# Dharmanagar Assembly constituency

Dharmanagar is one of the 60 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Tripura state in India. The first elections held for this constituency were in 1972. It comprises the Ragna, Baruakandi and Dharmanagar sub-divisions of North Tripura district.
As of 2023, it is represented by Biswa Bandhu Sen of the Bharatiya Janata Party.

## Members of the Legislative Assembly

| Election | Member | Party |
| 1972 | Amarendra Sarma | Independent politician |
| 1977 | Amarendra Sarma | Communist Party of India |
| 1983 | Amarendra Sarma | Communist Party of India |
| 1988 | Kalidas Dutta | Indian National Congress |
| 1993 | Amitabha Datta | Communist Party of India |
| 1998 | Amitabha Datta | Communist Party of India |
| 2003 | Amitabha Datta | Communist Party of India |
| 2008 | Biswa Bandhu Sen | Indian National Congress |
| 2013 | Biswa Bandhu Sen | Indian National Congress |
| 2018 | Biswa Bandhu Sen | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2023 | Biswa Bandhu Sen | Bharatiya Janata Party |

## Election results
### 2023 Assembly election

2023 Tripura Legislative Assembly election: Dharmanagar :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Biswa Bandhu Sen | 18,684 | 49.35% | 7.86 |
| | INC | Chayan Bhattacharya | 17,586 | 46.45% | 44.73 |
| | Independent | Saurabh Goswami | 658 | 1.74% | New |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 444 | 1.17% | 0.49 |
| | Independent | Bibash Ranjan Das | 203 | 0.54% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 1,098 | 2.90% | 16.62 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 37,861 | 85.75% | 5.15 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 44,745 | | 7.59 |
| | BJP hold | BJP hold | Swing | 7.86 | |

### 2018 Assembly election

2018 Tripura Legislative Assembly election: Dharmanagar :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Biswa Bandhu Sen | 21,357 | 57.21% | 55.25 |
| | CPI(M) | Abhijit De | 14,070 | 37.69% | 8.08 |
| | INC | Kebal Kanti Nandi | 642 | 1.72% | 49.27 |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 254 | 0.68% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 7,287 | 19.52% | 14.29 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 37,333 | 88.38% | 1.59 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 41,588 | | 7.69 |
| | BJP gain from INC | BJP gain from INC | Swing | 6.21 | |

### 2013 Assembly election

2013 Tripura Legislative Assembly election: Dharmanagar :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Biswa Bandhu Sen | 17,991 | 50.99% | 0.66 |
| | CPI(M) | Amitabha Datta | 16,147 | 45.77% | 1.90 |
| | BJP | Jahar Chakrabarti | 692 | 1.96% | 0.64 |
| | Independent | Pratyush Nag | 183 | 0.52% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 1,844 | 5.23% | 2.56 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 35,281 | 91.45% | 1.43 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 38,617 | | |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | 0.66 | |

### 2008 Assembly election

2008 Tripura Legislative Assembly election: Dharmanagar :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Biswa Bandhu Sen | 15,987 | 51.65% | 7.19 |
| | CPI(M) | Amitabha Datta | 13,577 | 43.86% | 2.43 |
| | BJP | Tamal Kanti Deb | 805 | 2.60% | 4.72 |
| | Independent | Sanjay Chowdhury | 213 | 0.69% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 2,410 | 7.79% | 5.96 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 30,952 | 90.05% | 17.09 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 34,419 | | |
| | INC gain from CPI(M) | INC gain from CPI(M) | Swing | 5.36 | |

