Tripura West Lok Sabha constituency
Lok Sabha Constituency in Tripura
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Tripura West Lok Sabha constituency (Bengali: ত্রিপুরা পশ্চিম লোকসভা কেন্দ্র) is one of two Lok Sabha constituencies in Tripura state in northeastern India. It includes the state capital Agartala.
CountryIndia
Assembly constituencies30: Simna, Mohanpur, Bamutia, Barjala, Khayerpur, Agartala, Ramnagar, Town Bordowali, Banamalipur, Majlishpur, Mandaibazar, Takarjala, Pratapgarh, Badharghat, Kamalasagar, Bishalgarh, Golaghati, Suryamaninagar, Charilam, Boxanagar, Nalchar, Sonamura, Dhanpur, Bagma, Radhakishorpur, Matarbari, Kakraban-Salgarh, Rajnagar, Belonia and Santirbazar
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| Lok Sabha constituency | |
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| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | Northeast India |
| State | Tripura |
| Assembly constituencies | 30: Simna, Mohanpur, Bamutia, Barjala, Khayerpur, Agartala, Ramnagar, Town Bordowali, Banamalipur, Majlishpur, Mandaibazar, Takarjala, Pratapgarh, Badharghat, Kamalasagar, Bishalgarh, Golaghati, Suryamaninagar, Charilam, Boxanagar, Nalchar, Sonamura, Dhanpur, Bagma, Radhakishorpur, Matarbari, Kakraban-Salgarh, Rajnagar, Belonia and Santirbazar |
| Established | 1952 |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Parliament | |
| 18th Lok Sabha | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | BJP |
| Alliance | NDA |
| Elected year | 2024 |
Assembly segments
Tripura West Lok Sabha constituency is composed of the following assembly segments:[1]
Members of Parliament
^By Poll
Election results
2024
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Biplab Kumar Deb | 881,341 | 72.85 | ||
| INC | Ashish Kumar Saha | 269,763 | 22.30 | ||
| NOTA | None of the Above | 14,612 | 1.21 | ||
| OTH | 7 Other Candidates | 44,093 | 3.66 | ||
| Majority | 611,578 | 50.55 | |||
| Turnout | 1,209,809 | 82.66 | |||
| BJP hold | Swing | ||||
2019
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Pratima Bhoumik | 573,532 | 51.77 | ||
| INC | Subal Bhowmik | 267,843 | 24.18 | ||
| CPI(M) | Sankar Prasad Datta | 171,826 | 15.51 | ||
| IPFT | Brishaketu Debbarma | 44,225 | 3.99 | ||
| NOTA | None of the Above | 11,960 | 1.08 | ||
| IND | 4 Independent Candidates | 13,258 | 1.20 | ||
| OTH | 4 Other Party Candidates | 16,498 | 1.49 | ||
| Majority | 305,689 | 27.59 | |||
| Turnout | 1,107,755 | 81.88 | |||
| Swing to BJP from CPI(M) | Swing | ||||
2014
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI(M) | Sankar Prasad Datta | 671,665 | 62.61 | ||
| INC | Arunoday Saha | 168,179 | 15.68 | ||
| AITC | Ratan Chakraborty | 117,727 | 10.97 | ||
| BJP | Sudhindra Chandra Dasgupta | 54,706 | 5.10 | ||
| NOTA | None of the Above | 12,699 | 1.18 | ||
| OTH | 9 Other Candidates | 47,773 | 4.45 | ||
| Majority | 503,486 | 46.93 | |||
| Turnout | 1,075,932 | 86.17 | |||
| CPI(M) hold | Swing | ||||
2009
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI(M) | Khagen Das | 563,799 | 60.14 | ||
