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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{short description|Legislative Assembly constituency in Tripura State, India}}<br />
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{{Infobox Indian constituency<br />
| name = Boxanagar<br />
| mla = [[Tafajjal Hossain]]<br />
| party = [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]<br />
| latest_election_year = [[2023 elections in India#Tripura|2023]]<br />
| constituency_no= 20<br />
| state = [[Tripura]]<br />
| district = [[Sipahijala district|Sipahijala]]<br />
| loksabha_cons = [[Tripura West (Lok Sabha constituency)|Tripura West]]<br />
| established = 1972<br />
| reservation = None<br />
| electors = {{formatnum:43145}}<ref name=election2023>{{cite web |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/14875-tripura-general-legislative-election-2023/ |title=Tripura General Legislative Election 2023 - Tripura - Election Commission of India |website=eci.gov.in|access-date=20 April 2023}}</ref>{{update after|2028|5}}<br />
| type = SLA<br />
| map_image = Boxanagar Assembly constituency map.svg<br />
}}<br />
<br />
'''Boxanagar''' is one of the 60 [[Tripura Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]] constituencies of [[Tripura]] state in [[India]].<ref name=delimitation>{{cite web |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/7249-tripura/ |title=Delimitation Commission of India - Notification |website=eci.gov.in |date=12 May 2005 |author=Shangara Ram |accessdate= 25 January 2021}}</ref><ref name=district-AC-Map>{{cite web |url=http://ceotripura.nic.in/Map.asp |title=District/AC Map - Chief Electoral Officer, Tripura |website=ceotripura.nic.in |access-date= 23 January 2021 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140405133941/http://ceotripura.nic.in/Map.asp |archive-date=5 April 2014}}</ref> It is in [[Sipahijala district]] and is a part of [[Tripura West (Lok Sabha constituency)|West Tripura Lok Sabha constituency]].<ref>[http://www.elections.in/tripura/assembly-constituencies/boxanagar.html Sitting and Previous MLAs from Boxanagar Assembly Constituency]</ref><ref>[http://eci.nic.in/ECI_Main/StatisticalReports/AE2013/TRP2013_Reports.pdf Statistical Report on General Election, 2013 to the Legislative Assembly of Tripura]</ref><ref>[http://infoelections.com/infoelection/index.php/ne/6133-list-of-assembly-constituency-of-tripura.html List of assembly constituency of Tripura]</ref><br />
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== Members of the Legislative Assembly ==<br />
{| class="wikitable sortable"<br />
|-<br />
! Election<br />
! Member<br />
! colspan=2|Party<br />
|-<br />
| [[1972 Tripura Legislative Assembly election|1972]] || Munsur Ali || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}<br />
|-<br />
| [[1977 Tripura Legislative Assembly election|1977]] || Arabar Rahaman || {{Full party name with color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)|rowspan=2}}<br />
|-<br />
| [[1983 Tripura Legislative Assembly election|1983]] || Araber Rahaman<br />
|-<br />
| [[1988 Tripura Legislative Assembly election|1988]] || [[Billal Miah]] || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}<br />
|-<br />
| [[1993 Tripura Legislative Assembly election|1993]] || Sahid Chowdhury || {{Full party name with color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}<br />
|-<br />
| [[1998 Tripura Legislative Assembly election|1998]] || [[Billal Miah]] || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}<br />
|-<br />
| [[2003 Tripura Legislative Assembly election|2003]] || rowspan=4 | Sahid Chowdhury || {{Full party name with color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)|rowspan=4}}<br />
|-<br />
| [[2008 Tripura Legislative Assembly election|2008]]<br />
|-<br />
| [[2013 Tripura Legislative Assembly election|2013]]<br />
|-<br />
| [[2018 Tripura Legislative Assembly election|2018]]<br />
|-<br />
| [[2023 Tripura Legislative Assembly election|2023]] || [[Samsul Haque]]|| {{Full party name with color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}<br />
|-<br />
| [[2023 elections in India#Tripura|2023 by-election]] || Tafajjal Hossain || {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}<br />
|}<br />
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== Election results ==<br />
===2023 Assembly by-election===<br />
[[Tafajjal Hossain]] became the first [[Muslims|Muslim]] [[Tripura Legislative Assembly|MLA]] from [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] in [[Tripura Legislative Assembly]]. He defeated Mizan Hossain of [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]] by a margin of 30,237 votes. It's the highest margin in Tripura history.<br />
