2014 Indian general election in Tripura
Election
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The 2014 Indian general election polls in Tripura for 2 Lok Sabha seats was held in two phases on 7 and 12 April 2014.[1] As of 7 February 2014, the total voter strength of Tripura is 2,379,541.[2]
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7 April − 12 April 2014
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| Turnout | 84.92% ( 0.37%) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The main political parties in Tripura are Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPI(M)) and Indian National Congress (INC).
Election schedule
Constituency wise Election schedule are given below[1]-
| Polling Day | Phase | Date | Constituencies |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 7 April | Tripura West |
| 2 | 4 | 12 April | Tripura East |
Parties and alliances
| Party Name | Flag | Electoral symbol | Leader | Seats contested | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Communist Party of India (Marxist) |  |
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Manik Sarkar | 2 | |||
| Indian National Congress |  |
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Diba Chandra Hrangkhawl | 2 | |||
| Bharatiya Janata Party |  |
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Narendra Modi | 2 | |||
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Mamata Banerjee | 2 | |||
Opinion poll
Results
The results of the elections were declared on 16 May 2014.[1]
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| CPI(M) |
Detailed Results
Party Wise
| Constituency | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | Candidate | Party | Votes | % | Votes | % | ||||
| 1 | Tripura West | Sankar Prasad Datta | CPI(M) | 671,665 | 62.43 | Arunoday Saha | INC | 168,179 | 15.63 | 503,486 | 46.80 | ||
| 2 | Tripura East | Jitendra Chaudhury | CPI(M) | 623,771 | 65.47 | Sachitra Debbarma | INC | 139,413 | 14.63 | 484,358 | 50.84 | ||
Assembly Segment wise lead
| Party | Assembly segments | Position in Assembly (as of 2013 election) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Communist Party of India (Marxist) | 60 | 49 | |
| Indian National Congress | 0 | 10 | |
| Others | 0 | 1 | |
| Total | 60 | ||