1988 Tripura Legislative Assembly election

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1988 Tripura Legislative Assembly election
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  1983 2 Feb 1988 1993  

60 seats in the Assembly
31 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
  Hand INC.svg CPI(M) election symbol - Hammer Sickle and Star.svg
Leader Sudhir Ranjan Majumdar --
Party INC(I) CPI(M) TUS
Leader's seat Town Bordowali --
Last election1237
Seats won25267
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 13Decrease2.svg 11Increase2.svg 1
Popular vote424,241520,697119,599
Percentage37.33%45.82%10.52%

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Tripura District Map

Chief Minister before election

Nripen Chakraborty
CPI(M)

Elected Chief Minister

Sudhir Ranjan Majumdar
INC(I)

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Tripura

The 1988 Tripura Legislative Assembly election took place in a single phase on 2 February 1988 to elect the Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) from each of the 60 Assembly Constituencies (ACs) in Tripura, India. [1] More than 100 individuals were killed in election-related violence in the state of Tripura. Government and TNV representatives agreed to a cessation of military hostilities on August 12, 1988. Several thousand individuals were killed, and some 200,000 individuals were displaced during the conflict. [2]

Contents

Contesting parties

271 candidates registered to contest the election.

PartySymbolAllianceSeats contested
Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPI(M)) CPI(M) election symbol - Hammer Sickle and Star.svg Left Front 55
Revolutionary Socialist Party (RSP) Indian Election Symbol Spade and Stoker.png Left Front 2
Communist Party of India (CPI) CPI symbol.svg Left Front 1
All India Forward Bloc (AIFB) Indian Election Symbol Lion.svg Left Front 1
Indian National Congress (INC) Hand INC.svg Congress Alliance 46
Tripura Upajati Juba Samiti (TUJS) Indian election symbol two leaves.svg Congress Alliance 14
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Lotos flower symbol.svg 10
Janata Party 10
Independents (IND)81
Total271

Highlights

Election to the Tripura Legislative Assembly were held on February 2, 1988. The election were held in a single phase for all the 60 assembly constituencies.

Participating Political Parties

[3]

National Parties

State Parties

No. of constituencies

Type of ConstituenciesGENSCSTTotal
No. of Constituencies3671760

[4]

Electors

MenWomenTotal
No.of Electors684,596658,4701,343,066
No.of Electors who Voted590,887560,7711,151,658
Polling Percentage86.31%85.16%85.75%

[5]

Performance of women candidates

MenWomenTotal
No.of Contestants2683271
Elected580260

[6]

Result

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PartySeats ContestedSeats WonNo. of Votes % of Votes1983 Seats
Bharatiya Janata Party 1001,7570.15%0
Communist Party of India 109,3140.82%0
Communist Party of India (Marxist) 5526520,69745.82%37
Indian National Congress 4625424,24137.33%12
Janata Party 1001,1380.10%0
All India Forward Block 107,6310.67%0
Revolutionary Socialist Party 2218,1821.60%2
Tripura Upajati Juba Samiti 147119,59910.52%6
Independents 81033,8462.98%3
Total220601,136,405
Source: ECI [7]