{{Election box begin|title= [[2023 elections in India#Tripura|2023 Tripura Legislative Assembly by-election]]: Boxanagar<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ceotripura.nic.in/sites/default/files/2024-01/AC2023Bye.pdf|access-date=27 February 2024|title=Form 20: Final Result Sheet|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240227174240/https://ceotripura.nic.in/sites/default/files/2024-01/AC2023Bye.pdf|archive-date=27 February 2024|publisher=Chief Electoral Officer, Tripura}}</ref>}}<br />
{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=Tafajjal Hossain |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=34,146 |percentage=88.97% |change={{increase}}51.21 }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=Mizan Hussain|party=Communist Party of India (Marxist)|votes=3,909|percentage=10.18%|change={{decrease}}40.16}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=None of the Above|party=None of the above|votes=434|percentage=1.13%|change={{increase}}0.24}}<br />
{{Election box margin of victory |votes=30,237 |percentage=78.78% |change= {{increase}}66.20 }}<br />
{{Election box turnout|votes=38,380|percentage=89.86%|change={{decrease}}0.54}}<br />
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 43,225 |ref = |change= {{increase}}0.19 }}<br />
{{Election box gain with party link |winner=Bharatiya Janata Party |loser=Communist Party of India (Marxist) |swing= {{increase}}38.62 }}<br />
{{Election box end}}<br />
<br />
=== 2023 Assembly election ===<br />
{{Election box begin|title= [[2023 Tripura Legislative Assembly election]]: Boxanagar<ref>{{cite news |date=2 March 2023 |title=Tripura Assembly election results 2023: Check full list of winners |language=en |work=The Indian Express |url=https://indianexpress.com/elections/tripura-election-results-2023-constituency-winners-list-8473554/ |access-date=20 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231220141112/https://indianexpress.com/elections/tripura-election-results-2023-constituency-winners-list-8473554/ |archive-date=20 December 2023}}</ref>}}<br />
{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=[[Samsul Haque]] |party=Communist Party of India (Marxist) |votes=19,404 |percentage=50.34% |change= {{decrease}}7.35 }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=Tafajjal Hossain|party=Bharatiya Janata Party|votes=14,555|percentage=37.76%|change={{increase}}3.35}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=Abu Khayer Miah|party=Tipra Motha Party|votes=3,010|percentage=7.81%|change=''New''}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=Joydal Hossain|party=All India Trinamool Congress|votes=916|percentage=2.38%|change={{increase}}1.33}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=None of the Above|party=None of the above|votes=342|percentage=0.89%|change=''New''}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=Safiqul Islam|party=Independent politician|votes=316|percentage=0.82%|change=''New''}}<br />
{{Election box margin of victory |votes=4,849 |percentage=12.58% |change= {{decrease}}10.70 }}<br />
{{Election box turnout|votes=38,543|percentage=89.39%|change={{decrease}}1.60}}<br />
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 43,145 |ref = |change= {{increase}}13.97 }}<br />
{{Election box hold with party link |winner=Communist Party of India (Marxist)|swing= }}<br />
{{Election box end}}<br />
<br />
=== 2018 Assembly election ===<br />
{{Election box begin|title= [[2018 Tripura Legislative Assembly election]]: Boxanagar<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Chief Electoral Officer, Tripura|title=Form 20 {{!}} Final Result Sheet {{!}} General Election to the Tripura Legislative Assembly - 2018 |url=http://ceotripura.nic.in/sites/default/files/2024-01/Form20_2018.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240228163855/http://ceotripura.nic.in/sites/default/files/2024-01/Form20_2018.pdf|archive-date=28 February 2024 |access-date = 20 June 2020}}</ref>}}<br />
{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=Sahid Chowdhury |party=Communist Party of India (Marxist) |votes=19,862 |percentage=57.69% |change={{increase}}4.49 }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Baharul Islam Majumder |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=11,847 |percentage=34.41% |change={{increase}}32.98 }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=[[Billal Miah]] |party=Indian National Congress |votes=1,866 |percentage=5.42% |change={{decrease}}39.94 }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=None of the Above |party=None of the above |votes=453 |percentage=1.32% |change= ''New''}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Najir Islam |party=All India Trinamool Congress |votes=359 |percentage=1.04% |change= ''New''}}<br />
{{Election box margin of victory |votes=8,015 |percentage=23.28% |change= {{increase}}15.44 }}<br />
{{Election box turnout |votes=34,426 |percentage=90.85% |change= {{decrease}}4.86 }}<br />
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 37,857 |ref = |change= }}<br />
{{Election box hold with party link |winner=Communist Party of India (Marxist) |loser=Communist Party of India (Marxist) |swing= {{increase}}4.49 }}<br />
{{Election box end}}<br />
