The BJP’s Jahar Chakraborti on Monday won the Dharmanagar Assembly bypoll in Tripura by a margin of 18,920 votes over his nearest CPI(M) candidate.
Chakraborti secured 24,291 votes while his nearest rival, CPI(M)’s Amitabha Datta, polled 6,001 votes. The Congress’ Chayan Bahttacharya got 5,936 votes.
The bypoll was necessitated by the death of Tripura Assembly Speaker Biswa Bandhu Sen in December 2025. The voter turnout in the bypoll was 79.84 per cent.
With the victory, the BJP’s tally in the 60-member Assembly stands at 33, while its allies — the Tipra Motha Party (TMP) has 13 MLAs, and the Indigenous People’s Front of Tripura has one lawmaker.
Chief Minister Manik Saha expressed heartfelt gratitude to the people of Dharmanagar for favouring the BJP with an overwhelming mandate.
“I sincerely express my heartfelt gratitude to the people of Dharmanagar for electing Bharatiya Janata Party candidate, Jahar Chakraborty, with an overwhelming majority in the Dharmanagar by-election,” he wrote on Facebook.
Saha added, “Your immense support and trust have made us even more responsible. We are committed to working tirelessly towards the overall development, peace, and progress of Dharmanagar. Let us move forward together and take this journey of development even further with everyone’s support.”
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Published By:
Priyanka Kumari
Published On:
May 4, 2026 16:16 IST
