2014 Indian general election in Tripura

Indian general election in Tripura, 2014

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2 seats
Turnout	84.92% ( 0.37%)
First party   Leader Manik Sarkar Party CPI(M) Last election 2 Seats won 2 Seat change Percentage 64% Swing 2.31%
Tripura
Prime Minister before election Manmohan Singh INC Prime Minister after election Narendra Modi BJP

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]

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

Election schedule

Constituency wise Election schedule are given below ^[1] -

Polling Day	Phase	Date	Constituencies
1	1	7 April	Tripura West
2	4	12 April	Tripura East

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			Narendra Modi	2

   United Progressive Alliance

Party		Flag	Symbol	Leader	Seats contested
	Indian National Congress			Diba Chandra Hrangkhawl	2

   Trinamool Congress

Party		Flag	Symbol	Leader	Seats contested
	All India Trinamool Congress			Mamata Banerjee	2

Opinion poll

Conducted in Month(s)	Ref	Polling Organisation/Agency
			INC	BJP	CPI(M)
Aug–Oct 2013	[3]	Times Now-India TV-CVoter	0	0	2
Jan–Feb 2014	[4]	Times Now-India TV-CVoter	0	0	2

Results

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

2

CPI(M)

Name of Party	Vote Share %	Change	Seats won	Changes
Communist Party of India (Marxist)	64.00%	+2.31	2	0
Indian National Congress	15.20%		0	0
Bharatiya Janata Party	5.70%		0	0

#	Constituency	Turnout	Winner	Party		Margin
1	Tripura West	86.17	Sankar Prasad Datta		Communist Party of India (Marxist)	5,03,486
2	Tripura East	83.56	Jitendera Choudhury		Communist Party of India (Marxist)	4,84,358

Assembly Segment wise lead

Party		Assembly segments	Position in Assembly (as of 2013 election)
	Communist Party of India (Marxist)	60	49
	Indian National Congress	0	10
	Others	0	1
Total		60

References

1. "General Elections – 2014 : Schedule of Elections" (PDF). 5 March 2014. Retrieved 5 March 2014.
2. "Tripura General (Lok Sabha) Elections 2014". Maps of India. Retrieved 25 April 2014.
3. "Congress 102, BJP 162; UPA 117, NDA 186: C-Voter Poll". Outlook. Archived from the original on 16 October 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2013.
4. "India TV-C Voter projection: Big gains for BJP in UP, Bihar; NDA may be 45 short of magic mark". Indiatv. Retrieved 13 February 2013.