# Pratapgarh, Tripura Assembly constituency

Pratapgarh is one of the 60 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Tripura state in India. It is in West Tripura district and is reserved for candidates belonging to the Scheduled Castes. It is also part of West Tripura Lok Sabha constituency.

## Members of the Legislative Assembly

| Election | Member | Party |
| 1972 | Madhusudan Das | Indian National Congress |
| 1977 | Anil Sarkar | Communist Party of India |
| 1983 | Anil Sarkar | Communist Party of India |
| 1988 | Anil Sarkar | Communist Party of India |
| 1993 | Anil Sarkar | Communist Party of India |
| 1998 | Anil Sarkar | Communist Party of India |
| 2003 | Anil Sarkar | Communist Party of India |
| 2008 | Anil Sarkar | Communist Party of India |
| 2013 | Anil Sarkar | Communist Party of India |
| 2015 by-election | Ramu Das | Communist Party of India |
| 2018 | Rebati Mohan Das | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2023 | Ramu Das | Communist Party of India |

## Election results
### 2023 Assembly election

2023 Tripura Legislative Assembly election: Pratapgarh :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | CPI(M) | Ramu Das | 26,422 | 49.61% | 4.74 |
| | BJP | Rebati Mohan Das | 24,336 | 45.70% | 5.40 |
| | AITC | Kuheli Das | 1,181 | 2.22% | 1.58 |
| | Independent | Ashok Kumar Das | 761 | 1.43% | New |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 555 | 1.04% | 0.30 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 2,086 | 3.92% | 2.31 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 53,255 | 92.21% | 3.47 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 57,803 | | 9.30 |
| | CPI(M) gain from BJP | CPI(M) gain from BJP | Swing | 1.48 | |

### 2018 Assembly election

2018 Tripura Legislative Assembly election: Pratapgarh :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Rebati Mohan Das | 25,834 | 51.10% | 27.77 |
| | CPI(M) | Ramu Das | 22,686 | 44.87% | New |
| | INC | Arjun Das | 628 | 1.24% | 10.59 |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 374 | 0.74% | New |
| | AITC | Mithun Das | 322 | 0.64% | New |
| | AMB | Birendra Das | 290 | 0.57% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 3,148 | 6.23% | 33.29 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 50,557 | 94.86% | 8.00 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 52,884 | | 5.67 |
| | BJP gain from CPI | BJP gain from CPI | Swing | 11.75 | |

### 2015 Assembly by-election

2015 Tripura Legislative Assembly by-election: Pratapgarh :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | CPI | Ramu Das | 27,555 | 62.85% | New |
| | BJP | Mousumi Das | 10,229 | 23.33% | New |
| | INC | Ranjit Kumar Das | 5,187 | 11.83% | 34.98 |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 525 | 1.20% | New |
| | Independent | Anil Chandra Das | 520 | 1.19% | New |
| | Independent | Biplab Chandra Sarkar | 349 | 0.80% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 17,326 | 39.52% | 34.95 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 43,840 | 88.65% | 64.79 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 50,046 | | |
| | CPI gain from CPI(M) | CPI gain from CPI(M) | Swing | 11.48 | |

### 2013 Assembly election

2013 Tripura Legislative Assembly election: Pratapgarh :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | CPI(M) | Anil Sarkar | 23,977 | 51.38% | 2.41 |
| | INC | Ranjit Kumar Das | 21,845 | 46.81% | 4.83 |
| | Independent | Biplab Chandra Sarkar | 846 | 1.81% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 2,132 | 4.57% | 7.24 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 46,668 | 22.82% | 69.49 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,04,601 | | |
| | CPI(M) hold | CPI(M) hold | Swing | | |

### 2008 Assembly election

2008 Tripura Legislative Assembly election: Pratapgarh :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | CPI(M) | Anil Sarkar | 32,105 | 53.79% | 0.48 |
| | INC | Bimal Chandra Barman | 25,055 | 41.97% | 0.60 |
| | BJP | Arjun Chandra Das | 1,026 | 1.72% | 0.04 |
| | LJP | Putul Rani Mitra | 880 | 1.47% | New |
| | CPI(ML)L | Nandalal Das | 625 | 1.05% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 7,050 | 11.81% | 1.08 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 59,691 | 92.75% | 11.34 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 64,673 | | 15.31 |
| | CPI(M) hold | CPI(M) hold | Swing | 0.48 | |

