# Badharghat Assembly constituency

Badharghat 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 West Tripura Lok Sabha constituency.

## Members of the Legislative Assembly

| Election | Member | Party |
| 1977 | Jadab Majumder | Communist Party of India |
| 1983 | Jadab Majumder | Communist Party of India |
| 1988 | Dilip Sarkar | Indian National Congress |
| 1993 | Jadab Majumder | Communist Party of India |
| 1998 | Dilip Sarkar | Indian National Congress |
| 2003 | Subrata Chakraborty | Communist Party of India |
| 2008 | Dilip Sarkar | Indian National Congress |
| 2013 | Dilip Sarkar | Indian National Congress |
| 2018 | Dilip Sarkar | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2019 by-election | Mimi Majumder | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2023 | Mina Rani Sarkar | Bharatiya Janata Party |

## Election results
### 2023 Assembly election

2023 Tripura Legislative Assembly election: Badharghat :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Mina Rani Sarkar | 27,427 | 48.94% | 3.69 |
| | AIFB | Partha Ranjan Sarkar | 26,138 | 46.64% | New |
| | Independent | Sushil Chandra Das | 1,036 | 1.85% | New |
| | Independent | Mridul Kanti Sarkar | 723 | 1.29% | New |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 720 | 1.28% | 0.19 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 1,289 | 2.30% | 9.35 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 56,044 | 90.24% | 12.24 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 62,207 | | 6.98 |
| | BJP hold | BJP hold | Swing | 3.69 | |

### 2019 Assembly election

2019 Tripura Legislative Assembly by-election: Badharghat :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Mimi Majumder | 20,487 | 45.25% | 7.61 |
| | CPI(M) | Bulti Biswas | 15,211 | 33.60% | 9.18 |
| | INC | Ratan Chandra Das | 9,105 | 20.11% | 19.18 |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 667 | 1.47% | New |
| | SUCI(C) | Mridul Kanti Sarkar | 470 | 1.04% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 5,276 | 11.65% | 1.57 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 45,273 | 78.96% | 15.85 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 58,150 | | 0.85 |
| | BJP hold | BJP hold | Swing | 7.61 | |

### 2018 Assembly election

2018 Tripura Legislative Assembly election: Badharghat :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Dilip Sarkar | 28,561 | 52.86% | 51.79 |
| | CPI(M) | Jharna Das(Baidya) | 23,113 | 42.78% | New |
| | INC | Ratan Chandra Das | 505 | 0.93% | 48.35 |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 474 | 0.88% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 5,448 | 10.08% | 8.78 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 54,033 | 92.10% | 0.07 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 57,661 | | |
| | BJP gain from INC | BJP gain from INC | Swing | 3.57 | |

### 2013 Assembly election

2013 Tripura Legislative Assembly election: Badharghat :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Dilip Sarkar | 24,309 | 49.29% | 0.85 |
| | RSP | Samar Das | 23,666 | 47.98% | New |
| | BJP | Bidyut Das | 529 | 1.07% | 0.12 |
| | AMB | Subal Sarkar | 510 | 1.03% | New |
| | SUCI(C) | Asit Das | 308 | 0.62% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 643 | 1.30% | 0.69 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 49,322 | 93.70% | 0.86 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 52,672 | | |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | 0.85 | |

### 2008 Assembly election

2008 Tripura Legislative Assembly election: Badharghat :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Dilip Sarkar | 29,724 | 48.43% | 1.27 |
| | CPI(M) | Subrata Chakraborty | 29,349 | 47.82% | 1.39 |
| | BJP | Rama Prasad Paul | 731 | 1.19% | 0.51 |
| | Independent | Subrata Chakraborty | 689 | 1.12% | New |
| | AIFB | Dilip Dutta | 380 | 0.62% | New |
| | NCP | Dwijendra Sahaji | 310 | 0.51% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 375 | 0.61% | 1.44 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 61,371 | 92.96% | 12.77 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 66,149 | | 14.37 |
| | INC gain from CPI(M) | INC gain from CPI(M) | Swing | 0.78 | |

### 2003 Assembly election

2003 Tripura Legislative Assembly election: Badharghat :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | CPI(M) | Subrata Chakraborty | 22,773 | 49.21% | 3.90 |
| | INC | Dilip Sarkar | 21,825 | 47.16% | 2.09 |
| | BJP | Hrishikesh Dey | 789 | 1.71% | 3.14 |
| | Independent | Subrata Chakraborty | 390 | 0.84% | New |
| | Independent | Shyam Kumar Das | 374 | 0.81% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 948 | 2.05% | 1.89 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 46,275 | 80.01% | 0.10 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 57,836 | | 17.80 |
| | CPI(M) gain from INC | CPI(M) gain from INC | Swing | 0.04 | |

### 1998 Assembly election

1998 Tripura Legislative Assembly election: Badharghat :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Dilip Sarkar | 19,372 | 49.25% | 4.21 |
| | CPI(M) | Jadab Majumder | 17,823 | 45.32% | 6.23 |
| | BJP | Shipra De | 1,905 | 4.84% | 3.19 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 1,549 | 3.94% | 2.56 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 39,331 | 81.46% | 0.72 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 49,098 | | 2.70 |
| | INC gain from CPI(M) | INC gain from CPI(M) | Swing | | |

### 1993 Assembly election

1993 Tripura Legislative Assembly election: Badharghat :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | CPI(M) | Jadab Majumder | 19,563 | 51.55% | 2.57 |
| | INC | Dilip Sarkar | 17,096 | 45.05% | 5.10 |
| | BJP | Sipra De | 628 | 1.65% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 2,467 | 6.50% | 5.33 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 37,952 | 80.62% | 3.41 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 47,808 | | 42.57 |
| | CPI(M) gain from INC | CPI(M) gain from INC | Swing | | |

### 1988 Assembly election

1988 Tripura Legislative Assembly election: Badharghat :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Dilip Sarkar | 13,923 | 50.15% | 7.28 |
| | CPI(M) | Ila Bhattacherje | 13,597 | 48.98% | 7.39 |
| | Independent | Nikhil Roy | 141 | 0.51% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 326 | 1.17% | 12.33 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 27,763 | 84.04% | 1.53 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 33,534 | | 36.61 |
| | INC gain from CPI(M) | INC gain from CPI(M) | Swing | | |

### 1983 Assembly election

1983 Tripura Legislative Assembly election: Badharghat :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | CPI(M) | Jadab Majumder | 11,244 | 56.37% | 18.46 |
| | INC | Niranjan Paul | 8,551 | 42.87% | 34.11 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 2,693 | 13.50% | 48.57 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 19,948 | 82.65% | 2.67 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 24,547 | | 33.47 |
| | CPI(M) hold | CPI(M) hold | Swing | 18.46 | |

### 1977 Assembly election

1977 Tripura Legislative Assembly election: Badharghat :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | CPI(M) | Jadab Majumder | 10,816 | 74.83% | New |
| | TPCC | Sachindra Lal Singha | 1,844 | 12.76% | New |
| | INC | Manik Chandra Chakraborty | 1,266 | 8.76% | New |
| | JP | Harendra Kishore Roy Barman | 528 | 3.65% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 8,972 | 62.07% | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 14,454 | 80.06% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 18,391 | | |
| | CPI(M) win (new seat) | CPI(M) win (new seat) | CPI(M) win (new seat) | CPI(M) win (new seat) | CPI(M) win (new seat) |