2010 Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council election

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2010 Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council election
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28 out of 30 seats in the Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council
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Party CPI(M) INC INPT
Alliance Left Front (Tripura) N/A N/A
Seats won2500
Seat changeIncrease2.svg4--
Popular vote302,540105,92560,321
Chief Executive Member before election

Ranjit Debbarma
CPI(M)

Chief Executive Member

Ranjit Debbarma
CPI(M)

Elections to the Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council (TTAADC) were held on 3 May 2010. On that day elections were held for 27 of the 28 elected seats in the Autonomous District Council. In one seat (Maharani-Chellagong) the election was countermanded, following the death of Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Ranjit Jamatia. [1] [2] 25 of the 28 elected seats in the Autonomous District Council are reserved for Scheduled Tribes. [3]

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Security arrangements ahead of the election were tight. The Tripura Home Department had identified 91 polling stations as "hyper-sensitive" and 347 as "sensitive". Authorities in Tripura had asked the Indian government to provide an additional thirty paramilitary companies to ensure the electoral process. [4]

There were 636,169 eligible voters. [4] The electoral turnout stood at 83.69%. The votes were counted on 7–8 May 2010. The election result was a landslide victory for the Left Front. The Left Front, with 63.81% of the votes cast, won all 27 seats that were up for election. [1] 25 seats went to the Communist Party of India (Marxist), one seat to the Communist Party of India and one seat to the All India Forward Bloc. [1]

The Indian National Congress emerged as a second-largest party in the election. The party finished second in 18 seats. Amongst its candidates was Debabrata Koloi, former TTAADC Chief Executive Member. Other parties in the fray were the Indigenous Nationalist Party of Tripura, the Indigenous People's Front of Tripura (an INPT splinter-group, that campaigned for a separate TTAADC state), the National Socialist Party of Tripura, National Conference of Tripura, All India Trinamool Congress and BJP. NCT and Trinamool Congress contested in an alliance. [1] [5] 44 candidates were independents. In total 122 candidates had filed their nominations. [4] The Left Front, Congress and INPT each contested all 28 seats. [3] [6] [7]

Results

ConstituencyLeft FrontCongressINPT
1Damchharra-Jampui (ST)Rajendra Reang11777Chandiram Reang4766Lal Rin Puia Molsoi922
2MachmaraParesh Chandra Sarkar (AIFB)7939Ruhidas Chandra Sahaji7589Bimal Chakma273
3Dasda-KanchanpurLalit Debnath11163Rabindra Kumar Kar7355Nepal Chandra Reang945
4Karamchhara (ST)Sanbdhya Rani Chakma13878Raju Chakma7258Lura Darlong769
5Chhawmanu (ST)Gajendra Tripura9471Mukal Kanti Chakma3975Subha Ranjan Chakma1863
6Manu-ChailengtaMatilal Sukal Baidya10561Basudeb Das6771Hapaiti Reang1357
7Damchara-Kachuchharra (ST)Sabitri Debbarma10975Purana Mohan Tripura5246Naidhanjoy Halam1960
8Ganganagar-Gadachharra (ST)Judhisthir Reang8509Shabda Rai Reang2847Amar Krishna Tripura2462
9Hala Hali-Asharambari (ST)Gurupada Debbarma14978Rinku Debbarma3009Renu Kumar Debbarma1306
10Kulai-Champahour (ST)Madhumati Debbarma11472Anita Debbarma1601Kartik Kalai2716
11Maharanipur-Teliamura (ST)Dhananjoy Debbarma11760Rajendra Reang1865Surendra Mohan Jamatia1353
12Ramchandra Ghat (ST)Ranjit Debbarma13893Kalyani Debbarma259Swapana Debbarma1221
13Simna-Tamakari (ST)Ranabir Debbarma10967Amiya Debbarma362Shibanjali Debbarma4408
14Budhung Nagar-Wakkinagar (ST)Jahar Debbarma10204Sachindra Debbarma992Rabindra Debbarma6098
15Jirania (ST) Radhacharan Debbarma 12990Jiten Debbarma699Jamu Debberma5745
16Mandainagar-Pulinpur (ST)Sukumar Debbarma10742Chakra Dhar Debbarma1386Chandroday Rupini4395
17Pekuajala-Janmayjaynagar (ST)Santosh Debbarma12040Balaram Debbarma2265Ramani Debbarma3057
18Takarjala-Jampuijala (ST)Ramendra Debbarma8099Sridam Debbarma680Sindhukanya Jamatia3704
19Amtali-Golaghati (ST)Shyamlal Debbarma15576Kamal Krishna Debbarma4585Rajesh Debberma2229
20Killa-Bangma (ST)Joykishore Jamatia10366Rathindra Jamatia5953Purna Chandra Jamatia2124
21Maharani-Chellagong (ST)Joy Bahadur Jamatia (RSP)-Pramod Reang-Samrat Jamatia-
22Kathalia-Mirja-Rajapur (ST)Parikshit Murashit Murasingh16912Indramanik Jamatia5953Naidar Bashi Tripura578
23Ampinagar (ST)Alindra Debbarma11268Manindra Kalai Singha1697Madhusudhan Kalai4157
24Raimavelly (ST)Patiram Tripura9864Laljoy Chakma3856Dhirendra Tripura2176
25Natunbazar-Malbasa (ST)Shantanu Jamatia14934Eradhan Uchui6443Krishna Mohan Jamatia2298
26Birchandranagar-Kalashi (ST)Dhirendra Reang (CPI)13262Brighuram Reang6048Chandi Basi Murasing694
27Purba Mahuripur-Buratali (ST)Arun Tripura15305Swapan Kr. Tripura5175Kriti Mohan Tripura607
28Silachari-Manubankul (ST)Mongsajal Mog14836Kamal Dewan7290Dharjya Tripura904

Source: [3] [6] [7] [8] '(ST)' indicates that the seat is reserved for Scheduled Tribes. Names of winning candidates in bold text. Left Front candidates are from CPI(M) unless stated otherwise. Only results of Left Front, Congress and INPT candidates are listed above. In the Ramchandra Ghat constituency, Saranjit Debbarma of the National Council of Tripura finished second with 2,158 votes. [9]

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References

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  2. ↑ BJP candidate dies of dog bite
  3. 1 2 3 Left Fronte List Archived 2011-07-21 at the Wayback Machine
  4. 1 2 3 PTI (14 April 2010). "122 nominations filed for TTAADC elections". The Hindu. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
  5. ↑ "No alliance of Trinamool, Congress in Tripura polls : Nagaland Post News". Archived from the original on 30 September 2011. Retrieved 19 June 2010.
  6. 1 2 Congress List Archived 2011-07-21 at the Wayback Machine
  7. 1 2 INPT List Archived 2011-07-21 at the Wayback Machine
  8. ↑ TTAADC Election -2010, Result at a Glance Archived 2012-09-14 at archive.today
  9. ↑ http://www.tripuratimes.com/leadnews/lead1_8.05.10.html%5B%5D
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