{{short description|Legislative Assembly constituency in Tripura State, India}} {{Use Indian English|date=December 2018}} {{Use dmy dates|date=December 2018}} {{Infobox Indian constituency | name = Charilam | state = Tripura | type = SLA | map_image = Charilam Assembly constituency map.svg | constituency_no = 19 | district = Sipahijala | loksabha_cons = Tripura West | established = 1967 | reservation = ST | incumbent_image = Subodh Debbarma.jpg | mla = Subodh Deb Barma | party = {{Party index link|Tipra Motha Party}} | alliance = {{Party index link|National Democratic Alliance}} | latest_election_year = 2023 | electors = {{formatnum:39998}}<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}} }} '''Charilam''' is one of the 60 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Tripura state in India.<ref name=delimitation>{{cite web |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/7249-tripura/ |title=Delimitation Commission of India - Notification |website=eci.gov.in |date=12 May 2005 |author=Shangara Ram |accessdate= 25 January 2021}}</ref><ref name=district-AC-Map>{{cite web |url=http://ceotripura.nic.in/Map.asp |title=District/AC Map - Chief Electoral Officer, Tripura |website=ceotripura.nic.in |access-date= 23 January 2021 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140405133941/http://ceotripura.nic.in/Map.asp |archive-date=5 April 2014}}</ref> It is in Sipahijala district and is reserved for candidates belonging to the Scheduled Tribes. It forms part of the Tripura West (Lok Sabha constituency).
== Members of the Legislative Assembly == {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Election ! Member ! colspan=2|Party |- | 1967 || A. Debbarma || {{Full party name with color|Communist Party of India}} |- | 1972 || Niranjan Deb || {{Full party name with color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}} |- | 1977 || Harinath Debbarma || {{Full party name with color|Tripura Upajati Juba Samiti}} |- | 1983 || Parimal Chandra Saha || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=3}} |- | 1988 || Matilal Saha |- | 1993 || Ahok Debbarma |- | 1998 || rowspan=3 | Narayan Rupini || {{Full party name with color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)|rowspan=4}} |- | 2003 |- | 2008 |- | 2013 || Ramendra Narayan Debbarma |- | 2018 || Jishnu Dev Varma || {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}} |- | 2023 || Subodh Deb Barma || {{Full party name with color|Tipra Motha Party}} |}
== Election results == === 2023 Assembly election === {{Election box begin|title= 2023 Tripura Legislative Assembly election: Charilam<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=Subodh Deb Barma |party=Tipra Motha Party |votes=13,657 |percentage=37.34 |change= ''New''}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Jishnu Dev Varma |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=12,799 |percentage=34.99 |change={{decrease}}55.82 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Ashok Debbarma |party=Indian National Congress |votes=9,627 |percentage=26.32 |change={{increase}}23.67 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=None of the Above |party=None of the above |votes=496 |percentage=1.36 |change={{decrease}}0.30 }} {{Election box margin of victory |votes=858 |percentage=2.35 |change= {{decrease}}84.94 }} {{Election box turnout |votes=36,579 |percentage=91.59 |change= {{increase}}12.21 }} {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 39,998 |ref = |change= {{increase}}8.28 }} {{Election box gain with party link |winner=Tipra Motha Party |loser=Bharatiya Janata Party |swing= {{decrease}}53.47 }} {{Election box end}}
=== 2018 Assembly election === {{Election box begin|title= 2018 Tripura Legislative Assembly election: Charilam<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=Jishnu Dev Varma |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=26,580 |percentage=90.81 |change= ''New''}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Palash Debbarma |party=Communist Party of India (Marxist) |votes=1,030 |percentage=3.52 |change={{decrease}}47.42 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Arjun Debbarma |party=Indian National Congress |votes=775 |percentage=2.65 |change={{decrease}}44.15 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Uma Sankar Debbarma |party=Indigenous Nationalist Party of Twipra |votes=685 |percentage=2.34 |change= ''New''}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=None of the Above |party=None of the above |votes=485 |percentage=1.66 |change= ''New''}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Jyotilal Debbarma |party=Independent politician |votes=198 |percentage=0.68 |change= ''New''}} {{Election box margin of victory |votes=25,550 |percentage=87.29 |change= {{increase}}83.14 }} {{Election box turnout |votes=29,271 |percentage=80.55 |change= {{decrease}}14.48 }} {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 36,939 |ref = |change= {{increase}}7.02 }} {{Election box gain with party link |winner=Bharatiya Janata Party |loser=Communist Party of India (Marxist) |swing= {{increase}}39.87 }} {{Election box end}}