### 2003 Assembly election

2003 Tripura Legislative Assembly election: Dharmanagar :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | CPI(M) | Amitabha Datta | 11,811 | 46.29% | 5.65 |
| | INC | Sima Pal Chowdhury | 11,345 | 44.47% | 8.58 |
| | BJP | Rasik Ranjan Goswami | 1,869 | 7.33% | 15.76 |
| | Independent | Ranjit Lal Bhattacharya | 255 | 1.00% | New |
| | Independent | Sanjoy Chowdhury | 234 | 0.92% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 466 | 1.83% | 2.93 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 25,514 | 73.00% | 1.74 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 35,027 | | 12.53 |
| | CPI(M) hold | CPI(M) hold | Swing | 5.65 | |

### 1998 Assembly election

1998 Tripura Legislative Assembly election: Dharmanagar :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | CPI(M) | Amitabha Datta | 9,434 | 40.64% | 5.73 |
| | INC | Sima Pal Chowdhury | 8,330 | 35.88% | 1.05 |
| | BJP | Rasik Ranjan Goswami | 5,359 | 23.09% | 5.42 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 1,104 | 4.76% | 6.78 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 23,214 | 76.08% | 1.86 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 31,127 | | 7.00 |
| | CPI(M) hold | CPI(M) hold | Swing | | |

### 1993 Assembly election

1993 Tripura Legislative Assembly election: Dharmanagar :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | CPI(M) | Amitabha Datta | 10,310 | 46.37% | 0.27 |
| | INC | Kalidas Dutta | 7,745 | 34.83% | 18.06 |
| | BJP | Rasik Ranjan Goswami | 3,928 | 17.67% | 17.05 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 2,565 | 11.54% | 4.74 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 22,236 | 77.35% | 5.56 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 29,090 | | 32.74 |
| | CPI(M) gain from INC | CPI(M) gain from INC | Swing | | |

### 1988 Assembly election

1988 Tripura Legislative Assembly election: Dharmanagar :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Kalidas Dutta | 9,505 | 52.89% | 13.58 |
| | CPI(M) | Amarendra Sarma | 8,283 | 46.09% | 5.49 |
| | BJP | Ranjit Kumar Sharma | 110 | 0.61% | 0.64 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 1,222 | 6.80% | 5.47 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 17,970 | 83.10% | 4.08 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 21,915 | | 20.52 |
| | INC gain from CPI(M) | INC gain from CPI(M) | Swing | | |

### 1983 Assembly election

1983 Tripura Legislative Assembly election: Dharmanagar :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | CPI(M) | Amarendra Sarma | 7,309 | 51.59% | 2.36 |
| | INC | Binay Bhushan Ray | 5,570 | 39.31% | 15.24 |
| | Independent | Radhagobinda Dutta | 1,043 | 7.36% | New |
| | BJP | Jayanta Kumar Ray | 178 | 1.26% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 1,739 | 12.27% | 17.60 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 14,168 | 79.09% | 0.07 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 18,184 | | 15.21 |
| | CPI(M) hold | CPI(M) hold | Swing | 2.36 | |

### 1977 Assembly election

1977 Tripura Legislative Assembly election: Dharmanagar :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | CPI(M) | Amarendra Sarma | 6,640 | 53.94% | New |
| | INC | Debiprasad Purkayastha | 2,963 | 24.07% | 20.12 |
| | JP | Amulya Chandra Deb | 1,818 | 14.77% | New |
| | TPCC | Sanat Kumar Paul | 888 | 7.21% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 3,677 | 29.87% | 26.85 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 12,309 | 79.12% | 12.88 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 15,783 | | 30.15 |
| | CPI(M) gain from Independent | CPI(M) gain from Independent | Swing | 6.73 | |

### 1972 Assembly election

1972 Tripura Legislative Assembly election: Dharmanagar :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Amarendra Sarma | 3,728 | 47.21% | New |
| | INC | Debiprasad Purkayastha | 3,489 | 44.19% | New |
| | Independent | K. Ranjan Deb Kanungo | 571 | 7.23% | New |
| | AIFB | Jogendra Bhusan Pal | 108 | 1.37% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 239 | 3.03% | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,896 | 66.35% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 12,127 | | |
| | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) |