Tripura assembly election, Mar 1972
The 2nd Tripura legislative assembly. Polled.
Seats declared
60
31 needed for a majority
Largest party
INC
41 seats · majority
Candidates
234
1 women, 0 elected
Turnout
65.46%
5.01 lakh of 7.66 lakh
The house
60 seats, each dot one assembly constituency
- INC41
- CPM16
- IND2
- CPI1
Biggest movements
Seat change against the previous Tripura assembly election (1967)
INC
+14
CPM
+14
Parties
Ordered by seats won
| Party | Won | +/− | Contested | Strike rate | Votes | Share | Share +/− | Deposits lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INCIndian National Congress | 41 | +14 | 59 | 45.4% | 2,24,821 | 44.83% | -13.12 | 0 |
| CPMCommunist Party of India (Marxist) | 16 | +14 | 57 | 39.7% | 1,89,667 | 37.82% | +16.21 | 2 |
| INDIndependent | 2 | +2 | 85 | 8.7% | 59,792 | 11.92% | -0.17 | 73 |
| CPICommunist Party of India | 1 | 0 | 11 | 16.1% | 15,226 | 3.04% | -4.93 | 8 |
| TUSTUS | 0 | — | 10 | 7.4% | 5,883 | 1.17% | — | 10 |
| FBLAll India Forward Bloc | 0 | — | 9 | 8.6% | 5,739 | 1.14% | — | 8 |
| BJSBharatiya Jana Sangh | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1.6% | 345 | 0.07% | -0.28 | 3 |
Vote share is the share of valid votes cast in Tripura at this election. A party’s national share is a different number and is never mixed with this one.
Largest victories of Mar 1972
| Assembly seat | State | Winner | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KALYANPUR | Tripura | CPMBIDYA CH DEB BARMA | INCKRISHNA KUMAR DEBBARMA | 7,26754.73% |
| MANDIABAZAR | Tripura | CPMKALIDAS DEB BARMA | INCBAGALA PRASAD DEB BARMA | 3,05342.90% |
| HRISHYAMUKH | Tripura | INCCHANDRA SEKHAR DUTTA | CPMAMALENDU CHAKRABORTY | 3,29836.90% |
| KAILASHAHAR | Tripura | INCMOULANA ABDUL RATIF | INDBONODE DEY | 2,57933.25% |
| SABROOM | Tripura | INCKALIPADA BANERJI | CPMSUNIL KUMAR CHOUDHURY | 3,04032.62% |
| OLD AGARTALA | Tripura | INCSAILESH CHANDRA SOME | CPMJAGADISH CHANDRA DEY | 2,88132.08% |
| SONAMURA | Tripura | INCDEBENDRA K. CHOUDHURY | INDSULTAN MIAH | 1,83630.48% |
| UTTAR DEBENDRA NAGAR | Tripura | CPMSABHIRAM DEB BARMA | INCRABINDRA K. DEB BARMA | 2,25930.34% |
| DUMBURNAGAR | Tripura | CPMPAKHI TRIPURA | INCRAJPRASAD CHOUDHURY | 1,60829.56% |
| BILASPUR | Tripura | INCSUBAL CH BISWAS | CPMBARINDRA MALAKER | 1,99826.85% |
Closest results of Mar 1972
| Assembly seat | State | Winner | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ISUANCHANDRANAGAR | Tripura | INCNARESH CHANDRA ROY | CPMMATI LAL SARKAR | 210.29% |
| CHELLAGONG | Tripura | CPMBAJU BAN RIYAN | INCPANJIHAM REINGH | 430.59% |
| BISHALGARH | Tripura | INCSAMIR RANJAN BARMAN | CPMBABUL SENGUPTA | 1391.62% |
| ANANDANAGAR | Tripura | INCTARIT MOHAN DASGUPTA | CPMKHAGEN DAS | 1821.89% |
| DHARMANAGAR | Tripura | INDAMARENDRA SARMA | INCDEBI PRASAD PUR KAYASTHA | 2393.03% |
| BISHRAMGONJ | Tripura | CPMSUDHANWA DEB BARMA | INCDEUAN CHANDRA TRIPURA | 2663.40% |
| PRATAPGARH | Tripura | INCMADHU SUDHAN DAS | CPMJADAB CHANDRA MAJUMDER | 2693.41% |
| RAJNAGAR | Tripura | INCLAKSHMI NAG | CPMBADAL CHOUDHURY | 3573.79% |
| BELONIA | Tripura | CPIJITENDRA LAL DAS | INCSURESH CHANDRA CHOUDHURY | 3653.98% |
| CHANDIPUR | Tripura | INCMANINDRA LAL BHOWMIK | CPMBAIDYA NATH MAJUMDER | 2804.01% |
Frequently asked
Straight answers to the questions this result page exists to answer.
Who won the Tripura assembly election, Mar 1972?
Indian National Congress won 41 of 60 seats, a clear majority.
What was the voter turnout in the Tripura assembly election, Mar 1972?
Turnout was 65.46% — 5.01 lakh of 7.66 lakh registered electors voted.
How many candidates contested the Tripura assembly election, Mar 1972?
234 candidates contested 60 seats.
