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Assembly seat no. 37 in Tripura · reserved for Scheduled Tribes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 2 times since 1967.

OverviewElection History
1972CPM1967INC
Winner, 1972
PAKHI TRIPURA
CPM
Elections held
2
1967–1972
Most successful party
CPM
won 1 of 2
Margin, 1972
1,608
29.56% of valid votes

Result, 1972

Winner
CPMPAKHI TRIPURA
Votes
3,272
Vote share
60.15%
Margin
1,608
Runner-up
INCRAJPRASAD CHOUDHURY
Votes
1,664
Vote share
30.59%
Behind by
1,608
Electors
10,551
Total votes polled
5,440
Valid votes
5,440
NOTA votes
—
Turnout
51.6%

Full result, 1972

4 candidates · 5,440 valid votes

1972 election →
PAKHI TRIPURACPMwon
3,272
60.1%
RAJPRASAD CHOUDHURYINC
1,664
30.6%
BABRUBAHAN CHAKMAIND
444
8.2%
KAMAL JOY REANGIND
60
1.1%

Past results

Most recent 2 of 2 elections

YearWinnerPartyVotesVote shareRunner-upMargin
1972PAKHI TRIPURACPM3,27260.15%RAJPRASAD CHOUDHURY1,608
1967R . C . D . RANKHALINC5,22156.72%S . D . BARMA1,237

Who has held it

Wins by party across every election above

Turnout and closeness over time

Turnout

0%16%33%49%66%19671972Turnout

Winning margin

0%8%17%25%33%19671972Margin

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