2009 Indian general election in Tripura

2009 Indian general election in Tripura
2 seats
Turnout	84.55%
Prime Minister before election; Manmohan Singh ; INC	Prime Minister after election; Manmohan Singh ; INC

Last updated November 17, 2025

The 2009 Indian general election in the state of Tripura was held in April with two seats being contested. The Communist Party of India (Marxist) held both seats, receiving a total of 1,084,883 votes with a state-wide share of 61.69%.^[1] Congress and the BJP received 31% and 3% of the state-wide vote, respectively, and won no seats.^[2]

Parties and alliances

Left Front

Party		flag	Symbol	Leader	Seats contested
	Communist Party of India (Marxist)			Manik Sarkar	2

National Democratic Alliance

Party		Flag	Symbol	Leader	Seats contested
	Bharatiya Janata Party			L. K. Advani	2

United Progressive Alliance

Party		Flag	Symbol	Leader	Seats contested
	Indian National Congress			Sonia Gandhi	2

List of elected MPs

Source: Election Commission of India^[3]

Constituency		Winner					Runner-up					Margin
Constituency		Candidate	Party		Votes	%	Candidate	Party		Votes	%	Votes	%
1	Tripura West	Khagen Das		CPI(M)	563,799	60.14	Sudip Roy Barman		INC	315,250	33.63	248,549	26.51
2	Tripura East	Baju Ban Riyan		CPI(M)	521,084	63.4	Diba Chandra Hrangkhawl		INC	225,503	27.47	295,581	35.93

Assembly Segment wise lead

Party		Assembly segments	Position in Assembly (as of 2008 election)
	Communist Party of India (Marxist)	60	46
	Indian National Congress	0	10
	Others	0	4
Total		60

References

↑ "Party Wise Seats Won and Votes Polled (%), LOK SABHA 2009". Election Commission of India. 10 August 2018. Archived from the original on 16 May 2019. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
↑ DEBBARMA, SUKHENDU; DEBBARMA, MOUSAMI (2009). "Fifth Victory in a Row for CPI(M) in Tripura". Economic and Political Weekly. 44 (39): 172–173. ISSN 0012-9976. JSTOR 25663627.
↑ "Constituency Wise Detailed Result - General Elections, 2009 (15th LOK SABHA)". Election Commission of India. 10 August 2018. Archived from the original on 15 May 2019. Retrieved 4 April 2020.

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[1] "Party Wise Seats Won and Votes Polled (%), LOK SABHA 2009". Election Commission of India. 10 August 2018. Archived from the original on 16 May 2019. Retrieved 4 April 2020.

[2] DEBBARMA, SUKHENDU; DEBBARMA, MOUSAMI (2009). "Fifth Victory in a Row for CPI(M) in Tripura". Economic and Political Weekly. 44 (39): 172–173. ISSN 0012-9976. JSTOR 25663627.

[3] "Constituency Wise Detailed Result - General Elections, 2009 (15th LOK SABHA)". Election Commission of India. 10 August 2018. Archived from the original on 15 May 2019. Retrieved 4 April 2020.

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