# Ramnagar, Tripura Assembly constituency

Ramnagar is one of the 60 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Tripura state in India. It is in West Tripura district and is a part of Tripura West (Lok Sabha constituency).

## Members of the Legislative Assembly

| Election | Member | Party |
| 1977 | Biren Datta | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 1983 | Biren Datta | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 1988 | Surajit Datta | Indian National Congress |
| 1993 | Surajit Datta | Indian National Congress |
| 1998 | Surajit Datta | Indian National Congress |
| 2003 | Surajit Datta | Indian National Congress |
| 2008 | Surajit Datta | Indian National Congress |
| 2013 | Ratan Das | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 2018 | Surajit Datta | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2023 | Surajit Datta | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2024^ | Dipak Majumder | Bharatiya Janata Party |
* ^ denotes by-election

## Election results
### 2024 by-election

Tripura Legislative Assembly by-election, 2024: Ramnagar :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Dipak Majumder | 25,380 | 75.46 | 29.26 |
| | CPI(M) | Ratan Das | 7,366 | 21.9 | New |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 887 | 2.64 | 0.83 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 18,014 | 53.56 | 51.19 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 32,574 | 71.19% | 12.05 |
| | BJP hold | BJP hold | Swing | | |

### 2023 Assembly election

2023 Tripura Legislative Assembly election: Ramnagar :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Surajit Datta | 17,455 | 46.20% | 7.31 |
| | Independent | Purushuttam Roy Barman | 16,558 | 43.83% | New |
| | AITC | Pujan Biswas | 2,079 | 5.50% | 4.81 |
| | Independent | Dulal Ghosh | 1,005 | 2.66% | New |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 685 | 1.81% | 0.98 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 897 | 2.37% | 9.94 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 37,782 | 83.24% | 7.08 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 45,411 | | 4.01 |
| | BJP hold | BJP hold | Swing | 7.31 | |

### 2018 Assembly election

2018 Tripura Legislative Assembly election: Ramnagar :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Surajit Datta | 21,092 | 53.51% | 51.72 |
| | CPI(M) | Ratan Das | 16,237 | 41.19% | 8.00 |
| | INC | Pujan Biswas | 648 | 1.64% | 47.37 |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 329 | 0.83% | New |
| | AITC | Soumen Majumder | 274 | 0.70% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 4,855 | 12.32% | 12.14 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 39,416 | 88.44% | 0.55 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 43,659 | | 6.71 |
| | BJP gain from CPI(M) | BJP gain from CPI(M) | Swing | 4.32 | |

### 2013 Assembly election

2013 Tripura Legislative Assembly election: Ramnagar :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | CPI(M) | Ratan Das | 18,060 | 49.19% | 4.45 |
| | INC | Surajit Datta | 17,995 | 49.02% | 3.20 |
| | BJP | Bidyut Ghosh | 657 | 1.79% | 0.09 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 65 | 0.18% | 7.29 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 36,712 | 89.85% | 0.63 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 40,915 | | |
| | CPI(M) gain from INC | CPI(M) gain from INC | Swing | | |

### 2008 Assembly election

2008 Tripura Legislative Assembly election: Ramnagar :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Surajit Datta | 16,569 | 52.22% | 1.88 |
| | CPI(M) | Ratan Das | 14,198 | 44.74% | 1.23 |
| | BJP | Nilima Ghosh | 595 | 1.88% | 0.52 |
| | AIFB | Dulal Deb | 370 | 1.17% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 2,371 | 7.47% | 3.11 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 31,732 | 89.19% | 13.43 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 35,616 | | |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | 1.88 | |

### 2003 Assembly election

2003 Tripura Legislative Assembly election: Ramnagar :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Surajit Datta | 14,431 | 54.10% | 0.82 |
| | CPI(M) | Samir Chakraborty | 11,608 | 43.51% | 4.01 |
| | BJP | Chandan De | 638 | 2.39% | 4.83 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 2,823 | 10.58% | 3.20 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 26,677 | 75.89% | 3.92 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 35,259 | | 12.39 |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | | |

### 1998 Assembly election

1998 Tripura Legislative Assembly election: Ramnagar :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Surajit Datta | 13,303 | 53.28% | 0.39 |
| | CPI(M) | Madhu Sengupta | 9,862 | 39.50% | 2.30 |
| | BJP | Mati Lal Das | 1,803 | 7.22% | 3.41 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 3,441 | 13.78% | 1.92 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 24,968 | 81.39% | 3.13 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 31,373 | | 0.07 |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | | |

### 1993 Assembly election

1993 Tripura Legislative Assembly election: Ramnagar :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Surajit Datta | 12,862 | 53.67% | 1.87 |
| | CPI(M) | Chhaya Baul | 10,018 | 41.80% | 5.81 |
| | BJP | Paritosh Pal | 914 | 3.81% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 2,844 | 11.87% | 7.68 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 23,967 | 77.52% | 6.43 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 31,350 | | 26.20 |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | | |

### 1988 Assembly election

1988 Tripura Legislative Assembly election: Ramnagar :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Surajit Datta | 10,663 | 51.79% | 3.44 |
| | CPI(M) | Khagen Das | 9,802 | 47.61% | 3.18 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 861 | 4.18% | 1.74 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 20,587 | 83.80% | 4.12 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 24,841 | | 23.81 |
| | INC gain from CPI(M) | INC gain from CPI(M) | Swing | | |

### 1983 Assembly election

1983 Tripura Legislative Assembly election: Ramnagar :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | CPI(M) | Biren Dutta | 8,026 | 50.80% | 12.62 |
| | INC | Amar Ranjan Gupta | 7,640 | 48.35% | 29.13 |
| | Independent | Jyotimoy Ghosh | 134 | 0.85% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 386 | 2.44% | 41.74 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 15,800 | 80.24% | 1.25 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 20,063 | | 17.11 |
| | CPI(M) hold | CPI(M) hold | Swing | | |

### 1977 Assembly election

1977 Tripura Legislative Assembly election: Ramnagar :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | CPI(M) | Biren Datta | 8,420 | 63.41% | New |
| | INC | Apanshu Mohan Lodh | 2,553 | 19.23% | New |
| | JP | Naripendra Mohan Paul | 1,240 | 9.34% | New |
| | TPCC | Pramode Ranjan Dasgupta | 870 | 6.55% | New |
| | Independent | Anukul Chandra Saha | 195 | 1.47% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 5,867 | 44.19% | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 13,278 | 78.72% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 17,132 | | |
| | CPI(M) win (new seat) | CPI(M) win (new seat) | CPI(M) win (new seat) | CPI(M) win (new seat) | CPI(M) win (new seat) |