# Bishalgarh Assembly constituency

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

## Members of the Legislative Assembly

| Election | Member | Party |
| 1967 | U. L. Singh | Indian National Congress |
| 1972 | Samir Ranjan Barman | Indian National Congress |
| 1977 | Gautam Prasad Dutta | Communist Party of India |
| 1983 | Bhanu Lal Saha | Communist Party of India |
| 1988 | Samir Ranjan Barman | Indian National Congress |
| 1993 | Samir Ranjan Barman | Indian National Congress |
| 1998 | Samir Ranjan Barman | Indian National Congress |
| 2003 | Samir Ranjan Barman | Indian National Congress |
| 2008 | Bhanu Lal Saha | Communist Party of India |
| 2013 | Bhanu Lal Saha | Communist Party of India |
| 2018 | Bhanu Lal Saha | Communist Party of India |
| 2023 | Sushanta Deb | Bharatiya Janata Party |

## Election results
### 2023 Assembly election

2023 Tripura Legislative Assembly election: Bishalgarh :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Sushanta Deb | 22,314 | 48.52% | 1.84 |
| | CPI(M) | Partha Pratim Majumder | 20,988 | 45.64% | New |
| | TMP | Md. Saha Alam Miah | 1,606 | 3.49% | New |
| | AITC | Haradhan Deb Nath | 599 | 1.30% | New |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 478 | 1.04% | 0.35 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 1,326 | 2.88% | 1.14 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 45,985 | 92.36% | 3.52 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 49,898 | | 8.78 |
| | BJP gain from CPI(M) | BJP gain from CPI(M) | Swing | 0.10 | |

### 2018 Assembly election

2018 Tripura Legislative Assembly election: Bishalgarh :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | CPI(M) | Bhanu Lal Saha | 21,254 | 48.43% | 2.59 |
| | BJP | Nitai Chowdhury | 20,488 | 46.68% | 45.74 |
| | INC | Jaydul Hossain | 715 | 1.63% | 45.20 |
| | AMB | Parimal Sarkar | 339 | 0.77% | New |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 301 | 0.69% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 766 | 1.75% | 2.45 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 43,889 | 94.04% | 0.54 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 45,871 | | 6.08 |
| | CPI(M) hold | CPI(M) hold | Swing | 2.59 | |

### 2013 Assembly election

2013 Tripura Legislative Assembly election: Bishalgarh :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | CPI(M) | Bhanu Lal Saha | 20,987 | 51.02% | 0.52 |
| | INC | Samir Ranjan Barman | 19,263 | 46.83% | 0.69 |
| | BJP | Ram Narayan Roy | 386 | 0.94% | 0.11 |
| | Independent | Jiban Kumar Bhowmik | 313 | 0.76% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 1,724 | 4.19% | 1.20 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 41,137 | 95.73% | 0.80 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 43,241 | | |
| | CPI(M) hold | CPI(M) hold | Swing | 0.52 | |

### 2008 Assembly election

2008 Tripura Legislative Assembly election: Bishalgarh :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | CPI(M) | Bhanu Lal Saha | 15,457 | 50.50% | 5.84 |
| | INC | Samir Ranjan Barman | 14,543 | 47.51% | 3.73 |
| | BJP | Subrata Sarkar | 320 | 1.05% | New |
| | Independent | Subrata Bhowmik | 289 | 0.94% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 914 | 2.99% | 3.59 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 30,609 | 94.52% | 11.20 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 32,449 | | |
| | CPI(M) gain from INC | CPI(M) gain from INC | Swing | 0.74 | |

### 2003 Assembly election

2003 Tripura Legislative Assembly election: Bishalgarh :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Samir Ranjan Barman | 12,414 | 51.24% | 1.05 |
| | CPI(M) | Bhanu Lal Saha | 10,820 | 44.66% | 1.02 |
| | AITC | Matilal Saha | 697 | 2.88% | New |
| | Independent | Nika Debbarma | 296 | 1.22% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 1,594 | 6.58% | 2.06 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 24,227 | 83.33% | 2.85 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 29,142 | | 12.47 |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | 1.05 | |

