# Khowai Assembly constituency

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

## Members of the Legislative Assembly

| Election | Member | Party |
| 1967 | S. C. Datta | Indian National Congress |
| 1972 | Jadu Prasanna Bhattacharjee | Indian National Congress |
| 1977 | Swaraijam Kamini Thakur Singha | Communist Party of India |
| 1983 | Samir Deb Sarkar | Communist Party of India |
| 1988 | Arun Kumar Kar | Indian National Congress |
| 1993 | Samir Deb Sarkar | Communist Party of India |
| 1998 | Samir Deb Sarkar | Communist Party of India |
| 2003 | Samir Deb Sarkar | Communist Party of India |
| 2008 | Samir Deb Sarkar | Communist Party of India |
| 2013 | Samir Deb Sarkar | Communist Party of India |
| 2018 | Nirmal Biswas | Communist Party of India |
| 2023 | Nirmal Biswas | Communist Party of India |

## Election results
### 2023 Assembly election

2023 Tripura Legislative Assembly election: Khowai :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | CPI(M) | Nirmal Biswas | 19,696 | 49.73% | 1.85 |
| | BJP | Subrata Majumdar | 18,656 | 47.10% | 2.37 |
| | Independent | Kishore Roy | 670 | 1.69% | New |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 587 | 1.48% | 1.11 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 1,040 | 2.63% | 4.21 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 39,609 | 93.92% | 5.20 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 42,949 | | 4.60 |
| | CPI(M) hold | CPI(M) hold | Swing | 1.85 | |

### 2018 Assembly election

2018 Tripura Legislative Assembly election: Khowai :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | CPI(M) | Nirmal Biswas | 20,629 | 51.57% | 9.25 |
| | BJP | Amit Rakshit | 17,893 | 44.73% | 44.11 |
| | AMB | Goutam Deb | 330 | 0.83% | 0.01 |
| | INC | Ajoy Chandra Das | 209 | 0.52% | 36.62 |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 149 | 0.37% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 2,736 | 6.84% | 16.84 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 39,999 | 95.55% | 1.41 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 41,059 | | 5.66 |
| | CPI(M) hold | CPI(M) hold | Swing | 9.25 | |

### 2013 Assembly election

2013 Tripura Legislative Assembly election: Khowai :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | CPI(M) | Samir Deb Sarkar | 22,692 | 60.82% | 6.50 |
| | INC | Dipak Majumder | 13,859 | 37.15% | 5.45 |
| | AMB | Rupesh Kumar Deb | 310 | 0.83% | 0.26 |
| | BJP | Pramod Ranjan Das | 232 | 0.62% | 0.23 |
| | Independent | Uttam Kumar Ghosh | 216 | 0.58% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 8,833 | 23.68% | 11.94 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 37,309 | 96.17% | 0.20 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 38,860 | | |
| | CPI(M) hold | CPI(M) hold | Swing | 6.50 | |

### 2008 Assembly election

2008 Tripura Legislative Assembly election: Khowai :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | CPI(M) | Samir Deb Sarkar | 15,385 | 54.33% | 1.45 |
| | INC | Arun Kumar Kar | 12,062 | 42.59% | 0.96 |
| | AMB | Sailen Roy | 310 | 1.09% | New |
| | BJP | Dhananjoy Debnath | 241 | 0.85% | 0.82 |
| | Independent | Gayatri Debnath | 167 | 0.59% | New |
| | Independent | Adhir Sarkar | 155 | 0.55% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 3,323 | 11.73% | 2.41 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 28,320 | 95.86% | 10.25 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 29,560 | | |
| | CPI(M) hold | CPI(M) hold | Swing | 1.45 | |

### 2003 Assembly election

2003 Tripura Legislative Assembly election: Khowai :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | CPI(M) | Samir Deb Sarkar | 13,511 | 55.78% | 6.18 |
| | INC | Arun Kumar Kar | 10,084 | 41.63% | 4.96 |
| | BJP | Dhananjoy Debnath | 404 | 1.67% | 1.03 |
| | Independent | Prabesh Debbarma | 224 | 0.92% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 3,427 | 14.15% | 11.14 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 24,223 | 85.70% | 0.70 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 28,314 | | 14.39 |
| | CPI(M) hold | CPI(M) hold | Swing | 6.18 | |

