# Birganj Assembly constituency

Birganj Assembly constituency was an assembly constituency in the Indian state of Tripura.

## Members of the Legislative Assembly

| Election | Member | Party |
| 1967 | B. B. Riyan | Indian National Congress |
| 1972 | Sushil Ranjan Saha | Indian National Congress |
| 1977 | Syamal Saha | Communist Party of India |
| 1983 | Jawhar Saha | Independent politician |
| 1988 | Jawhar Shaha | Indian National Congress |
| 1993 | Ranjit Debnath | Communist Party of India |
| 1998 | Jawahar Shaha | Indian National Congress |
| 2003 | Ranjit Debnath | Communist Party of India |
| 2008 | Manoranjan Acharjee | Communist Party of India |

## Election results
### Assembly Election 2008

2008 Tripura Legislative Assembly election : Birganj :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | CPI(M) | Manoranjan Acharjee | 18,262 | 52.05% | 2.54 |
| | INC | Jawhar Saha | 15,607 | 44.48% | 0.74 |
| | Independent | Hemanto Uchoi | 514 | 1.46% | New |
| | BJP | Haradhan Saha | 420 | 1.20% | New |
| | CPI(ML)L | Rajjab Ali | 283 | 0.81% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 2,655 | 7.57% | 3.28 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 35,086 | 95.62% | 11.96 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 36,751 | | 2.72 |
| | CPI(M) hold | CPI(M) hold | Swing | 2.54 | |

### Assembly Election 2003

2003 Tripura Legislative Assembly election : Birganj :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | CPI(M) | Ranjit Debnath | 16,310 | 54.59% | 6.34 |
| | INC | Jawhar Shaha | 13,070 | 43.74% | 6.20 |
| | AMB | Ratan Roy | 499 | 1.67% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 3,240 | 10.84% | 9.15 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 29,879 | 83.67% | 1.47 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 35,779 | | 8.25 |
| | CPI(M) gain from INC | CPI(M) gain from INC | Swing | 4.64 | |

### Assembly Election 1998

1998 Tripura Legislative Assembly election : Birganj :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Jawahar Shaha | 13,543 | 49.94% | 7.66 |
| | CPI(M) | Ranjit Debnath | 13,084 | 48.25% | 0.39 |
| | BJP | Ajoy Kanti Saha | 418 | 1.54% | 0.22 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 459 | 1.69% | 4.65 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 27,117 | 83.42% | 2.43 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 33,053 | | |
| | INC gain from CPI(M) | INC gain from CPI(M) | Swing | | |

### Assembly Election 1993

1993 Tripura Legislative Assembly election : Birganj :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | CPI(M) | Ranjit Debnath | 12,704 | 48.64% | 3.34 |
| | INC | Jawhar Shaha | 11,046 | 42.29% | 11.12 |
| | Independent | Prabodh Bhattacharjee | 1,367 | 5.23% | New |
| | BJP | Dilip Barman | 344 | 1.32% | New |
| | AMB | Gourisankar Nandy | 240 | 0.92% | New |
| | Independent | Dhirendra Chandra Das | 187 | 0.72% | New |
| | Independent | Talkudar Reang | 141 | 0.54% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 1,658 | 6.35% | 1.77 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 26,121 | 85.51% | 2.15 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 30,924 | | |
| | CPI(M) gain from INC | CPI(M) gain from INC | Swing | 4.78 | |

### Assembly Election 1988

1988 Tripura Legislative Assembly election : Birganj :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Jawhar Shaha | 11,801 | 53.41% | 51.21 |
| | CPI(M) | Shyamal Saha | 10,007 | 45.29% | 10.04 |
| | Independent | Narayan Paul | 286 | 1.29% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 1,794 | 8.12% | 5.17 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 22,094 | 83.42% | 3.72 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 26,841 | | 17.07 |
| | INC gain from Independent | INC gain from Independent | Swing | | |

### Assembly Election 1983

1983 Tripura Legislative Assembly election : Birganj :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Jawhar Saha | 8,747 | 48.54% | New |
| | CPI(M) | Syjmal Kanti Saha | 6,352 | 35.25% | 4.24 |
| | Independent | Anil Devnath | 2,523 | 14.00% | New |
| | INC | Lal Mohan Ghosh | 397 | 2.20% | 26.75 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 2,395 | 13.29% | 2.75 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 18,019 | 79.77% | 2.41 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 22,927 | | 20.08 |
| | Independent gain from CPI(M) | Independent gain from CPI(M) | Swing | 9.05 | |

### Assembly Election 1977

1977 Tripura Legislative Assembly election : Birganj :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | CPI(M) | Syamal Saha | 5,745 | 39.50% | 0.68 |
| | INC | Kanai Lal Sarkar | 4,212 | 28.96% | 17.65 |
| | TUS | Dusmanta Reang | 3,300 | 22.69% | New |
| | JP | Susil Ranjan Saha | 1,103 | 7.58% | New |
| | TPCC | Benoy Bhushan Ray | 126 | 0.87% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 1,533 | 10.54% | 4.11 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 14,546 | 77.90% | 12.14 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 19,093 | | 56.35 |
| | CPI(M) gain from INC | CPI(M) gain from INC | Swing | 7.11 | |

### Assembly Election 1972

1972 Tripura Legislative Assembly election : Birganj :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Sushil Ranjan Saha | 3,645 | 46.61% | 8.88 |
| | CPI(M) | Syamal Kantisaha | 3,142 | 40.17% | 0.96 |
| | Independent | Anil Chandra Dhar Roy | 943 | 12.06% | New |
| | Independent | Murari Mohan Das | 91 | 1.16% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 503 | 6.43% | 9.84 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,821 | 66.57% | 2.68 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 12,212 | | 32.41 |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | 8.88 | |

### Assembly Election 1967

1967 Tripura Legislative Assembly election : Birganj :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | B. B. Riyan | 6,152 | 55.49% | New |
| | CPI(M) | R. K. D. Barma | 4,348 | 39.22% | New |
| | ABJS | R. L. D. Barma | 587 | 5.29% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 1,804 | 16.27% | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 11,087 | 64.36% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 18,068 | | |
| | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) |