# Banamalipur Assembly constituency

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

## Members of the Legislative Assembly

| Election | Member | Party |
| 1977 | Bibekananda Bhowmik | Independent politician |
| 1983 | Sukhamoy Sen Gupta | Indian National Congress |
| 1988 | Ratan Chakraborty | Indian National Congress |
| 1993 | Ratan Chakraborty | Indian National Congress |
| 1998 | Madhu Sudhan Saha | Indian National Congress |
| 2003 | Gopal Chandra Roy | Indian National Congress |
| 2008 | Gopal Chandra Roy | Indian National Congress |
| 2013 | Gopal Chandra Roy | Indian National Congress |
| 2018 | Biplab Kumar Deb | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2023 | Gopal Chandra Roy | Indian National Congress |

## Election results
### 2023 Assembly election

2023 Tripura Legislative Assembly election: Banamalipur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Gopal Chandra Roy | 17,128 | 49.58% | 47.29 |
| | BJP | Rajib Bhattacharjee | 15,759 | 45.61% | 14.27 |
| | AITC | Santanu Saha | 732 | 2.12% | New |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 479 | 1.39% | 0.92 |
| | Independent | Sujata Datta | 288 | 0.83% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 1,369 | 3.96% | 22.32 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 34,548 | 83.47% | 6.43 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 41,466 | | 2.44 |
| | INC gain from BJP | INC gain from BJP | Swing | 10.31 | |

### 2018 Assembly election

2018 Tripura Legislative Assembly election: Banamalipur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Biplab Kumar Deb | 21,755 | 59.89% | 58.59 |
| | CPI(M) | Amal Chakraborty | 12,206 | 33.60% | New |
| | INC | Gopal Chandra Roy | 832 | 2.29% | 54.99 |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 169 | 0.47% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 9,549 | 26.29% | 9.33 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 36,327 | 87.37% | 3.02 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 40,478 | | 3.31 |
| | BJP gain from INC | BJP gain from INC | Swing | 2.61 | |

### 2013 Assembly election

2013 Tripura Legislative Assembly election: Banamalipur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Gopal Chandra Roy | 19,464 | 57.28% | 2.60 |
| | CPI | Yudhisthir Das | 13,702 | 40.32% | 1.93 |
| | BJP | Gita Roy | 441 | 1.30% | 0.32 |
| | AMB | Dulal Chandra Talapatra | 194 | 0.57% | New |
| | SUCI(C) | Subrata Chakraborty | 180 | 0.53% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 5,762 | 16.96% | 4.53 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 33,981 | 86.78% | 0.33 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 39,182 | | |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | 2.60 | |

### 2008 Assembly election

2008 Tripura Legislative Assembly election: Banamalipur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Gopal Chandra Roy | 12,354 | 54.68% | 2.64 |
| | CPI | Prasanta Kapali | 9,546 | 42.25% | 2.16 |
| | BJP | Sudhindra Chandra Dasgupta | 365 | 1.62% | New |
| | Independent | Nishith Das | 206 | 0.91% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 2,808 | 12.43% | 4.80 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 22,595 | 87.44% | 13.91 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 25,956 | | |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | 2.64 | |

### 2003 Assembly election

2003 Tripura Legislative Assembly election: Banamalipur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Gopal Chandra Roy | 10,437 | 52.03% | 2.26 |
| | CPI | Prashanta Kapali | 8,907 | 44.40% | 7.57 |
| | AITC | Radhashyam Saha | 464 | 2.31% | New |
| | Independent | Sudhindra Dasgupta | 150 | 0.75% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 1,530 | 7.63% | 9.83 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 20,059 | 73.40% | 4.90 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 27,424 | | 15.62 |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | 2.26 | |

### 1998 Assembly election

1998 Tripura Legislative Assembly election: Banamalipur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Madhu Sudhan Saha | 10,051 | 54.29% | 5.12 |
| | CPI | Prasanta Kapali | 6,819 | 36.84% | New |
| | BJP | Narayan Chandra Ghosh | 1,440 | 7.78% | 2.46 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 3,232 | 17.46% | 11.24 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 18,512 | 79.54% | 4.41 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 23,720 | | 0.06 |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | | |

### 1993 Assembly election

1993 Tripura Legislative Assembly election: Banamalipur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Ratan Chakraborty | 8,583 | 49.17% | 7.08 |
| | JD | Dulal Das Gupta | 7,498 | 42.96% | New |
| | BJP | Sankar Paul | 928 | 5.32% | New |
| | Independent | Nikhil Debnath | 253 | 1.45% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 1,085 | 6.22% | 7.00 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 17,454 | 74.66% | 7.70 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 23,705 | | 25.50 |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | 7.08 | |

### 1988 Assembly election

1988 Tripura Legislative Assembly election: Banamalipur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Ratan Chakraborty | 8,642 | 56.26% | 3.83 |
| | CPI(M) | Bibekananda Bhowmik | 6,612 | 43.04% | 2.00 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 2,030 | 13.22% | 5.83 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 15,361 | 82.43% | 0.68 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 18,888 | | 17.99 |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | | |

### 1983 Assembly election

1983 Tripura Legislative Assembly election: Banamalipur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Sukhamoy Sen Gupta | 6,883 | 52.43% | 37.98 |
| | CPI(M) | Bibekananda Bhowmik | 5,913 | 45.04% | New |
| | Independent | Subrata Bhowmik | 224 | 1.71% | New |
| | Independent | Polin Chandra Debnath | 107 | 0.82% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 970 | 7.39% | 40.35 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 13,127 | 82.11% | 3.89 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 16,008 | | 19.64 |
| | INC gain from Independent | INC gain from Independent | Swing | 12.00 | |

### 1977 Assembly election

1977 Tripura Legislative Assembly election: Banamalipur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Bibekananda Bhowmik | 6,734 | 64.43% | New |
| | TPCC | Priya Lal Paul | 1,745 | 16.70% | New |
| | INC | Tarit Mohan Dasgupta | 1,511 | 14.46% | New |
| | JP | Jitendra Chandra Paul | 461 | 4.41% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 4,989 | 47.74% | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 10,451 | 79.01% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 13,380 | | |
| | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) |