=== 2013 Assembly election === {{Election box begin|title= 2013 Tripura Legislative Assembly election: Charilam<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=Ramendra Narayan Debbarma |party=Communist Party of India (Marxist) |votes=16,479 |percentage=50.94 |change={{increase}}1.50 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Himani Debbarma |party=Indian National Congress |votes=15,138 |percentage=46.79 |change= ''New''}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Rammohan Debbarma |party=Indigenous People's Front of Tripura |votes=733 |percentage=2.27 |change= ''New''}} {{Election box margin of victory |votes=1,341 |percentage=4.15 |change= {{increase}}2.45 }} {{Election box turnout |votes=32,350 |percentage=93.80 |change= {{increase}}1.74 }} {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 34,517 |ref = |change= }} {{Election box hold with party link |winner=Communist Party of India (Marxist) |loser=Communist Party of India (Marxist) |swing= }} {{Election box end}}
=== 2008 Assembly election === {{Election box begin|title= 2008 Tripura Legislative Assembly election: Charilam<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=Narayan Rupini |party=Communist Party of India (Marxist) |votes=14,216 |percentage=49.44 |change={{increase}}1.37 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Narendra Chandra Debbarma |party=Indigenous Nationalist Party of Twipra |votes=13,729 |percentage=47.75 |change={{decrease}}0.07 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Harendra Debbarma |party=Independent politician |votes=466 |percentage=1.62 |change= ''New''}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Bidhyasagar Debbarma |party=Independent politician |votes=343 |percentage=1.19 |change= ''New''}} {{Election box margin of victory |votes=487 |percentage=1.69 |change= {{increase}}1.44 }} {{Election box turnout |votes=28,754 |percentage=92.28 |change= {{increase}}17.99 }} {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 31,259 |ref = |change= }} {{Election box hold with party link |winner=Communist Party of India (Marxist) |loser=Communist Party of India (Marxist) |swing= {{increase}}1.37 }} {{Election box end}}
=== 2003 Assembly election === {{Election box begin|title= 2003 Tripura Legislative Assembly election: Charilam<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=Narayan Rupini |party=Communist Party of India (Marxist) |votes=10,573 |percentage=48.07 |change={{decrease}}1.53 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Narendra Chandra Debbarma |party=Indigenous Nationalist Party of Twipra |votes=10,517 |percentage=47.81 |change= ''New''}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Swapan Debbarma |party=Independent politician |votes=285 |percentage=1.30 |change= ''New''}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Bishu Kumar Debbarma |party=Lok Jan Shakti Party |votes=270 |percentage=1.23 |change= ''New''}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Jishnu Debbarma |party=Independent politician |votes=244 |percentage=1.11 |change= ''New''}} {{Election box margin of victory |votes=56 |percentage=0.25 |change= {{decrease}}4.36 }} {{Election box turnout |votes=21,996 |percentage=74.20 |change= {{decrease}}3.03 }} {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 29,727 |ref = |change= {{increase}}5.01 }} {{Election box hold with party link |winner=Communist Party of India (Marxist) |loser=Communist Party of India (Marxist) |swing= {{decrease}}1.53 }} {{Election box end}}
=== 1998 Assembly election === {{Election box begin|title= 1998 Tripura Legislative Assembly election: Charilam<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=Narayan Rupini |party=Communist Party of India (Marxist) |votes=10,815 |percentage=49.60 |change= ''New''}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Ananta Debbarma |party=Independent politician |votes=9,809 |percentage=44.99 |change= ''New''}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Sumanta Debbarma |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=663 |percentage=3.04 |change={{increase}}1.37 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Harinath Debbarma |party=Independent politician |votes=305 |percentage=1.40 |change= ''New''}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Ranita Sangma |party=Amra Bangali |votes=118 |percentage=0.54 |change= ''New''}} {{Election box margin of victory |votes=1,006 |percentage=4.61 |change= {{increase}}1.58 }} {{Election box turnout |votes=21,805 |percentage=79.89 |change= {{increase}}1.26 }} {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 28,308 |ref = |change= {{decrease}}1.86 }} {{Election box gain with party link |winner=Communist Party of India (Marxist) |loser=Indian National Congress |swing= {{increase}}2.51 }} {{Election box end}}
