# Rajnagar, Tripura Assembly constituency

Rajnagar Legislative Assembly constituency is one of the 60 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Tripura state in India.
It comprises Rajnagar tehsil, Radhanagar tehsil and Siddhinagar tehsil along with parts of Barpathari tehsil in South Tripura district and is reserved for candidates belonging to the Scheduled Castes.

## Members of the Legislative Assembly

| Election | Member | Party |
| 1972 | Lakshmi Nag | Indian National Congress |
| 1977 | Nakul Das | Communist Party of India |
| 1983 | Nakul Das | Communist Party of India |
| 1988 | Nakul Das | Communist Party of India |
| 1993 | Sudhan Das | Communist Party of India |
| 1998 | Sudhan Das | Communist Party of India |
| 2003 | Sudhan Das | Communist Party of India |
| 2008 | Sudhan Das | Communist Party of India |
| 2013 | Sudhan Das | Communist Party of India |
| 2018 | Sudhan Das | Communist Party of India |
| 2023 | Swapna Majumder | Bharatiya Janata Party |

## Election results
### 2023 Assembly election

2023 Tripura Legislative Assembly election: Rajnagar :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Swapna Majumder | 20,849 | 48.07% | 7.15 |
| | CPI(M) | Sudhan Das | 19,514 | 45.00% | 10.28 |
| | TMP | Abhijit Malakar | 2,267 | 5.23% | New |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 738 | 1.70% | 0.62 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 1,335 | 3.08% | 11.27 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 43,368 | 90.40% | 0.72 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 48,011 | | 9.82 |
| | BJP gain from CPI(M) | BJP gain from CPI(M) | Swing | 7.21 | |

### 2018 Assembly election

2018 Tripura Legislative Assembly election: Rajnagar :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | CPI(M) | Sudhan Das | 22,004 | 55.28% | 8.33 |
| | BJP | Bibhishan Chandra Das | 16,291 | 40.93% | 39.66 |
| | INC | Manik Das | 459 | 1.15% | 32.18 |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 431 | 1.08% | New |
| | CPI(ML)L | Uttam Dhupi | 368 | 0.92% | 0.87 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 5,713 | 14.35% | 15.93 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 39,804 | 91.00% | 3.93 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 43,718 | | 10.31 |
| | CPI(M) hold | CPI(M) hold | Swing | 8.33 | |

### 2013 Assembly election

2013 Tripura Legislative Assembly election: Rajnagar :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | CPI(M) | Sudhan Das | 23,942 | 63.61% | 7.02 |
| | INC | Manik Chandra Das | 12,545 | 33.33% | 4.66 |
| | CPI(ML)L | Jagadish Das | 675 | 1.79% | 0.77 |
| | BJP | Sakhil Das | 478 | 1.27% | 0.21 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 11,397 | 30.28% | 11.68 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 37,640 | 95.10% | 0.90 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 39,631 | | |
| | CPI(M) hold | CPI(M) hold | Swing | 7.02 | |

### 2008 Assembly election

2008 Tripura Legislative Assembly election: Rajnagar :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | CPI(M) | Sudhan Das | 22,111 | 56.58% | 5.34 |
| | INC | Bikash Chandra Das | 14,843 | 37.98% | 3.85 |
| | AITC | Sunil Chandra Das | 624 | 1.60% | 0.06 |
| | BJP | Radha Rani Das (Bhowmik) | 580 | 1.48% | New |
| | AMB | Kiriti Das | 521 | 1.33% | New |
| | CPI(ML)L | Tarani Kumar Das | 398 | 1.02% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 7,268 | 18.60% | 9.19 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 39,077 | 94.17% | 7.14 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 41,539 | | |
| | CPI(M) hold | CPI(M) hold | Swing | 5.34 | |

