Agartala Assembly constituency

{{Short description|Constituency of the Tripura legislative assembly in India}} {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2018}} {{Use Indian English|date=July 2018}} {{Infobox Indian constituency | name = Agartala | state = Tripura | district = West Tripura | established = 1972 | reservation = None | mla = Sudip Roy Barman | party = {{Party index link|Indian National Congress}} | latest_election_year = 2023 | electors = {{formatnum:52849}}<ref name=election2023>{{cite web |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/14875-tripura-general-legislative-election-2023/ |title=Tripura General Legislative Election 2023 - Tripura - Election Commission of India |website=eci.gov.in|access-date=20 April 2023}}</ref>{{update after|2028|5}} | type = SLA | map_image = Agartala Assembly constituency map.svg | constituency_no = 6 }}

'''Agartala Vidhan Sabha constituency''' is one of the 60 assembly constituencies of Tripura, a northeastern state of India. It is a part of Tripura West Lok Sabha constituency.

== Members of the Legislative Assembly == {| class="wikitable sortable" |- !Year !Name !colspan="2"|Party |- | 1977 || Ajoy Biswas || {{Full party name with color|Independent politician}} |- | 1983 || Manik Sarkar || {{Full party name with color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}} |- | 1988 || Maharani Bibhu Kumari Devi || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}} |- | 1993 || Nripen Chakraborty || {{Full party name with color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}} |- | 1998 || rowspan=7 | Sudip Roy Barman || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=4}} |- | 2003 |- | 2008 |- | 2013 |- | 2018 || {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}} |- | 2022 by-election || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=2}} |- | 2023 |}

== Election results == === 2023 Assembly election === {{Election box begin|title= 2023 Tripura Legislative Assembly election: Agartala<ref>{{cite news |date=2 March 2023 |title=Tripura Assembly election results 2023: Check full list of winners |language=en |work=The Indian Express |url=https://indianexpress.com/elections/tripura-election-results-2023-constituency-winners-list-8473554/ |access-date=20 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231220141112/https://indianexpress.com/elections/tripura-election-results-2023-constituency-winners-list-8473554/ |archive-date=20 December 2023}}</ref>}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=Sudip Roy Barman |party=Indian National Congress |votes=26,435 |percentage=57.35 |change={{increase}}13.45 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Papia Dutta |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=18,273 |percentage=39.64 |change={{increase}}3.71 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=None of the Above |party=None of the above |votes=562 |percentage=1.22 |change={{increase}}0.18 }} {{Election box margin of victory |votes=8,162 |percentage=17.71 |change= {{increase}}9.74 }} {{Election box turnout |votes=46,092 |percentage=87.60 |change= {{increase}}10.74 }} {{Election box hold with party link |winner=Indian National Congress |loser=Indian National Congress |swing= {{increase}}13.45 }} {{Election box end}}

=== 2022 Assembly by-election === {{Election box begin|title= 2022 Tripura Legislative Assembly by-election: Agartala}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=Sudip Roy Barman |party=Indian National Congress |votes=17,431 |percentage=43.91% |change={{increase}}42.49 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Ashok Sinha |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=14,268 |percentage=35.94% |change={{decrease}}19.53 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Krishna Majumder |party=Communist Party of India (Marxist) |votes=6,808 |percentage=17.15% |change= ''New''}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Panna Deb |party=All India Trinamool Congress |votes=842 |percentage=2.12% |change={{increase}}1.46 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=None of the Above |party=None of the above |votes=411 |percentage=1.04% |change= ''New''}} {{Election box margin of victory |votes=3,163 |percentage=7.97% |change= {{decrease}}8.26 }} {{Election box turnout |votes=39,700 |percentage=76.29% |change= {{decrease}}15.93 }} {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 51,913 |ref = |change= {{increase}}5.44 }} {{Election box gain with party link |winner=Indian National Congress |loser=Bharatiya Janata Party |swing= {{decrease}}11.56 }} {{Election box end}}

