# Agartala Assembly constituency

Agartala Vidhan Sabha constituency is one of the 60 assembly constituencies of Tripura, a northeastern state of India. It is a part of Tripura West Lok Sabha constituency.

## Members of the Legislative Assembly

| Year | Name | Party |
| 1977 | Ajoy Biswas | Independent politician |
| 1983 | Manik Sarkar | Communist Party of India |
| 1988 | Maharani Bibhu Kumari Devi | Indian National Congress |
| 1993 | Nripen Chakraborty | Communist Party of India |
| 1998 | Sudip Roy Barman | Indian National Congress |
| 2003 | Sudip Roy Barman | Indian National Congress |
| 2008 | Sudip Roy Barman | Indian National Congress |
| 2013 | Sudip Roy Barman | Indian National Congress |
| 2018 | Sudip Roy Barman | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2022 by-election | Sudip Roy Barman | Indian National Congress |
| 2023 | Sudip Roy Barman | Indian National Congress |

## Election results
### 2023 Assembly election

2023 Tripura Legislative Assembly election: Agartala :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Sudip Roy Barman | 26,435 | 57.35 | 13.45 |
| | BJP | Papia Dutta | 18,273 | 39.64 | 3.71 |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 562 | 1.22 | 0.18 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 8,162 | 17.71 | 9.74 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 46,092 | 87.60 | 10.74 |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | 13.45 | |

### 2022 Assembly by-election

2022 Tripura Legislative Assembly by-election: Agartala :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Sudip Roy Barman | 17,431 | 43.91% | 42.49 |
| | BJP | Ashok Sinha | 14,268 | 35.94% | 19.53 |
| | CPI(M) | Krishna Majumder | 6,808 | 17.15% | New |
| | AITC | Panna Deb | 842 | 2.12% | 1.46 |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 411 | 1.04% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 3,163 | 7.97% | 8.26 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 39,700 | 76.29% | 15.93 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 51,913 | | 5.44 |
| | INC gain from BJP | INC gain from BJP | Swing | 11.56 | |

### 2018 Assembly election

2018 Tripura Legislative Assembly election: Agartala :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Sudip Roy Barman | 25,234 | 55.47% | 53.52 |
| | CPI(M) | Krishna Majumder | 17,852 | 39.24% | 6.53 |
| | INC | Prashanta Sen Chowdhury | 646 | 1.42% | 50.87 |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 344 | 0.76% | New |
| | AITC | Panna Deb | 302 | 0.66% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 7,382 | 16.23% | 9.71 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 45,494 | 90.73% | 0.77 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 49,233 | | |
| | BJP gain from INC | BJP gain from INC | Swing | 3.18 | |

### 2013 Assembly election

2013 Tripura Legislative Assembly election: Agartala :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Sudip Roy Barman | 22,160 | 52.29% | 1.47 |
| | CPI(M) | Sankar Prasad Datta | 19,398 | 45.77% | 0.64 |
| | BJP | Sushil Roy | 823 | 1.94% | 0.67 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 2,762 | 6.52% | 2.10 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 42,381 | 92.14% | 4.38 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 46,252 | | |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | | |

### 2008 Assembly election

2008 Tripura Legislative Assembly election: Agartala :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Sudip Roy Barman | 21,019 | 50.82% | 1.43 |
| | CPI(M) | Bikash Roy | 19,194 | 46.41% | 1.47 |
| | BJP | Milan Chakraborty | 528 | 1.28% | 0.21 |
| | Independent | Shibani Bhowmik | 389 | 0.94% | New |
| | AITC | Lalit Mohan Goswami | 231 | 0.56% | 0.02 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 1,825 | 4.41% | 2.90 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 41,361 | 88.15% | 11.60 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 47,407 | | 0.42 |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | 1.43 | |

### 2003 Assembly election

2003 Tripura Legislative Assembly election: Agartala :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Sudip Roy Barman | 18,656 | 52.24% | 3.24 |
| | CPI(M) | Sankar Das | 16,046 | 44.94% | 2.21 |
| | BJP | Nilmani Deb | 381 | 1.07% | 7.07 |
| | Independent | Surendra Debnath | 239 | 0.67% | New |
| | AITC | Dulal Das | 194 | 0.54% | New |
| | Independent | Shibani Bhowmik | 193 | 0.54% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 2,610 | 7.31% | 1.03 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 35,709 | 75.88% | 1.15 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 47,207 | | 10.35 |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | 3.24 | |

### 1998 Assembly election

1998 Tripura Legislative Assembly election : Agartala :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Sudip Roy Barman | 16,098 | 49.00% | 6.56 |
| | CPI(M) | Krishna Rakshit (Datta) | 14,036 | 42.72% | 9.38 |
| | BJP | Sujit Kumar Datta | 2,672 | 8.13% | 4.53 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 2,062 | 6.28% | 3.39 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 32,852 | 78.65% | 0.06 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 42,781 | | 8.48 |
| | INC gain from CPI(M) | INC gain from CPI(M) | Swing | | |

### 1993 Assembly election

1993 Tripura Legislative Assembly election: Agartala :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | CPI(M) | Nripen Chakraborty | 15,792 | 52.11% | 2.70 |
| | INC | Sudip Roy Barman | 12,863 | 42.44% | 7.28 |
| | BJP | Ajit Bardhan | 1,092 | 3.60% | New |
| | Independent | Gouri Bhattachaerjee | 285 | 0.94% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 2,929 | 9.66% | 9.35 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 30,307 | 77.73% | 4.01 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 39,438 | | 24.10 |
| | CPI(M) gain from INC | CPI(M) gain from INC | Swing | 2.39 | |

### 1988 Assembly election

1988 Tripura Legislative Assembly election: Agartala :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Maharani Bidhu Kumari Debi | 12,776 | 49.72% | 3.13 |
| | CPI(M) | Manik Sarkar | 12,695 | 49.40% | 2.77 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 81 | 0.32% | 5.27 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 25,696 | 82.00% | 1.51 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 31,780 | | 23.86 |
| | INC gain from CPI(M) | INC gain from CPI(M) | Swing | | |

### 1983 Assembly election

1983 Tripura Legislative Assembly election: Agartala :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | CPI(M) | Manik Sarkar | 10,623 | 52.18% | New |
| | INC | Promode Ranjandas Gupta | 9,485 | 46.59% | 38.41 |
| | Independent | Bhupesh Chandra Debnath | 132 | 0.65% | New |
| | Independent | Krishna Debbarma | 120 | 0.59% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 1,138 | 5.59% | 49.71 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 20,360 | 80.44% | 2.48 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 25,659 | | 25.93 |
| | CPI(M) gain from Independent | CPI(M) gain from Independent | Swing | 16.03 | |

### 1977 Assembly election

1977 Tripura Legislative Assembly election: Agartala :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Ajoy Biswas | 10,682 | 68.20% | New |
| | TPCC | Kamal Kumar Singha | 2,021 | 12.90% | New |
| | JP | Brajesh Chakraborty | 1,501 | 9.58% | New |
| | INC | Baby Gupta | 1,281 | 8.18% | New |
| | Independent | Satya Ranjan Chakraborty | 177 | 1.13% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 8,661 | 55.30% | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 15,662 | 78.14% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 20,375 | | |
| | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) |