=== 1993 Assembly election === {{Election box begin|title= 1993 Tripura Legislative Assembly election: Charilam<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/Statistical20Report20199320Tripura.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101006065326/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1993/Statistical20Report20199320Tripura.pdf |archive-date=6 October 2010|format=pdf}}</ref>}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=Ahok Debbarma |party=Indian National Congress |votes=10,292 |percentage=47.09 |change={{decrease}}4.45 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Aghore Debbarma |party=Communist Party of India |votes=9,628 |percentage=44.05 |change= ''New''}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Binoy Debbarma |party=Independent politician |votes=1,114 |percentage=5.10 |change= ''New''}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Rebati Debbarma |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=366 |percentage=1.67 |change= ''New''}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Bijoy Debbarma |party=Independent politician |votes=242 |percentage=1.11 |change= ''New''}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Haricharan Debbarma |party=Independent politician |votes=151 |percentage=0.69 |change= ''New''}} {{Election box margin of victory |votes=664 |percentage=3.04 |change= {{decrease}}1.80 }} {{Election box turnout |votes=21,855 |percentage=76.84 |change= {{decrease}}6.77 }} {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 28,844 |ref = |change= {{increase}}26.78 }} {{Election box hold with party link |winner=Indian National Congress |loser=Indian National Congress |swing= {{decrease}}4.45 }} {{Election box end}}
=== 1988 Assembly election === {{Election box begin|title= 1988 Tripura Legislative Assembly election: Charilam<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/Statistical20Report20Tripura201988.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101006100546/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1988/Statistical20Report20Tripura201988.pdf |archive-date=6 October 2010|format=pdf}}</ref>}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=Matilal Saha |party=Indian National Congress |votes=9,680 |percentage=51.54 |change={{decrease}}1.15 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Brajgopal Bhowmic |party=Communist Party of India (Marxist) |votes=8,772 |percentage=46.71 |change={{increase}}1.59 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Shyamal Kanti Roy |party=Independent politician |votes=328 |percentage=1.75 |change= ''New''}} {{Election box margin of victory |votes=908 |percentage=4.83 |change= {{decrease}}2.74 }} {{Election box turnout |votes=18,780 |percentage=84.01 |change= {{increase}}0.58 }} {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 22,752 |ref = |change= {{increase}}15.24 }} {{Election box hold with party link |winner=Indian National Congress |loser=Indian National Congress |swing= }} {{Election box end}}
=== 1983 Assembly election === {{Election box begin|title= 1983 Tripura Legislative Assembly election: Charilam<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/StatisticalReport20Tripura201983.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101006044341/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1983/StatisticalReport20Tripura201983.pdf|archive-date=6 October 2010|format=pdf}}</ref>}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=Parimal Chandra Saha |party=Indian National Congress |votes=8,528 |percentage=52.70 |change={{increase}}38.65 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Braja Gopal Bhowmik |party=Communist Party of India (Marxist) |votes=7,302 |percentage=45.12 |change={{increase}}19.94 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Braja Lal Saha |party=Independent politician |votes=300 |percentage=1.85 |change= ''New''}} {{Election box margin of victory |votes=1,226 |percentage=7.58 |change= {{decrease}}0.44 }} {{Election box turnout |votes=16,183 |percentage=83.44 |change= {{increase}}3.90 }} {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 19,744 |ref = |change= {{increase}}20.13 }} {{Election box gain with party link |winner=Indian National Congress |loser=Tripura Upajati Juba Samiti |swing= }} {{Election box end}}
