2009 Indian general election in Tripura
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The 2009 Indian general election in the state of Tripura was held in April with two seats being contested. The Communist Party of India (Marxist) held both seats, receiving a total of 1,084,883 votes with a state-wide share of 61.69%.[1] Congress and the BJP received 31% and 3% of the state-wide vote, respectively, and won no seats.[2]
23 April 2009
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| Turnout | 84.55% | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Parties and alliances
Left Front
| Party | flag | Symbol | Leader | Seats contested | |
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| Communist Party of India (Marxist) | Manik Sarkar | 2 | |||
National Democratic Alliance
| Party | Flag | Symbol | Leader | Seats contested | |
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| Bharatiya Janata Party | L. K. Advani | 2 | |||
United Progressive Alliance
| Party | Flag | Symbol | Leader | Seats contested | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indian National Congress | Sonia Gandhi | 2 | |||
Results
List of elected MPs
Source: Election Commission of India[3]
| Constituency | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | ||||||||||
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| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | Candidate | Party | Votes | % | Votes | % | ||||
| 1 | Tripura West | Khagen Das | CPI(M) | 563,799 | 60.14 | Sudip Roy Barman | INC | 315,250 | 33.63 | 248,549 | 26.51 | ||
| 2 | Tripura East | Baju Ban Riyan | CPI(M) | 521,084 | 63.40 | Diba Chandra Hrangkhawl | INC | 225,503 | 27.47 | 295,581 | 35.93 | ||
Assembly Seat wise leads
Assembly Segment wise lead
| Party | Assembly segments | Position in Assembly (as of 2008 election) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Communist Party of India (Marxist) | 60 | 46 | |
| Indian National Congress | 0 | 10 | |
| Others | 0 | 4 | |
| Total | 60 | ||