### 2003 Assembly election

2003 Tripura Legislative Assembly election: Rajnagar :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | CPI(M) | Sudhan Das | 19,462 | 61.93% | 1.83 |
| | INC | Bikash Chandra Das | 10,727 | 34.13% | 2.69 |
| | LJP | Bibhisan Das | 755 | 2.40% | New |
| | AITC | Parimal Das | 484 | 1.54% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 8,735 | 27.79% | 4.52 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 31,428 | 87.02% | 0.62 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 36,153 | | 11.42 |
| | CPI(M) hold | CPI(M) hold | Swing | 1.83 | |

### 1998 Assembly election

1998 Tripura Legislative Assembly election: Rajnagar :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | CPI(M) | Sudhan Das | 16,831 | 60.10% | 5.53 |
| | INC | Laxman Malakar | 10,313 | 36.83% | 7.18 |
| | BJP | Bibhishan Chandra Das | 738 | 2.64% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 6,518 | 23.27% | 12.71 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 28,005 | 87.79% | 1.35 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 32,448 | | 0.52 |
| | CPI(M) hold | CPI(M) hold | Swing | | |

### 1993 Assembly election

1993 Tripura Legislative Assembly election: Rajnagar :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | CPI(M) | Sudhan Das | 14,964 | 54.57% | 0.42 |
| | INC | Sefali Das | 12,067 | 44.00% | 0.60 |
| | Independent | Krishna Kumar Das | 166 | 0.61% | New |
| | AMB | Kiriti Das | 145 | 0.53% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 2,897 | 10.56% | 0.18 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 27,424 | 86.10% | 4.65 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 32,280 | | 24.13 |
| | CPI(M) hold | CPI(M) hold | Swing | 0.42 | |

### 1988 Assembly election

1988 Tripura Legislative Assembly election: Rajnagar :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | CPI(M) | Nakul Das | 12,813 | 54.99% | 0.15 |
| | INC | Jogendra Das | 10,393 | 44.60% | 1.62 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 2,420 | 10.39% | 1.47 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 23,302 | 90.58% | 3.46 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 26,006 | | 21.09 |
| | CPI(M) hold | CPI(M) hold | Swing | | |

### 1983 Assembly election

1983 Tripura Legislative Assembly election: Rajnagar :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | CPI(M) | Nakul Das | 10,144 | 54.83% | 0.66 |
| | INC | Bhuban Mohan Das | 7,951 | 42.98% | 6.83 |
| | Independent | Paresh Sarkar | 405 | 2.19% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 2,193 | 11.85% | 7.48 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 18,500 | 87.29% | 9.21 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 21,476 | | 17.12 |
| | CPI(M) hold | CPI(M) hold | Swing | | |

### 1977 Assembly election

1977 Tripura Legislative Assembly election: Rajnagar :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | CPI(M) | Nakul Das | 7,828 | 55.49% | 24.64 |
| | INC | Upendra Kumar Das | 5,100 | 36.15% | 1.52 |
| | JP | Makhan Chandra Das | 1,011 | 7.17% | New |
| | TPCC | Jagdish Biswas | 168 | 1.19% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 2,728 | 19.34% | 15.55 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 14,107 | 78.80% | 15.24 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 18,336 | | 20.00 |
| | CPI(M) gain from INC | CPI(M) gain from INC | Swing | 20.86 | |

### 1972 Assembly election

1972 Tripura Legislative Assembly election: Rajnagar :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Lakshmi Nag | 3,265 | 34.63% | New |
| | CPI(M) | Badal Chowdhury | 2,908 | 30.85% | New |
| | Independent | Shiba Prasad Baidya | 1,200 | 12.73% | New |
| | CPI | Tarani Banik | 1,151 | 12.21% | New |
| | Independent | Upendra Kumar Das | 554 | 5.88% | New |
| | Independent | S. Kishore Dutta Chowdhury | 255 | 2.70% | New |
| | Independent | Manoranjan Majumdar | 94 | 1.00% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 357 | 3.79% | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,427 | 63.83% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 15,280 | | |
| | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) |