Old Agartala was an assembly constituency in the Indian state of Tripura.
| Old Agartala | |
|---|---|
| Former constituency for the Tripura Legislative Assembly | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | Northeast India |
| State | Tripura |
| Established | 1963 |
| Abolished | 1972 |
| Total electors | 13,067 |
Members of the Legislative Assembly
edit| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | J. K. Majumder | Indian National Congress | |
| 1972 | Sailesh Chandra Some | ||
Election results
edit1972 Assembly election
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Sailesh Chandra Some | 5,098 | 56.76% |  2.17
| |
| CPI(M) | Jagadish Chandra Dey | 2,217 | 24.69% | New | |
| Independent | Kartik K. Bhattacharjee | 1,070 | 11.91% | New | |
| TUS | Chandramani Debbarma | 520 | 5.79% | New | |
| Independent | Bisweshar Nath | 76 | 0.85% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 2,881 | 32.08% | 22.88
| ||
| Turnout | 8,981 | 70.44% |  9.22
| ||
| Registered electors | 13,067 | 35.87
| |||
| INC hold | Swing | 2.17
|
|||
1967 Assembly election
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | J. K. Majumder | 8,672 | 54.60% | New | |
| Independent | Sailesh Chandra Some | 7,211 | 45.40% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 1,461 | 9.20% | |||
| Turnout | 15,883 | 81.04% | |||
| Registered electors | 20,377 | ||||
| INC win (new seat) | |||||
References
edit- ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1972 to the Legislative Assembly of Tripura" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 6 October 2010.
- ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1967 to the Legislative Assembly of Tripura" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 6 October 2010.
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