Results by constituency

  • Winner, runner-up, voter turnout, and victory margin in every constituency [8]
Assembly ConstituencyTurnoutWinnerRunner UpMargin
#kNames%CandidatePartyVotes%CandidatePartyVotes%
1 Simna 86.04% Abhiram Debbarma CPI(M) 10,31860.67%Rabindra Debbarma TUS 6,60538.84%3,713
2 Mohanpur 84.32% Dhirendra Chandra Debnath INC 8,81051.05%Radharaman Debnath CPI(M) 7,46943.28%1,341
3 Bamutia 86.75% Prakash Chandra Das INC 9,10951.1%Dilip Kumar Das CPI(M) 8,63648.45%473
4 Barjala 85.85% Dipak Kumar Roy INC 11,88953.53%Gouri Bhattacharjee CPI(M) 10,02045.11%1,869
5 Khayerpur 86.25%Ratan Lal Ghosh INC 10,91050.99% Pabitra Kar CPI(M) 10,41948.7%491
6 Agartala 82.%Maharani Bibhu Kumari Devi INC 12,77649.72% Manik Sarkar CPI(M) 12,69549.4%81
7 Ramnagar 83.8% Surajit Datta INC 10,66351.79% Khagen Das CPI(M) 9,80247.61%861
8 Town Bordowali 81.35% Sudhir Ranjan Majumdar INC 10,30857.03% Brajagopal Roy AIFB 7,63142.22%2,677
9 Banamalipur 82.43% Ratan Chakraborty INC 8,64256.26%Bibekananda Bhowmik CPI(M) 6,61243.04%2,030
10 Majlishpur 86.34% Dipak Nag INC 9,49350.61% Manik Dey CPI(M) 9,18748.98%306
11 Mandaibazar 79.65% Rashiram Debbarma CPI(M) 10,76851.59%Chandrodoy Rupini TUS 9,89847.42%870
12 Takarjala 85.14%Tarani Debbarma CPI(M) 9,71952.8%Surya Kumar Debbarma TUS 8,48346.09%1,236
13 Pratapgarh 85.36% Anil Sarkar CPI(M) 15,77853.42%Madhusudan Das INC 13,49245.68%2,286
14 Badharghat 84.04% Dilip Sarkar INC 13,92350.15% Ila Bhattacharjee CPI(M) 13,59748.98%326
15 Kamalasagar 87.31% Matilal Sarkar CPI(M) 9,48751.51%Deba Prasad Chowdhury INC 8,70247.25%785
16 Bishalgarh 87.97% Samir Ranjan Barman INC 10,06854.98% Bhanu Lal Saha CPI(M) 8,18644.7%1,882
17 Golaghati 83.65% Budha Debbarma TUS 9,14148.58% Niranjan Debbarma CPI(M) 9,13248.53%9
18 Charilam 84.01%Matilal Saha INC 9,68051.54%Brajgopal Bhowmic CPI(M) 8,77246.71%908
19 Boxanagar 91.32% Billal Miah INC 8,62151.47%Araber Rahaman CPI(M) 8,08948.29%532
20 Nalchar 89.92% Sukumar Barman CPI(M) 9,42052.73%Narayan Das INC 8,25446.2%1,166
21 Sonamura 89.29%Rashik Lal Roy INC 8,90051.32%Subal Rudra CPI(M) 8,40348.45%497
22 Dhanpur 91.09%Samar Chowdhury CPI(M) 10,80954.45%Prabir Kumar Pul INC 8,84344.54%1,966
23 Ramchandraghat 88.4% Dasarath Deb CPI(M) 11,30678.18%Sashi Kumar Debbarma TUS 3,04821.08%8,258
24 Khowai 89.7% Arun Kumar Kar INC 7,65749.67% Samir Deb Sarkar CPI(M) 7,54448.93%113
25 Asharambari 85.21% Bidya Chandra Debbarma CPI(M) 12,59777.2%Arun Kumar Debbarma INC 3,21119.68%9,386
26 Pramodenagar 89.9%Nirpen Chakraborty CPI(M) 12,82861.83%Pradip Kumar Roy INC 7,20934.75%5,619
27 Kalyanpur 87.64%Makhan Lal Chakraborty CPI(M) 8,27549.65%Kajal Chandra Das INC 7,52845.16%747
28 Krishnapur 81.76% Khagendra Jamatia CPI(M) 9,86157.78%Karna Singh Jamatia TUS 6,92240.56%2,939
29 Teliamura 84.44%Jitendra Sarkar CPI(M) 9,50248.77%Ashok Kumar Baidya INC 9,11146.77%391
30 Bagma 86.86%Rati Mohan Jamaitia TUS 10,30955.74%Gunapada Jamatia CPI(M) 8,04643.51%2,263
31 Salgarh 88.54%Gopal Chandra Das RSP 9,57851.27%Kamini Kumar Das INC 9,06448.52%514
32 Radhakishorpur 86.13%Chitta Ranjan Saha RSP 8,60450.97%Ranajit Singha Roy INC 7,97147.22%633
33 Matarbari 87.29%Kashiram Reang INC 9,51449.65%Madhab Chandra Saha CPI(M) 9,50649.61%8
34 Kakraban 88.21%Kashab Chandra Majumder CPI(M) 10,37257.01%Subrata Dhar INC 7,67042.16%2,702
35 Rajnagar 90.58%Nakul Das CPI(M) 12,81354.99%Jogendra Das INC 10,39344.6%2,420
36 Belonia 88.52%Amal Mallik INC 10,22751.96% Jitendra Lal Das CPI 9,31447.32%913
37 Santirbazar 84.96%Gouri Sankar Reang TUS 11,58251.88%Manik Majumder CPI(M) 10,47046.9%1,112
38 Hrishyamukh 90.83% Badal Chowdhury CPI(M) 11,47954.46%Debabrata Baidya INC 9,53945.26%1,940
39 Jolaibari 87.08% Brajamohan Jamatia CPI(M) 7,80049.75%Brajamohan Tripura INC 7,68249.%118
40 Manu 89.39%Angju Mog INC 11,83250.12%Jitendra Kumar Chowdhury CPI(M) 11,66349.4%169
41 Sabroom 89.39%Sunil Kumar Chowdhury CPI(M) 10,60551.05%Manoranjan Debnath INC 10,10948.67%496
42 Ampinagar 83.16% Nagendra Jamatia TUS 10,88254.61%Debabrata Koloy Independent 8,79244.12%2,090
43 Birganj 83.42%Jawhar Shaha INC 11,80153.41%Shyamal Saha CPI(M) 10,00745.29%1,794
44 Raima Valley 82.29%Rabindra Debbarma TUS 10,64050.99%Ram Kumar Debbarma CPI(M) 10,22549.01%415
45 Kamalpur 89.82%Bimal Singha CPI(M) 8,02152.88%Saroj Kumar Chakraborty INC 7,06346.57%958
46 Surma 88.35%Rudreswar Das CPI(M) 8,94150.93%Harendra Chandra Das INC 8,15246.44%789
47 Salema 87.34%Dinesh Debbarma CPI(M) 9,04749.59%Mangal Prasad Debbarma TUS 8,42846.19%619
48 Kulai 82.98%Diba Chandra Hrangkhowl TUS 10,04750.34%Subindra Debbarma CPI(M) 9,58448.02%463
49 Chawamanu 82.27% Purna Mohan Tripura CPI(M) 9,32356.57% Shyama Charan Tripura TUS 7,15743.43%2,166
50 Pabiachhara 85.47%Bidhu Bhusan Malakar CPI(M) 9,38850.34%Jyotirmoy Malakar INC 8,83247.36%556
51 Fatikroy 87.6%Sunil Chandra Das INC 12,28872.14%Bhudeb Bhattacharya CPI(M) 4,29925.24%7,989
52 Chandipur 91.75%Baidyanath Majumdar CPI(M) 10,12853.38%Debasish Sen INC 8,51644.89%1,612
53 Kailashahar 87.72% Birajit Sinha INC 9,51950.88%Tapan Chakraborty CPI(M) 8,78046.93%739
54 Kurti 84.43%Faizur Rahaman CPI(M) 8,40550.38%Abdul Matin Chowdhury INC 7,57645.41%829
55 Kadamtala 81.8%Jyotirmoy Nath INC 6,75942.49%Samir Kumar Nath CPI(M) 6,31739.71%442
56 Dharmanagar 83.1%Kalidas Dutta INC 9,50552.89%Amarendra Sarma CPI(M) 8,28346.09%1,222
57 Jubarajnagar 86.31%Biva Rani Nath INC 7,59146.95%Ram Kumar Nath CPI(M) 7,40045.77%191
58 Pencharthal 79.89%Sushil Kumar Chakma INC 8,34843.51%Malendhan Chakma CPI(M) 6,52734.02%1,821
59 Panisagar 81.07%Subodh Chandra Das CPI(M) 7,77449.94%Ashutosh Das INC 6,49141.69%1,283
60 Kanchanpur 75.72% Drao Kumar Reang TUS 6,45739.44%Len Prasad Malsai CPI(M) 6,26338.25%194

