# Salgarh Assembly constituency

Salgarh Assembly constituency was an assembly constituency in the Indian state of Tripura.

## Members of the Legislative Assembly

| Election | Member | Party |
| 1967 | E. A. Chowdhury | Indian National Congress |
| 1972 | Tapash Dey | Indian National Congress |
| 1977 | Gopal Chandra Das | Revolutionary Socialist Party |
| 1983 | Gopal Chandra Das | Revolutionary Socialist Party |
| 1988 | Gopal Chandra Das | Revolutionary Socialist Party |
| 1993 | Gopal Chandra Das | Revolutionary Socialist Party |
| 1998 | Gopal Chandra Das | Revolutionary Socialist Party |
| 2003 | Gopal Chandra Das | Revolutionary Socialist Party |
| 2008 | Partha Das | Revolutionary Socialist Party |

## Election results
### Assembly Election 2008

2008 Tripura Legislative Assembly election : Salgarh :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | RSP | Partha Das | 17,235 | 55.60% | 2.70 |
| | INC | Mira Das | 12,284 | 39.63% | 0.25 |
| | CPI(ML)L | Sukhen Chandra Sarkar | 626 | 2.02% | 0.95 |
| | BJP | Rabindra Kumar Das | 530 | 1.71% | New |
| | NCP | Uttam Das | 322 | 1.04% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 4,951 | 15.97% | 2.95 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 30,997 | 94.62% | 10.21 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 32,822 | | 2.30 |
| | RSP hold | RSP hold | Swing | 2.70 | |

### Assembly Election 2003

2003 Tripura Legislative Assembly election : Salgarh :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | RSP | Gopal Chandra Das | 15,756 | 58.30% | 5.30 |
| | INC | Mira Das | 10,643 | 39.38% | 4.38 |
| | CPI(ML)L | Narayan Das (Murapara) | 288 | 1.07% | New |
| | Independent | Narayan Das (Palatana) | 233 | 0.86% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 5,113 | 18.92% | 9.69 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 27,024 | 84.27% | 1.66 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 32,085 | | 14.73 |
| | RSP hold | RSP hold | Swing | 5.30 | |

### Assembly Election 1998

1998 Tripura Legislative Assembly election : Salgarh :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | RSP | Gopal Chandra Das | 12,238 | 53.00% | 2.03 |
| | INC | Chandra Mohan Biswas | 10,106 | 43.77% | 1.76 |
| | BJP | Rabindra Kumar Das | 703 | 3.04% | 0.07 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 2,132 | 9.23% | 3.79 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 23,090 | 84.28% | 1.15 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 27,965 | | |
| | RSP hold | RSP hold | Swing | | |

### Assembly Election 1993

1993 Tripura Legislative Assembly election : Salgarh :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | RSP | Gopal Chandra Das | 11,286 | 50.97% | 0.30 |
| | INC | Kamini Kumar Das | 10,080 | 45.52% | 3.00 |
| | BJP | Rabindra Kumar Das | 658 | 2.97% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 1,206 | 5.45% | 2.70 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 22,142 | 84.74% | 3.85 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 26,448 | | |
| | RSP hold | RSP hold | Swing | | |

### Assembly Election 1988

1988 Tripura Legislative Assembly election : Salgarh :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | RSP | Gopal Chandra Das | 9,578 | 51.27% | 1.94 |
| | INC | Kamini Kumar Das | 9,064 | 48.52% | 2.60 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 514 | 2.75% | 4.54 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 18,680 | 88.54% | 1.77 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 21,331 | | 19.53 |
| | RSP hold | RSP hold | Swing | | |

### Assembly Election 1983

1983 Tripura Legislative Assembly election : Salgarh :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | RSP | Gopal Chandra Das | 8,148 | 53.21% | 7.11 |
| | INC | Kamini Kumar Das | 7,032 | 45.92% | 31.90 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 1,116 | 7.29% | 39.01 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 15,312 | 87.11% | 4.95 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 17,846 | | 24.90 |
| | RSP hold | RSP hold | Swing | | |

### Assembly Election 1977

1977 Tripura Legislative Assembly election : Salgarh :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | RSP | Gopal Chandra Das | 6,968 | 60.32% | New |
| | INC | Jitendra Chandra Das | 1,620 | 14.02% | 34.65 |
| | TPCC | Kamini Kumar Das | 1,478 | 12.79% | New |
| | Independent | Sailesh Chandra Majumdar | 1,119 | 9.69% | New |
| | JP | Gobinda Roy Chowdhury | 217 | 1.88% | New |
| | Independent | Maran Chandra Das | 150 | 1.30% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 5,348 | 46.30% | 33.30 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 11,552 | 82.49% | 14.04 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 14,288 | | 17.14 |
| | RSP gain from INC | RSP gain from INC | Swing | 11.65 | |

### Assembly Election 1972

1972 Tripura Legislative Assembly election : Salgarh :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Tapash Dey | 3,966 | 48.67% | 22.42 |
| | CPI(M) | Abani Mohan Bhowmik | 2,907 | 35.67% | 15.97 |
| | Independent | Biswambar Debnath | 1,276 | 15.66% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 1,059 | 13.00% | 38.39 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,149 | 69.29% | 5.76 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 12,197 | | 25.30 |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | | |

### Assembly Election 1967

1967 Tripura Legislative Assembly election : Salgarh :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | E. A. Chowdhury | 8,424 | 71.09% | New |
| | CPI(M) | N. C. Ghose | 2,335 | 19.70% | New |
| | Independent | N. R. Chanda | 1,091 | 9.21% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 6,089 | 51.38% | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 11,850 | 74.80% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 16,329 | | |
| | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) |