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1998 Tripura Legislative Assembly election

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60 seats in the Assembly
31 seats needed for a majority
Registered1,727,463
Turnout80.84%
  First party Second party
 
Leader Manik Sarkar -
Party CPI(M) INC
Leader's seat Dhanpur -
Last election 44 10
Seats won 38 13
Seat change Decrease 6 Increase 3
Popular vote 621,804 464,171
Percentage 45.49% 33.96%

Tripura District Map

Chief Minister before election

Dasarath Deb
CPI(M)

Elected Chief Minister

Manik Sarkar
CPI(M)

Tripura

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.

The Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPI(M)), led by Manik Sarkar, won 38 seats and formed a Government in Tripura

Highlights

Election to the Tripura Legislative Assembly were held on February 16, 1998. The election were held in a single phase for all the 60 assembly constituencies.

Participating Political Parties

Source:

# Abbreviation Party
National Parties
1 BJP Bhartiya Janta Party
2 CPI Communist Party of India
3 CPM Communist Party of India (Marxist)
4 INC Indian National Congress
5 JD Janata Dal
State Parties
6 FBL All India Forward BlocK
7 RJD Rashtriya Janata Dal
8 RSP Revolutionary Socialist Party
9 TUJS Tripura Upajati Juba Samity
Registered (Unrecognised) Parties
10 AMB Amra Bangalee
11 CPI(ML)(L) Communist Party of India (Marxist-Lenninist) (Liberation)
Independents
12 IND Independent

No. of Constituencies

Source:

Type of Constituencies GEN SC ST Total
No. of Constituencies 33 7 20 60

Electors

Source:

Men Women Total
No.of Electors 893,538 833,925 1,727,463
No.of Electors who Voted 732,368 664,197 1,396,565
Polling Percentage 81.96% 79.65% 80.84%

Performance of Candidates by gender

Source:

Men Women Total
No.of Contestants 249 21 270
Elected 58 02 60

Results

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Party Seats Contested Seats Won No. of Votes % of Votes 1993 Seats
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
Source: ECI

