SONAMURA
Assembly seat no. 22 in Tripura · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 11 times since 1972.
Winner, 2008
MANIK SARKAR
CPM
Elections held
11
1972–2023
Most successful party
CPM
won 9 of 11
Margin, 2008
2,918
8.58% of valid votes
Result, 2008
Runner-up
INCSHAH ALAM
- Votes
- 15,074
- Vote share
- 44.32%
- Behind by
- 2,918
Electors
35,933
Total votes polled
34,008
Valid votes
34,008
NOTA votes
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Turnout
94.6%
Full result, 2008
4 candidates · 34,008 valid votes
MANIK SARKARCPMwon
17,992
52.9%
SHAH ALAMINC
15,074
44.3%
NAIDAR BASI TRIPURAIND
525
1.5%
ASHISH CHAKRABORTYAITC
417
1.2%
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