### 1998 Assembly election

1998 Tripura Legislative Assembly election: Khowai :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | CPI(M) | Samir Deb Sarkar | 10,416 | 49.59% | 0.38 |
| | INC | Arun Kumar Kar | 9,785 | 46.59% | 0.29 |
| | BJP | Krishnadhan Paul | 566 | 2.69% | New |
| | AMB | Sailen Roy | 206 | 0.98% | 1.53 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 631 | 3.00% | 0.09 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 21,003 | 85.82% | 2.71 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 24,753 | | 13.07 |
| | CPI(M) hold | CPI(M) hold | Swing | 0.38 | |

### 1993 Assembly election

1993 Tripura Legislative Assembly election: Khowai :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | CPI(M) | Samir Deb Sarkar | 9,579 | 49.97% | 1.04 |
| | INC | Sukhamoy Kar | 8,986 | 46.88% | 2.79 |
| | AMB | Deba Brata Datta | 482 | 2.51% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 593 | 3.09% | 2.36 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 19,168 | 88.54% | 1.29 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 21,892 | | 26.16 |
| | CPI(M) gain from INC | CPI(M) gain from INC | Swing | | |

### 1988 Assembly election

1988 Tripura Legislative Assembly election: Khowai :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Arun Kumar Kar | 7,657 | 49.67% | 21.62 |
| | CPI(M) | Samir Deb Sarkar | 7,544 | 48.93% | 3.76 |
| | Independent | Monomohan Datta | 216 | 1.40% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 113 | 0.73% | 16.39 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 15,417 | 89.70% | 1.78 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 17,352 | | 18.15 |
| | INC gain from CPI(M) | INC gain from CPI(M) | Swing | | |

### 1983 Assembly election

1983 Tripura Legislative Assembly election: Khowai :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | CPI(M) | Samir Deb Sarkar | 5,777 | 45.18% | 6.08 |
| | INC | Sukhamoy Kar | 3,587 | 28.05% | 19.44 |
| | Independent | Ratan Ghosh | 3,424 | 26.78% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 2,190 | 17.13% | 5.29 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 12,788 | 88.15% | 3.62 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 14,687 | | 9.91 |
| | CPI(M) hold | CPI(M) hold | Swing | | |

### 1977 Assembly election

1977 Tripura Legislative Assembly election: Khowai :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | CPI(M) | Swaraijam Kamini Thakur Singha | 5,715 | 51.25% | 16.10 |
| | TPCC | Arun Kar | 3,215 | 28.83% | New |
| | JP | Jadu Prasanna Bhattacharjee | 985 | 8.83% | New |
| | INC | Sukhamoy Kar | 960 | 8.61% | 47.74 |
| | Independent | Amrit Lal Gour | 209 | 1.87% | New |
| | Independent | Sunil Hrishi Das | 67 | 0.60% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 2,500 | 22.42% | 1.22 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 11,151 | 84.66% | 8.61 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 13,363 | | 11.17 |
| | CPI(M) gain from INC | CPI(M) gain from INC | Swing | 5.10 | |

### 1972 Assembly election

1972 Tripura Legislative Assembly election: Khowai :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | J Prasanna Bhattacharjee | 5,069 | 56.35% | 4.71 |
| | CPI(M) | Kaminisingh | 3,162 | 35.15% | New |
| | Independent | Kali Kishore Chakraborty | 465 | 5.17% | New |
| | Independent | Satyendra Biswas | 299 | 3.32% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 1,907 | 21.20% | 2.82 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,995 | 76.52% | 7.58 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 12,020 | | 44.83 |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | 4.71 | |

### 1967 Assembly election

1967 Tripura Legislative Assembly election: Khowai :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | S. C. Datta | 10,964 | 61.06% | New |
| | Independent | J. Bhattacharjee | 6,650 | 37.03% | New |
| | Independent | N. C. D. Barma | 257 | 1.43% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 4,314 | 24.03% | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 17,956 | 85.14% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 21,788 | | |
| | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) |