Results by constituency

  • Winner, runner-up, voter turnout, and victory margin in every constituency
Assembly Constituency Turnout Winner Runner Up Margin
#k Names % Candidate Party Votes % Candidate Party Votes %
1 Simna 75.1% Pranab Debbarma CPI(M) 9,641 52.86% Rabindra Debbarma TUS 8,104 44.43% 1,537
2 Mohanpur 81.16% Ratan Lal Nath INC 11,864 54.54% Samir Chakrabarti CPI(M) 8,547 39.29% 3,317
3 Bamutia 83.39% Prakash Chandra Das INC 11,871 52.84% Urmila Biswas CPI(M) 9,691 43.14% 2,180
4 Barjala 82.06% Dipak Kumar Roy INC 16,229 50.81% Chhaya Baul CPI(M) 13,407 41.97% 2,822
5 Khayerpur 84.11% Pabitra Kar CPI(M) 13,226 49.1% Sudhir Ranjan Majumder INC 12,745 47.31% 481
6 Agartala 78.65% Sudip Roy Barman INC 16,098 49.% Krishna Rakshit (Datta) CPI(M) 14,036 42.72% 2,062
7 Ramnagar 81.39% Surajit Datta INC 13,303 53.28% Madhu Sengupta CPI(M) 9,862 39.5% 3,441
8 Town Bordowali 79.22% Ashok Kumar Bhattacharya INC 11,357 54.7% Brajagopal Roy AIFB 7,665 36.92% 3,692
9 Banamalipur 79.54% Madhu Sudhan Saha INC 10,051 54.29% Prasanta Kapali CPI 6,819 36.84% 3,232
10 Majlishpur 84.69% Manik Dey CPI(M) 12,552 50.39% Dipak Nag INC 11,692 46.94% 860
11 Mandaibazar 76.59% Manoranjan Debbarma CPI(M) 12,632 51.66% Jagadish Debbarma TUS 11,088 45.35% 1,544
12 Takarjala 76.03% Baijayanti Kalai CPI(M) 9,420 48.41% Rahindra Debbarma TUS 9,414 48.38% 6
13 Pratapgarh 82.67% Anil Sarkar CPI(M) 20,255 50.4% Narayan Chandra Das INC 17,262 42.95% 2,993
14 Badharghat 81.46% Dilip Sarkar INC 19,372 49.25% Jadab Majumder CPI(M) 17,823 45.32% 1,549
15 Kamalasagar 82.7% Narayan Chandra Chowdhury CPI(M) 10,907 49.82% Matilal Sarkar INC 10,296 47.02% 611
16 Bishalgarh 82.03% Samir Ranjan Barman INC 10,876 52.29% Mati Lal Sarkar CPI(M) 9,078 43.64% 1,798
17 Golaghati 80.39% Niranjan Debbarma CPI(M) 11,028 49.68% Ashok Debbarma INC 10,079 45.41% 949
18 Charilam 79.89% Narayan Rupini CPI(M) 10,815 49.6% Ananta Debbarma Independent 9,809 44.99% 1,006
19 Boxanagar 89.12% Billal Miah INC 10,645 50.12% Sahid Chowdhury CPI(M) 10,182 47.94% 463
20 Nalchar 86.53% Sukumar Barman CPI(M) 11,905 57.26% Pulin Behari Bhowmik INC 8,243 39.65% 3,662
21 Sonamura 86.91% Subal Rudra CPI(M) 10,894 50.23% Subal Bhowmik INC 10,205 47.05% 689
22 Dhanpur 86.38% Manik Sarkar CPI(M) 12,771 53.9% Majibur Islam Majumder INC 9,668 40.81% 3,103
23 Ramchandraghat 65.77% Padma Kumar Debbarma CPI(M) 9,151 73.29% Subodh Debbarma Independent 2,563 20.53% 6,588
24 Khowai 85.82% Samir Deb Sarkar CPI(M) 10,416 49.59% Arun Kumar Kar INC 9,785 46.59% 631
25 Asharambari 74.19% Sandhya Rani Debbarma CPI(M) 11,907 70.2% Kripa Sadhan Jamatia Independent 2,658 15.67% 9,249
26 Pramodenagar 78.24% Aghore Debbarma CPI(M) 12,148 55.25% Bahuroy (Bahu Chandra) Debbarma INC 7,246 32.96% 4,902
27 Kalyanpur 81.35% Kajal Chandra Das Independent 9,946 51.51% Makhan Lal Chakraborty CPI(M) 7,832 40.56% 2,114
28 Krishnapur 72.27% Khagendra Jamatia CPI(M) 9,821 54.39% Khagendra Kumar Reang TUS 6,568 36.37% 3,253
29 Teliamura 79.09% Jitendra Sarkar CPI(M) 10,789 48.09% Gopal Chandra Roy INC 10,457 46.61% 332
30 Bagma 82.97% Rati Mohan Jamaitia TUS 10,940 49.88% Gunapada Jamatia CPI(M) 10,333 47.11% 607
31 Salgarh 84.28% Gopal Chandra Das RSP 12,238 53.% Chandra Mohan Biswas INC 10,106 43.77% 2,132
32 Radhakishorpur 80.19% Joy Gobinda Deb Roy RSP 10,288 47.55% Dhirendra Kumar Sen INC 10,101 46.68% 187