Government formation

Indian National Congress (INC) – Tripura Upajati Juba Samiti (TUJS) coalition won 30 out of 60 seats in the Legislative Assembly. The CPI-M won 28 seats in the Legislative Assembly. Sudhir Ranjan Majumdar formed a INC-TUJS coalition government on February 5, 1988. [2]

On February 17, 1992, the eight members of the Tripura Tribal Youth League (Tripura Upajati Juba Samiti-TUJS), who were part of the governing coalition in the 60-seat Legislative Assembly, resigned in protest over more than 500 starvation deaths in tribal areas in recent months. Chief Minister Sudhir Ranjan Majumdar resigned on February 19, 1992, and Samir Ranjan Barman was sworn in as Chief Minister of an INC-TUJS coalition government on February 20, 1992. [2]

Chief Minister Samir Ranjan Barman resigned on February 27, 1993, and the state of Tripura was placed under president's rule from March 11, 1993 to April 10, 1993. [9]

References

  1. "Official Website of State Election Commission, Government of Tripura, India". sec.tripura.gov.in.
  2. 1 2 3 "43. India/Tripura (1949-present)". uca.edu.
  3. "List of Participating Political Parties".
  4. "Constituencies-Tripura".
  5. "Total No.of Electors".
  6. "Performance of Women candidates Vs Men candidates".
  7. "1988 Tripura Election result".
  8. "Statistical Report on General Election, 1988 to the Legislative Assembly of Tripura" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 6 October 2010.
  9. "UNHCR Web Archive". webarchive.archive.unhcr.org.