# Nalchar Assembly constituency

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

## Members of the Legislative Assembly

| Election | Member | Party |
| 1972 | Benode Behari Das | Indian National Congress |
| 1977 | Sumanta Kumar Das | Communist Party of India |
| 1983 | Narayan Das | Indian National Congress |
| 1988 | Sukumar Barman | Communist Party of India |
| 1993 | Sukumar Barman | Communist Party of India |
| 1998 | Sukumar Barman | Communist Party of India |
| 2003 | Sukumar Barman | Communist Party of India |
| 2008 | Sukumar Barman | Communist Party of India |
| 2012* | Tapan Chandra Das | Communist Party of India |
| 2013 | Tapan Chandra Das | |
| 2018 | Subhash Chandra Das | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2023 | Kishor Barman | Bharatiya Janata Party |
*By-election

## Election results
### 2023 Assembly election

2023 Tripura Legislative Assembly election: Nalchar :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Kishor Barman | 20,836 | 49.95% | 1.47 |
| | CPI(M) | Tapan Chandra Das | 18,452 | 44.24% | 3.11 |
| | AITC | Lutan Das | 889 | 2.13% | New |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 725 | 1.74% | 0.86 |
| | Independent | Bimal Das | 486 | 1.17% | New |
| | Independent | Sunil Chandra Das | 324 | 0.78% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 2,384 | 5.72% | 4.58 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 41,712 | 93.19% | 2.51 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 44,814 | | 7.82 |
| | BJP hold | BJP hold | Swing | 1.47 | |

### 2018 Assembly election

2018 Tripura Legislative Assembly election: Nalchar :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Subhash Chandra Das | 19,261 | 48.48% | 47.00 |
| | CPI(M) | Tapan Chandra Das | 18,810 | 47.34% | 12.61 |
| | INC | Rakesh Das | 594 | 1.50% | 36.34 |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 347 | 0.87% | New |
| | AMB | Ashutosh Das | 230 | 0.58% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 451 | 1.14% | 20.99 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 39,732 | 94.48% | 0.02 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 41,565 | | 8.46 |
| | BJP gain from CPI(M) | BJP gain from CPI(M) | Swing | 11.48 | |

### 2013 Assembly election

2013 Tripura Legislative Assembly election: Nalchar :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | CPI(M) | Tapan Chandra Das | 21,969 | 59.96% | 7.56 |
| | INC | Uttam Das | 13,862 | 37.83% | 5.57 |
| | BJP | Parimal Barman | 541 | 1.48% | 0.34 |
| | SP | Chandan Das | 270 | 0.74% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 8,107 | 22.12% | 13.13 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 36,642 | 96.46% | 1.15 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 38,323 | | |
| | CPI(M) hold | CPI(M) hold | Swing | 7.56 | |

### 2008 Assembly election

2008 Tripura Legislative Assembly election: Nalchar :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | CPI(M) | Sukumar Barman | 14,748 | 52.40% | 3.78 |
| | INC | Sukla Das | 12,216 | 43.40% | 2.40 |
| | BJP | Sujit Das | 511 | 1.82% | New |
| | Independent | Purabi Barman | 465 | 1.65% | New |
| | AMB | Ashutosh Das | 207 | 0.74% | 1.03 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 2,532 | 9.00% | 6.18 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 28,147 | 95.09% | 11.64 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 29,797 | | |
| | CPI(M) hold | CPI(M) hold | Swing | 3.78 | |

### 2003 Assembly election

2003 Tripura Legislative Assembly election: Nalchar :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | CPI(M) | Sukumar Barman | 13,220 | 56.18% | 1.09 |
| | INC | Nani Gopal Das | 9,648 | 41.00% | 1.35 |
| | AMB | Putul Das | 415 | 1.76% | New |
| | Independent | Krishna Kamal Das | 250 | 1.06% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 3,572 | 15.18% | 2.44 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 23,533 | 82.98% | 2.22 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 28,413 | | 16.22 |
| | CPI(M) hold | CPI(M) hold | Swing | 1.09 | |

### 1998 Assembly election

1998 Tripura Legislative Assembly election: Nalchar :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | CPI(M) | Sukumar Barman | 11,905 | 57.26% | 4.61 |
| | INC | Pulin Behari Bhowmik | 8,243 | 39.65% | 5.91 |
| | BJP | Subrata Sarkar | 593 | 2.85% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 3,662 | 17.61% | 10.52 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 20,790 | 86.53% | 0.74 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 24,447 | | 3.09 |
| | CPI(M) hold | CPI(M) hold | Swing | | |

### 1993 Assembly election

1993 Tripura Legislative Assembly election: Nalchar :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | CPI(M) | Sukumar Barman | 10,526 | 52.65% | 0.08 |
| | INC | Narayan Das | 9,108 | 45.56% | 0.64 |
| | Independent | Arun Sarkar | 143 | 0.72% | New |
| | Independent | Ashutosh Das | 109 | 0.55% | New |
| | Independent | Niranjan Das | 106 | 0.53% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 1,418 | 7.09% | 0.57 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 19,992 | 85.31% | 4.49 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 23,714 | | 17.87 |
| | CPI(M) hold | CPI(M) hold | Swing | 0.08 | |

### 1988 Assembly election

1988 Tripura Legislative Assembly election: Nalchar :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | CPI(M) | Sukumar Barman | 9,420 | 52.73% | 4.20 |
| | INC | Narayan Das | 8,254 | 46.20% | 3.74 |
| | Independent | Bijay Krishna Das | 112 | 0.63% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 1,166 | 6.53% | 5.11 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 17,865 | 89.92% | 1.51 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 20,119 | | 18.20 |
| | CPI(M) gain from INC | CPI(M) gain from INC | Swing | | |

### 1983 Assembly election

1983 Tripura Legislative Assembly election: Nalchar :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Narayan Das | 7,420 | 49.94% | 25.82 |
| | CPI(M) | Sumanta Kumar Das | 7,210 | 48.53% | 4.16 |
| | Independent | Mani Gopal Das | 123 | 0.83% | New |
| | Independent | Ashutosh Das | 104 | 0.70% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 210 | 1.41% | 27.15 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 14,857 | 89.03% | 5.76 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 17,021 | | 13.65 |
| | INC gain from CPI(M) | INC gain from CPI(M) | Swing | 2.74 | |

### 1977 Assembly election

1977 Tripura Legislative Assembly election: Nalchar :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | CPI(M) | Sumanta Kumar Das | 6,433 | 52.69% | 14.43 |
| | INC | Bir Chandra Barman | 2,945 | 24.12% | 24.65 |
| | JP | Harendra Chandra Das | 2,493 | 20.42% | New |
| | TPCC | Gouranga Chandra Das | 339 | 2.78% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 3,488 | 28.57% | 18.05 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 12,210 | 83.37% | 17.29 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 14,977 | | 15.06 |
| | CPI(M) gain from INC | CPI(M) gain from INC | Swing | 3.92 | |

### 1972 Assembly election

1972 Tripura Legislative Assembly election: Nalchar :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Benode Behari Das | 4,078 | 48.77% | New |
| | CPI(M) | Hari Madhab Bhowmik | 3,199 | 38.26% | New |
| | Independent | Harendra Chandra Das | 1,085 | 12.98% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 879 | 10.51% | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,362 | 67.01% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 13,017 | | |
| | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) |