Elections in Tripura
Elections in Tripura have been conducted since 1952.
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]
| Year | Lok Sabha Election | Tripura West Constituency | Tripura East Constituency | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | 1st Lok Sabha | Communist Party of India | Communist Party of India | ||
| 1957 | 2nd Lok Sabha | Indian National Congress | Communist Party of India | ||
| 1962 | 3rd Lok Sabha | Communist Party of India | Communist Party of India | ||
| 1967 | 4th Lok Sabha | Indian National Congress | Indian National Congress | ||
| 1971 | 5th Lok Sabha | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | ||
| 1977 | 6th Lok Sabha | Bharatiya Lok Dal[5] | Indian National Congress | ||
| 1980 | 7th Lok Sabha | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | ||
| 1984 | 8th Lok Sabha | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | ||
| 1989 | 9th Lok Sabha | Indian National Congress | Indian National Congress | ||
| 1991 | 10th Lok Sabha | Indian National Congress | Indian National Congress | ||
| 1996 | 11th Lok Sabha | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | ||
| 1998 | 12th Lok Sabha | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | ||
| 1999 | 13th Lok Sabha | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | ||
| 2004 | 14th Lok Sabha | Communist 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
- 1972 : Congress : 41/60. CPM : 16, CPI : One, Independents : 2.
- 2008 : Total Seats : 60. Left Front 49 (CPM : 46/49), Congress 10. CM : Manik Sarkar.
- 2013 : Left Front : 50/60. (CPM : 49/50/60, with 48% vote). Congress 10 (36% vote), BJP - zero (1.5%).
- CM : Manik Sarkar.
- 2018 : NDA : 44/60 (BJP: 36 out of 51 contested w 43%, IPFT : 8 seats with 7% vote), CPM : 16 (42%), Cong : zero (1.8%).
- Chief Minister : Biplab Kumar Deb
References
- Bhattacharyya, Harihar (2018). Radical Politics and Governance in India's North East: The Case of Tripura. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-317-21116-7.
- Bareh, Hamlet (2001). Encyclopaedia of North-East India: Tripura. Mittal Publications. ISBN 978-81-7099-795-5.
- "Brief History of the Tripura Legislative Assembly". Tripura Legislative Assembly. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
- "Members of Lok Sabha elected from Tripura". Tripura Legislative Assembly. Archived from the original on 3 November 2019. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
- "General Election, 1977". Election Commission of India. 21 August 2018. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
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