Sonamura is assembly constituency number 22 in Tripura, in West Tripura district, and one of the segments of the Tripura West Lok Sabha seat. In the 2023 election Shyamal Chakraborty of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) won with 50.5% of the vote, 2,415 votes ahead of Debabrata Bhattacharjee (BJP).
- 01Shyamal ChakrabortyCPI(M)20,03950.47%
- 02Debabrata BhattacharjeeBJP17,62444.39%
- 03Neel Kamal SahaTMC1,0462.63%
- 04Premjit SinhaIndependent3770.95%
- NOTA · 617 (1.55%)
Margin 2,415 votes · 6.08% of valid votes
All 4 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 39,703 valid votes, NOTA included.
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shyamal ChakrabortyMale · 67 yrs | CPI(M) | 20,039 | 50.47% |
| 2 | Debabrata BhattacharjeeMale · 43 yrs | BJP | 17,624 | 44.39% |
| 3 | Neel Kamal SahaMale · 33 yrs | TMC | 1,046 | 2.63% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 617 | 1.55% |
| 4 | Premjit SinhaMale · 42 yrs | Independent | 377 | 0.95% |
CPI(M) held the seat: it also won in 2018.
General elections since the 2008 delimitation. Results from before the current boundaries are not compared.
Sonamura result 2018
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shyamal Chakraborty | CPI(M) | 19,275 | 52.44% |
| 2 | Subal Bhowmik | BJP | 15,843 | 43.11% |
| 3 | Majibur Islam Majumdar | INC | 684 | 1.86% |
| 4 | Jasim Uddin | TMC | 420 | 1.14% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 300 | 0.82% |
| 5 | Ruhul Amin | TRIPP | 231 | 0.63% |
Sonamura result 2013
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shyamal Chakraborty | CPI(M) | 18,043 | 52.21% |
| 2 | Subal Bhowmik | INC | 16,517 | 47.79% |
Sonamura 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 West Tripura district
- Simna
- Mohanpur
- Bamutia
- Barjala
- Khayerpur
- Agartala
- Ramnagar
- Town Bardowali
- Banamalipur
- Majlishpur
- Mandaibazar
- Takarjala
- Pratapgarh
- Badharghat
- Kamalasagar
- Bishalgarh
- Golaghati
- Suryamaninagar
- Charilam
- Boxanagar
- Nalchar
- Dhanpur
- Ramchandraghat
- Khowai
- Asharambari
- Kalyanpur-Pramodnagar
- Teliamura
- Krishnapur
Boundaries are approximate (DataMeet, from ECI polling-station maps) and are for orientation only.
Sonamura is one of the assembly segments of Tripura West. These are the EVM votes counted in this segment for the leading Tripura West candidates.
- Biplab Kumar DebBJP24,626 66.5%
- Asish Kumar SahaINC10,903 29.4%
- Ramendra ReangIndependent401 1.1%
- Gouri Sankar NandiIndependent278 0.8%
- Arun Kumar BhaumikSUCI255 0.7%
In the assembly election CPI(M) won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, BJP led here by 13,723 EVM votes.
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Answers use the official Election Commission of India results for Sonamura.
Who won the Sonamura assembly seat in 2023?
Shyamal Chakraborty of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPI(M)) won Sonamura in the 2023 Tripura assembly election with 20,039 votes, which was 50.47% of the valid votes polled.
What was the victory margin in Sonamura?
The margin was 2,415 votes (6.08% of valid votes). The runner-up was Debabrata Bhattacharjee of the Bharatiya Janata Party with 17,624 votes.
What was the voter turnout in Sonamura in 2023?
Turnout was 89.30%: 39,775 of 44,540 registered electors voted, across 52 polling stations. That is 1.7 points lower than in 2018.
Which Lok Sabha constituency is Sonamura part of?
Sonamura is an assembly segment of the Tripura West Lok Sabha constituency in Tripura. In the 2024 Lok Sabha election, Biplab Kumar Deb got the most EVM votes in this segment.
Is Sonamura a reserved constituency?
No. Sonamura is a general (unreserved) seat, so any eligible candidate can contest.
When is the next assembly election in Sonamura?
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.
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