| INC | Sudip Roy Barman | 315,250 | 33.63 | ||
| BJP | Nilmani Deb | 25,468 | 2.72 | ||
| OTH | 7 Other Candidates | 33,000 | 3.52 | ||
| Majority | 248,549 | 26.51 | |||
| Turnout | 937,517 | 85.71 | |||
| CPI(M) hold | Swing | ||||
2004
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI(M) | Khagen Das | 496,843 | 70.86 | ||
| INC | Nirmala Dasgupta | 112,207 | 16.00 | ||
| AITC | Amal Mallik | 67,379 | 9.61 | ||
| OTH | 3 Other Candidates | 24,730 | 3.53 | ||
| Majority | 384,636 | 54.86 | |||
| Turnout | 701,159 | ||||
| CPI(M) hold | Swing | ||||
2002 by-election
A by-election was held in this constituency on 12 November 2002 which was necessitated by the Death of sitting MP Samar Chowdhury. In the by-election, Khagen Das of CPI(M) defeated his nearest rival Manik Deb of Congress by 1,50,843 votes.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI(M) | Khagen Das | 394,364 | 57.70 | ||
| INC | Manik Deb | 243,521 | 35.63 | ||
| AITC | Sudhir Ranjan Majumdar | 33,353 | 4.88 | ||
| OTH | 6 Other Party Candidates | 12,186 | 1.79 | ||
| Majority | 150,843 | 22.07 | |||
| Turnout | 701,159 | 67.50 | |||
| CPI(M) hold | Swing | ||||
1999
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI(M) | Samar Chowdhury | 372,553 | 57.46 | ||
| AITC | Sudhir Ranjan Majumdar | 174,154 | 26.86 | ||
| INC | Pijush Kanti Biswas | 83,384 | 12.86 | ||
| OTH | 9 Other Candidates | 18,252 | 2.81 | ||
| Majority | 198,399 | 30.60 | |||
| Turnout | 659,408 | 70.05 | |||
| CPI(M) hold | Swing | ||||
1998
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI(M) | Samar Chowdhury | 347,970 | 47.48 | ||
| INC | Radhika Ranjan Gupta | 329,094 | 44.91 | ||
| BJP | Hemendu Sankar Roy Choudhury | 50,391 | 6.88 | ||
| OTH | 3 Other Candidates | 5,353 | 0.73 | ||
| Majority | 18,876 | 2.57 | |||
| Turnout | 745,574 | 82.40 | |||
| CPI(M) hold | Swing | ||||
1996
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI(M) | Badal Choudhury | 346,457 | 50.70 | ||
| INC | Ashok Kumar Bhattacharyya | 265,646 | 38.88 | ||
| BJP | Hemendu Sankar Roy Choudhury | 33,414 | 4.89 | ||
| TUS | Shyama Charan Tripura | 23,933 | 3.50 | ||
| OTH | 7 Other Candidates | 13,874 | 2.03 | ||
| Majority | 80,811 | 11.82 | |||
| Turnout | 691,216 | 80.41 | |||
| Swing to CPI(M) from INC | Swing | ||||
1991
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Santosh Mohan Dev | 464,743 | 83.47 | ||
| CPI(M) | Manik Sarkar | 35,759 | 6.42 | ||
| BJP | Brojesh Chakraborty | 15,662 | 2.81 | ||
| AMB | Rakhal Raj Dutta | 7,998 | 1.44 | ||
| IND | 6 Independent Candidates | 32,610 | 5.85 | ||
| Majority | 428,984 | 77.05 | |||
| Turnout | 573,131 | 70.05 | |||
| INC hold | Swing | ||||
1989
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Santosh Mohan Dev | 410,904 | 60.95 | ||
| CPI(M) | Manik Sarkar | 244,749 | 36.31 | ||
| BJP | Maharaj Bikram Deb Barma | 7,376 | 1.09 | ||
| AMB | Bhuban Bijoy Majumdar | 3,608 | 0.54 | ||
| IND | 3 Independent Candidates | 7,482 | 1.10 | ||
| Majority | 166,155 | 24.64 | |||
| Turnout | 688,261 | 85.75 | |||
| Swing to INC from CPI(M) | Swing | ||||
