PENCHARTHAL
Assembly seat no. 59 in Tripura · reserved for Scheduled Tribes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 10 times since 1977.
Winner, 2018
SANTANA CHAKMA
BJP
Elections held
10
1977–2023
Most successful party
CPM
won 8 of 10
Margin, 2018
1,373
3.84% of valid votes
Result, 2018
Runner-up
CPMANIL CHAKMA
- Votes
- 16,370
- Vote share
- 45.75%
- Behind by
- 1,373
Electors
40,171
Total votes polled
35,783
Valid votes
35,783
NOTA votes
407
1.14% of votes polled
Turnout
89.1%
Full result, 2018
6 candidates · 35,783 valid votes
SANTANA CHAKMABJPwon
17,743
49.6%
ANIL CHAKMACPM
16,370
45.8%
NANDINI CHAKMAINC
644
1.8%
KARNADHAN CHAKMAAMB
223
0.6%
KRIPAMOHAN REANGTLSP
209
0.6%
DANIEL SANGMAINPT
187
0.5%
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
