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Assembly constituency 56 · Tripura

Dharmanagar is assembly constituency number 56 in Tripura, in North Tripura district, and one of the segments of the Tripura East Lok Sabha seat. In the 2023 election Biswa Bandhu Sen of the Bharatiya Janata Party won with 49.4% of the vote, 1,098 votes ahead of Chayan Bhattacharya (INC). A bye-election on 9 Apr 2026 was won by Jahar Chakraborti (BJP), the current MLA.

Dharmanagar · 2023AC 56
  1. 01
    Biswa Bandhu Sen
    BJP
    18,684
    49.35%
  2. 02
    Chayan Bhattacharya
    INC
    17,586
    46.45%
  3. 03
    Saurabh Goswami
    Independent
    658
    1.74%
  4. 04
    Bibash Ranjan Das
    Independent
    203
    0.54%
  5. 05
    Narendu Das
    Independent
    158
    0.42%
  6. 1 other candidate · 128 votesNOTA · 444 (1.17%)

Margin 1,098 votes · 2.90% of valid votes

44,745
Registered electors
2023 election
85.8%
Turnout
-2.6 pts vs 2018
1,098
Victory margin
2.9% of valid votes
Feb 2023 · candidate-wise result

All 6 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 37,861 valid votes, NOTA included.

Dharmanagar 2023 assembly election result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Biswa Bandhu SenMale · 69 yrsBJP18,684
49.35%
2Chayan BhattacharyaMale · 59 yrsINC17,586
46.45%
3Saurabh GoswamiMale · 42 yrsIndependent658
1.74%
—NOTANOTA444
1.17%
4Bibash Ranjan DasMale · 58 yrs · SCIndependent203
0.54%
5Narendu DasMale · 45 yrs · SCIndependent158
0.42%
6Sanjay ChaudhuryMale · 58 yrsIndependent128
0.34%
Past results

BJP held the seat: it also won in 2018.

0%20%40%60%201320182023BJP 49.4%INC 46.5%CPI(M) 38.3%
Vote share, % of valid votes. Hover or focus a year for exact values.
2026 byeJahar ChakrabortiBJP · 65.1% · margin 18,290Turnout80.7%
2023Biswa Bandhu SenBJP · 49.4% · margin 1,098Turnout85.8%
2018Biswabandhu SenBJP · 58.2% · margin 7,287Turnout88.4%
2013Biswabandhu SenINC · 51.0% · margin 1,844Turnout91.5%

General elections since the 2008 delimitation, plus bye-elections (dashed). Results from before the current boundaries are not compared.

Dharmanagar bye-election, 9 Apr 2026

Turnout 80.7% · 37,313 of 46,233 electors voted

Dharmanagar bye-election 2026-04-09 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Jahar ChakrabortiBJP24,291
65.13%
2Amitabha DattaCPI(M)6,001
16.09%
3Chayan BhattacharyaINC5,936
15.92%
—NOTANOTA444
1.19%
4Bibash Ranjan DasAMB274
0.73%
5Sanjoy ChaudhurySUCI226
0.61%
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6Brajalal DebnathIndependent126
0.34%

Dharmanagar result 2018

Dharmanagar 2018 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Biswabandhu SenBJP21,357
58.20%
2Abhijit DeCPI(M)14,070
38.34%
3Kebal Kanti NandiINC642
1.75%
—NOTANOTA254
0.69%
4Bipul Krishna DasTMC161
0.44%
5Bibhas Ranjan DasAMB124
0.34%
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6Sanjoy ChaudhurySUCI90
0.25%

Dharmanagar result 2013

Dharmanagar 2013 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Biswabandhu SenINC17,991
50.99%
2Amitabha DattaCPI(M)16,147
45.77%
3Jahar ChakrabartiBJP692
1.96%
4Pratyush NagIndependent183
0.52%
5Bibhash Ranjan DasAMB159
0.45%
6Sanjoy ChaudhurySUCI109
0.31%
Map

Dharmanagar outlined in orange among the other Tripura seats, coloured by the party that won each in 2023. Click any seat to open its page.

Other seats in North Tripura district

Boundaries are approximate (DataMeet, from ECI polling-station maps) and are for orientation only.

BJPTMPCPI(M)INCIPFTOthers
Lok Sabha 2024 in this segment

Dharmanagar is one of the assembly segments of Tripura East. These are the EVM votes counted in this segment for the leading Tripura East candidates.

  • Kriti Devi DebbarmanBJP27,797 77.9%
  • Rajendra ReangCPI(M)7,250 20.3%
  • Archana UrangIndependent195 0.5%
  • Darshan Kumar ReangIndependent101 0.3%
  • Santojoy TripuraIndependent66 0.2%

In the assembly election BJP won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, BJP led here by 20,547 EVM votes.

Open Tripura East Lok Sabha result
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FAQ

Answers use the official Election Commission of India results for Dharmanagar.

Who won the Dharmanagar assembly seat in 2023?

Biswa Bandhu Sen of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won Dharmanagar in the 2023 Tripura assembly election with 18,684 votes, which was 49.35% of the valid votes polled.

What was the victory margin in Dharmanagar?

The margin was 1,098 votes (2.90% of valid votes). The runner-up was Chayan Bhattacharya of the Indian National Congress with 17,586 votes.

What was the voter turnout in Dharmanagar in 2023?

Turnout was 85.75%: 38,370 of 44,745 registered electors voted, across 51 polling stations. That is 2.6 points lower than in 2018.

Which Lok Sabha constituency is Dharmanagar part of?

Dharmanagar is an assembly segment of the Tripura East Lok Sabha constituency in Tripura. In the 2024 Lok Sabha election, Kriti Devi Debbarman got the most EVM votes in this segment.

Has Dharmanagar had a bye-election?

Yes. In the bye-election on 9 Apr 2026, Jahar Chakraborti (Bharatiya Janata Party) won by 18,290 votes.

Is Dharmanagar a reserved constituency?

No. Dharmanagar is a general (unreserved) seat, so any eligible candidate can contest.

When is the next assembly election in Dharmanagar?

The Tripura assembly elected in 2023 completes its five-year term in 2028, so the next general election is due by then unless the assembly is dissolved early. The Election Commission of India announces the exact schedule.

Source: Election Commission of India, statistical reports for the Tripura assembly elections of 2023 and 2018 and 2013 (2023 report) — detailed results and constituency data summary. Lok Sabha figures: ECI 2024 report 34, assembly segment details. Vote share is of valid votes including NOTA. Party names as listed by ECI. Candidate names are shown as filed; spelling follows ECI.