PENCHARTHAL
Assembly seat no. 59 in Tripura · reserved for Scheduled Tribes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 10 times since 1977.
Winner, 2023
SANTANA CHAKMA
BJP
Elections held
10
1977–2023
Most successful party
CPM
won 8 of 10
Margin, 2023
7,973
20.40% of valid votes
Result, 2023
Runner-up
COMMUNISTP…SADHAN KUMAR CHAKMA
- Votes
- 9,808
- Vote share
- 25.10%
- Behind by
- 7,973
Electors
46,373
Total votes polled
39,078
Valid votes
39,078
NOTA votes
—
Turnout
84.3%
Full result, 2023
6 candidates · 39,078 valid votes
SANTANA CHAKMABJPwon
17,781
45.5%
SADHAN KUMAR CHAKMACOMMUNISTPARTYOFINDIAMARXIST
9,808
25.1%
HOLLYWOOD CHAKMATIPRAMOTHAPARTY
9,644
24.7%
PURNITA CHAKMAAITC
767
2.0%
KARNADHAN CHAKMAIND
551
1.4%
NOTANONEOFTHEABOVE
527
1.4%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 10 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | SANTANA CHAKMA | BJP | 17,781 | 45.50% | SADHAN KUMAR CHAKMA | 7,973 |
| 2018 | SANTANA CHAKMA | BJP | 17,743 | 49.58% | ANIL CHAKMA | 1,373 |
| 2013 | ARUN KUMAR CHAKMA | CPM | 16,601 | 50.46% | PURNITA CHAKMA | 1,017 |
| 2008 | SUBODH DAS | CPM | 13,942 | 49.80% | RADHIKA RANJAN DAS | 1,708 |
| 2003 | SUBODH DAS | CPM | 10,931 | 48.57% | BIKASH SHARMA | 1,793 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above