Nalchar Assembly constituency

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

{{Use Indian English|date=December 2018}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2022}}

{{Infobox Indian constituency

| name = Nalchar

| state = Tripura

| district = Sipahijala

| loksabha_cons = Tripura West

| established = 1972

| reservation = SC

| type = SLA

| map_image = Nalchar Assembly constituency map.svg

| constituency_no = 21

| mla = Subhash Chandra Das

| party = Bharatiya Janata Party

| latest_election_year = 2023

| electors = {{formatnum:44814}}{{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}}

}}

Nalchar 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 reserved for candidates belonging to the Scheduled Castes. Nalchar is also part of West Tripura Lok Sabha constituency.[http://www.elections.in/tripura/assembly-constituencies/bishalgarh.html Sitting and Previous MLAs from Nalchar 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

1972Benode Behari Das{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
1977Sumanta Kumar Das{{Full party name with color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}
1983Narayan Das{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
1988rowspan=5 | Sukumar Barman{{Full party name with color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)|rowspan=6}}
1993
1998
2003
2008
2012*Tapan Chandra Das
2013

|Tapan Chandra Das

|

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2018Subhash Chandra Das{{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party|rowspan=2}}
2023Kishor Barman

*By-election

Election results

= 2023 Assembly election =

{{Election box begin|title= 2023 Tripura Legislative Assembly election: Nalchar{{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=Kishor Barman |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=20,836 |percentage=49.95% |change={{increase}}1.47 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=Tapan Chandra Das|party=Communist Party of India (Marxist)|votes=18,452|percentage=44.24%|change={{decrease}}3.11}}

{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=Lutan Das|party=All India Trinamool Congress|votes=889|percentage=2.13%|change=New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=None of the Above|party=None of the above|votes=725|percentage=1.74%|change={{increase}}0.86}}

{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=Bimal Das|party=Independent politician|votes=486|percentage=1.17%|change=New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=Sunil Chandra Das|party=Independent politician|votes=324|percentage=0.78%|change=New}}

{{Election box margin of victory |votes=2,384 |percentage=5.72% |change= {{increase}}4.58 }}

{{Election box turnout|votes=41,712|percentage=93.19%|change={{decrease}}2.51}}

{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 44,814 |ref = |change= {{increase}}7.82 }}

{{Election box hold with party link |winner=Bharatiya Janata Party |loser=Bharatiya Janata Party |swing= {{increase}}1.47 }}

{{Election box end}}

= 2018 Assembly election =

{{Election box begin|title= 2018 Tripura Legislative Assembly election: Nalchar{{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=Subhash Chandra Das |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=19,261 |percentage=48.48% |change={{increase}}47.00 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Tapan Chandra Das |party=Communist Party of India (Marxist) |votes=18,810 |percentage=47.34% |change={{decrease}}12.61 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Rakesh Das |party=Indian National Congress |votes=594 |percentage=1.50% |change={{decrease}}36.34 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=None of the Above |party=None of the above |votes=347 |percentage=0.87% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Ashutosh Das |party=Amra Bangali |votes=230 |percentage=0.58% |change= New}}

{{Election box margin of victory |votes=451 |percentage=1.14% |change= {{decrease}}20.99 }}

{{Election box turnout |votes=39,732 |percentage=94.48% |change= {{decrease}}0.02 }}

{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 41,565 |ref = |change= {{increase}}8.46 }}

{{Election box gain with party link |winner=Bharatiya Janata Party |loser=Communist Party of India (Marxist) |swing= {{decrease}}11.48 }}

{{Election box end}}

= 2013 Assembly election =

{{Election box begin|title= 2013 Tripura Legislative Assembly election: Nalchar{{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=Tapan Chandra Das |party=Communist Party of India (Marxist) |votes=21,969 |percentage=59.96% |change={{increase}}7.56 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Uttam Das |party=Indian National Congress |votes=13,862 |percentage=37.83% |change={{decrease}}5.57 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Parimal Barman |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=541 |percentage=1.48% |change={{decrease}}0.34 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Chandan Das |party=Samajwadi Party |votes=270 |percentage=0.74% |change= New}}