<br />
=== 2013 Assembly election ===<br />
{{Election box begin|title= [[2013 Tripura Legislative Assembly election]]: Boxanagar<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Chief Electoral Officer, Tripura|title=Form 20 {{!}} Final Result Sheet {{!}} General Election to the Tripura Legislative Assembly - 2013 |url=http://ceotripura.nic.in/sites/default/files/2024-01/Form20_2013.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240228165655/http://ceotripura.nic.in/sites/default/files/2024-01/Form20_2013.pdf|archive-date=28 February 2024 |access-date = 20 June 2020}}</ref>}}<br />
{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=Sahid Chowdhury |party=Communist Party of India (Marxist) |votes=17,100 |percentage=53.21% |change={{increase}}3.66 }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=[[Billal Miah]] |party=Indian National Congress |votes=14,579 |percentage=45.36% |change={{decrease}}1.70 }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Mantu Sarkar |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=460 |percentage=1.43% |change={{increase}}0.25 }}<br />
{{Election box margin of victory |votes=2,521 |percentage=7.84% |change= {{increase}}5.36 }}<br />
{{Election box turnout |votes=32,139 |percentage=96.30% |change= {{increase}}1.85 }}<br />
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 33,550 |ref = |change= }}<br />
{{Election box hold with party link |winner=Communist Party of India (Marxist) |loser=Communist Party of India (Marxist) |swing= }}<br />
{{Election box end}}<br />
<br />
=== 2008 Assembly election ===<br />
{{Election box begin|title= [[2008 Tripura Legislative Assembly election]]: Boxanagar<ref>{{cite web|publisher=[[Election Commission of India]]|title=Statistical Report on General Election, 2008 to the Legislative Assembly of Tripura |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1998/StatisticalReport-TRI98.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101006160344/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1998/StatisticalReport-TRI98.pdf|archive-date=6 October 2010|format=pdf}}</ref>}}<br />
{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=Sahid Chowdhury |party=Communist Party of India (Marxist) |votes=13,791 |percentage=49.55% |change={{decrease}}3.95 }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=[[Billal Miah]] |party=Indian National Congress |votes=13,099 |percentage=47.06% |change={{increase}}3.06 }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Gopal Chandra Das |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=330 |percentage=1.19% |change= ''New''}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Chale Ahammed |party=Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) (Liberation) |votes=309 |percentage=1.11% |change= ''New''}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Bahar Mia Khandakar |party=Independent politician |votes=303 |percentage=1.09% |change= ''New''}}<br />
{{Election box margin of victory |votes=692 |percentage=2.49% |change= {{decrease}}7.01 }}<br />
{{Election box turnout |votes=27,832 |percentage=94.46% |change= {{increase}}7.82 }}<br />
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 29,627 |ref = |change= {{increase}}4.60 }}<br />
{{Election box hold with party link |winner=Communist Party of India (Marxist) |loser=Communist Party of India (Marxist) |swing= {{decrease}}3.95 }}<br />
{{Election box end}}<br />
<br />
=== 2003 Assembly election ===<br />
{{Election box begin|title= [[2003 Tripura Legislative Assembly election]]: Boxanagar<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Chief Electoral Officer, Tripura|title=Form 20 {{!}} Final Result Sheet {{!}} General Election to the Tripura Legislative Assembly - 2003 |url=http://ceotripura.nic.in/sites/default/files/2024-01/Form20_2003.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240228165918/http://ceotripura.nic.in/sites/default/files/2024-01/Form20_2003.pdf|archive-date=28 February 2024 |access-date = 20 June 2020}}</ref>}}<br />
{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=Sahid Chowdhury |party=Communist Party of India (Marxist) |votes=13,051 |percentage=53.50% |change={{increase}}5.57 }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=[[Billal Miah]] |party=Indian National Congress |votes=10,735 |percentage=44.01% |change={{decrease}}6.11 }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Anich Ahamed Chowdhury |party=Independent politician |votes=343 |percentage=1.41% |change= ''New''}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Dipak Das |party=All India Trinamool Congress |votes=265 |percentage=1.09% |change= ''New''}}<br />
{{Election box margin of victory |votes=2,316 |percentage=9.49% |change= {{increase}}7.31 }}<br />
{{Election box turnout |votes=24,394 |percentage=86.20% |change= {{decrease}}1.48 }}<br />
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 28,324 |ref = |change= {{increase}}16.82 }}<br />