33 Matarbari 84.84% Kashiram Reang INC 12,016 50.12% Madhab Chandra Saha CPI(M) 11,171 46.6% 845
34 Kakraban 82.94% Kashab Chandra Majumder CPI(M) 12,096 56.04% Gouranga Dhar INC 8,455 39.17% 3,641
35 Rajnagar 87.79% Sudhan Das CPI(M) 16,831 60.1% Laxman Malakar INC 10,313 36.83% 6,518
36 Belonia 87.63% Basudev Majumder CPI(M) 12,409 52.21% Amal Mallik INC 10,552 44.4% 1,857
37 Santirbazar 83.44% Durbajoy Reang CPI 11,983 47.85% Gauri Sankar Reang TUS 11,890 47.48% 93
38 Hrishyamukh 87.92% Badal Chowdhury CPI(M) 15,999 66.18% Dilip Chowdhury INC 7,506 31.05% 8,493
39 Jolaibari 84.43% Gitamohan Tripura CPI(M) 11,554 64.36% Brajendra Mog Chowdhury INC 5,494 30.61% 6,060
40 Manu 85.36% Jitendra Chaudhury CPI(M) 16,236 55.8% Joykishore Tripura INC 12,504 42.97% 3,732
41 Sabroom 85.6% Gour Kanti Goswami CPI(M) 15,507 59.34% Manoranjan Debnath INC 10,121 38.73% 5,386
42 Ampinagar 78.02% Nagendra Jamatia TUS 11,054 52.09% Upaharan Jamatia CPI(M) 9,674 45.58% 1,380
43 Birganj 83.42% Jawahar Shaha INC 13,543 49.94% Ranjit Debnath CPI(M) 13,084 48.25% 459
44 Raima Valley 75.73% Rabindra Debbarma TUS 12,987 53.39% Ananda Mohan Roaja CPI(M) 10,631 43.7% 2,356
45 Kamalpur 84.85% Bimal Singha CPI(M) 9,255 51.36% Gouranga Chandra Ghosh INC 7,722 42.85% 1,533
46 Surma 81.56% Sudhir Das CPI(M) 10,344 51.23% Surjalal Das INC 8,667 42.92% 1,677
47 Salema 80.99% Prasanta Debbarma CPI(M) 9,996 52.57% Sachindra Debbarma TUS 7,604 39.99% 2,392
48 Kulai 74.72% Bijoy Kumar Hrangkhawl Independent 10,377 50.18% Gitya Kumar Reang CPI(M) 8,255 39.92% 2,122
49 Chawamanu 70.56% Shyama Charan Tripura TUS 8,622 49.09% Purna Mohan Tripura CPI(M) 7,853 44.71% 769
50 Pabiachhara 76.17% Bidhu Bhusan Malakar CPI(M) 11,920 52.01% Subal Chandra Biswas INC 8,256 36.03% 3,664
51 Fatikroy 79.76% Ananta Pal CPI(M) 9,342 46.08% Sujit Paul INC 8,677 42.8% 665
52 Chandipur 83.91% Baidyanath Majumdar CPI(M) 12,553 55.2% Debasish Sen INC 8,630 37.95% 3,923
53 Kailashahar 82.63% Birajit Sinha INC 12,360 49.12% Tapan Chakraborty CPI(M) 11,333 45.04% 1,027
54 Kurti 81.59% Faizur Rahaman CPI(M) 9,498 44.19% Abdul Matin Chowdhury INC 9,319 43.35% 179
55 Kadamtala 78.91% Umesh Chandra Nath CPI(M) 7,207 35.98% Jyotirmoy Nath INC 6,447 32.18% 760
56 Dharmanagar 76.08% Amitabha Datta CPI(M) 9,434 40.64% Sima Pal Chowdhury INC 8,330 35.88% 1,104
57 Jubarajnagar 82.42% Ramendra Chandra Debnath CPI(M) 9,496 45.65% Biva Rani Nath INC 9,209 44.27% 287
58 Pencharthal 74.43% Anil Chakma CPI(M) 11,257 48.18% Nirupama Chakma INC 8,944 38.28% 2,313
59 Panisagar 76.58% Subodh Chandra Das CPI(M) 8,852 45.77% Kalidas Dutta INC 6,988 36.13% 1,864
60 Kanchanpur 69.8% Binduram Reang CPI(M) 8,948 44.78% Nanjira Reang BJP 4,785 23.95% 4,163

Government Formation

The Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPI(M)), led by Manik Sarkar, won 38 seats and formed a Government in Tripura

References

  1. "State Election Commission, Tripura".
  2. "List of Participating Political Parties".
  3. "Constituencies-Tripura".
  4. "Total No.of Electors".
  5. "Performance of Women candidates Vs Men candidates".
  6. "1998 Tripura Election result".
  7. "Statistical Report on General Election, 1998 to the Legislative Assembly of Tripura" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 6 October 2010.
  8. "Tripura 1998".
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