=== 2018 Assembly election === {{Election box begin|title= 2018 Tripura Legislative Assembly election: Agartala<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Chief Electoral Officer, Tripura|title=Form 20 {{!}} Final Result Sheet {{!}} General Election to the Tripura Legislative Assembly - 2018 |url=http://ceotripura.nic.in/sites/default/files/2024-01/Form20_2018.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240228163855/http://ceotripura.nic.in/sites/default/files/2024-01/Form20_2018.pdf|archive-date=28 February 2024 |access-date = 20 June 2020}}</ref>}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=Sudip Roy Barman |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=25,234 |percentage=55.47% |change={{increase}}53.52 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Krishna Majumder |party=Communist Party of India (Marxist) |votes=17,852 |percentage=39.24% |change={{decrease}}6.53 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Prashanta Sen Chowdhury |party=Indian National Congress |votes=646 |percentage=1.42% |change={{decrease}}50.87 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=None of the Above |party=None of the above |votes=344 |percentage=0.76% |change= ''New''}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Panna Deb |party=All India Trinamool Congress |votes=302 |percentage=0.66% |change= ''New''}} {{Election box margin of victory |votes=7,382 |percentage=16.23% |change= {{increase}}9.71 }} {{Election box turnout |votes=45,494 |percentage=90.73% |change= {{increase}}0.77 }} {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 49,233 |ref = |change= }} {{Election box gain with party link |winner=Bharatiya Janata Party |loser=Indian National Congress |swing= {{increase}}3.18 }} {{Election box end}}

=== 2013 Assembly election === {{Election box begin|title= 2013 Tripura Legislative Assembly election: Agartala<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Chief Electoral Officer, Tripura|title=Form 20 {{!}} Final Result Sheet {{!}} General Election to the Tripura Legislative Assembly - 2013 |url=http://ceotripura.nic.in/sites/default/files/2024-01/Form20_2013.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240228165655/http://ceotripura.nic.in/sites/default/files/2024-01/Form20_2013.pdf|archive-date=28 February 2024 |access-date = 20 June 2020}}</ref>}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=Sudip Roy Barman |party=Indian National Congress |votes=22,160 |percentage=52.29% |change={{increase}}1.47 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Sankar Prasad Datta |party=Communist Party of India (Marxist) |votes=19,398 |percentage=45.77% |change={{decrease}}0.64 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Sushil Roy |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=823 |percentage=1.94% |change={{increase}}0.67 }} {{Election box margin of victory |votes=2,762 |percentage=6.52% |change= {{increase}}2.10 }} {{Election box turnout |votes=42,381 |percentage=92.14% |change= {{increase}}4.38 }} {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 46,252 |ref = |change= }} {{Election box hold with party link |winner=Indian National Congress |loser=Indian National Congress |swing= }} {{Election box end}}

=== 2008 Assembly election === {{Election box begin|title= 2008 Tripura Legislative Assembly election: Agartala<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Election Commission of India|title=Statistical Report on General Election, 2008 to the Legislative Assembly of Tripura |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1998/StatisticalReport-TRI98.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101006160344/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1998/StatisticalReport-TRI98.pdf|archive-date=6 October 2010|format=pdf}}</ref>}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=Sudip Roy Barman |party=Indian National Congress |votes=21,019 |percentage=50.82% |change={{decrease}}1.43 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Bikash Roy |party=Communist Party of India (Marxist) |votes=19,194 |percentage=46.41% |change={{increase}}1.47 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Milan Chakraborty |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=528 |percentage=1.28% |change={{increase}}0.21 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Shibani Bhowmik |party=Independent politician |votes=389 |percentage=0.94% |change= ''New''}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Lalit Mohan Goswami |party=All India Trinamool Congress |votes=231 |percentage=0.56% |change={{increase}}0.02 }} {{Election box margin of victory |votes=1,825 |percentage=4.41% |change= {{decrease}}2.90 }} {{Election box turnout |votes=41,361 |percentage=88.15% |change= {{increase}}11.60 }} {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 47,407 |ref = |change= {{increase}}0.42 }} {{Election box hold with party link |winner=Indian National Congress |loser=Indian National Congress |swing= {{decrease}}1.43 }} {{Election box end}}