### 1998 Assembly election

1998 Tripura Legislative Assembly election: Bishalgarh :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Samir Ranjan Barman | 10,876 | 52.29% | 22.54 |
| | CPI(M) | Mati Lal Sarkar | 9,078 | 43.64% | 22.50 |
| | BJP | Sadhan Debnath | 847 | 4.07% | 3.41 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 1,798 | 8.64% | 45.05 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 20,801 | 82.03% | 4.05 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 25,910 | | 0.32 |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | | |

### 1993 Assembly election

1993 Tripura Legislative Assembly election: Bishalgarh :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Samir Ranjan Barman | 16,404 | 74.83% | 19.85 |
| | CPI(M) | Bhanu Lal Saha | 4,634 | 21.14% | 23.56 |
| | Independent | Subrata Mahalanabis | 540 | 2.46% | New |
| | BJP | Subrata Sarkar | 146 | 0.67% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 11,770 | 53.69% | 43.41 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 21,922 | 85.25% | 2.63 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 25,994 | | 23.44 |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | 19.85 | |

### 1988 Assembly election

1988 Tripura Legislative Assembly election: Bishalgarh :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Samir Ranjan Barman | 10,068 | 54.98% | 6.52 |
| | CPI(M) | Bhanu Lal Saha | 8,186 | 44.70% | 6.84 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 1,882 | 10.28% | 7.19 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 18,313 | 87.97% | 3.49 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 21,058 | | 23.44 |
| | INC gain from CPI(M) | INC gain from CPI(M) | Swing | | |

### 1983 Assembly election

1983 Tripura Legislative Assembly election: Bishalgarh :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | CPI(M) | Bhanu Lal Saha | 7,340 | 51.54% | 6.08 |
| | INC | Samir Ranjan Barman | 6,900 | 48.46% | 47.42 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 440 | 3.09% | 12.43 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 14,240 | 84.65% | 2.72 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 17,059 | | 16.34 |
| | CPI(M) hold | CPI(M) hold | Swing | | |

### 1977 Assembly election

1977 Tripura Legislative Assembly election: Bishalgarh :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | CPI(M) | Gautam Prasad Dutta | 5,384 | 45.47% | 14.77 |
| | JP | Samir Ranjan Barman | 3,546 | 29.95% | New |
| | TPCC | Tuka Miah | 2,510 | 21.20% | New |
| | INC | Sudhanshu Ranjan Dhar | 123 | 1.04% | 31.28 |
| | Proutist Bloc, India | Sushil Kumar Das | 99 | 0.84% | New |
| | Independent | Ratialal Debbarma | 96 | 0.81% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 1,838 | 15.52% | 13.90 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 11,841 | 81.89% | 8.68 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 14,663 | | 22.99 |
| | CPI(M) gain from INC | CPI(M) gain from INC | Swing | 13.15 | |

### 1972 Assembly election

1972 Tripura Legislative Assembly election: Bishalgarh :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Samir Ranjan Barman | 2,777 | 32.32% | 23.28 |
| | CPI(M) | Babul Sengupta | 2,638 | 30.70% | New |
| | Independent | Tuku Mian | 1,515 | 17.63% | New |
| | Independent | Pran Ballov Bhowmik | 885 | 10.30% | New |
| | Independent | Kamini Kumar Saha | 520 | 6.05% | New |
| | Independent | Nilendra Chowdhury | 173 | 2.01% | New |
| | Independent | Shrish Chowdhury | 85 | 0.99% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 139 | 1.62% | 11.72 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,593 | 73.54% | 1.73 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,922 | | 42.24 |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | 23.28 | |

### 1967 Assembly election

1967 Tripura Legislative Assembly election: Bishalgarh :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | U. L. Singh | 8,072 | 55.59% | New |
| | Independent | B. M. Saha | 6,136 | 42.26% | New |
| | ABJS | A. K. Deb | 174 | 1.20% | New |
| | SSP | L. Goswami | 83 | 0.57% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 1,936 | 13.33% | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 14,520 | 74.02% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 20,640 | | |
| | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) |