Boxanagar (Vidhan Sabha Constituency)
Boxanagar is one of the 60 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Tripura state in India. It is in Sipahijala district and is a part of West Tripura Lok Sabha constituency.
Members of the Legislative Assembly
| 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 | |
Election results
2023 Assembly by-election
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 one of highest margin in Tripura history except when Dasarath Deb secured a huge majority in 1977 in Ramchandraghat.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Tafajjal Hossain | 34,146 | 88.97% |  51.21
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| CPI(M) | Mizan Hussain | 3,909 | 10.18% | New | |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 434 | 1.13% | 0.24
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| Margin of victory | 30,237 | 78.78% | 66.20
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| Turnout | 38,380 | 89.86% |  0.54
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| Registered electors | 43,225 | 0.19
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| BJP gain from CPI(M) | Swing | 38.62
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2023 Assembly election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI(M) | Samsul Haque | 19,404 | 50.34% | 7.35
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| BJP | Tafajjal Hossain | 14,555 | 37.76% | 3.35
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| TMP | Abu Khayer Miah | 3,010 | 7.81% | New | |
| AITC | Joydal Hossain | 916 | 2.38% | 1.33
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| NOTA | None of the Above | 342 | 0.89% | New | |
| Independent | Safiqul Islam | 316 | 0.82% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 4,849 | 12.58% | 10.70
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| Turnout | 38,543 | 89.39% | 1.60
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| Registered electors | 43,145 | 13.97
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| CPI(M) hold | Swing | ||||
2018 Assembly election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI(M) | Sahid Chowdhury | 19,862 | 57.69% | 4.49
| |
| BJP | Baharul Islam Majumder | 11,847 | 34.41% | 32.98
| |
| INC | Billal Miah | 1,866 | 5.42% | 39.94
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| NOTA | None of the Above | 453 | 1.32% | New | |
| AITC | Najir Islam | 359 | 1.04% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 8,015 | 23.28% | 15.44
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| Turnout | 34,426 | 90.85% | 4.86
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| Registered electors | 37,857 | ||||
| CPI(M) hold | Swing | 4.49
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2013 Assembly election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI(M) | Sahid Chowdhury | 17,100 | 53.21% | 3.66
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| INC | Billal Miah | 14,579 | 45.36% | 1.70
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| BJP | Mantu Sarkar | 460 | 1.43% | 0.25
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| Margin of victory | 2,521 | 7.84% | 5.36
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| Turnout | 32,139 | 96.30% | 1.85
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| Registered electors | 33,550 | ||||
| CPI(M) hold | Swing | ||||
2008 Assembly election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI(M) | Sahid Chowdhury | 13,791 | 49.55% | 3.95
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| INC | Billal Miah | 13,099 | 47.06% | 3.06
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| 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% | 7.01
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| Turnout | 27,832 | 94.46% | 7.82
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| Registered electors | 29,627 | 4.60
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| CPI(M) hold | Swing | 3.95
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2003 Assembly election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI(M) | Sahid Chowdhury | 13,051 | 53.50% | 5.57
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| INC | Billal Miah | 10,735 | 44.01% | 6.11
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| Independent | Anich Ahamed Chowdhury | 343 | 1.41% | New | |
| AITC | Dipak Das | 265 | 1.09% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 2,316 | 9.49% | 7.31
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| Turnout | 24,394 | 86.20% | 1.48
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| Registered electors | 28,324 | 16.82
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| CPI(M) gain from INC | Swing | 3.39
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1998 Assembly election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Billal Miah | 10,645 | 50.12% | 15.27
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| CPI(M) | Sahid Chowdhury | 10,182 | 47.94% | 8.77
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| BJP | Harun Miah | 397 | 1.87% | 0.23
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| Margin of victory | 463 | 2.18% | 19.68
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| Turnout | 21,241 | 89.12% | 4.10
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| Registered electors | 24,245 | 2.88
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| INC gain from CPI(M) | Swing | ||||
1993 Assembly election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI(M) | Sahid Chowdhury | 11,161 | 56.71% | 8.42
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| INC | Tahera Begum | 6,858 | 34.85% | 16.62
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| 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% | 18.69
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| Turnout | 19,681 | 84.48% | 6.65
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| Registered electors | 23,566 | 26.85
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| CPI(M) gain from INC | Swing | 5.24
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1988 Assembly election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Billal Miah | 8,621 | 51.47% | 2.98
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| CPI(M) | Araber Rahaman | 8,089 | 48.29% | 2.92
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| Margin of victory | 532 | 3.18% | 0.45
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| Turnout | 16,750 | 91.32% | 2.71
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| Registered electors | 18,578 | 18.49
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| INC gain from CPI(M) | Swing | ||||
1983 Assembly election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI(M) | Araber Rahaman | 7,022 | 51.21% | 4.11
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| INC | Munsur Ali | 6,648 | 48.49% | 11.61
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| Margin of victory | 374 | 2.73% | 7.50
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| Turnout | 13,711 | 88.79% | 4.41
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| Registered electors | 15,679 | 16.71
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| CPI(M) hold | Swing | 4.11
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1977 Assembly election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI(M) | Arabar Rahaman | 5,255 | 47.10% | 16.82
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| INC | Munsur Ali | 4,114 | 36.88% | 17.82
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| TPCC | Sultan Mia | 1,206 | 10.81% | New | |
| JP | Himangshu Debnath | 581 | 5.21% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 1,141 | 10.23% | 14.18
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| Turnout | 11,156 | 84.81% | 11.82
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| Registered electors | 13,434 | 38.20
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| CPI(M) gain from INC | Swing | 7.59
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1972 Assembly election
| 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) | |||||
See also
- List of constituencies of the Tripura Legislative Assembly
- Sipahijala district
- Tripura West (Lok Sabha constituency)
References
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- ^ Shangara Ram (12 May 2005). "Delimitation Commission of India - Notification". eci.gov.in. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
- ^ "District/AC Map - Chief Electoral Officer, Tripura". ceotripura.nic.in. Archived from the original on 5 April 2014. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
- ^ Sitting and Previous MLAs from Boxanagar Assembly Constituency
- ^ Statistical Report on General Election, 2013 to the Legislative Assembly of Tripura
- ^ List of assembly constituency of Tripura
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