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The 1977 Tripura Legislative Assembly election took place in a single phase on 31 December 1977 to elect the Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) from each of the 60 Assembly Constituencies (ACs) in Tripura, India.

1977 Tripura Legislative Assembly Election

← 1972 31 Dec 1977 1983 →
60 seats in the Assembly 31 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party   Leader Nripen Chakraborty - Party CPI(M) TUS Leader's seat Pramodenagar - Seats won 51 4 Seat change 35 4 Popular vote 352,652 59,474 Percentage 47.00% 7.93%
Tripura District Map
Chief Minister before election President's rule Elected Chief Minister Nripen Chakraborty CPI(M)

The Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPI(M)), lead Left front won the election by 56 seats and formed a Government in Tripura

Result

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Election

Election to the Tripura Legislative Assembly were held on December 31, 1977. The election were held in a single phase for all the 60 assembly constituencies.

Participating Political Parties

No. of Constituencies

Electors

Performance of Women Candidates

Government Formation

The Left Front won a majority of the 60 seats in the Legislative Assembly. The LF was an alliance of left-wing political parties, including the Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPI-M). Nripen Chakraborty of the CPI-M formed a government as Chief Minister on January 5, 1978.

References

1. "State Election Commission, Tripura".
2. "1977 Tripura Election result".
3. "List of Participating Political Parties".
4. "Constituencies-Tripura".
5. "Total No.of Electors".
6. "Perfomance of Women candidates Vs Men candidates".
7. "Government formation-1978,Tripura".