=== 2003 Assembly election === {{Election box begin|title= 2003 Tripura Legislative Assembly election: Agartala<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Chief Electoral Officer, Tripura|title=Form 20 {{!}} Final Result Sheet {{!}} General Election to the Tripura Legislative Assembly - 2003 |url=http://ceotripura.nic.in/sites/default/files/2024-01/Form20_2003.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240228165918/http://ceotripura.nic.in/sites/default/files/2024-01/Form20_2003.pdf|archive-date=28 February 2024 |access-date = 20 June 2020}}</ref>}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=Sudip Roy Barman |party=Indian National Congress |votes=18,656 |percentage=52.24% |change={{increase}}3.24 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Sankar Das |party=Communist Party of India (Marxist) |votes=16,046 |percentage=44.94% |change={{increase}}2.21 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Nilmani Deb |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=381 |percentage=1.07% |change={{decrease}}7.07 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Surendra Debnath |party=Independent politician |votes=239 |percentage=0.67% |change= ''New''}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Dulal Das |party=All India Trinamool Congress |votes=194 |percentage=0.54% |change= ''New''}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Shibani Bhowmik |party=Independent politician |votes=193 |percentage=0.54% |change= ''New''}} {{Election box margin of victory |votes=2,610 |percentage=7.31% |change= {{increase}}1.03 }} {{Election box turnout |votes=35,709 |percentage=75.88% |change= {{decrease}}1.15 }} {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 47,207 |ref = |change= {{increase}}10.35 }} {{Election box hold with party link |winner=Indian National Congress |loser=Indian National Congress |swing= {{increase}}3.24 }} {{Election box end}}

=== 1998 Assembly election === {{Election box begin|title= 1998 Tripura Legislative Assembly election : Agartala<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Election Commission of India|title=Statistical Report on General Election, 1998 to the Legislative Assembly of Tripura |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1998/StatisticalReport-TRI98.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101006160344/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1998/StatisticalReport-TRI98.pdf|archive-date=6 October 2010|format=pdf |url-status=dead}}</ref>}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=Sudip Roy Barman |party=Indian National Congress |votes=16,098 |percentage=49.00% |change={{increase}}6.56 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Krishna Rakshit (Datta) |party=Communist Party of India (Marxist) |votes=14,036 |percentage=42.72% |change={{decrease}}9.38 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Sujit Kumar Datta |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=2,672 |percentage=8.13% |change={{increase}}4.53 }} {{Election box margin of victory |votes=2,062 |percentage=6.28% |change= {{decrease}}3.39 }} {{Election box turnout |votes=32,852 |percentage=78.65% |change= {{decrease}}0.06 }} {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 42,781 |ref = |change= {{increase}}8.48 }} {{Election box gain with party link |winner=Indian National Congress |loser=Communist Party of India (Marxist) |swing= }} {{Election box end}}

=== 1993 Assembly election === {{Election box begin|title= 1993 Tripura Legislative Assembly election: Agartala<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Election Commission of India|title=Statistical Report on General Election, 1993 to the Legislative Assembly of Tripura |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1993/Statistical%20Report%201993%20Tripura.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101006065326/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1993/Statistical%20Report%201993%20Tripura.pdf |archive-date=6 October 2010|format=pdf}}</ref>}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=Nripen Chakraborty |party=Communist Party of India (Marxist) |votes=15,792 |percentage=52.11% |change={{increase}}2.70 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Sudip Roy Barman |party=Indian National Congress |votes=12,863 |percentage=42.44% |change={{decrease}}7.28 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Ajit Bardhan |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=1,092 |percentage=3.60% |change= ''New''}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Gouri Bhattachaerjee |party=Independent politician |votes=285 |percentage=0.94% |change= ''New''}} {{Election box margin of victory |votes=2,929 |percentage=9.66% |change= {{increase}}9.35 }} {{Election box turnout |votes=30,307 |percentage=77.73% |change= {{decrease}}4.01 }} {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 39,438 |ref = |change= {{increase}}24.10 }} {{Election box gain with party link |winner=Communist Party of India (Marxist) |loser=Indian National Congress |swing= {{increase}}2.39 }} {{Election box end}}