### 2003 Assembly election

2003 Tripura Legislative Assembly election: Pratapgarh :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | CPI(M) | Anil Sarkar | 24,638 | 54.26% | 3.86 |
| | INC | Narayan Das | 18,784 | 41.37% | 1.58 |
| | BJP | Arjun Chandra Das | 764 | 1.68% | 4.32 |
| | Independent | Rahul Das | 590 | 1.30% | New |
| | Independent | Nandalal Das | 440 | 0.97% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 5,854 | 12.89% | 5.45 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 45,405 | 80.96% | 0.11 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 56,085 | | 13.14 |
| | CPI(M) hold | CPI(M) hold | Swing | 3.86 | |

### 1998 Assembly election

1998 Tripura Legislative Assembly election: Pratapgarh :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | CPI(M) | Anil Sarkar | 20,255 | 50.40% | 7.05 |
| | INC | Narayan Chandra Das | 17,262 | 42.95% | 4.22 |
| | BJP | Amita Malakar | 2,412 | 6.00% | 4.00 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 2,993 | 7.45% | 11.27 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 40,188 | 82.67% | 1.02 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 49,572 | | 5.40 |
| | CPI(M) hold | CPI(M) hold | Swing | | |

### 1993 Assembly election

1993 Tripura Legislative Assembly election: Pratapgarh :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | CPI(M) | Anil Sarkar | 21,629 | 57.45% | 4.03 |
| | INC | Madhusudan Das | 14,581 | 38.73% | 6.95 |
| | BJP | Dinesh Das | 753 | 2.00% | New |
| | Independent | Nakul Das | 299 | 0.79% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 7,048 | 18.72% | 10.98 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 37,649 | 81.32% | 4.08 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 47,032 | | 33.97 |
| | CPI(M) hold | CPI(M) hold | Swing | 4.03 | |

### 1988 Assembly election

1988 Tripura Legislative Assembly election: Pratapgarh :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | CPI(M) | Anil Sarkar | 15,778 | 53.42% | 4.97 |
| | INC | Madhusudan Das | 13,492 | 45.68% | 5.53 |
| | Independent | Birendra Chandra Das | 264 | 0.89% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 2,286 | 7.74% | 10.50 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 29,534 | 85.36% | 0.06 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 35,106 | | 35.31 |
| | CPI(M) hold | CPI(M) hold | Swing | | |

### 1983 Assembly election

1983 Tripura Legislative Assembly election: Pratapgarh :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | CPI(M) | Anil Sarkar | 12,736 | 58.40% | 8.04 |
| | INC | Monomohan Das | 8,758 | 40.16% | 19.39 |
| | Independent | Barinda Das | 164 | 0.75% | New |
| | Independent | Madhusudan Das | 152 | 0.70% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 3,978 | 18.24% | 27.43 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 21,810 | 85.63% | 3.44 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 25,944 | | 27.85 |
| | CPI(M) hold | CPI(M) hold | Swing | 8.04 | |

### 1977 Assembly election

1977 Tripura Legislative Assembly election: Pratapgarh :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | CPI(M) | Anil Sarkar | 10,869 | 66.44% | 20.85 |
| | INC | Madhusudan Das | 3,397 | 20.76% | 28.24 |
| | JP | Monomohan Das | 1,758 | 10.75% | New |
| | TPCC | Rama Das | 336 | 2.05% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 7,472 | 45.67% | 42.26 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 16,360 | 82.27% | 19.30 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 20,292 | | 57.89 |
| | CPI(M) gain from INC | CPI(M) gain from INC | Swing | 17.43 | |

### 1972 Assembly election

1972 Tripura Legislative Assembly election: Pratapgarh :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Madhusudan Das | 3,862 | 49.00% | New |
| | CPI(M) | Jadab Chandra Majumder | 3,593 | 45.59% | New |
| | Independent | Amal Chandra Das | 426 | 5.41% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 269 | 3.41% | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,881 | 62.80% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 12,852 | | |
| | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) |