# Barjala Assembly constituency

Barjala 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 part of Tripura West (Lok Sabha constituency).

## Members of the Legislative Assembly

| Election | Member | Party |
| 1972 | Basana Chakraborty | Indian National Congress |
| 1977 | Gouri Bhattacharjee | Communist Party of India |
| 1983 | Gouri Bhattacharjee | Communist Party of India |
| 1988 | Dipak Kumar Roy | Indian National Congress |
| 1993 | Arun Bhowmik | Janata Dal |
| 1998 | Dipak Kumar Roy | Indian National Congress |
| 2003 | Dipak Kumar Roy | Indian National Congress |
| 2008 | Sankar Prasad Datta | Communist Party of India |
| 2013 | Jitendra Sarkar | Indian National Congress |
| 2018 | Dr. Dilip Kumar Das | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2023 | Sudip Sarkar | Communist Party of India |

## Election results
### 2023 Assembly election

2023 Tripura Legislative Assembly election: Barjala :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | CPI(M) | Sudip Sarkar | 21,486 | 50.93% | New |
| | BJP | Dr. Dilip Kumar Das | 19,697 | 46.69% | 8.73 |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 1,001 | 2.37% | 1.77 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 1,789 | 4.24% | 11.41 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 42,184 | 89.67% | 4.46 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 47,145 | | 11.30 |
| | CPI(M) gain from BJP | CPI(M) gain from BJP | Swing | 4.49 | |

### 2018 Assembly election

2018 Tripura Legislative Assembly election: Barjala :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Dr. Dilip Kumar Das | 22,052 | 55.42% | 54.00 |
| | CPI(M) | Jhumu Sarkar | 15,825 | 39.77% | 8.75 |
| | INC | Dipak Das | 650 | 1.63% | 47.61 |
| | AITC | Utpal Das | 293 | 0.74% | New |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 241 | 0.61% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 6,227 | 15.65% | 14.92 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 39,789 | 92.76% | 0.64 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 42,358 | | 11.29 |
| | BJP gain from INC | BJP gain from INC | Swing | 6.17 | |

### 2013 Assembly election

2013 Tripura Legislative Assembly election: Barjala :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Jitendra Sarkar | 17,728 | 49.25% | 1.49 |
| | CPI(M) | Jitendra Das | 17,467 | 48.52% | 0.41 |
| | BJP | Samir Biswas | 511 | 1.42% | 0.05 |
| | SP | Rahul Das | 291 | 0.81% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 261 | 0.73% | 0.45 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 35,997 | 94.64% | 1.33 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 38,061 | | |
| | INC gain from CPI(M) | INC gain from CPI(M) | Swing | 0.31 | |

### 2008 Assembly election

2008 Tripura Legislative Assembly election: Barjala :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | CPI(M) | Sankar Prasad Datta | 24,853 | 48.93% | 1.42 |
| | INC | Dipak Kumar Roy | 24,255 | 47.76% | 2.50 |
| | BJP | Pulak Kumar Debnath | 697 | 1.37% | New |
| | AITC | Pradip Chakraborty | 371 | 0.73% | 0.40 |
| | NCP | Sanjib Dey | 356 | 0.70% | New |
| | AIFB | Jayanta Kumar Datta | 257 | 0.51% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 598 | 1.18% | 1.57 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 50,789 | 93.47% | 11.29 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 54,467 | | |
| | CPI(M) gain from INC | CPI(M) gain from INC | Swing | 1.32 | |

### 2003 Assembly election

2003 Tripura Legislative Assembly election: Barjala :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Dipak Kumar Roy | 18,851 | 50.26% | 0.55 |
| | CPI(M) | Kalyani Dey(Mitra) | 17,821 | 47.51% | 5.54 |
| | AITC | Pradip Chakraborty | 423 | 1.13% | New |
| | Independent | Brajalal Debnath | 413 | 1.10% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 1,030 | 2.75% | 6.09 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 37,508 | 81.96% | 1.33 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 45,767 | | 15.51 |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | 0.55 | |

### 1998 Assembly election

1998 Tripura Legislative Assembly election: Barjala :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Dipak Kumar Roy | 16,229 | 50.81% | 15.88 |
| | CPI(M) | Chhaya Baul | 13,407 | 41.97% | New |
| | BJP | Manik Das | 2,231 | 6.98% | 5.68 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 2,822 | 8.83% | 0.21 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 31,943 | 82.06% | 3.47 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 39,620 | | 0.29 |
| | INC gain from JD | INC gain from JD | Swing | | |

### 1993 Assembly election

1993 Tripura Legislative Assembly election: Barjala :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | JD | Arun Bhowmik | 13,483 | 43.98% | New |
| | INC | Dipak Kumar Roy | 10,709 | 34.93% | 18.59 |
| | Independent | Chuni Lal Roy | 5,587 | 18.22% | New |
| | BJP | Sujit Charkraborty | 400 | 1.30% | New |
| | Independent | Manindra Malakar | 176 | 0.57% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 2,774 | 9.05% | 0.63 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 30,658 | 78.26% | 7.49 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 39,736 | | 51.43 |
| | JD gain from INC | JD gain from INC | Swing | 9.55 | |

### 1988 Assembly election

1988 Tripura Legislative Assembly election: Barjala :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Dipak Kumar Roy | 11,889 | 53.53% | 33.64 |
| | CPI(M) | Gouri Bhattacharjee | 10,020 | 45.11% | 4.19 |
| | JP | Chatta Bin | 147 | 0.66% | 0.32 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 1,869 | 8.41% | 11.26 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 22,212 | 85.85% | 2.43 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 26,241 | | 30.36 |
| | INC gain from CPI(M) | INC gain from CPI(M) | Swing | | |

### 1983 Assembly election

1983 Tripura Legislative Assembly election: Barjala :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | CPI(M) | Gouri Bhattacharjee | 8,160 | 49.30% | 9.49 |
| | Independent | Basana Chakraborty | 4,904 | 29.63% | New |
| | INC | Bholanath Deb | 3,292 | 19.89% | 6.47 |
| | JP | Chatta Bin | 163 | 0.98% | 2.96 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 3,256 | 19.67% | 15.27 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 16,551 | 83.66% | 1.53 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 20,130 | | 16.77 |
| | CPI(M) hold | CPI(M) hold | Swing | 9.49 | |

### 1977 Assembly election

1977 Tripura Legislative Assembly election: Barjala :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | CPI(M) | Gouri Bhattacharjee | 8,178 | 58.79% | 24.39 |
| | TPCC | Reserwar Datta | 3,317 | 23.84% | New |
| | INC | Sachindra Dewanjee | 1,867 | 13.42% | 42.25 |
| | JP | Samar Bijoy Chakraborty | 549 | 3.95% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 4,861 | 34.94% | 13.68 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 13,911 | 82.10% | 14.07 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 17,239 | | 71.26 |
| | CPI(M) gain from INC | CPI(M) gain from INC | Swing | 3.12 | |

### 1972 Assembly election

1972 Tripura Legislative Assembly election: Barjala :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Basana Chakraborty | 3,733 | 55.67% | New |
| | CPI(M) | Gouri Bhattacharjee | 2,307 | 34.40% | New |
| | Independent | Chatta Bin | 234 | 3.49% | New |
| | Independent | Rash Mohan Debnath | 169 | 2.52% | New |
| | Independent | Raj Kumar Kamaljit Sing | 149 | 2.22% | New |
| | Independent | Gobinda Roy Chowdhury | 114 | 1.70% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 1,426 | 21.26% | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,706 | 67.67% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,066 | | |
| | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) |