# Bamutia Assembly constituency

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

## Members of the Legislative Assembly

| Election | Member | Party |
| 1972 | Prafulla Kumar Das | Indian National Congress |
| 1977 | Haricharan Sarkar | Communist Party of India |
| 1983 | Haricharan Sarkar | Communist Party of India |
| 1988 | Prakash Chandra Das | Indian National Congress |
| 1993 | Haricharan Sarkar | Communist Party of India |
| 1998 | Prakash Chandra Das | Indian National Congress |
| 2003 | Prakash Chandra Das | Indian National Congress |
| 2008 | Haricharan Sarkar | Communist Party of India |
| 2013 | Haricharan Sarkar | Communist Party of India |
| 2018 | Krishnadhan Das | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2023 | Nayan Sarkar | Communist Party of India |

## Election results
### 2023 Assembly election

2023 Tripura Legislative Assembly election: Bamutia :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | CPI(M) | Nayan Sarkar | 20,119 | 46.39% | New |
| | BJP | Krishnadhan Das | 18,093 | 41.72% | 7.43 |
| | TMP | Nitai Sarkar | 3,478 | 8.02% | New |
| | AITC | Nihar Ranjan Sarkar | 635 | 1.46% | New |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 473 | 1.09% | 0.24 |
| | Independent | Biplab Das | 402 | 0.93% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 2,026 | 4.67% | 2.28 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 43,365 | 92.57% | 2.82 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 46,947 | | 9.75 |
| | CPI(M) gain from BJP | CPI(M) gain from BJP | Swing | 2.76 | |

### 2018 Assembly election

2018 Tripura Legislative Assembly election: Bamutia :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Krishnadhan Das | 20,014 | 49.15% | 47.84 |
| | CPI(M) | Haricharan Sarkar | 19,042 | 46.76% | 5.59 |
| | INC | Swapanananda Das | 402 | 0.99% | 44.08 |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 348 | 0.85% | New |
| | AMB | Bimal Das | 276 | 0.68% | 0.60 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 972 | 2.39% | 4.91 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 40,720 | 94.29% | 0.25 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 42,777 | | 8.26 |
| | BJP gain from CPI(M) | BJP gain from CPI(M) | Swing | 3.20 | |

### 2013 Assembly election

2013 Tripura Legislative Assembly election: Bamutia :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | CPI(M) | Haricharan Sarkar | 19,744 | 52.35% | 0.29 |
| | INC | Prakash Chandra Das | 16,994 | 45.06% | 0.15 |
| | BJP | Bikram Bairagi | 493 | 1.31% | 0.20 |
| | AMB | Bimal Chandra Das | 481 | 1.28% | 0.18 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 2,750 | 7.29% | 0.14 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 37,712 | 95.61% | 1.72 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 39,513 | | |
| | CPI(M) hold | CPI(M) hold | Swing | 0.29 | |

### 2008 Assembly election

2008 Tripura Legislative Assembly election: Bamutia :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | CPI(M) | Haricharan Sarkar | 17,324 | 52.07% | 4.03 |
| | INC | Prakash Chandra Das | 14,944 | 44.91% | 5.55 |
| | BJP | Samir Biswas | 367 | 1.10% | New |
| | AMB | Brajendra Das | 366 | 1.10% | New |
| | AITC | Papri Podder(Biswas) | 271 | 0.81% | 0.68 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 2,380 | 7.15% | 4.74 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 33,272 | 93.91% | 12.28 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 35,499 | | |
| | CPI(M) gain from INC | CPI(M) gain from INC | Swing | 1.61 | |

### 2003 Assembly election

2003 Tripura Legislative Assembly election: Bamutia :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Prakash Chandra Das | 13,170 | 50.46% | 2.38 |
| | CPI(M) | Haricharan Sarkar | 12,539 | 48.04% | 4.91 |
| | AITC | Achalmani Biswas | 391 | 1.50% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 631 | 2.42% | 7.29 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 26,100 | 81.45% | 0.45 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 32,046 | | 16.81 |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | | |

### 1998 Assembly election

1998 Tripura Legislative Assembly election: Bamutia :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Prakash Chandra Das | 11,871 | 52.84% | 6.11 |
| | CPI(M) | Urmila Biswas | 9,691 | 43.14% | 8.15 |
| | BJP | Rash Mohan Sarkar | 904 | 4.02% | 2.89 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 2,180 | 9.70% | 5.15 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 22,466 | 83.39% | 0.57 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 27,434 | | 0.69 |
| | INC gain from CPI(M) | INC gain from CPI(M) | Swing | | |

### 1993 Assembly election

1993 Tripura Legislative Assembly election: Bamutia :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | CPI(M) | Haricharan Sarkar | 11,683 | 51.28% | 2.84 |
| | INC | Prakash Chandra Das | 10,645 | 46.73% | 4.37 |
| | BJP | Bhajan Das | 258 | 1.13% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 1,038 | 4.56% | 1.90 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 22,781 | 83.61% | 3.15 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 27,625 | | 32.68 |
| | CPI(M) gain from INC | CPI(M) gain from INC | Swing | | |

### 1988 Assembly election

1988 Tripura Legislative Assembly election: Bamutia :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Prakash Chandra Das | 9,109 | 51.10% | 3.01 |
| | CPI(M) | Dilip Kumar Das | 8,636 | 48.45% | 2.34 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 473 | 2.65% | 0.04 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 17,825 | 86.75% | 1.45 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 20,820 | | 19.99 |
| | INC gain from CPI(M) | INC gain from CPI(M) | Swing | | |

### 1983 Assembly election

1983 Tripura Legislative Assembly election: Bamutia :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | CPI(M) | Haricharan Sarkar | 7,417 | 50.79% | 1.09 |
| | INC | Prafulla Kumar Das | 7,023 | 48.09% | 43.45 |
| | Independent | Subodh Chandra Das | 164 | 1.12% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 394 | 2.70% | 4.67 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 14,604 | 85.47% | 2.13 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 17,351 | | 14.20 |
| | CPI(M) hold | CPI(M) hold | Swing | | |

### 1977 Assembly election

1977 Tripura Legislative Assembly election: Bamutia :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | CPI(M) | Haricharan Sarkar | 6,195 | 49.70% | 11.42 |
| | TPCC | Parfulla Kumar Das | 5,276 | 42.33% | New |
| | INC | Jayram Kanda | 578 | 4.64% | 57.09 |
| | JP | Hari Lal Das | 416 | 3.34% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 919 | 7.37% | 16.08 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 12,465 | 83.52% | 11.76 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 15,194 | | 35.56 |
| | CPI(M) gain from INC | CPI(M) gain from INC | Swing | 12.02 | |

### Assembly Election 1972

1972 Tripura Legislative Assembly election: Bamutia :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Prafulla Kumar Das | 4,862 | 61.72% | New |
| | CPI(M) | Brajendra Biswas | 3,015 | 38.28% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 1,847 | 23.45% | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,877 | 71.40% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,208 | | |
| | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) |