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Tripura was recognized as a state in India on January 21, 1972. Before that, Tripura was a Union Territory. The first Legislative Assembly Election as a state was held on March 11, 1972. The 1972 Tripura Legislative Assembly election took place in a single phase to elect the Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) from each of the 60 Assembly Constituencies (ACs) in Tripura, India.
Indian National Congress led by Sukhamoy Sen Gupta, won 41 seats and formed a Government in Tripura.
Highlights
Election to the Tripura Legislative Assembly were held on March 11, 1972. The election were held in a single phase for all the 60 assembly constituencies.
Participating political parties
| # | Type | Abbreviation | Party |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | National Party | BJS | Bharatiya Jan Sangh |
| 2 | CPI | Communist Party of India | |
| 3 | CPM | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | |
| 4 | INC | Indian National Congress | |
| 5 | State Party | FBL | All India Forward Bloc |
| 6 | Registered (Unrecognised) Party | TUS | Tripura Upajati Zuba Samiti |
| 7 | Independents | IND | Independent |
No. of constituencies
| Type of Constituencies | GEN | SC | ST | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of Constituencies | 36 | 5 | 19 | 60 |
Electors
| Men | Women | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No.of Electors | 406,712 | 359,381 | 766,093 |
| No.of Electors who Voted | 284,765 | 231,288 | 516,053 |
| Polling Percentage | 70.02% | 64.36% | 67.36% |
Performance of women candidates
| Men | Women | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No.of Contestants | 230 | 04 | 328 |
| Elected | 60 | 00 | 60 |
Result
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| Party | Seats Contested | Seats Won | No. of Votes | % of Votes | 1967 Seats | ||||
| Bharatiya Jana Sangh | 3 | 0 | 345 | 0.07% | 0 | ||||
| Communist Party of India | 11 | 1 | 15,226 | 3.04% | 1 | ||||
| Communist Party of India (Marxist) | 57 | 16 | 189,667 | 37.82% | 2 | ||||
| Indian National Congress | 59 | 41 | 224,821 | 44.83% | 27 | ||||
| All India Forward Bloc | 9 | 0 | 5,739 | 1.14% | - | ||||
| Tripura Upajati Juba Samiti | 10 | 0 | 5,883 | 1.17% | - | ||||
| Independents | 85 | 2 | 59,792 | 11.92% | 0 | ||||
| Total | 234 | 60 | 501,473 | ||||||
| Source: ECI | |||||||||
Constituency winners
| AC
No |
Assembly Constituency Name | Winner Candidates Name | Gender | Party |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Simna (ST) | Bhadramani Debbarma | M | CPM |
| 2 | Mohanpur | Radharaman Debnath | M | CPM |
| 3 | Bamutia (SC) | Prafulla Kumar Das | M | INC |
| 4 | Barjala | Basana Chakrabarty | M | INC |
| 5 | Kunjaban | Ashok Kumar Bhatacharyya | M | INC |
| 6 | Pratapgarh (SC) | Madhu Sudhan Das | M | INC |
| 7 | Agartala Town III | Sukhamoy Sen Gupta | M | INC |
| 8 | Anandanagar | Tarit Mohan Dasgupta | M | INC |
| 9 | Agartala Town I | Ajoy Biswas | M | IND |
| 10 | Agartala Town II | Krishnadas Bhattacharjee | M | INC |
| 11 | Old Agartala | Sailesh Chandra Some | M | INC |
| 12 | Maulishpur | Jatindra Kumar Majumder | M | INC |
| 13 | Mandiabazar (ST) | Kalidas Deb Barma | M | CPM |
| 14 | Uttar Debendra Nagar (ST) | Sabhiram Deb Barma | M | CPM |
| 15 | Isuanchandranagar | Naresh Chandra Roy | M | INC |
| 16 | Takarjala (ST) | Gunapada Jamatia | M | CPM |
| 17 | Kamalasagar | Bichitra Mohan Saha | M | INC |
| 18 | Bishalgarh | Samir Ranjan Barman | M | INC |
