SONAMURA
Assembly seat no. 22 in Tripura · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 11 times since 1972.
Winner, 2003
MANIK SARKAR
CPM
Elections held
11
1972–2023
Most successful party
CPM
won 9 of 11
Margin, 2003
4,502
16.10% of valid votes
Result, 2003
Runner-up
INCDIPAK CHAKRABARTY
- Votes
- 11,111
- Vote share
- 39.74%
- Behind by
- 4,502
Electors
33,216
Total votes polled
27,956
Valid votes
27,956
NOTA votes
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Turnout
84.2%
Full result, 2003
4 candidates · 27,956 valid votes
MANIK SARKARCPMwon
15,613
55.9%
DIPAK CHAKRABARTYINC
11,111
39.7%
MANORANJAN DASIND
681
2.4%
PRATIMA BHOWMIKBJP
551
2.0%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 11 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Shyamal Chakraborty | COMMUNISTP… | 20,039 | 50.47% | Debabrata Bhattacharjee | 2,415 |
| 2018 | SHYAMAL CHAKRABORTY | CPM | 19,275 | 52.44% | SUBAL BHOWMIK | 3,432 |
| 2013 | SHYAMAL CHAKRABORTY | CPM | 18,043 | 52.21% | SUBAL BHOWMIK | 1,526 |
| 2008 | MANIK SARKAR | CPM | 17,992 | 52.91% | SHAH ALAM | 2,918 |
| 2003 | MANIK SARKAR | CPM | 15,613 | 55.85% | DIPAK CHAKRABARTY | 4,502 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
- CPM9 wins
- COMMUNISTP…1 win
- INC1 win