 It is the prime tourist spot of North Tripura District, and is located in the neighbouring town of Kailashahar Subdivision in the North-eastern Indian state of Tripura.Dharmanagar assembly constituency is part of Tripura East (Lok Sabha constituency); the main political parties are CPI(M) and Congress(I).and in 2018 elections BJP won and now ruling party is BJP
The assembly constituency is now represented by BJP MLA.No daily newspaper is published from Dharmanagar, except a few weekly.