| 19 | Charilam (ST) | Niranjan Deb | M | CPM |
| 20 | Bishramgonj (ST) | Sudhanwa Deb Barma | M | CPM |
| 21 | Boxanagar | Munsur Ali | M | INC |
| 22 | Nalchhar (SC) | Benode Behari Das | M | INC |
| 23 | Sonamura | Debendra K. Choudhury | M | INC |
| 24 | Dhanpur | Samar Choudhury | M | CPM |
| 25 | Salgarh | Tapas Dey | M | INC |
| 26 | Kakraban | Ajit Ranjan Ghosh | M | INC |
| 27 | Radhakishorepur | Usa Ranjan Sen | M | INC |
| 28 | Matakbari | Nishi Kanta Sarkar | M | INC |
| 29 | Rajnagar | Lakshmi Nag | M | INC |
| 30 | Belonia | Jitendra Lal Das | M | CPI |
| 31 | Hrishyamukh | Chandra Sekhar Dutta | M | INC |
| 32 | Muhuripur (ST) | Achaichhi Mog | M | INC |
| 33 | Manu (ST) | Hari Chanran Choudhrury | M | INC |
| 34 | Sabroom | Kalipada Banerji | M | INC |
| 35 | Chellagong (ST) | Baju Ban Reang | M | CPM |
| 36 | Birgonj | Sushil Ranjan Saha | M | INC |
| 37 | Dumburnagar (ST) | Pakhi Tripura | M | CPM |
| 38 | Ampinagar (ST) | Bullu Kuki | M | CPM |
| 39 | Teliamura | Anil Sarkar | M | CPM |
| 40 | Mohar Chhera (ST) | Ananta Harijamatia | M | INC |
| 41 | Kalyanpur (ST) | Bidya Ch Deb Barma | M | CPM |
| 42 | Pramodnagar (ST) | Manindra Debbarma | M | CPM |
| 43 | Khowai | J Prasanna Bhattacharjee | M | INC |
| 44 | Asharambari | Nripendra Chakraborty | M | CPM |
| 45 | Kamalpur | Sunil Chandra Datta | M | INC |
| 46 | Sudma (SC) | Kshitish Chandra Das | M | INC |
| 47 | Kulaihower (ST) | Mongchabai Mog | M | INC |
| 48 | Chhawmanu (ST) | Purna Mohan Tirpura | M | CPM |
| 49 | Fatikroy | Radhika Nandan Gupta | M | INC |
| 50 | Pabiachherra (ST) | Gopi Nath Tripura | M | INC |
| 51 | Chandipur | Manindra Lal Bhowmik | M | INC |
| 52 | Kailashahar | Moulana Abdul Ratif | M | INC |
| 53 | Bilaspur (SC) | Subal Ch Biswas | M | INC |
| 54 | Jubaraj Nagar | Monoranjan Nath | M | INC |
| 55 | Longai (ST) | Hangshadhwaz Dewan | M | INC |
| 56 | Kanchanpur (ST) | Raimuni Riang Choudhury | M | INC |
| 57 | Deochhera | Abdul Wazid | M | INC |
| 58 | Dharmanagar | Amarendra Sarma | M | IND |
| 59 | Kadamtala | Benoy Bhushan Banerjee | M | INC |
| 60 | Sonichera | Radha Raman Nath | M | INC |
Government formation
Indian National Congress (INC) won 41 out of 60 seats in the Legislative Assembly. The CPI-M won 18 seats in the Legislative Assembly. Sukhamoy Sen Gupta of the INC formed a government as Chief Minister on March 20, 1972.
Prafulla Kumar Das formed a government as Chief Minister on April 1, 1977.
Radhika Ranjan Gupta formed a coalition government with the Janata Party (JP) and the Left Front (LF) on July 26, 1977. Chief Minister Radhika Ranjan Gupta resigned, and the state of Tripura was placed under presidential rule from November 5, 1977 to January 5, 1978.
References
- "Historical background of Tripura".
- "Official Website of State Election Commission, Government of Tripura, India". sec.tripura.gov.in.
- "List of Participating Political Parties".
- "Constituencies-Tripura".
- "Total No.of Electors".
- "Performance of Women candidates Vs Men candidates".
- "1972 Tripura Election result".
- "Tripura Assembly Election Results in 1972". www.elections.in.
- "43. India/Tripura (1949-present)". uca.edu.
| Elections in Tripura | |||||
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| Legislative Assembly | |||||
| Local elections |
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| TTAADC elections | |||||
| Election to the Electoral College (1952) • Elections to the Territorial Council (1956–1963) • See also: Elections in India | |||||