Tripura assembly election, Mar 1998
The 7th Tripura legislative assembly. Polled.
Seats declared
60
31 needed for a majority
Largest party
CPM
38 seats · majority
Candidates
270
21 women, 2 elected
Turnout
79.13%
13.7 lakh of 17.3 lakh
The house
60 seats, each dot one assembly constituency
- CPM38
- INC13
- TUJS4
- IND2
- RSP2
- CPI1
Biggest movements
Seat change against the previous Tripura assembly election (1993)
CPM
-6
INC
+3
Parties
Ordered by seats won
| Party | Won | +/− | Contested | Strike rate | Votes | Share | Share +/− | Deposits lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPMCommunist Party of India (Marxist) | 38 | -6 | 55 | 49.4% | 6,21,804 | 45.49% | +0.71 | 0 |
| INCIndian National Congress | 13 | +3 | 45 | 43.6% | 4,64,171 | 33.96% | +1.22 | 1 |
| TUJSTUJS | 4 | — | 10 | 47.0% | 98,271 | 7.19% | — | 0 |
| INDIndependent | 2 | +1 | 60 | 3.1% | 44,930 | 3.29% | -2.87 | 55 |
| RSPRevolutionary Socialist Party | 2 | 0 | 2 | 50.4% | 22,526 | 1.65% | +0.06 | 0 |
| CPICommunist Party of India | 1 | +1 | 2 | 43.2% | 18,802 | 1.38% | +0.03 | 0 |
| BJPBharatiya Janata Party | 0 | 0 | 60 | 5.9% | 80,272 | 5.87% | +3.85 | 58 |
| FBLAll India Forward Bloc | 0 | -1 | 1 | 36.9% | 7,665 | 0.56% | -0.23 | 0 |
| AMBAMB | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0.8% | 4,324 | 0.32% | -1.15 | 24 |
| JDJanata Dal | 0 | — | 3 | 5.5% | 3,294 | 0.24% | — | 3 |
| RJDRashtriya Janata Dal | 0 | — | 6 | 0.4% | 503 | 0.04% | — | 6 |
| CPI(ML)(L)CPI(ML)(L) | 0 | — | 2 | 0.9% | 404 | 0.03% | — | 2 |
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 1998
| Assembly seat | State | Winner | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KHOWAI | Tripura | CPMSANDHYA RANI DEB BARMA | INDKRIPA SADHAN JAMATIA | 9,24954.53% |
| DHANPUR | Tripura | CPMPADMA KUMAR DEB BARMA | INDSUBODH DEB BARMA | 6,58852.76% |
| JOLAIBARI | Tripura | CPMBADAL CHOUDHURY | INCDILIP CHOUDHURY | 8,49335.13% |
| MANU | Tripura | CPMGITAMOHAN TRIPURA | INCBRAJENDRE MOG CHOUDHURY | 6,06033.76% |
| BELONIA | Tripura | CPMSUDHAN DAS | INCLAXMAN MALAKAR | 6,51823.27% |
| ASHARAMBARI | Tripura | CPMAGHORE DEB BARMA | INCBAHUROY (BAHU CHANDRA) DEB BARMA | 4,90222.30% |
| KANCHANPUR | Tripura | CPMBINDURAM REANG | BJPNANJIRA REANG | 4,16320.83% |
| AMPINAGAR | Tripura | CPMGOUR KANTI GOSWAMI | INCMANORANJAN DEBNATH | 5,38620.61% |
| TELIAMURA | Tripura | CPMKHAGENDRA JAMATIA | TUJSKHAGENDRA KUMAR REANG | 3,25318.01% |
| TOWN BORDOWALI | Tripura | INCASHOK KUMAR BHATTACHARYA | FBLBRAJAGOPAL ROY | 3,69217.78% |
Closest results of Mar 1998
| Assembly seat | State | Winner | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TAKARJALA | Tripura | CPMBAIJAYANTI KALAI | TUJSRAHINDRA DEBBARMA | 60.03% |
| HRISHYAMUKH | Tripura | CPIDURBAJOY REANG | TUJSGAURI SANKAR REANG | 930.37% |
| KADAMTALA - KURTI | Tripura | CPMFAYZUR RAHAMAN | INCABDUL MATIN CHOUDHURY | 1790.83% |
| MATARBARI | Tripura | RSPJOY GOBINDA DEB ROY | INCDHIRENDRA KUMAR SEN | 1870.86% |
| JUBARAJNAGAR | Tripura | CPMRAMENDRA CHANDRA DEBNATH | INCBIVA RANI NATH | 2871.38% |
| KRISHNAPUR | Tripura | CPMJITENDRA SARKAR | INCGOPAL CHANDRA ROY | 3321.48% |
| KARBOOK | Tripura | INCJAWAHAR SHAHA | CPMRANJIT DEBNATH | 4591.69% |
| KHAYERPUR | Tripura | CPMPABITRA KAR | INCSUDHIR RANJAN MAJUMDER | 4811.79% |
| CHARILAM | Tripura | INCBILLAL MIA | CPMSAHID CHOUDHURY | 4632.18% |
| BAGMA | Tripura | TUJSRATI MOHAN JAMATIA | CPMGUNAPADA JAMATIA | 6072.77% |
Frequently asked
Straight answers to the questions this result page exists to answer.
Who won the Tripura assembly election, Mar 1998?
Communist Party of India (Marxist) won 38 of 60 seats, a clear majority.
What was the voter turnout in the Tripura assembly election, Mar 1998?
Turnout was 79.13% — 13.7 lakh of 17.3 lakh registered electors voted.
How many candidates contested the Tripura assembly election, Mar 1998?
270 candidates contested 60 seats.
