Boxanagar Assembly constituency

Boxanagar
Constituency No. 20 for the Tripura Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionNortheast India
StateTripura
DistrictSipahijala
LS constituencyTripura West
Established1972
Total electors43,145[1]
ReservationNone
Member of Legislative Assembly
13th Tripura Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
PartyBharatiya Janata Party
Elected year2023

Boxanagar is one of the 60 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Tripura state in India.[2][3] It is in Sipahijala district and is a part of West Tripura Lok Sabha constituency.[4][5][6]

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Election Member Party
1972 Munsur Ali Indian National Congress
1977 Arabar Rahaman Communist Party of India
1983 Araber Rahaman
1988 Billal Miah Indian National Congress
1993 Sahid Chowdhury Communist Party of India
1998 Billal Miah Indian National Congress
2003 Sahid Chowdhury Communist Party of India
2008
2013
2018
2023 Samsul Haque Communist Party of India
2023 by-election Tafajjal Hossain 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.

2023 Tripura Legislative Assembly by-election: Boxanagar[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Tafajjal Hossain 34,146 88.97% Increase51.21
CPI(M) Mizan Hussain 3,909 10.18% New
NOTA None of the Above 434 1.13% Increase0.24
Margin of victory 30,237 78.78% Increase66.20
Turnout 38,380 89.86% Decrease0.54
Registered electors 43,225 Increase0.19
BJP gain from CPI(M) Swing Increase38.62

2023 Assembly election

2023 Tripura Legislative Assembly election: Boxanagar[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CPI(M) Samsul Haque 19,404 50.34% Decrease7.35
BJP Tafajjal Hossain 14,555 37.76% Increase3.35
TMP Abu Khayer Miah 3,010 7.81% New
AITC Joydal Hossain 916 2.38% Increase1.33
NOTA None of the Above 342 0.89% New
Independent Safiqul Islam 316 0.82% New
Margin of victory 4,849 12.58% Decrease10.70
Turnout 38,543 89.39% Decrease1.60
Registered electors 43,145 Increase13.97
CPI(M) hold Swing

2018 Assembly election

2018 Tripura Legislative Assembly election: Boxanagar[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CPI(M) Sahid Chowdhury 19,862 57.69% Increase4.49
BJP Baharul Islam Majumder 11,847 34.41% Increase32.98
INC Billal Miah 1,866 5.42% Decrease39.94
NOTA None of the Above 453 1.32% New
AITC Najir Islam 359 1.04% New
Margin of victory 8,015 23.28% Increase15.44
Turnout 34,426 90.85% Decrease4.86
Registered electors 37,857
CPI(M) hold Swing Increase4.49

2013 Assembly election

2013 Tripura Legislative Assembly election: Boxanagar[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CPI(M) Sahid Chowdhury 17,100 53.21% Increase3.66
INC Billal Miah 14,579 45.36% Decrease1.70
BJP Mantu Sarkar 460 1.43% Increase0.25
Margin of victory 2,521 7.84% Increase5.36
Turnout 32,139 96.30% Increase1.85
Registered electors 33,550
CPI(M) hold Swing

2008 Assembly election

2008 Tripura Legislative Assembly election: Boxanagar[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CPI(M) Sahid Chowdhury 13,791 49.55% Decrease3.95
INC Billal Miah 13,099 47.06% Increase3.06
BJP Gopal Chandra Das 330 1.19% New
CPI(ML)L Chale Ahammed 309 1.11% New
Independent Bahar Mia Khandakar 303 1.09% New
Margin of victory 692 2.49% Decrease7.01
Turnout 27,832 94.46% Increase7.82
Registered electors 29,627 Increase4.60
CPI(M) hold Swing Decrease3.95

2003 Assembly election

2003 Tripura Legislative Assembly election: Boxanagar[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CPI(M) Sahid Chowdhury 13,051 53.50% Increase5.57
INC Billal Miah 10,735 44.01% Decrease6.11
Independent Anich Ahamed Chowdhury 343 1.41% New
AITC Dipak Das 265 1.09% New
Margin of victory 2,316 9.49% Increase7.31
Turnout 24,394 86.20% Decrease1.48
Registered electors 28,324 Increase16.82
CPI(M) gain from INC Swing Increase3.39

