Tripura Pradesh Congress Committee
Indian political party
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The Tripura Pradesh Congress Committee (or TPCC) is the unit of the Indian National Congress for the state of Tripura. It is responsible for organizing and coordinating the party's activities and campaigns within the state, as well as selecting candidates for local, state, and national elections. The president of the Tripura Congress is Birajit Sinha. The head office of the organization is Congress Bhawan, situated in Agartala.
PresidentAshish Kumar Saha
Student wingNSUI Tripura
Tripura Pradesh Congress Committee | |
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| President | Ashish Kumar Saha |
| Chairman | Birajit Sinha |
| Headquarters | Congress Bhawan, P.O. Chowmuhani, Agartala-799001, Tripura |
| Student wing | NSUI Tripura |
| Youth wing | Tripura Youth Congress |
| Women's wing | Tripura Pradesh Mahila Congress Committee |
| Ideology | |
| ECI status | A State Unit of Indian National Congress |
| Alliance |
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| Seats in Rajya Sabha | 0 / 1
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| Seats in Lok Sabha | 0 / 2
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| Seats in Tripura Legislative Assembly | 3 / 60
|
| Seats in Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council | 0 / 30
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| Election symbol | |
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List of presidents
| S.no | President | Portrait | Term | Duration | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Surajit Datta | 5 February 2010 | 21 April 2012 | 2 years, 76 days | |
| 2. | Sudip Roy Barman | 21 April 2012 | 28 June 2013 | 1 year, 68 days | |
| 3. | Diba Chandra Hrangkhawl | 28 June 2013 | 9 January 2015 | 1 year, 195 days | |
| 4. | Birajit Sinha | 9 January 2015 | 22 March 2019 | 4 years, 72 days | |
| 5. | Kirit Pradyot Debberman | 22 March 2019 | 24 September 2019 | 186 days | |
| 6. | Pijush Kanti Biswas | 24 September 2019 | 24 September 2021 | 2 years, 0 days | |
| (4). | Birajit Sinha | 24 September 2021 | 17 June 2023 | 1 year, 266 days | |
| 7. | Ashish Kumar Saha | 17 June 2023 | Present | 3 years, 95 days | |
Tripura Legislative Assembly election
| Year | Assembly | Leader | Seats contested | Seats won | (+/-) in seats | % of votes | Vote swing | Popular vote | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | 2nd | Sachindra Lal Singh | 30 | 27 / 30 |
 |
57.95% | |
251,345 | Government |
| 1972 | 3rd | Sukhamoy Sen Gupta | 59 | 41 / 60 |
 14 |
44.83% |  13.12 |
224,821 | Government |
| 1977 | 4th | 60 | 0 / 60 |
41 |
17.76% | 27.07 |
133,240 | Lost | |
| 1983 | 5th | Sudhir Ranjan Majumdar | 45 | 12 / 60 |
12 |
30.51% | 12.75 |
282,859 | Opposition |
| 1988 | 6th | 46 | 25 / 60 |
13 |
37.33% | 6.82 |
424,241 | Government | |
| 1993 | 7th | Samir Ranjan Barman | 46 | 10 / 60 |
15 |
32.73% | 4.60 |
438,561 | Opposition |
| 1998 | 8th | Gopal Chandra Roy | 45 | 13 / 60 |
3 |
33.96% | 1.23 |
464,171 | Opposition |
| 2003 | 9th | Birajit Sinha | 42 | 13 / 60 |
 |
32.84% | 1.12 |
498,749 | Opposition |
| 2008 | 10th | Samir Ranjan Barman | 48 | 10 / 60 |
3 |
36.38% | 3.54 |
684,207 | Opposition |
| 2013 | 11th | Sudip Roy Barman | 48 | 10 / 60 |
|
36.53% | 0.15 |
804,457 | Opposition |
| 2018 | 12th | Birajit Sinha | 59 | 0 / 60 |
10 |
1.79% | 34.74 |
42,100 | Lost |
| 2023 | 13th | 13 | 3 / 60 |
3 |
8.56% | 6.77 |
216,637 | Opposition | |
Performance in Lok Sabha
| Year | Lok Sabha | Seats contested | Seats won | Change in seats | % of votes | Vote swing | Popular vote | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | 1st | 2 | 0 / 2 |
New |
25.58% | New |
40,263 | Government |
| 1957 | 2nd | 2 | 1 / 2 |
1 |
46.02% | 20.44 |
2,53,241 | Government |
| 1962 | 3rd | 2 | 0 / 2 |
2 |
42.81% | 3.21 |
1,36,586 | Government |
| 1967 | 4th | 2 | 2 / 2 |
2 |
58.25% | 15.44 |
2,55,583 | Government |
| 1971 | 5th | 2 | 0 / 2 |
2 |
36.30% | 21.95 |
1,49,776 | Government |
| 1977 | 6th | 2 | 1 / 2 |
1 |
39.74% | 3.44 |
2,33,718 | Opposition |
| 1980 | 7th | 2 | 0 / 2 |
1 |
22.61% | 17.13 |
1,87,809 | Government |
| 1984 | 8th | 2 | 0 / 2 |
|
45.61% | 23.00 |
4,18,779 | Government |
| 1989 | 9th | 2 | 2 / 2 |
2 |
55.50% | 9.89 |
7,03,094 | Opposition |
| 1991 | 10th | 2 | 2 / 2 |
|
82.83% | 27.33 |
8,42,179 | Government |
| 1996 | 11th | 2 | 0 / 2 |
2 |
34.13% | 48.70 |
4,39,206 | Opposition |
| 1998 | 12th | 2 | 0 / 2 |
|
42.12% | 7.99 |
5,77,174 | Opposition |
| 1999 | 13th | 2 | 0 / 2 |
|
13.88% | 28.24 |
1,67,173 | Opposition |
| 2004 | 14th | 2 | 0 / 2 |
|
14.28% | 0.40 |
1,89,134 | Government |
| 2009 | 15th | 2 | 0 / 2 |
|
30.75% | 16.47 |
5,40,753 | Government |
| 2014 | 16th | 2 | 0 / 2 |
|
15.20% | 15.55 |
3,07,592 | Opposition |
| 2019 | 17th | 2 | 0 / 2 |
|
25.34% | 10.14 |
5,45,679 | Opposition |
| 2024 | 18th | 1 | 0 / 2 |
|
11.51% | 13.83 |
2,69,763 | Opposition |
Structure and composition
| S.No. | Name | Designation | Incharge |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Ashish Kumar Saha | President | Tripura Pradesh Congress |
| 02 | Manik Deb | Working President | Tripura Pradesh Congress |
| 03 | Sushanta Chakrabarty | Working President | Tripura Pradesh Congress |
| 04 | Pradeep Bardhan | Working President | Tripura Pradesh Congress |
List of current members in Tripura Legislative Assembly
| Constituency | Party | MLA | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Name | ||
| West Tripura district | |||
| 6 | Agartala | Indian National Congress | Sudip Roy Barman |
| 9 | Banamalipur | Indian National Congress | Gopal Chandra Roy |
| Unakoti district | |||
| 53 | Kailashahar | Indian National Congress | Birajit Sinha |
See also
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