=== 1988 Assembly election === {{Election box begin|title= 1988 Tripura Legislative Assembly election: Agartala<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Election Commission of India|title=Statistical Report on General Election, 1988 to the Legislative Assembly of Tripura |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1988/Statistical%20Report%20Tripura%201988.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101006100546/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1988/Statistical%20Report%20Tripura%201988.pdf |archive-date=6 October 2010|format=pdf}}</ref>}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=Maharani Bidhu Kumari Debi |party=Indian National Congress |votes=12,776 |percentage=49.72% |change={{increase}}3.13 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Manik Sarkar |party=Communist Party of India (Marxist) |votes=12,695 |percentage=49.40% |change={{decrease}}2.77 }} {{Election box margin of victory |votes=81 |percentage=0.32% |change= {{decrease}}5.27 }} {{Election box turnout |votes=25,696 |percentage=82.00% |change= {{increase}}1.51 }} {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 31,780 |ref = |change= {{increase}}23.86 }} {{Election box gain with party link |winner=Indian National Congress |loser=Communist Party of India (Marxist) |swing= }} {{Election box end}}

=== 1983 Assembly election === {{Election box begin|title= 1983 Tripura Legislative Assembly election: Agartala<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Election Commission of India|title=Statistical Report on General Election, 1983 to the Legislative Assembly of Tripura |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1983/StatisticalReport%20Tripura%201983.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101006044341/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1983/StatisticalReport%20Tripura%201983.pdf|archive-date=6 October 2010|format=pdf}}</ref>}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=Manik Sarkar |party=Communist Party of India (Marxist) |votes=10,623 |percentage=52.18% |change= ''New''}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Promode Ranjandas Gupta |party=Indian National Congress |votes=9,485 |percentage=46.59% |change={{increase}}38.41 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Bhupesh Chandra Debnath |party=Independent politician |votes=132 |percentage=0.65% |change= ''New''}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Krishna Debbarma |party=Independent politician |votes=120 |percentage=0.59% |change= ''New''}} {{Election box margin of victory |votes=1,138 |percentage=5.59% |change= {{decrease}}49.71 }} {{Election box turnout |votes=20,360 |percentage=80.44% |change= {{increase}}2.48 }} {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 25,659 |ref = |change= {{increase}}25.93 }} {{Election box gain with party link |winner=Communist Party of India (Marxist) |loser=Independent politician |swing= {{decrease}}16.03 }} {{Election box end}}

=== 1977 Assembly election === {{Election box begin|title= 1977 Tripura Legislative Assembly election: Agartala<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Election Commission of India|title=Statistical Report on General Election, 1977 to the Legislative Assembly of Tripura |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1977/StatisticalReport%201977%20Tripura.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180613130016/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1977/StatisticalReport%201977%20Tripura.pdf|archive-date=13 June 2018|format=pdf}}</ref>}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=Ajoy Biswas |party=Independent politician |votes=10,682 |percentage=68.20% |change= ''New''}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Kamal Kumar Singha |party=Tripura Pradesh Congress Committee |votes=2,021 |percentage=12.90% |change= ''New''}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Brajesh Chakraborty |party=Janata Party |votes=1,501 |percentage=9.58% |change= ''New''}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Baby Gupta |party=Indian National Congress |votes=1,281 |percentage=8.18% |change= ''New''}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Satya Ranjan Chakraborty |party=Independent politician |votes=177 |percentage=1.13% |change= ''New''}} {{Election box margin of victory |votes=8,661 |percentage=55.30% |change= }} {{Election box turnout |votes=15,662 |percentage=78.14% |change= }} {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 20,375 |ref = |change= }} {{Election box new seat win |winner=Independent politician |loser= |swing= }} {{Election box end}}

==References== {{reflist}}

Category:West Tripura district Category:Agartala Category:Assembly constituencies of Tripura Category:Politics of Tripura Category:Legislative Assembly constituencies of Indian states established in 1972 Category:1972 establishments in Tripura