2014 Indian general election in Tripura

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Indian general election in Tripura, 2014
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  2009 7 April − 12 April 2014 2019  

2 seats
Turnout84.92% (Increase2.svg0.37%)
 First party
  Manik Sarkar.jpg
Leader Manik Sarkar
Party CPI(M)
Last election2
Seats won2
Seat changeSteady2.svg
Percentage64%
SwingIncrease2.svg 2.31%

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The 2014 Indian general election polls in Tripura for 2 Lok Sabha seats was held in two phases on 7 and 12 April 2014. [1] As of 7 February 2014, the total voter strength of Tripura is 2,379,541. [2]

Contents

The main political parties in Tripura are Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPI(M)) and Indian National Congress (INC).

Opinion poll

Conducted in Month(s)RefPolling Organisation/Agency
INC BJP CPI(M)
Aug–Oct 2013 [3] Times Now-India TV-CVoter002
Jan–Feb 2014 [4] Times Now-India TV-CVoter002

Election schedule

Constituency wise Election schedule are given below [1] -

Polling DayPhaseDateConstituencies
117 April Tripura West
2412 April Tripura East

Results

The results of the elections were declared on 16 May 2014. [1]

2
CPI(M)
Name of PartyVote Share %ChangeSeats wonChanges
Communist Party of India (Marxist) 64.00%+2.3120
Indian National Congress 15.20%00
Bharatiya Janata Party 5.70%00
#ConstituencyTurnoutWinnerPartyMargin
1 Tripura West 86.17 Increase2.svgSankar Prasad Datta Communist Party of India (Marxist) 5,03,486
2 Tripura East 83.56 Increase2.svgJitendera Choudhury Communist Party of India (Marxist) 4,84,358

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References

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