=== 1977 Assembly election === {{Election box begin|title= 1977 Tripura Legislative Assembly election: Charilam<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/StatisticalReport20197720Tripura.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180613130016/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1977/StatisticalReport20197720Tripura.pdf|archive-date=13 June 2018|format=pdf}}</ref>}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=Harinath Debbarma |party=Tripura Upajati Juba Samiti |votes=4,259 |percentage=33.20 |change={{increase}}17.45 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Durga Prasad Sikdar |party=Communist Party of India (Marxist) |votes=3,231 |percentage=25.18 |change={{decrease}}11.60 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Swapan Kumar Dutta |party=Indian National Congress |votes=1,802 |percentage=14.05 |change={{decrease}}18.40 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Pravesh Chandra Saha |party=Janata Party |votes=1,625 |percentage=12.67 |change= ''New''}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Captain Chatterjee |party=Tripura Pradesh Congress Committee |votes=1,202 |percentage=9.37 |change= ''New''}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Mohan Chowdhury |party=Independent politician |votes=388 |percentage=3.02 |change= ''New''}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Kumud Ranjan Kundu Chowdhury |party=Communist Party of India |votes=212 |percentage=1.65 |change= ''New''}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Rebati Debbarma |party=Independent politician |votes=111 |percentage=0.87 |change= ''New''}} {{Election box margin of victory |votes=1,028 |percentage=8.01 |change= {{increase}}3.67 }} {{Election box turnout |votes=12,830 |percentage=79.78 |change= {{increase}}13.22 }} {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 16,436 |ref = |change= {{increase}}39.75 }} {{Election box gain with party link |winner=Tripura Upajati Juba Samiti |loser=Communist Party of India (Marxist) |swing= {{decrease}}3.59 }} {{Election box end}}
=== 1972 Assembly election === {{Election box begin|title= 1972 Tripura Legislative Assembly election: Charilam<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Election Commission of India|title=Statistical Report on General Election, 1972 to the Legislative Assembly of Tripura |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1972/StatReport_TP_72.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101006023438/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1972/StatReport_TP_72.pdf|archive-date=6 October 2010|format=pdf}}</ref>}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=Niranjan Deb |party=Communist Party of India (Marxist) |votes=2,805 |percentage=36.78 |change= ''New''}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Monmohan Debbarma |party=Indian National Congress |votes=2,474 |percentage=32.44 |change={{decrease}}16.88 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Barada Kanta Debbarma |party=Tripura Upajati Juba Samiti |votes=1,201 |percentage=15.75 |change= ''New''}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Gourchand Debbarma |party=Independent politician |votes=926 |percentage=12.14 |change= ''New''}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=M. K. Nakshatra Bikram |party=Independent politician |votes=220 |percentage=2.88 |change= ''New''}} {{Election box margin of victory |votes=331 |percentage=4.34 |change= {{increase}}2.99 }} {{Election box turnout |votes=7,626 |percentage=67.03 |change= {{decrease}}5.71 }} {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 11,761 |ref = |change= {{decrease}}41.84 }} {{Election box gain with party link |winner=Communist Party of India (Marxist) |loser=Communist Party of India |swing= {{decrease}}13.89 }} {{Election box end}}
=== 1967 Assembly election === {{Election box begin|title= 1967 Tripura Legislative Assembly election: Charilam<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Election Commission of India|title=Statistical Report on General Election, 1967 to the Legislative Assembly of Tripura |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1967/Statistical20Report20Tripura201967.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101006135955/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1967/Statistical20Report20Tripura201967.pdf|archive-date=6 October 2010|format=pdf}}</ref>}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=A. Debbarma |party=Communist Party of India |votes=7,230 |percentage=50.68 |change= ''New''}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=K. C. D. Barma |party=Indian National Congress |votes=7,037 |percentage=49.32 |change= ''New''}} {{Election box margin of victory |votes=193 |percentage=1.35 |change= }} {{Election box turnout |votes=14,267 |percentage=73.27 |change= }} {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 20,222 |ref = |change= }} {{Election box new seat win |winner=Communist Party of India |loser= |swing= }} {{Election box end}}
==See also== *List of constituencies of the Tripura Legislative Assembly *Sipahijala district
== References == {{reflist}} *{{Cite web |url=http://www.elections.in/tripura/assembly-constituencies/charilam.html |title=Charilam Election and Results 2018, Candidate list, Winner, Runner-up, Current MLA and Previous MLAs |publisher=Elections.in |accessdate=19 March 2018}}
{{Assembly constituencies of Tripura}}
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