Pencharthal Assembly Constituency
Pencharthal Legislative Assembly constituency is one of the 60 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Tripura state in India.
It is part of North Tripura district and is reserved for candidates belonging to the Scheduled Tribes.
Members of the Legislative Assembly
Election | Member | Party | |
---|---|---|---|
1977 | Mohan Lal Chakma | Communist Party of India | |
1983 | Ratna Prava Das | Independent politician | |
1988 | Sushil Kumar Chakma | Indian National Congress | |
1993 | Anil Chakma | Communist Party of India | |
1998 | |||
2003 | Arun Kumar Chakma | ||
2008 | |||
2013 | |||
2018 | Santana Chakma | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
2023 |
Election results
2023 Assembly election
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
BJP | Santana Chakma | 17,781 | 45.50% | ![]() | |
CPI(M) | Sadhan Kumar Chakma | 9,808 | 25.10% | ![]() | |
TMP | Hollywood Chakma | 9,644 | 24.68% | New | |
AITC | Purnita Chakma | 767 | 1.96% | New | |
Independent | Karnadhan Chakma | 551 | 1.41% | New | |
NOTA | None of the Above | 527 | 1.35% | ![]() | |
Margin of victory | 7,973 | 20.40% | ![]() | ||
Turnout | 39,078 | 85.61% | ![]() | ||
Registered electors | 45,670 | ![]() | |||
BJP hold | Swing | ![]() |
2018 Assembly election
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
BJP | Santana Chakma | 17,743 | 49.38% | ![]() | |
CPI(M) | Anil Chakma | 16,370 | 45.56% | ![]() | |
INC | Nandini Chakma | 644 | 1.79% | ![]() | |
NOTA | None of the Above | 407 | 1.13% | New | |
AMB | Karnadhan Chakma | 223 | 0.62% | New | |
Tipraland State Party | Kripamohan Reang | 209 | 0.58% | New | |
INPT | Daniel Sangma | 187 | 0.52% | New | |
Margin of victory | 1,373 | 3.82% | ![]() | ||
Turnout | 35,930 | 89.05% | ![]() | ||
Registered electors | 40,227 | ![]() | |||
BJP gain from CPI(M) | Swing | ![]() |
2013 Assembly election
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
CPI(M) | Arun Kumar Chakma | 16,601 | 50.46% | ![]() | |
INC | Purnita Chakma | 15,584 | 47.36% | ![]() | |
BJP | Krishna Chakma | 717 | 2.18% | ![]() | |
Margin of victory | 1,017 | 3.09% | ![]() | ||
Turnout | 32,902 | 91.41% | ![]() | ||
Registered electors | 36,025 | ||||
CPI(M) hold | Swing |
2008 Assembly election
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
CPI(M) | Arun Kumar Chakma | 17,210 | 50.54% | ![]() | |
INC | Sushil Kumar Chakma | 14,460 | 42.47% | ![]() | |
Independent | Binoy Reang | 804 | 2.36% | New | |
BJP | Manishankar Chakma | 566 | 1.66% | New | |
AMB | Karnadhan Chakma | 402 | 1.18% | ![]() | |
AIFB | Jainaham Reang | 328 | 0.96% | New | |
CPI(ML)L | Basirun Reang | 279 | 0.82% | New | |
Margin of victory | 2,750 | 8.08% | ![]() | ||
Turnout | 34,049 | 89.79% | ![]() | ||
Registered electors | 37,926 | ||||
CPI(M) hold | Swing | ![]() |
2003 Assembly election
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
CPI(M) | Arun Kumar Chakma | 12,863 | 48.51% | ![]() | |
INC | Nirupama Chakma | 10,790 | 40.69% | ![]() | |
AMB | Karnadhan Chakma | 2,494 | 9.41% | ![]() | |
NCP | Gnana Bikash Chakma | 370 | 1.40% | New | |
Margin of victory | 2,073 | 7.82% | ![]() | ||
Turnout | 26,517 | 71.49% | ![]() | ||
Registered electors | 37,100 | ![]() | |||
CPI(M) hold | Swing | ![]() |
1998 Assembly election
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
CPI(M) | Anil Chakma | 11,257 | 48.18% | ![]() | |
INC | Nirupama Chakma | 8,944 | 38.28% | ![]() | |
BJP | Krishna Chandra Chakma | 2,843 | 12.17% | ![]() | |
AMB | Priya Bikash Chakma | 322 | 1.38% | ![]() | |
Margin of victory | 2,313 | 9.90% | ![]() | ||
Turnout | 23,366 | 74.43% | ![]() | ||
Registered electors | 32,160 | ![]() | |||
CPI(M) hold | Swing | ![]() |
1993 Assembly election
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
CPI(M) | Anil Chakma | 8,990 | 41.76% | ![]() | |
INC | Sushil Kumar Chakma | 5,110 | 23.74% | ![]() | |
AMB | Santiswar Barua | 4,354 | 20.22% | New | |
Independent | Krishna Chakma | 2,316 | 10.76% | New | |
BJP | Parimal Chakma | 328 | 1.52% | ![]() | |
Independent | Nripendra Chakma | 162 | 0.75% | New | |
Independent | Bipin Talukdar | 146 | 0.68% | New | |
Margin of victory | 3,880 | 18.02% | ![]() | ||
Turnout | 21,528 | 73.35% | ![]() | ||
Registered electors | 29,787 | ![]() | |||
CPI(M) gain from INC | Swing | ![]() |
1988 Assembly election
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
INC | Sushil Kumar Chakma | 8,348 | 43.51% | New | |
CPI(M) | Malendhan Chakma | 6,527 | 34.02% | ![]() | |
Independent | Minati Rao | 4,040 | 21.05% | New | |
BJP | Chakrabam Reang | 273 | 1.42% | New | |
Margin of victory | 1,821 | 9.49% | ![]() | ||
Turnout | 19,188 | 79.89% | ![]() | ||
Registered electors | 24,451 | ![]() | |||
INC gain from Independent | Swing | ![]() |
1983 Assembly election
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Ratna Prava Das | 5,343 | 34.84% | New | |
CPI(M) | Mohan Lal Chakma | 5,000 | 32.60% | ![]() | |
TUS | Temiya Kumar Dewan | 4,993 | 32.56% | ![]() | |
Margin of victory | 343 | 2.24% | ![]() | ||
Turnout | 15,336 | 77.93% | ![]() | ||
Registered electors | 20,035 | ![]() | |||
Independent gain from CPI(M) | Swing |
1977 Assembly election
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
CPI(M) | Mohan Lal Chakma | 4,977 | 42.47% | New | |
INC | Sushil Kumar Chakma | 2,966 | 25.31% | New | |
TUS | Baiksanga Darlong | 1,592 | 13.59% | New | |
JP | Hangshadwaj Dewan | 1,343 | 11.46% | New | |
TPCC | Bharati Nandan Malchai Chowdhury | 840 | 7.17% | New | |
Margin of victory | 2,011 | 17.16% | |||
Turnout | 11,718 | 70.29% | |||
Registered electors | 17,026 | ||||
CPI(M) win (new seat) |