Surma is assembly constituency number 46 in Tripura, in Dhalai * district, and one of the segments of the Tripura East Lok Sabha seat. In the 2023 election Swapna Das Paul of the Bharatiya Janata Party won with 40.3% of the vote, 4,838 votes ahead of Anjan Das (CPI(M)).
- 01Swapna Das PaulBJP17,31340.30%
- 02Anjan DasCPI(M)12,47529.04%
- 03Shyamal SarkarTMP11,46726.69%
- 04Arjun NamasudraTMC6101.42%
- 05Pranesh DasIndependent4160.97%
- 1 other candidate · 310 votesNOTA · 373 (0.87%)
Margin 4,838 votes · 11.26% of valid votes
All 6 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 42,964 valid votes, NOTA included.
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swapna Das PaulFemale · 48 yrs · SC | BJP | 17,313 | 40.30% |
| 2 | Anjan DasMale · 50 yrs · SC | CPI(M) | 12,475 | 29.04% |
| 3 | Shyamal SarkarMale · 44 yrs · SC | TMP | 11,467 | 26.69% |
| 4 | Arjun NamasudraMale · 34 yrs · SC | TMC | 610 | 1.42% |
| 5 | Pranesh DasMale · 48 yrs · SC | Independent | 416 | 0.97% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 373 | 0.87% |
| 6 | Niranjan DasMale · 40 yrs · SC | Independent | 310 | 0.72% |
BJP held the seat: it also won in 2018.
General elections since the 2008 delimitation, plus bye-elections (dashed). Results from before the current boundaries are not compared.
Surma bye-election, 23 Jun 2022
Turnout 82.8% · 39,405 of 47,601 electors voted
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swapna Das (paul) | BJP | 16,677 | 42.34% |
| 2 | Baburam Satnami | Independent | 12,094 | 30.70% |
| 3 | Anjan Das | CPI(M) | 8,415 | 21.36% |
| 4 | Arjun Namasudra | TMC | 1,341 | 3.40% |
| 5 | Pranesh Das | Independent | 469 | 1.19% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 393 | 1.00% |
Surma bye-election, 27 Jun 2015
Turnout 81.9% · 34,529 of 42,183 electors voted
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anjan Das | CPI(M) | 23,275 | 67.41% |
| 2 | Ashis Das | BJP | 7,966 | 23.07% |
| 3 | Nagendra Chandra Biswas | INC | 2,528 | 7.32% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 428 | 1.24% |
| 4 | Sushil Malakar | Independent | 332 | 0.96% |
Surma result 2018
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ashis Das | BJP | 20,767 | 51.79% |
| 2 | Anjan Das | CPI(M) | 18,057 | 45.03% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 348 | 0.87% |
| 3 | Tapas Kumar Das | INC | 317 | 0.79% |
| 4 | Jay Kumar Keot | TMC | 300 | 0.75% |
| 5 | Sushil Malakar | Independent | 193 | 0.48% |
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| 6 | Pranesh Das | AMB | 117 | 0.29% |
Surma result 2013
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sudhir Das | CPI(M) | 18,648 | 50.51% |
| 2 | Sukha Ranjan Das | INC | 16,786 | 45.47% |
| 3 | Anadi Sarkar | BJP | 415 | 1.12% |
| 4 | Sushil Malakar | Independent | 394 | 1.07% |
| 5 | Bidhu Chandar Das | AMB | 236 | 0.64% |
| 6 | Lukesh Sabdakar | Independent | 231 | 0.63% |
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| 7 | Atul Das | Independent | 209 | 0.57% |
Surma 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 Dhalai * district
Boundaries are approximate (DataMeet, from ECI polling-station maps) and are for orientation only.
Surma 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 DebbarmanBJP26,807 69.5%
- Rajendra ReangCPI(M)10,072 26.1%
- Archana UrangIndependent416 1.1%
- Darshan Kumar ReangIndependent296 0.8%
- Santojoy TripuraIndependent268 0.7%
In the assembly election BJP won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, BJP led here by 16,735 EVM votes.
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Answers use the official Election Commission of India results for Surma.
Who won the Surma assembly seat in 2023?
Swapna Das Paul of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won Surma in the 2023 Tripura assembly election with 17,313 votes, which was 40.30% of the valid votes polled.
What was the victory margin in Surma?
The margin was 4,838 votes (11.26% of valid votes). The runner-up was Anjan Das of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) with 12,475 votes.
What was the voter turnout in Surma in 2023?
Turnout was 89.01%: 43,077 of 48,393 registered electors voted, across 60 polling stations. That is 1.4 points lower than in 2018.
Which Lok Sabha constituency is Surma part of?
Surma 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 Surma had a bye-election?
Yes. In the bye-election on 23 Jun 2022, Swapna Das (paul) (Bharatiya Janata Party) won by 4,583 votes. In the bye-election on 27 Jun 2015, Anjan Das (Communist Party of India (Marxist)) won by 15,309 votes.
Is Surma a reserved constituency?
Yes. Surma is reserved for scheduled castes (sc), so only candidates from that community can contest, while all registered voters in the seat can vote.
When is the next assembly election in Surma?
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.
Each page below is built from an official source and credited on the page.
- Dhalai population and religionCensus 2011 district profile
- Gram panchayat list, DhalaiEvery block, panchayat and village (LGD)
- Tripura state profileSeats, parties and turnout at a glance
- Tripura Lok Sabha resultsEvery parliamentary seat, 2024 and earlier
- Tripura districts: Census 2011Population, religion, SC/ST by district
- Gram panchayat list, TripuraBlocks, panchayats and villages (LGD)
- CSR spend in TripuraCompany CSR spending by year and sector (MCA)
- Urban local bodies in TripuraMunicipal corporations, councils, wards