1984
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI(M) | Ajoy Biswas | 232,339 | 48.68 | ||
| INC | Sudhir Ranjan Majumdar | 228,819 | 47.94 | ||
| BJP | Maharaj Kumar Nakshatra | 7,070 | 1.48 | ||
| IND | 3 Independent Candidates | 9,031 | 1.89 | ||
| Majority | 3,520 | 0.74 | |||
| Turnout | 486,667 | 78.23 | |||
| CPI(M) hold | Swing | ||||
1980
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI(M) | Ajoy Biswas | 198,335 | 46.83 | ||
| INC(I) | Ashok Kr. Bhattacharya | 142,990 | 33.76 | ||
| TUS | Biswa Kumar Deb Barma | 50,555 | 11.94 | ||
| IND | Bhuban Bijoy Majumder | 21,315 | 5.03 | ||
| JP | Dwijen Dey | 5,657 | 1.34 | ||
| INC(U) | Mohan Das Gupta Tarit | 4,639 | 1.10 | ||
| Majority | 55,345 | 13.07 | |||
| Turnout | 431,189 | 80.55 | |||
| Swing to CPI(M) from JP | Swing | ||||
1977
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JP | Sachindra Lal Singh | 104,858 | 34.14 | ||
| INC | Mohan Dasgupta Tarit | 99,811 | 32.50 | ||
| CPI(M) | Nripen Chakraborty | 79,794 | 25.98 | ||
| TUS | Harinath Debbarma | 22,661 | 7.38 | ||
| Majority | 5,047 | 1.64 | |||
| Turnout | 315,742 | 73.27 | |||
| Swing to JP from CPI(M) | Swing | ||||
1971
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI(M) | Biren Dutta | 88,264 | 45.18 | ||
| INC | Anil Kumar Sen | 80,026 | 40.96 | ||
| CPI | Saroj Ranjan Chanda | 16,193 | 8.29 | ||
| IND | Drao Kumar Rinag | 8,833 | 4.52 | ||
| ABJS | Harendra Kishore Roy Barman | 2,038 | 1.04 | ||
| Majority | 8,238 | 4.22 | |||
| Turnout | 202,087 | 58.94 | |||
| Swing to CPI(M) from INC | Swing | ||||
1967
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | J. K. Choudhury | 125,965 | 57.75 | ||
| CPI(M) | Biren Dutta | 92,143 | 42.25 | ||
| Majority | 33,822 | 15.50 | |||
| Turnout | 223,765 | 75.52 | |||
| Swing to INC from CPI | Swing | ||||
1962
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI | Biren Dutta | 86,084 | 52.12 | ||
| INC | Sukhamoy Sen Gupta | 69,095 | 41.83 | ||
| PSP | Narayan Chandra Dey | 6,302 | 3.82 | ||
| EIT[a] | Sneha Kumar Chakma | 3,687 | 2.23 | ||
| Majority | 16,989 | 10.29 | |||
| Turnout | 168,981 | 70.09 | |||
| CPI hold | Swing | ||||
1957
In 1957, there was only one constituency named Tripura, and it was a double-member seat representing a single constituency.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Barma Deb Bangshi | 133,078 | 24.18 | ||
| CPI | Dasarath Deb | 128,624 | 23.37 | ||
| INC | Umesh Lal Singh | 120,163 | 21.83 | ||
| CPI | Biren Dutta | 119,798 | 21.77 | ||
| IND | 3 Independent Candidates | 48,675 | 8.84 | ||
| Majority | 4,454 | 0.81 | |||
| Turnout | 550,338 | 63.56 | |||
| CPI hold | Swing | ||||
| INC win (new seat) | |||||
1952
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI | Biren Dutta | 53,592 | 68.84 | ||
| IND | M. K. Durjoykishore Dev Barman | 10,987 | 14.11 | ||
| INC | Sukumar Chakraborty | 10,613 | 13.63 | ||
| ABJS | Benoy Ganguly | 2,659 | 3.42 | ||
| Majority | 42,605 | 54.73 | |||
| Turnout | 77,851 | 51.83 | |||
| CPI win (new seat) | |||||
See also
Notes
- Eastern Indian Tribal Union