{{Election box gain with party link |winner=Communist Party of India (Marxist) |loser=Indian National Congress |swing= {{increase}}3.39 }}<br />
{{Election box end}}<br />
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=== 1998 Assembly election ===<br />
{{Election box begin|title= [[1998 Tripura Legislative Assembly election]]: Boxanagar<ref>{{cite web|publisher=[[Election Commission of India]]|title=Statistical Report on General Election, 1998 to the Legislative Assembly of Tripura |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1998/StatisticalReport-TRI98.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101006160344/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1998/StatisticalReport-TRI98.pdf|archive-date=6 October 2010|format=pdf |url-status=dead}}</ref>}}<br />
{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=[[Billal Miah]] |party=Indian National Congress |votes=10,645 |percentage=50.12% |change={{increase}}15.27 }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Sahid Chowdhury |party=Communist Party of India (Marxist) |votes=10,182 |percentage=47.94% |change={{decrease}}8.77 }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Harun Miah |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=397 |percentage=1.87% |change={{decrease}}0.23 }}<br />
{{Election box margin of victory |votes=463 |percentage=2.18% |change= {{decrease}}19.68 }}<br />
{{Election box turnout |votes=21,241 |percentage=89.12% |change= {{increase}}4.10 }}<br />
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 24,245 |ref = |change= {{increase}}2.88 }}<br />
{{Election box gain with party link |winner=Indian National Congress |loser=Communist Party of India (Marxist) |swing= }}<br />
{{Election box end}}<br />
<br />
=== 1993 Assembly election ===<br />
{{Election box begin|title= [[1993 Tripura Legislative Assembly election]]: Boxanagar<ref>{{cite web|publisher=[[Election Commission of India]]|title=Statistical Report on General Election, 1993 to the Legislative Assembly of Tripura |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1993/Statistical%20Report%201993%20Tripura.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101006065326/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1993/Statistical%20Report%201993%20Tripura.pdf |archive-date=6 October 2010|format=pdf}}</ref>}}<br />
{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=Sahid Chowdhury |party=Communist Party of India (Marxist) |votes=11,161 |percentage=56.71% |change={{increase}}8.42 }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Tahera Begum |party=Indian National Congress |votes=6,858 |percentage=34.85% |change={{decrease}}16.62 }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Nurul Haque Maisan |party=Independent politician |votes=1,095 |percentage=5.56% |change= ''New''}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Sadhan Debnath |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=414 |percentage=2.10% |change= ''New''}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Bijoy Dey |party=Independent politician |votes=113 |percentage=0.57% |change= ''New''}}<br />
{{Election box margin of victory |votes=4,303 |percentage=21.86% |change= {{increase}}18.69 }}<br />
{{Election box turnout |votes=19,681 |percentage=84.48% |change= {{decrease}}6.65 }}<br />
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 23,566 |ref = |change= {{increase}}26.85 }}<br />
{{Election box gain with party link |winner=Communist Party of India (Marxist) |loser=Indian National Congress |swing= {{increase}}5.24 }}<br />
{{Election box end}}<br />
<br />
=== 1988 Assembly election ===<br />
{{Election box begin|title= [[1988 Tripura Legislative Assembly election]]: Boxanagar<ref>{{cite web|publisher=[[Election Commission of India]]|title=Statistical Report on General Election, 1988 to the Legislative Assembly of Tripura |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1988/Statistical%20Report%20Tripura%201988.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101006100546/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1988/Statistical%20Report%20Tripura%201988.pdf |archive-date=6 October 2010|format=pdf}}</ref>}}<br />
{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=[[Billal Miah]] |party=Indian National Congress |votes=8,621 |percentage=51.47% |change={{increase}}2.98 }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Araber Rahaman |party=Communist Party of India (Marxist) |votes=8,089 |percentage=48.29% |change={{decrease}}2.92 }}<br />
{{Election box margin of victory |votes=532 |percentage=3.18% |change= {{increase}}0.45 }}<br />
{{Election box turnout |votes=16,750 |percentage=91.32% |change= {{increase}}2.71 }}<br />
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 18,578 |ref = |change= {{increase}}18.49 }}<br />
{{Election box gain with party link |winner=Indian National Congress |loser=Communist Party of India (Marxist) |swing= }}<br />
{{Election box end}}<br />
<br />
=== 1983 Assembly election ===<br />
