Agartala, Mar 19: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Thursday announced Jahar Chakraborty as its candidate for the 56-Dharmanagar Assembly bypoll in Tripura, scheduled for April 9.
Chakraborty previously contested from the seat in 2013 and is considered an experienced organisational figure.
The by-election has been necessitated following the death of sitting MLA and former Speaker Biswa Bandhu Sen. Sen, 72, passed away in Bengaluru while undergoing treatment at a private hospital after suffering complications arising from a brain haemorrhage on December 26, 2025.
The Dharmanagar seat, located in North Tripura, is considered crucial for the ruling BJP, which currently has only 32 members in the 60-seat Assembly and is aiming to retain its hold on the constituency. Chakraborty’s nomination is seen as a calculated move, given his organisational experience and connection with local voters.
The BJP also released names of candidates for Assembly bypolls in Goa, Karnataka and Nagaland as part of the same list.
