SONAMURA
Assembly seat no. 22 in Tripura · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 11 times since 1972.
Winner, 2018
SHYAMAL CHAKRABORTY
CPM
Elections held
11
1972–2023
Most successful party
CPM
won 9 of 11
Margin, 2018
3,432
9.34% of valid votes
Result, 2018
Runner-up
BJPSUBAL BHOWMIK
- Votes
- 15,843
- Vote share
- 43.11%
- Behind by
- 3,432
Electors
40,332
Total votes polled
36,753
Valid votes
36,753
NOTA votes
300
0.82% of votes polled
Turnout
91.1%
Full result, 2018
5 candidates · 36,753 valid votes
SHYAMAL CHAKRABORTYCPMwon
19,275
52.4%
SUBAL BHOWMIKBJP
15,843
43.1%
MAJIBUR ISLAM MAJUMDARINC
684
1.9%
JASIM UDDINAITC
420
1.1%
RUHUL AMINTRIPP
231
0.6%
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