{{Election box begin|title= [[1983 Tripura Legislative Assembly election]]: Boxanagar<ref>{{cite web|publisher=[[Election Commission of India]]|title=Statistical Report on General Election, 1983 to the Legislative Assembly of Tripura |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1983/StatisticalReport%20Tripura%201983.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101006044341/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1983/StatisticalReport%20Tripura%201983.pdf|archive-date=6 October 2010|format=pdf}}</ref>}}<br />
{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=Araber Rahaman |party=Communist Party of India (Marxist) |votes=7,022 |percentage=51.21% |change={{increase}}4.11 }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Munsur Ali |party=Indian National Congress |votes=6,648 |percentage=48.49% |change={{increase}}11.61 }}<br />
{{Election box margin of victory |votes=374 |percentage=2.73% |change= {{decrease}}7.50 }}<br />
{{Election box turnout |votes=13,711 |percentage=88.79% |change= {{increase}}4.41 }}<br />
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 15,679 |ref = |change= {{increase}}16.71 }}<br />
{{Election box hold with party link |winner=Communist Party of India (Marxist) |loser=Communist Party of India (Marxist) |swing= {{increase}}4.11 }}<br />
{{Election box end}}<br />
<br />
=== 1977 Assembly election ===<br />
{{Election box begin|title= [[1977 Tripura Legislative Assembly election]]: Boxanagar<ref>{{cite web|publisher=[[Election Commission of India]]|title=Statistical Report on General Election, 1977 to the Legislative Assembly of Tripura |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1977/StatisticalReport%201977%20Tripura.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180613130016/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1977/StatisticalReport%201977%20Tripura.pdf|archive-date=13 June 2018|format=pdf}}</ref>}}<br />
{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=Arabar Rahaman |party=Communist Party of India (Marxist) |votes=5,255 |percentage=47.10% |change={{increase}}16.82 }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Munsur Ali |party=Indian National Congress |votes=4,114 |percentage=36.88% |change={{decrease}}17.82 }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Sultan Mia |party=Tripura Pradesh Congress Committee |votes=1,206 |percentage=10.81% |change= ''New''}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Himangshu Debnath |party=Janata Party |votes=581 |percentage=5.21% |change= ''New''}}<br />
{{Election box margin of victory |votes=1,141 |percentage=10.23% |change= {{decrease}}14.18 }}<br />
{{Election box turnout |votes=11,156 |percentage=84.81% |change= {{increase}}11.82 }}<br />
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 13,434 |ref = |change= {{increase}}38.20 }}<br />
{{Election box gain with party link |winner=Communist Party of India (Marxist) |loser=Indian National Congress |swing= {{decrease}}7.59 }}<br />
{{Election box end}}<br />
<br />
=== 1972 Assembly election ===<br />
{{Election box begin|title= [[1972 Tripura Legislative Assembly election]]: Boxanagar<ref>{{cite web|publisher=[[Election Commission of India]]|title=Statistical Report on General Election, 1972 to the Legislative Assembly of Tripura |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1972/StatReport_TP_72.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101006023438/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1972/StatReport_TP_72.pdf|archive-date=6 October 2010|format=pdf}}</ref>}}<br />
{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=Munsur Ali |party=Indian National Congress |votes=3,787 |percentage=54.69% |change= ''New''}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Phani Bhushan Bhakta |party=Communist Party of India (Marxist) |votes=2,097 |percentage=30.29% |change= ''New''}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Amrita Kumar Roy |party=Independent politician |votes=1,040 |percentage=15.02% |change= ''New''}}<br />
{{Election box margin of victory |votes=1,690 |percentage=24.41% |change= }}<br />
{{Election box turnout |votes=6,924 |percentage=74.34% |change= }}<br />
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 9,721 |ref = |change= }}<br />
{{Election box new seat win |winner=Indian National Congress |loser= |swing= }}<br />
{{Election box end}}<br />
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==See also==<br />
*[[List of constituencies of the Tripura Legislative Assembly]]<br />
* [[Sipahijala district]]<br />
* [[Tripura West (Lok Sabha constituency)]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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{{Assembly constituencies of Tripura}}<br />
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[[Category:Sipahijala district]]<br />
[[Category:Assembly constituencies of Tripura]]<br />
[[Category:Politics of Tripura]]<br />
[[Category:Legislative Assembly constituencies of Indian states established in 1972]]<br />
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