| Boxanagar | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 20 for the Tripura Legislative Assembly | |
| | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | Northeast India |
| State | Tripura |
| District | Sipahijala |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Tripura West |
| Established | 1972 |
| Total electors | 43,145 [1] |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 13th Tripura Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Elected year | 2023 |
Boxanagar is one of the 60 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Tripura state in India. [2] [3] It is in Sipahijala district and is a part of West Tripura Lok Sabha constituency. [4] [5] [6]
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Munsur Ali | Indian National Congress | |
| 1977 | Arabar Rahaman | Communist Party of India | |
| 1983 | Araber Rahaman | ||
| 1988 | Billal Miah | Indian National Congress | |
| 1993 | Sahid Chowdhury | Communist Party of India | |
| 1998 | Billal Miah | Indian National Congress | |
| 2003 | Sahid Chowdhury | Communist Party of India | |
| 2008 | |||
| 2013 | |||
| 2018 | |||
| 2023 | Samsul Haque | Communist Party of India | |
| 2023 by-election | Tafajjal Hossain | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
Tafajjal Hossain became the first Muslim MLA from Bharatiya Janata Party in Tripura Legislative Assembly. He defeated Mizan Hossain of Communist Party of India (Marxist) by a margin of 30,237 votes. It's the highest margin in Tripura history.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Tafajjal Hossain | 34,146 | 88.97% | ||
| CPI(M) | Mizan Hussain | 3,909 | 10.18% | ||
| NOTA | None of the Above | 434 | 1.13% | ||
| Margin of victory | 30,237 | 78.78% | |||
| Turnout | 38,380 | 89.86% | |||
| Registered electors | 43,225 | ||||
| BJP gain from CPI(M) | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI(M) | Samsul Haque | 19,404 | 50.34% | ||
| BJP | Tafajjal Hossain | 14,555 | 37.76% | ||
| TMP | Abu Khayer Miah | 3,010 | 7.81% | New | |
| AITC | Joydal Hossain | 916 | 2.38% | ||
| NOTA | None of the Above | 342 | 0.89% | New | |
| Independent | Safiqul Islam | 316 | 0.82% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 4,849 | 12.58% | |||
| Turnout | 38,543 | 89.39% | |||
| Registered electors | 43,145 | ||||
| CPI(M) hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI(M) | Sahid Chowdhury | 19,862 | 57.69% | ||
| BJP | Baharul Islam Majumder | 11,847 | 34.41% | ||
| INC | Billal Miah | 1,866 | 5.42% | ||
| NOTA | None of the Above | 453 | 1.32% | New | |
| AITC | Najir Islam | 359 | 1.04% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 8,015 | 23.28% | |||
| Turnout | 34,426 | 90.85% | |||
| Registered electors | 37,857 | ||||
| CPI(M) hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI(M) | Sahid Chowdhury | 17,100 | 53.21% | ||
| INC | Billal Miah | 14,579 | 45.36% | ||
| BJP | Mantu Sarkar | 460 | 1.43% | ||
| Margin of victory | 2,521 | 7.84% | |||
| Turnout | 32,139 | 96.30% | |||
| Registered electors | 33,550 | ||||
| CPI(M) hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI(M) | Sahid Chowdhury | 13,791 | 49.55% | ||
| INC | Billal Miah | 13,099 | 47.06% | ||
| BJP | Gopal Chandra Das | 330 | 1.19% | New | |
| CPI(ML)L | Chale Ahammed | 309 | 1.11% | New | |
| Independent | Bahar Mia Khandakar | 303 | 1.09% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 692 | 2.49% | |||
| Turnout | 27,832 | 94.46% | |||
| Registered electors | 29,627 | ||||
| CPI(M) hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI(M) | Sahid Chowdhury | 13,051 | 53.50% | ||
| INC | Billal Miah | 10,735 | 44.01% | ||
| Independent | Anich Ahamed Chowdhury | 343 | 1.41% | New | |
| AITC | Dipak Das | 265 | 1.09% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 2,316 | 9.49% | |||
| Turnout | 24,394 | 86.20% | |||
| Registered electors | 28,324 | ||||
| CPI(M) gain from INC | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Billal Miah | 10,645 | 50.12% | ||
| CPI(M) | Sahid Chowdhury | 10,182 | 47.94% | ||
| BJP | Harun Miah | 397 | 1.87% | ||
| Margin of victory | 463 | 2.18% | |||
| Turnout | 21,241 | 89.12% | |||
| Registered electors | 24,245 | ||||
| INC gain from CPI(M) | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI(M) | Sahid Chowdhury | 11,161 | 56.71% | ||
| INC | Tahera Begum | 6,858 | 34.85% | ||
| Independent | Nurul Haque Maisan | 1,095 | 5.56% | New | |
| BJP | Sadhan Debnath | 414 | 2.10% | New | |
| Independent | Bijoy Dey | 113 | 0.57% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 4,303 | 21.86% | |||
| Turnout | 19,681 | 84.48% | |||
| Registered electors | 23,566 | ||||
| CPI(M) gain from INC | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Billal Miah | 8,621 | 51.47% | ||
| CPI(M) | Araber Rahaman | 8,089 | 48.29% | ||
| Margin of victory | 532 | 3.18% | |||
| Turnout | 16,750 | 91.32% | |||
| Registered electors | 18,578 | ||||
| INC gain from CPI(M) | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI(M) | Araber Rahaman | 7,022 | 51.21% | ||
| INC | Munsur Ali | 6,648 | 48.49% | ||
| Margin of victory | 374 | 2.73% | |||
| Turnout | 13,711 | 88.79% | |||
| Registered electors | 15,679 | ||||
| CPI(M) hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI(M) | Arabar Rahaman | 5,255 | 47.10% | ||
| INC | Munsur Ali | 4,114 | 36.88% | ||
| TPCC | Sultan Mia | 1,206 | 10.81% | New | |
| JP | Himangshu Debnath | 581 | 5.21% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 1,141 | 10.23% | |||
| Turnout | 11,156 | 84.81% | |||
| Registered electors | 13,434 | ||||
| CPI(M) gain from INC | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Munsur Ali | 3,787 | 54.69% | New | |
| CPI(M) | Phani Bhushan Bhakta | 2,097 | 30.29% | New | |
| Independent | Amrita Kumar Roy | 1,040 | 15.02% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 1,690 | 24.41% | |||
| Turnout | 6,924 | 74.34% | |||
| Registered electors | 9,721 | ||||
| INC win (new seat) | |||||