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Dharmanagar Vidhan Sabha — MLA & election results

Who is the MLA of Dharmanagar? — Jahar Chakraborti (BJP), who won the Tripura Assembly bye-election 2026 by 18,290 votes. Below: history of 2 elections and every candidate's votes.
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MLA · 2026

Jahar Chakraborti

BJP
Margin: 18,290Landslide

Election history — every MLA of Dharmanagar

2 elections · newest first

  1. 2026May 2026Jahar ChakrabortiBJPCurrent MLABye-electionTripura Assembly bye-election 2026 · defeated Amitabha Datta (CPI(M))Margin18,290
  2. 2023Mar 2023Biswa Bandhu SenBJPTripura Assembly Election 2023 · defeated Chayan Bhattacharya (INC)Margin1,098

Tripura Assembly bye-election 2026 — results

Winner

Jahar Chakraborti

BJPLandslide

votes

24,291

Margin

18,290(49.6%)

Winner vs Runner-up

Jahar Chakraborti · BJPAmitabha Datta · CPI(M)
24,2916,001
Candidate (6)votes
  1. 1Jahar Chakraborti✓ WinnerBJP24,29165.91%
  2. 2Amitabha DattaCPI(M)Deposit lost6,00116.28%
  3. 3Chayan BhattacharyaINCDeposit lost5,93616.11%
  4. 4Bibash Ranjan DasAmra BangaleeDeposit lost2740.74%
  5. 5Sanjoy ChaudhurySocialist Unity Centre Of India (Communist)Deposit lost2260.61%
  6. 6Brajalal DebnathINDDeposit lost1260.34%
Total votes36,854

Deposit lost: 5 of 6 candidates — those not elected who polled no more than one-sixth of the valid votes of all candidates, NOTA excluded (Representation of the People Act 1951, s.158).

Past elections

Tripura Assembly Election 2023Winner: Biswa Bandhu Sen (BJP)Full result ▾
Candidate (7)votes
  1. 1Biswa Bandhu Sen✓ WinnerBJP18,68449.35%
  2. 2Chayan BhattacharyaINC17,58646.45%
  3. 3Saurabh GoswamiINDDeposit lost6581.74%
See all candidates (+4)
  1. 4NOTA4441.17%
  2. 5Bibash Ranjan DasINDDeposit lost2030.54%
  3. 6Narendu DasINDDeposit lost1580.42%
  4. 7Sanjay ChaudhuryINDDeposit lost1280.34%
Total votes37,861

Tripura Assembly Election 2023 — full result page →

Frequently asked questions

Who is the MLA of Dharmanagar?

Jahar Chakraborti (BJP) won Dharmanagar in the Tripura Assembly bye-election 2026 with 24,291 votes.

What was the winning margin in Dharmanagar?

Jahar Chakraborti defeated Amitabha Datta (CPI(M)) by 18,290 votes.

Who were the previous MLAs of Dharmanagar?

2023: Biswa Bandhu Sen (BJP)

When is the next assembly election in Dharmanagar?

The last general election was completed in March 2023. An assembly's term is five years, so the next general election is due in 2028; the Election Commission of India announces the dates.

Source: eci.gov.in/eci-backend/public//all_files/election_report/Bye_Election_to_8_Assembly_Constituencies_March_to_May_2026_2026/Tripura-56-Dharmanagar_1778142813.xlsx · eci.gov.in/statistical-report/ae/2023/doc/14875 · verify with the original source for official use · Disclaimer