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Revision as of 11:00, 24 May 2021 by AM Anshid (talk | contribs) (→Result)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)The 1998 Tripura Legislative Assembly election took place in a single phase on 16 February to elect the Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) from each of the 60 Assembly Constituencies (ACs) in Tripura, India. Counting of votes occurred on 2 March 1998. The results were ready within the day.
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60 seats in the Assembly 31 seats needed for a majority | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPI(M)), led by Manik Sarkar, won 38 seats and formed a Government in Tripura
Election
Result
| Party | Seats Contested | Seats Won | No. of Votes | % of Votes | 1993 Seats |
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| Bharatiya Janata Party | 60 | 0 | 80,272 | 5.87% | 0 |
| Communist Party of India | 2 | 1 | 18,802 | 1.38% | 0 |
| Communist Party of India (Marxist) | 55 | 38 | 621,804 | 45.49% | 44 |
| Indian National Congress | 45 | 13 | 464,171 | 33.96% | 10 |
| Janata Dal | 3 | 0 | 3,294 | 0.24% | 1 |
| Tripura Upajati Juba Samiti | 10 | 4 | 98,271 | 7.19% | 1 |
| Revolutionary Socialist Party | 2 | 2 | 22,526 | 1.65% | 2 |
| Independents | 60 | 2 | 44,940 | 3.29% | 1 |
| Total | 270 | 60 | 1,366,966 |