# Kailashahar Assembly constituency

Kailashahar Legislative Assembly constituency is one of the 60 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Tripura state in India.
It is part of Unakoti district. As of 2023, it is represented by Birajit Sinha of the Indian National Congress party.

## Members of the Legislative Assembly

| Election | Member | Party |
| 1967 | M. L. Bhowmik | Indian National Congress |
| 1972 | Moulana Abdul Ratif | Indian National Congress |
| 1977 | Tapan Chakraborty | Communist Party of India |
| 1983 | Syed Basit Ali | Indian National Congress |
| 1988 | Birajit Sinha | Indian National Congress |
| 1993 | Tapan Chakraborty | Communist Party of India |
| 1998 | Birajit Sinha | Indian National Congress |
| 2003 | Birajit Sinha | Indian National Congress |
| 2008 | Birajit Sinha | Indian National Congress |
| 2013 | Birajit Sinha | Indian National Congress |
| 2018 | Moboshar Ali | Communist Party of India |
| 2023 | Birajit Sinha | Indian National Congress |

## Election results
### 2023 Assembly election

2023 Tripura Legislative Assembly election: Kailashahar :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Birajit Sinha | 25,300 | 59.62 | 40.25 |
| | BJP | Moboshar Ali | 15,614 | 36.80 | 3.81 |
| | AITC | Md. Abdul Matin | 696 | 1.64 | 1.10 |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 537 | 1.27 | 0.20 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 9,686 | 22.83 | 10.80 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 42,433 | 83.28 | 4.01 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 51,000 | | 10.67 |
| | INC gain from CPI(M) | INC gain from CPI(M) | Swing | 14.61 | |

### 2018 Assembly election

2018 Tripura Legislative Assembly election: Kailashahar :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | CPI(M) | Moboshar Ali | 18,093 | 45.02% | 3.26 |
| | BJP | Nitish De | 13,259 | 32.99% | 31.91 |
| | INC | Birajit Sinha | 7,787 | 19.37% | 30.18 |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 430 | 1.07% | New |
| | AITC | Narasingha Das | 218 | 0.54% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 4,834 | 12.03% | 10.75 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 40,192 | 86.39% | 3.99 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 46,083 | | 10.45 |
| | CPI(M) gain from INC | CPI(M) gain from INC | Swing | 4.54 | |

### 2013 Assembly election

2013 Tripura Legislative Assembly election: Kailashahar :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Birajit Sinha | 18,857 | 49.55% | 0.30 |
| | CPI(M) | Moboshar Ali | 18,372 | 48.28% | 1.15 |
| | BJP | Durga Charan Deb | 412 | 1.08% | 0.22 |
| | Independent | Md Taybur Rahman | 251 | 0.66% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 485 | 1.27% | 1.45 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 38,054 | 91.27% | 0.51 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 41,722 | | |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | 0.30 | |

### 2008 Assembly election

2008 Tripura Legislative Assembly election: Kailashahar :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Birajit Sinha | 17,019 | 49.86% | 2.64 |
| | CPI(M) | Jayanta Chakraborty | 16,088 | 47.13% | 1.75 |
| | BJP | Santosh Debroy | 446 | 1.31% | New |
| | Independent | Samsar Ali | 343 | 1.00% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 931 | 2.73% | 4.39 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 34,136 | 91.83% | 11.27 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 37,219 | | |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | 2.64 | |

### 2003 Assembly election

2003 Tripura Legislative Assembly election: Kailashahar :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Birajit Sinha | 14,751 | 52.50% | 3.38 |
| | CPI(M) | Inuch Mia Khadim | 12,750 | 45.38% | 0.34 |
| | AITC | Bijoy Bhattacharjee | 184 | 0.65% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 2,001 | 7.12% | 3.04 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 28,099 | 80.57% | 0.93 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 34,930 | | 12.97 |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | | |

### 1998 Assembly election

1998 Tripura Legislative Assembly election: Kailashahar :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Birajit Sinha | 12,360 | 49.12% | 2.09 |
| | CPI(M) | Tapan Chakraborty | 11,333 | 45.04% | 3.96 |
| | BJP | Bidhan Das | 1,442 | 5.73% | 2.59 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 1,027 | 4.08% | 2.11 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 25,163 | 82.63% | 1.10 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 30,921 | | 7.80 |
| | INC gain from CPI(M) | INC gain from CPI(M) | Swing | | |

### 1993 Assembly election

1993 Tripura Legislative Assembly election: Kailashahar :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | CPI(M) | Tapan Chakraborty | 11,592 | 49.00% | 2.06 |
| | INC | Birajit Sinha | 11,126 | 47.03% | 3.86 |
| | BJP | Bidhan Das | 742 | 3.14% | 1.70 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 466 | 1.97% | 1.98 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 23,659 | 83.61% | 4.32 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 28,684 | | 33.10 |
| | CPI(M) gain from INC | CPI(M) gain from INC | Swing | | |

### 1988 Assembly election

1988 Tripura Legislative Assembly election: Kailashahar :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Birajit Sinha | 9,519 | 50.88% | 0.06 |
| | CPI(M) | Tapan Chakraborty | 8,780 | 46.93% | 0.05 |
| | BJP | Bidhan Das | 268 | 1.43% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 739 | 3.95% | 0.01 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 18,707 | 87.72% | 4.11 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 21,551 | | 11.59 |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | | |

### 1983 Assembly election

1983 Tripura Legislative Assembly election: Kailashahar :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Syed Basit Ali | 8,116 | 50.82% | 21.15 |
| | CPI(M) | Tapan Chakraborty | 7,487 | 46.88% | 6.48 |
| | Independent | Rabindra Kumar Das | 196 | 1.23% | New |
| | Independent | Kanai Lal Datta | 102 | 0.64% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 629 | 3.94% | 19.75 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 15,970 | 83.90% | 5.17 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 19,313 | | 12.34 |
| | INC gain from CPI(M) | INC gain from CPI(M) | Swing | 2.54 | |

### 1977 Assembly election

1977 Tripura Legislative Assembly election: Kailashahar :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | CPI(M) | Tapan Chakraborty | 7,111 | 53.36% | New |
| | INC | Abdul Shahid | 3,954 | 29.67% | 25.76 |
| | JP | Moulana Abdul Ratif | 2,074 | 15.56% | New |
| | TPCC | Debabrata Sinha Roy | 187 | 1.40% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 3,157 | 23.69% | 9.56 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 13,326 | 78.54% | 8.63 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 17,191 | | 52.69 |
| | CPI(M) gain from INC | CPI(M) gain from INC | Swing | 2.07 | |

### 1972 Assembly election

1972 Tripura Legislative Assembly election: Kailashahar :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Moulana Abdul Ratif | 4,299 | 55.43% | 4.34 |
| | Independent | Bonode Dey | 1,720 | 22.18% | New |
| | Independent | Ajoy Chakraborty | 1,448 | 18.67% | New |
| | Independent | Dwijendra Chandramalakar | 289 | 3.73% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 2,579 | 33.25% | 31.07 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,756 | 70.73% | 11.09 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,259 | | 43.83 |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | 4.34 | |

### 1967 Assembly election

1967 Tripura Legislative Assembly election: Kailashahar :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | M. L. Bhowmik | 8,190 | 51.09% | New |
| | CPI(M) | B. Majumder | 7,841 | 48.91% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 349 | 2.18% | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 16,031 | 81.63% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 20,045 | | |
| | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) |