1998 Assembly election

1998 Tripura Legislative Assembly election: Boxanagar[13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Billal Miah 10,645 50.12% Increase15.27
CPI(M) Sahid Chowdhury 10,182 47.94% Decrease8.77
BJP Harun Miah 397 1.87% Decrease0.23
Margin of victory 463 2.18% Decrease19.68
Turnout 21,241 89.12% Increase4.10
Registered electors 24,245 Increase2.88
INC gain from CPI(M) Swing

1993 Assembly election

1993 Tripura Legislative Assembly election: Boxanagar[14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CPI(M) Sahid Chowdhury 11,161 56.71% Increase8.42
INC Tahera Begum 6,858 34.85% Decrease16.62
Independent Nurul Haque Maisan 1,095 5.56% New
BJP Sadhan Debnath 414 2.10% New
Independent Bijoy Dey 113 0.57% New
Margin of victory 4,303 21.86% Increase18.69
Turnout 19,681 84.48% Decrease6.65
Registered electors 23,566 Increase26.85
CPI(M) gain from INC Swing Increase5.24

1988 Assembly election

1988 Tripura Legislative Assembly election: Boxanagar[15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Billal Miah 8,621 51.47% Increase2.98
CPI(M) Araber Rahaman 8,089 48.29% Decrease2.92
Margin of victory 532 3.18% Increase0.45
Turnout 16,750 91.32% Increase2.71
Registered electors 18,578 Increase18.49
INC gain from CPI(M) Swing

1983 Assembly election

1983 Tripura Legislative Assembly election: Boxanagar[16]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CPI(M) Araber Rahaman 7,022 51.21% Increase4.11
INC Munsur Ali 6,648 48.49% Increase11.61
Margin of victory 374 2.73% Decrease7.50
Turnout 13,711 88.79% Increase4.41
Registered electors 15,679 Increase16.71
CPI(M) hold Swing Increase4.11

1977 Assembly election

1977 Tripura Legislative Assembly election: Boxanagar[17]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CPI(M) Arabar Rahaman 5,255 47.10% Increase16.82
INC Munsur Ali 4,114 36.88% Decrease17.82
TPCC Sultan Mia 1,206 10.81% New
JP Himangshu Debnath 581 5.21% New
Margin of victory 1,141 10.23% Decrease14.18
Turnout 11,156 84.81% Increase11.82
Registered electors 13,434 Increase38.20
CPI(M) gain from INC Swing Decrease7.59

1972 Assembly election

1972 Tripura Legislative Assembly election: Boxanagar[18]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Munsur Ali 3,787 54.69% New
CPI(M) Phani Bhushan Bhakta 2,097 30.29% New
Independent Amrita Kumar Roy 1,040 15.02% New
Margin of victory 1,690 24.41%
Turnout 6,924 74.34%
Registered electors 9,721
INC win (new seat)

See also

References

  1. ^ "Tripura General Legislative Election 2023 - Tripura - Election Commission of India". eci.gov.in. Retrieved 20 April 2023.
  2. ^ Shangara Ram (12 May 2005). "Delimitation Commission of India - Notification". eci.gov.in. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
  3. ^ "District/AC Map - Chief Electoral Officer, Tripura". ceotripura.nic.in. Archived from the original on 5 April 2014. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
  4. ^ Sitting and Previous MLAs from Boxanagar Assembly Constituency
  5. ^ Statistical Report on General Election, 2013 to the Legislative Assembly of Tripura
  6. ^ List of assembly constituency of Tripura
  7. ^ "Form 20: Final Result Sheet" (PDF). Chief Electoral Officer, Tripura. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 February 2024. Retrieved 27 February 2024.
  8. ^ "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.
  9. ^ "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.
  10. ^ "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.
  11. ^ "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.
  12. ^ "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.
  13. ^ "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.
  14. ^ "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.
  15. ^ "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.
  16. ^ "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.
  17. ^ "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.
  18. ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1972 to the Legislative Assembly of Tripura" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 6 October 2010.

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