{{Election box margin of victory |votes=8,107 |percentage=22.12% |change= {{increase}}13.13 }}

{{Election box turnout |votes=36,642 |percentage=96.46% |change= {{increase}}1.15 }}

{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 38,323 |ref = |change= }}

{{Election box hold with party link |winner=Communist Party of India (Marxist) |loser=Communist Party of India (Marxist) |swing= {{increase}}7.56 }}

{{Election box end}}

= 2008 Assembly election =

{{Election box begin|title= 2008 Tripura Legislative Assembly election: Nalchar{{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=Sukumar Barman |party=Communist Party of India (Marxist) |votes=14,748 |percentage=52.40% |change={{decrease}}3.78 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Sukla Das |party=Indian National Congress |votes=12,216 |percentage=43.40% |change={{increase}}2.40 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Sujit Das |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=511 |percentage=1.82% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Purabi Barman |party=Independent politician |votes=465 |percentage=1.65% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Ashutosh Das |party=Amra Bangali |votes=207 |percentage=0.74% |change={{decrease}}1.03 }}

{{Election box margin of victory |votes=2,532 |percentage=9.00% |change= {{decrease}}6.18 }}

{{Election box turnout |votes=28,147 |percentage=95.09% |change= {{increase}}11.64 }}

{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 29,797 |ref = |change= }}

{{Election box hold with party link |winner=Communist Party of India (Marxist) |loser=Communist Party of India (Marxist) |swing= {{decrease}}3.78 }}

{{Election box end}}

= 2003 Assembly election =

{{Election box begin|title= 2003 Tripura Legislative Assembly election: Nalchar{{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=Sukumar Barman |party=Communist Party of India (Marxist) |votes=13,220 |percentage=56.18% |change={{decrease}}1.09 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Nani Gopal Das |party=Indian National Congress |votes=9,648 |percentage=41.00% |change={{increase}}1.35 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Putul Das |party=Amra Bangali |votes=415 |percentage=1.76% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Krishna Kamal Das |party=Independent politician |votes=250 |percentage=1.06% |change= New}}

{{Election box margin of victory |votes=3,572 |percentage=15.18% |change= {{decrease}}2.44 }}

{{Election box turnout |votes=23,533 |percentage=82.98% |change= {{decrease}}2.22 }}

{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 28,413 |ref = |change= {{increase}}16.22 }}

{{Election box hold with party link |winner=Communist Party of India (Marxist) |loser=Communist Party of India (Marxist) |swing= {{decrease}}1.09 }}

{{Election box end}}

= 1998 Assembly election =

{{Election box begin|title= 1998 Tripura Legislative Assembly election: Nalchar{{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=Sukumar Barman |party=Communist Party of India (Marxist) |votes=11,905 |percentage=57.26% |change={{increase}}4.61 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Pulin Behari Bhowmik |party=Indian National Congress |votes=8,243 |percentage=39.65% |change={{decrease}}5.91 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Subrata Sarkar |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=593 |percentage=2.85% |change= New}}

{{Election box margin of victory |votes=3,662 |percentage=17.61% |change= {{increase}}10.52 }}

{{Election box turnout |votes=20,790 |percentage=86.53% |change= {{increase}}0.74 }}

{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 24,447 |ref = |change= {{increase}}3.09 }}

{{Election box hold with party link |winner=Communist Party of India (Marxist) |loser=Communist Party of India (Marxist) |swing= }}

{{Election box end}}

= 1993 Assembly election =

{{Election box begin|title= 1993 Tripura Legislative Assembly election: Nalchar{{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=Sukumar Barman |party=Communist Party of India (Marxist) |votes=10,526 |percentage=52.65% |change={{decrease}}0.08 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Narayan Das |party=Indian National Congress |votes=9,108 |percentage=45.56% |change={{decrease}}0.64 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Arun Sarkar |party=Independent politician |votes=143 |percentage=0.72% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Ashutosh Das |party=Independent politician |votes=109 |percentage=0.55% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Niranjan Das |party=Independent politician |votes=106 |percentage=0.53% |change= New}}

