Tripura assembly election, Mar 2008
The 9th Tripura legislative assembly. Polled.
Seats declared
60
31 needed for a majority
Largest party
CPM
46 seats · majority
Candidates
313
31 women, 3 elected
Turnout
92.29%
18.8 lakh of 20.4 lakh
The house
60 seats, each dot one assembly constituency
- CPM46
- INC10
- RSP2
- INPT1
- CPI1
Biggest movements
Seat change against the previous Tripura assembly election (2003)
CPM
+8
INPT
-5
INC
-3
Parties
Ordered by seats won
| Party | Won | +/− | Contested | Strike rate | Votes | Share | Share +/− | Deposits lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPMCommunist Party of India (Marxist) | 46 | +8 | 56 | 51.2% | 9,03,009 | 48.01% | +1.19 | 0 |
| INCIndian National Congress | 10 | -3 | 48 | 44.4% | 6,84,207 | 36.38% | +3.54 | 1 |
| RSPRevolutionary Socialist Party | 2 | 0 | 2 | 52.6% | 31,717 | 1.69% | -0.20 | 0 |
| INPTINPT | 1 | -5 | 11 | 38.2% | 1,16,761 | 6.21% | -6.25 | 2 |
| CPICommunist Party of India | 1 | 0 | 2 | 48.6% | 27,891 | 1.48% | -0.06 | 0 |
| INDIndependent | 0 | 0 | 60 | 3.5% | 60,413 | 3.21% | +2.37 | 56 |
| BJPBharatiya Janata Party | 0 | 0 | 49 | 1.8% | 28,102 | 1.49% | +0.18 | 49 |
| AITCAll India Trinamool Congress | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0.9% | 6,620 | 0.35% | -0.08 | 22 |
| AMBAMB | 0 | 0 | 20 | 1.0% | 5,767 | 0.31% | -0.14 | 20 |
| CPI(ML)(L)CPI(ML)(L) | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1.1% | 5,261 | 0.28% | +0.11 | 14 |
| LJPLok Janshakti Party | 0 | — | 9 | 1.1% | 3,100 | 0.17% | — | 9 |
| AIFBAIFB | 0 | — | 12 | 0.7% | 2,961 | 0.16% | — | 12 |
| PDSPDS | 0 | — | 1 | 6.1% | 2,062 | 0.11% | — | 1 |
| NCPNationalist Congress Party | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.9% | 1,882 | 0.10% | -0.20 | 5 |
| JD(U)JD(U) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1.7% | 1,081 | 0.06% | -0.01 | 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 2008
| Assembly seat | State | Winner | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DHANPUR | Tripura | CPMPADMA KUMAR DEBBARMA | INDANIMESH DEBBARMA | 6,50333.17% |
| AMPINAGAR | Tripura | CPMRITA KAR (MAJUMDER) | INDPREMTOSH NATH | 8,30724.71% |
| JOLAIBARI | Tripura | CPMBADAL CHOUDHURY | INCDILIP CHOUDHURY | 7,76123.81% |
| MANU | Tripura | CPMJASHABIR TRIPURA | INCBRAJENDRA MOG CHAUDHURI | 5,50823.61% |
| RAJNAGAR | Tripura | CPMKESHAB MAJUMDER | INCRAJIB SAMADDAR | 6,02121.28% |
| CHANDIPUR | Tripura | CPMTAPAN CHAKRABORTY | INCRUDRENDU BHATTACHARJEE | 6,03419.39% |
| KHOWAI | Tripura | CPMSACHINDRA DEBBARMA | INPTAMIYA KUMAR DEBBARMA | 4,53118.69% |
| BELONIA | Tripura | CPMSUDHAN DAS | INCBIKASH CHANDRA DAS | 7,26818.60% |
| ASHARAMBARI | Tripura | CPMAGHORE DEBBARMA | INDANIMESH DEBBARMA | 4,81917.38% |
| SABROOM | Tripura | CPMJITENDRA CHOUDHURY | INCTHAIKHAI MOG | 6,16016.37% |
Closest results of Mar 2008
| Assembly seat | State | Winner | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KARAMCHHARA | Tripura | INPTSRI BIJOY KUMAR HARNGKHAWL | CPMSMT. SABITRI DEBBARMA | 1150.36% |
| BAGBASSA | Tripura | CPMBIJITA NATH | INCJYOTIRMOY NATH | 1280.46% |
| KAMALPUR | Tripura | INCSRI MANOJ KANTI DEB | CPMSMT BIJOY LAKSHMI SINGHA | 1350.55% |
| BADHARGHAT | Tripura | INCDILIP SARKAR | CPMSUBRATA CHAKRABORTY | 3750.61% |
| BARJALA | Tripura | CPMSANKAR PRASAD DATTA | INCDIPAK KUMAR ROY | 5981.18% |
| MATARBARI | Tripura | RSPJOYGOBINDA DEB ROY | INCPRANAJIT SINGHA ROY | 4671.59% |
| SURYAMANINAGAR | Tripura | CPMNARAYAN RUPINI | INPTNARENDRA CHANDRA DEBBARMA | 4871.69% |
| KANCHANPUR | Tripura | CPMRAJENDRA REANG | INCSANJIT KUMAR REANG | 5031.73% |
| CHARILAM | Tripura | CPMSAHID CHOUDHURI | INCBILLAL MIA | 6922.49% |
| KHAYERPUR | Tripura | CPMPABITRA KAR | INCRATAN CHAKRABORTI | 1,0012.64% |
Frequently asked
Straight answers to the questions this result page exists to answer.
Who won the Tripura assembly election, Mar 2008?
Communist Party of India (Marxist) won 46 of 60 seats, a clear majority.
What was the voter turnout in the Tripura assembly election, Mar 2008?
Turnout was 92.29% — 18.8 lakh of 20.4 lakh registered electors voted.
How many candidates contested the Tripura assembly election, Mar 2008?
313 candidates contested 60 seats.
