# Matarbari Assembly constituency

Matarbari Legislative Assembly constituency is one of the 60 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Tripura state in India.
It comprises Matarbari tehsil, Maharani tehsil, along with parts of Jamjuri and Garji tehsils in Gomati district.

## Members of the Legislative Assembly

| Election | Member | Party |
| 1972 | Nishi Kanta Sarkar | Indian National Congress |
| 1977 | Naresh Chandra Ghosh | Communist Party of India |
| 1983 | Maharani Bibhu Kumari Devi | Indian National Congress |
| 1988 | Kashiram Reang | Indian National Congress |
| 1993 | Madhab Chandra Saha | Communist Party of India |
| 1998 | Kashiram Reang | Indian National Congress |
| 2003 | Madhab Chandra Saha | Communist Party of India |
| 2008 | Madhab Chandra Saha | Communist Party of India |
| 2013 | Madhab Chandra Saha | Communist Party of India |
| 2018 | Biplab Kumar Ghosh | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2023 | Abhishek Debroy | Bharatiya Janata Party |

## Election results
### 2023 Assembly election

2023 Tripura Legislative Assembly election: Matarbari :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Abhishek Debroy | 25,494 | 51.06% | 1.27 |
| | INC | Pranajit Roy | 16,453 | 32.95% | 31.88 |
| | TMP | Biralal Noatia | 7,101 | 14.22% | New |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 576 | 1.15% | 0.50 |
| | Independent | Tarmin Uddin | 309 | 0.62% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 9,041 | 18.11% | 14.72 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 49,933 | 90.90% | 0.85 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 55,023 | | 8.77 |
| | BJP hold | BJP hold | Swing | 1.27 | |

### 2018 Assembly election

2018 Tripura Legislative Assembly election: Matarbari :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Biplab Kumar Ghosh | 23,069 | 49.79% | 48.71 |
| | CPI(M) | Madhab Chandra Saha | 21,500 | 46.40% | 3.69 |
| | INC | Abhijit Sarkar | 497 | 1.07% | 46.05 |
| | AITC | Bishwajit Chakraborty | 315 | 0.68% | New |
| | CPI(ML)L | Gopal Roy | 302 | 0.65% | 0.28 |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 301 | 0.65% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 1,569 | 3.39% | 0.43 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 46,336 | 92.69% | 4.10 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 50,586 | | 9.32 |
| | BJP gain from CPI(M) | BJP gain from CPI(M) | Swing | 0.30 | |

### 2013 Assembly election

2013 Tripura Legislative Assembly election: Matarbari :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | CPI(M) | Madhab Chandra Saha | 22,178 | 50.09% | 0.10 |
| | INC | Biplab Kumar Ghosh | 20,868 | 47.13% | 0.87 |
| | BJP | Madhusudhan Bhattacharjee | 477 | 1.08% | 0.55 |
| | CPI(ML)L | Gopal Roy | 414 | 0.93% | 1.00 |
| | IPFT | Aghore Debbarma | 343 | 0.77% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 1,310 | 2.96% | 0.97 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 44,280 | 95.78% | 0.41 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 46,272 | | |
| | CPI(M) hold | CPI(M) hold | Swing | 0.10 | |

### 2008 Assembly election

2008 Tripura Legislative Assembly election: Matarbari :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | CPI(M) | Madhab Chandra Saha | 15,601 | 50.18% | 2.42 |
| | INC | Bibhu Kumari Devi | 14,381 | 46.26% | 0.90 |
| | CPI(ML)L | Gopal Roy | 601 | 1.93% | 0.10 |
| | BJP | Madhusudhan Bhattacharjee | 505 | 1.62% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 1,220 | 3.92% | 3.32 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 31,088 | 95.31% | 9.69 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 32,626 | | |
| | CPI(M) hold | CPI(M) hold | Swing | 2.42 | |

### 2003 Assembly election

2003 Tripura Legislative Assembly election: Matarbari :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | CPI(M) | Madhab Chandra Saha | 14,304 | 52.61% | 6.01 |
| | INC | Kashiram Reang | 12,333 | 45.36% | 4.77 |
| | CPI(ML)L | Gopal Roy | 554 | 2.04% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 1,971 | 7.25% | 3.72 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 27,191 | 85.66% | 1.84 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 31,766 | | 10.98 |
| | CPI(M) gain from INC | CPI(M) gain from INC | Swing | | |

### 1998 Assembly election

1998 Tripura Legislative Assembly election: Matarbari :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Kashiram Reang | 12,016 | 50.12% | 5.88 |
| | CPI(M) | Madhab Chandra Saha | 11,171 | 46.60% | 3.34 |
| | BJP | Swapan Ghosh | 732 | 3.05% | 1.19 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 845 | 3.52% | 2.17 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 23,973 | 84.84% | 1.49 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 28,622 | | 5.36 |
| | INC gain from CPI(M) | INC gain from CPI(M) | Swing | | |

### 1993 Assembly election

1993 Tripura Legislative Assembly election: Matarbari :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | CPI(M) | Madhab Chandra Saha | 11,566 | 49.94% | 0.33 |
| | INC | Kashiram Reang | 10,247 | 44.25% | 5.41 |
| | Independent | Kirpanjoy Debbarma | 665 | 2.87% | New |
| | BJP | Shyamal Dey | 432 | 1.87% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 1,319 | 5.70% | 5.65 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 23,159 | 86.34% | 1.21 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 27,167 | | 22.58 |
| | CPI(M) gain from INC | CPI(M) gain from INC | Swing | 0.29 | |

### 1988 Assembly election

1988 Tripura Legislative Assembly election: Matarbari :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Kashiram Reang | 9,514 | 49.65% | 7.76 |
| | CPI(M) | Madhab Chandra Saha | 9,506 | 49.61% | 8.25 |
| | JP | Rabindra Paul | 108 | 0.56% | 0.40 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 8 | 0.04% | 16.00 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 19,161 | 87.29% | 1.51 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 22,162 | | 17.55 |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | | |

### 1983 Assembly election

1983 Tripura Legislative Assembly election: Matarbari :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Maharani Bibhu Kumari Devi | 9,195 | 57.41% | 38.09 |
| | CPI(M) | Madhab Saha | 6,625 | 41.36% | 9.55 |
| | JP | Maran Chandra Das | 154 | 0.96% | 11.14 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 2,570 | 16.05% | 15.55 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 16,016 | 86.26% | 4.14 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 18,854 | | 21.74 |
| | INC gain from CPI(M) | INC gain from CPI(M) | Swing | | |

### 1977 Assembly election

1977 Tripura Legislative Assembly election: Matarbari :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | CPI(M) | Naresh Chandra Ghosh | 6,372 | 50.91% | 12.76 |
| | INC | Anil Sarkar | 2,418 | 19.32% | 26.38 |
| | TUS | Sachindra Kumar Chowdhury | 2,157 | 17.24% | New |
| | JP | Samar Sarkar | 1,515 | 12.11% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 3,954 | 31.59% | 24.05 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 12,515 | 82.20% | 16.01 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 15,487 | | 19.10 |
| | CPI(M) gain from INC | CPI(M) gain from INC | Swing | 5.21 | |

### 1972 Assembly election

1972 Tripura Legislative Assembly election: Matarbari :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Nishi Kanta Sarkar | 3,851 | 45.70% | New |
| | CPI(M) | Naresh Chandra Ghosh | 3,215 | 38.16% | New |
| | Independent | Raj Kumar Kar Gupta | 1,360 | 16.14% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 636 | 7.55% | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,426 | 67.34% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 13,003 | | |
| | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) |