PENCHARTHAL
Assembly seat no. 59 in Tripura · reserved for Scheduled Tribes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 10 times since 1977.
Winner, 2013
ARUN KUMAR CHAKMA
CPM
Elections held
10
1977–2023
Most successful party
CPM
won 8 of 10
Margin, 2013
1,017
3.09% of valid votes
Result, 2013
Runner-up
INCPURNITA CHAKMA
- Votes
- 15,584
- Vote share
- 47.36%
- Behind by
- 1,017
Electors
36,025
Total votes polled
32,902
Valid votes
32,902
NOTA votes
—
Turnout
91.3%
Full result, 2013
3 candidates · 32,902 valid votes
ARUN KUMAR CHAKMACPMwon
16,601
50.5%
PURNITA CHAKMAINC
15,584
47.4%
KRISHNA CHAKMABJP
717
2.2%
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
