Elections in Tripura

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Elections in Tripura have been conducted since 1952.

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For the first Indian general election of 1951-52, voters in Tripura directly elected two members of the Lok Sabha and elected 30 members of an Electoral College which subsequently convened to elect a single member for the Rajya Sabha. [1]

For elections in 1957 and 1962, voters in Tripura elected 30 members to a Territorial Council (with an extra two members appointed). [2] In 1963 the Territorial Council was dissolved and the members transferred to a newly created Legislative Assembly. [3] The first elections to the Legislative Assembly occurred in 1967. [2] In March 1972, the Legislative Council was enlarged to 60 members as a result of Tripura attaining statehood. [3]

Lok Sabha elections

The Lok Sabha election results for Tripura are as follows: [4]

YearLok Sabha Election Tripura West Tripura East
19521st Lok Sabha Communist Party of India Communist Party of India
19572nd Lok Sabha Indian National Congress Communist Party of India
19623rd Lok SabhaCommunist Party of IndiaCommunist Party of India
19674th Lok Sabha Indian National Congress Indian National Congress
19715th Lok Sabha Communist Party of India (Marxist) Communist Party of India (Marxist)
19776th Lok Sabha Bharatiya Lok Dal [5] Indian National Congress
19807th Lok SabhaCommunist Party of India (Marxist)Communist Party of India (Marxist)
19848th Lok SabhaCommunist Party of India (Marxist)Communist Party of India (Marxist)
19899th Lok SabhaIndian National CongressIndian National Congress
199110th Lok SabhaIndian National CongressIndian National Congress
199611th Lok SabhaCommunist Party of India (Marxist)Communist Party of India (Marxist)
199812th Lok SabhaCommunist Party of India (Marxist)Communist Party of India (Marxist)
199913th Lok SabhaCommunist Party of India (Marxist)Communist Party of India (Marxist)
200414th Lok SabhaCommunist Party of India (Marxist)Communist Party of India (Marxist)
2009 15th Lok Sabha Communist Party of India (Marxist)Communist Party of India (Marxist)
2014 16th Lok Sabha Communist Party of India (Marxist)Communist Party of India (Marxist)
2019 17th Lok Sabha Bharatiya Janata Party Bharatiya Janata Party

Vidhan Sabha Elections

Vidhan sabha electionWinnerRunner-upChief MinisterLeader of Opposition
Year#PartySeatsVote %PartySeatsVote %
1967 1st Legislative Assembly INC 2757.95% CPI(M) 221.61% Sachindra Lal Singh
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1972 2nd Legislative Assembly INC 4144.83% CPI(M) 1637.82% Sachindra Lal Singh
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1977 3rd Legislative Assembly CPI(M) 5147.00% TUS 47.93% Nripen Chakraborty
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1983 4th Legislative Assembly CPI(M) 3746.78% INC 1230.51% Nripen Chakraborty
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1988 5th Legislative Assembly INC+ 3247.85% CPI(M) 2645.82% Sudhir Ranjan Majumdar

Samir Ranjan Barman
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1993 6th Legislative Assembly CPI(M) 4444.78% INC 1032.73% Dasarath Deb
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1998 7th Legislative Assembly CPI(M) 3845.49% INC 1333.96% Manik Sarkar
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2003 8th Legislative Assembly CPI(M) 3846.82% INC 1332.84% Manik Sarkar Samir Ranjan Barman
2008 9th Legislative Assembly CPI(M) 4648.01% INC 1036.38% Manik Sarkar Samir Ranjan Barman
2013 10th Legislative Assembly CPI(M) 4948.11% INC 636.53% Manik Sarkar Sudip Roy Barman
2018 11th Legislative Assembly BJP 3643.59% CPI(M) 1642.22% Biplab Kumar Deb Manik Sarkar
2023 12th Legislative Assembly BJP 3238.97% CPI(M) 1124.62% Manik Saha Animesh Debverma

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