{{Election box margin of victory |votes=1,418 |percentage=7.09% |change= {{increase}}0.57 }}

{{Election box turnout |votes=19,992 |percentage=85.31% |change= {{decrease}}4.49 }}

{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 23,714 |ref = |change= {{increase}}17.87 }}

{{Election box hold with party link |winner=Communist Party of India (Marxist) |loser=Communist Party of India (Marxist) |swing= {{decrease}}0.08 }}

{{Election box end}}

= 1988 Assembly election =

{{Election box begin|title= 1988 Tripura Legislative Assembly election: Nalchar{{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=Sukumar Barman |party=Communist Party of India (Marxist) |votes=9,420 |percentage=52.73% |change={{increase}}4.20 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Narayan Das |party=Indian National Congress |votes=8,254 |percentage=46.20% |change={{decrease}}3.74 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Bijay Krishna Das |party=Independent politician |votes=112 |percentage=0.63% |change= New}}

{{Election box margin of victory |votes=1,166 |percentage=6.53% |change= {{increase}}5.11 }}

{{Election box turnout |votes=17,865 |percentage=89.92% |change= {{increase}}1.51 }}

{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 20,119 |ref = |change= {{increase}}18.20 }}

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

{{Election box end}}

= 1983 Assembly election =

{{Election box begin|title= 1983 Tripura Legislative Assembly election: Nalchar{{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=Narayan Das |party=Indian National Congress |votes=7,420 |percentage=49.94% |change={{increase}}25.82 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Sumanta Kumar Das |party=Communist Party of India (Marxist) |votes=7,210 |percentage=48.53% |change={{decrease}}4.16 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Mani Gopal Das |party=Independent politician |votes=123 |percentage=0.83% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Ashutosh Das |party=Independent politician |votes=104 |percentage=0.70% |change= New}}

{{Election box margin of victory |votes=210 |percentage=1.41% |change= {{decrease}}27.15 }}

{{Election box turnout |votes=14,857 |percentage=89.03% |change= {{increase}}5.76 }}

{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 17,021 |ref = |change= {{increase}}13.65 }}

{{Election box gain with party link |winner=Indian National Congress |loser=Communist Party of India (Marxist) |swing= {{decrease}}2.74 }}

{{Election box end}}

= 1977 Assembly election =

{{Election box begin|title= 1977 Tripura Legislative Assembly election: Nalchar{{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=Sumanta Kumar Das |party=Communist Party of India (Marxist) |votes=6,433 |percentage=52.69% |change={{increase}}14.43 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Bir Chandra Barman |party=Indian National Congress |votes=2,945 |percentage=24.12% |change={{decrease}}24.65 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Harendra Chandra Das |party=Janata Party |votes=2,493 |percentage=20.42% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Gouranga Chandra Das |party=Tripura Pradesh Congress Committee |votes=339 |percentage=2.78% |change= New}}

{{Election box margin of victory |votes=3,488 |percentage=28.57% |change= {{increase}}18.05 }}

{{Election box turnout |votes=12,210 |percentage=83.37% |change= {{increase}}17.29 }}

{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 14,977 |ref = |change= {{increase}}15.06 }}

{{Election box gain with party link |winner=Communist Party of India (Marxist) |loser=Indian National Congress |swing= {{increase}}3.92 }}

{{Election box end}}

= 1972 Assembly election =

{{Election box begin|title= 1972 Tripura Legislative Assembly election: Nalchar{{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=Benode Behari Das |party=Indian National Congress |votes=4,078 |percentage=48.77% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Hari Madhab Bhowmik |party=Communist Party of India (Marxist) |votes=3,199 |percentage=38.26% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Harendra Chandra Das |party=Independent politician |votes=1,085 |percentage=12.98% |change= New}}

{{Election box margin of victory |votes=879 |percentage=10.51% |change= }}

{{Election box turnout |votes=8,362 |percentage=67.01% |change= }}

{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 13,017 |ref = |change= }}

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

{{Election box end}}

See also

References