# Charilam Assembly constituency

Charilam 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 Tribes. It forms part of the Tripura West (Lok Sabha constituency).

## Members of the Legislative Assembly

| Election | Member | Party |
| 1967 | A. Debbarma | Communist Party of India |
| 1972 | Niranjan Deb | Communist Party of India |
| 1977 | Harinath Debbarma | Tripura Upajati Juba Samiti |
| 1983 | Parimal Chandra Saha | Indian National Congress |
| 1988 | Matilal Saha | Indian National Congress |
| 1993 | Ahok Debbarma | Indian National Congress |
| 1998 | Narayan Rupini | Communist Party of India |
| 2003 | Narayan Rupini | Communist Party of India |
| 2008 | Narayan Rupini | Communist Party of India |
| 2013 | Ramendra Narayan Debbarma | Communist Party of India |
| 2018 | Jishnu Dev Varma | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2023 | Subodh Deb Barma | Tipra Motha Party |

## Election results
### 2023 Assembly election

2023 Tripura Legislative Assembly election: Charilam :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | TMP | Subodh Deb Barma | 13,657 | 37.34% | New |
| | BJP | Jishnu Dev Varma | 12,799 | 34.99% | 55.82 |
| | INC | Ashok Debbarma | 9,627 | 26.32% | 23.67 |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 496 | 1.36% | 0.30 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 858 | 2.35% | 84.94 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 36,579 | 91.59% | 12.21 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 39,998 | | 8.28 |
| | TMP gain from BJP | TMP gain from BJP | Swing | 53.47 | |

### 2018 Assembly election

2018 Tripura Legislative Assembly election: Charilam :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Jishnu Dev Varma | 26,580 | 90.81% | New |
| | CPI(M) | Palash Debbarma | 1,030 | 3.52% | 47.42 |
| | INC | Arjun Debbarma | 775 | 2.65% | 44.15 |
| | INPT | Uma Sankar Debbarma | 685 | 2.34% | New |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 485 | 1.66% | New |
| | Independent | Jyotilal Debbarma | 198 | 0.68% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 25,550 | 87.29% | 83.14 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 29,271 | 80.55% | 14.48 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 36,939 | | 7.02 |
| | BJP gain from CPI(M) | BJP gain from CPI(M) | Swing | 39.87 | |

### 2013 Assembly election

2013 Tripura Legislative Assembly election: Charilam :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | CPI(M) | Ramendra Narayan Debbarma | 16,479 | 50.94% | 1.50 |
| | INC | Himani Debbarma | 15,138 | 46.79% | New |
| | IPFT | Rammohan Debbarma | 733 | 2.27% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 1,341 | 4.15% | 2.45 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 32,350 | 93.80% | 1.74 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 34,517 | | |
| | CPI(M) hold | CPI(M) hold | Swing | | |

### 2008 Assembly election

2008 Tripura Legislative Assembly election: Charilam :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | CPI(M) | Narayan Rupini | 14,216 | 49.44% | 1.37 |
| | INPT | Narendra Chandra Debbarma | 13,729 | 47.75% | 0.07 |
| | Independent | Harendra Debbarma | 466 | 1.62% | New |
| | Independent | Bidhyasagar Debbarma | 343 | 1.19% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 487 | 1.69% | 1.44 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 28,754 | 92.28% | 17.99 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 31,259 | | |
| | CPI(M) hold | CPI(M) hold | Swing | 1.37 | |

### 2003 Assembly election

2003 Tripura Legislative Assembly election: Charilam :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | CPI(M) | Narayan Rupini | 10,573 | 48.07% | 1.53 |
| | INPT | Narendra Chandra Debbarma | 10,517 | 47.81% | New |
| | Independent | Swapan Debbarma | 285 | 1.30% | New |
| | LJP | Bishu Kumar Debbarma | 270 | 1.23% | New |
| | Independent | Jishnu Debbarma | 244 | 1.11% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 56 | 0.25% | 4.36 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 21,996 | 74.20% | 3.03 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 29,727 | | 5.01 |
| | CPI(M) hold | CPI(M) hold | Swing | 1.53 | |

