit Sinha |party=Indian National Congress |votes=9,519 |percentage=50.88% |change={{increase}}0.06 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Tapan Chakraborty |party=Communist Party of India (Marxist) |votes=8,780 |percentage=46.93% |change={{increase}}0.05 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Bidhan Das |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=268 |percentage=1.43% |change= New}}

{{Election box margin of victory |votes=739 |percentage=3.95% |change= {{increase}}0.01 }}

{{Election box turnout |votes=18,707 |percentage=87.72% |change= {{increase}}4.11 }}

{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 21,551 |ref = |change= {{increase}}11.59 }}

{{Election box hold with party link |winner=Indian National Congress |loser=Indian National Congress |swing= }}

= 1983 Assembly election =

{{Election box begin|title= 1983 Tripura Legislative Assembly election: Kailashahar{{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=Syed Basit Ali |party=Indian National Congress |votes=8,116 |percentage=50.82% |change={{increase}}21.15 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Tapan Chakraborty |party=Communist Party of India (Marxist) |votes=7,487 |percentage=46.88% |change={{decrease}}6.48 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Rabindra Kumar Das |party=Independent politician |votes=196 |percentage=1.23% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Kanai Lal Datta |party=Independent politician |votes=102 |percentage=0.64% |change= New}}

{{Election box margin of victory |votes=629 |percentage=3.94% |change= {{decrease}}19.75 }}

{{Election box turnout |votes=15,970 |percentage=83.90% |change= {{increase}}5.17 }}

{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 19,313 |ref = |change= {{increase}}12.34 }}

{{Election box gain with party link |winner=Indian National Congress |loser=Communist Party of India (Marxist) |swing= {{decrease}}2.54 }}

= 1977 Assembly election =

{{Election box begin|title= 1977 Tripura Legislative Assembly election: Kailashahar{{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=Tapan Chakraborty |party=Communist Party of India (Marxist) |votes=7,111 |percentage=53.36% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Abdul Shahid |party=Indian National Congress |votes=3,954 |percentage=29.67% |change={{decrease}}25.76 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Moulana Abdul Ratif |party=Janata Party |votes=2,074 |percentage=15.56% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Debabrata Sinha Roy |party=Tripura Pradesh Congress Committee |votes=187 |percentage=1.40% |change= New}}

{{Election box margin of victory |votes=3,157 |percentage=23.69% |change= {{decrease}}9.56 }}

{{Election box turnout |votes=13,326 |percentage=78.54% |change= {{increase}}8.63 }}

{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 17,191 |ref = |change= {{increase}}52.69 }}

{{Election box gain with party link |winner=Communist Party of India (Marxist) |loser=Indian National Congress |swing= {{decrease}}2.07 }}

= 1972 Assembly election =

{{Election box begin|title= 1972 Tripura Legislative Assembly election: Kailashahar{{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=Moulana Abdul Ratif |party=Indian National Congress |votes=4,299 |percentage=55.43% |change={{increase}}4.34 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Bonode Dey |party=Independent politician |votes=1,720 |percentage=22.18% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Ajoy Chakraborty |party=Independent politician |votes=1,448 |percentage=18.67% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Dwijendra Chandramalakar |party=Independent politician |votes=289 |percentage=3.73% |change= New}}

{{Election box margin of victory |votes=2,579 |percentage=33.25% |change= {{increase}}31.07 }}

{{Election box turnout |votes=7,756 |percentage=70.73% |change= {{decrease}}11.09 }}

{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 11,259 |ref = |change= {{decrease}}43.83 }}

{{Election box hold with party link |winner=Indian National Congress |loser=Indian National Congress |swing= {{increase}}4.34 }}

= 1967 Assembly election =

{{Election box begin|title= 1967 Tripura Legislative Assembly election: Kailashahar{{cite web|publisher=Election Commission of India|title=Statistical Report on General Election, 1967 to the Legislative Assembly of Tripura |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1967/Statistical%20Report%20Tripura%201967.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101006135955/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1967/Statistical%20Report%20Tripura%201967.pdf|archive-date=6 October 2010|format=pdf}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=M. L. Bhowmik |party=Indian National Congress |votes=8,190 |percentage=51.09% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=B. Majumder |party=Communist Party of India (Marxist) |votes=7,841 |percentage=48.91% |change= New}}

{{Election box margin of victory |votes=349 |percentage=2.18% |change= }}

{{Election box turnout |votes=16,031 |percentage=81.63% |change= }}

{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 20,045 |ref = |change= }}

{{Election box new seat win |winner=Indian National Congress |loser= |swing= }}