BISHALGARH
Assembly seat no. 16 in Tripura · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 12 times since 1967.
Winner, 2008
BHANULAL SAHA
CPM
Elections held
12
1967–2023
Most successful party
INC
won 6 of 12
Margin, 2008
914
2.99% of valid votes
Result, 2008
Runner-up
INCSAMIR RANJAN BARMAN
- Votes
- 14,543
- Vote share
- 47.51%
- Behind by
- 914
Electors
32,449
Total votes polled
30,609
Valid votes
30,609
NOTA votes
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Turnout
94.3%
Full result, 2008
4 candidates · 30,609 valid votes
BHANULAL SAHACPMwon
15,457
50.5%
SAMIR RANJAN BARMANINC
14,543
47.5%
SUBRATA SARKARBJP
320
1.1%
SUBRATA BHOWMIKIND
289
0.9%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 12 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Sushanta Deb | BJP | 22,314 | 48.52% | Partha Pratim Majumder | 1,326 |
| 2018 | BHANULAL SAHA | CPM | 21,254 | 49.32% | NITAI CHAUDHURI | 766 |
| 2013 | BHANULAL SAHA | CPM | 20,987 | 51.02% | SAMIR RANJAN BARMAN | 1,724 |
| 2008 | BHANULAL SAHA | CPM | 15,457 | 50.50% | SAMIR RANJAN BARMAN | 914 |
| 2003 | SAMIR RANJAN BARMAN | INC | 12,414 | 51.24% | BHANULAL SAHA | 1,594 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above