### 1998 Assembly election

1998 Tripura Legislative Assembly election: Charilam :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | CPI(M) | Narayan Rupini | 10,815 | 49.60% | New |
| | Independent | Ananta Debbarma | 9,809 | 44.99% | New |
| | BJP | Sumanta Debbarma | 663 | 3.04% | 1.37 |
| | Independent | Harinath Debbarma | 305 | 1.40% | New |
| | AMB | Ranita Sangma | 118 | 0.54% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 1,006 | 4.61% | 1.58 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 21,805 | 79.89% | 1.26 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 28,308 | | 1.86 |
| | CPI(M) gain from INC | CPI(M) gain from INC | Swing | 2.51 | |

### 1993 Assembly election

1993 Tripura Legislative Assembly election: Charilam :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Ahok Debbarma | 10,292 | 47.09% | 4.45 |
| | CPI | Aghore Debbarma | 9,628 | 44.05% | New |
| | Independent | Binoy Debbarma | 1,114 | 5.10% | New |
| | BJP | Rebati Debbarma | 366 | 1.67% | New |
| | Independent | Bijoy Debbarma | 242 | 1.11% | New |
| | Independent | Haricharan Debbarma | 151 | 0.69% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 664 | 3.04% | 1.80 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 21,855 | 76.84% | 6.77 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 28,844 | | 26.78 |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | 4.45 | |

### 1988 Assembly election

1988 Tripura Legislative Assembly election: Charilam :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Matilal Saha | 9,680 | 51.54% | 1.15 |
| | CPI(M) | Brajgopal Bhowmic | 8,772 | 46.71% | 1.59 |
| | Independent | Shyamal Kanti Roy | 328 | 1.75% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 908 | 4.83% | 2.74 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 18,780 | 84.01% | 0.58 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 22,752 | | 15.24 |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | | |

### 1983 Assembly election

1983 Tripura Legislative Assembly election: Charilam :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Parimal Chandra Saha | 8,528 | 52.70% | 38.65 |
| | CPI(M) | Braja Gopal Bhowmik | 7,302 | 45.12% | 19.94 |
| | Independent | Braja Lal Saha | 300 | 1.85% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 1,226 | 7.58% | 0.44 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 16,183 | 83.44% | 3.90 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 19,744 | | 20.13 |
| | INC gain from TUS | INC gain from TUS | Swing | | |

### 1977 Assembly election

1977 Tripura Legislative Assembly election: Charilam :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | TUS | Harinath Debbarma | 4,259 | 33.20% | 17.45 |
| | CPI(M) | Durga Prasad Sikdar | 3,231 | 25.18% | 11.60 |
| | INC | Swapan Kumar Dutta | 1,802 | 14.05% | 18.40 |
| | JP | Pravesh Chandra Saha | 1,625 | 12.67% | New |
| | TPCC | Captain Chatterjee | 1,202 | 9.37% | New |
| | Independent | Mohan Chowdhury | 388 | 3.02% | New |
| | CPI | Kumud Ranjan Kundu Chowdhury | 212 | 1.65% | New |
| | Independent | Rebati Debbarma | 111 | 0.87% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 1,028 | 8.01% | 3.67 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 12,830 | 79.78% | 13.22 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 16,436 | | 39.75 |
| | TUS gain from CPI(M) | TUS gain from CPI(M) | Swing | 3.59 | |

### 1972 Assembly election

1972 Tripura Legislative Assembly election: Charilam :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | CPI(M) | Niranjan Deb | 2,805 | 36.78% | New |
| | INC | Monmohan Debbarma | 2,474 | 32.44% | 16.88 |
| | TUS | Barada Kanta Debbarma | 1,201 | 15.75% | New |
| | Independent | Gourchand Debbarma | 926 | 12.14% | New |
| | Independent | M. K. Nakshatra Bikram | 220 | 2.88% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 331 | 4.34% | 2.99 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,626 | 67.03% | 5.71 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,761 | | 41.84 |
| | CPI(M) gain from CPI | CPI(M) gain from CPI | Swing | 13.89 | |

### 1967 Assembly election

1967 Tripura Legislative Assembly election: Charilam :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | CPI | A. Debbarma | 7,230 | 50.68% | New |
| | INC | K. C. D. Barma | 7,037 | 49.32% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 193 | 1.35% | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 14,267 | 73.27% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 20,222 | | |
| | CPI win (new seat) | CPI win (new seat) | CPI win (new seat) | CPI win (new seat) | CPI win (new seat) |