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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.
The Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPI(M)), led Left front won the election by 56 seats and formed a Government in Tripura.
Highlights
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
| Partytype Abbreviation | Party | |
|---|---|---|
| National Parties | ||
| 1 | CPI | Communist Party of India |
| 2 | CPM | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 3 | INC | Indian National Congress |
| 4 | JNP | Janata Party |
| State Parties | ||
| 5 | FBL | All India Forward Bloc |
| 6 | RSP | Revolutionary Socialist Party |
| Registered (Unrecognised ) Parties | ||
| 7 | PBI | Proutist Bloc of India |
| 8 | TCD | Congress for Democracy |
| 9 | TUS | Tripura Upajati Zuba Samiti |
| Independents | ||
| 10 | IND | IndependentS |
No. of Constituencies
| Type of Constituencies | GEN | SC | ST | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of Constituencies | 34 | 7 | 19 | 60 |
Electors
| Men | Women | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No.of Electors | 495,342 | 466,656 | 961,998 |
| No.of Electors who Voted | 406,052 | 358,878 | 764,930 |
| Polling Percentage | 81.97% | 76.90% | 79.51% |
Performance of Women Candidates
| Men | Women | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No.of Contestants | 322 | 06 | 328 |
| Elected | 59 | 01 | 60 |
Result
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Seats Contested | Seats Won | No. of Votes | % of Votes | 1972 Seats | ||||
| Communist Party of India | 10 | 0 | 6,266 | 0.84% | 1 | ||||
| Communist Party of India (Marxist) | 55 | 51 | 352,652 | 47.00% | 16 | ||||
| Indian National Congress | 60 | 0 | 133,240 | 17.76% | 41 | ||||
| Janata Party | 59 | 0 | 78,479 | 10.46% | - | ||||
| All India Forward Bloc | 1 | 1 | 7,800 | 1.04% | 0 | ||||
| Revolutionary Socialist Party | 2 | 2 | 12,446 | 1.66% | - | ||||
| Proutist Bloc of India | 6 | 0 | 2,139 | 0.29% | - | ||||
| Congress for Democracy | 59 | 0 | 66,913 | 9.08% | - | ||||
| Tripura Upajati Juba Samiti | 28 | 4 | 59,474 | 7.93% | 0 | ||||
| Independents | 48 | 2 | 30,862 | 4.11% | 2 | ||||
| Total | 328 | 60 | 750,271 | ||||||
| Source: ECI | |||||||||
Constituency wise Winners
| AC
No |
Assembly Constituency Name | Winner Candidates Name | Gender | Party |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Simna (ST) | Abhiram Deb Barma | M | CPM |
| 2 | Mohanpur | Radharaman Deb Nath | M | CPM |
| 3 | Bamutia (SC) | Hari Charan Sarkar | M | CPM |
| 4 | Barjala | Gouri Bhattacharjee | F | CPM |
| 5 | Khayerpur | Akhil Debnath | M | CPM |
| 6 | Agartala | Ajoy Biswas | M | IND |
| 7 | Ramnagar | Biren Datta | M | CPM |
| 8 | Town Bordowali | Braja Gopal Roy | M | FBL |
| 9 | Banamalipur | Bibekanand Bhowmik | M | IND |
| 10 | Majlishpur | Khagen Das | M | CPM |
| 11 | Mandaibazar (ST) | Rashiram Deb Barma | M | CPM |
| 12 | Takarajala (ST) | Sudhanwa Deb Barma | M | CPM |
| 13 | Pratapgarh (SC) | Anil Sarkar | M | CPM |
| 14 | Badharghat | Jadab Majumdar | M | CPM |
| 15 | Kamalasagar | Matilal Sarkar | M | CPM |
| 16 | Bishalgarh | Gautam Prasad Dutta | M | CPM |
| 17 | Golaghati (ST) | Naranjan Debbarma | M | CPM |
| 18 | Charilam | Hari Nath Debbarma | M | TUS |
| 19 | Boxanagar | Arabar Rahaman | M | CPM |
| 20 | Nalchar (SC) | Sumanta Kumar Das | M | CPM |
| 21 | Sonamura | Subal Rudra | M | CPM |
| 22 | Dhanpur | Samar Choudhury | M | CPM |
| 23 | Ramchandraghat (ST) | Dasaratha Deb | M | CPM |
| 24 | Khowai | Swaraijam Kamini Thakur Singha | M | CPM |
| 25 | Asharambari (ST) | Bidya Chandra Deb Barma | M | CPM |
| 26 | Pramodnagar (ST) | Nripen Chakrabarty | M | CPM |
| 27 | Kalyanpur | Makhan Lal Chakrabarty | M | CPM |
| 28 | Krishnapur (ST) | Manindra Deb Barma | M | CPM |
| 29 | Teliamura | Jitendra Sarkar | M | CPM |
| 30 | Bagma (ST) | Ratimohan Jamatia | M | TUS |
| 31 | Salgarh (SC) | Gopal Chandra Das | M | RSP |
| 32 | Radhakishorepur | Jogesh Chakraborty | M | RSP |
| 33 | Matarbari | Naresh Chandra Ghosh | M | CPM |
| 34 | Kakraban | Kashab Ch. Majumder | M | CPM |
| 35 | Rajnagar (SC) | Nakul Das | M | CPM |
| 36 | Belonia | Jyotirmoy Das | M | CPM |
| 37 | Santirbazar (ST) | Drao Kumar Riang | M | TUS |
| 38 | Hrishyamukh | Badal Choudhury | M | CPM |
| 39 | Jolaibari (ST) | Braja Mahan Jamatia | M | CPM |
| 40 | Manu (ST) | Matahari Choudhury | M | CPM |
| 41 | Sabroom | Sunil Kumar Choudhury | M | CPM |
| 42 | Ampinagar (ST) | Nagendra Jamatia | M | TUS |
| 43 | Birganj | Syamal Saha | M | CPM |
| 44 | Raima Valley (ST) | Baju Ban Reang | M | CPM |
| 45 | Kamalpur | Bimal Singha | M | CPM |
| 46 | Surma (SC) | Rudrewar Das | M | CPM |
| 47 | Salema (ST) | Dinesh Debbarma | M | CPM |
| 48 | Kulai (ST) | Kamini Deb Barma | M | CPM |
| 49 | Chhawmanu (ST) | Purna Mohan Tripura | M | CPM |
| 50 | Pabiachhara (SC) | Bindu Bhushan Malakat | M | CPM |
| 51 | Fatikroy | Tarani Mohan Sinha | M | CPM |
| 52 | Chandipur | Baidyanath Majumder | M | CPM |
| 53 | Kailasahar | Tapan Kumar Chakraborty | M | CPM |
| 54 | Kurti | Faizur Rahaman | M | CPM |
| 55 | Kadamtala | Umesh Chandra Nath | M | CPM |
| 56 | Dharmanagar | Amarendra Sarma | M | CPM |
| 57 | Jubarajnagar | Ram Kumar Nath | M | CPM |
| 58 | Pencharthal (ST) | Mohan Lal Chakma | M | CPM |
| 59 | Panisagar | Subodh Chandra Das | M | CPM |
| 60 | Kanchanpur (ST) | Mandida Reang | M | CPM |
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
- "State Election Commission, Tripura".
- "List of Participating Political Parties".
- "Constituencies-Tripura".
- "Total No.of Electors".
- "Performance of Women candidates Vs Men candidates".
- "1977 Tripura Election result".
- "Detailed Result 1988".
- "Government formation-1978,Tripura".
| Elections in Tripura | |||||
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| General elections | |||||
| 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 | |||||