Tripura, Lok Sabha election 1971
2 constituencies in Tripura, 58.62% turnout.
Seats
2
Candidates
9
0 women, 0 elected
Turnout
58.62%
4.13 lakh of 7.04 lakh
Leading party
CPM
2 of 2 seats
Party performance
Ordered by seats won in Tripura
| Party | Won | +/− | Contested | Votes | Share | Share +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPMCommunist Party of India (Marxist) | 2 | +2 | 2 | 1,79,456 | 43.50% | +1.75 |
| INCIndian National Congress | 0 | -2 | 2 | 1,49,776 | 36.30% | -21.95 |
| INDIndependent | 0 | 0 | 2 | 53,392 | 12.94% | — |
| CPICommunist Party of India | 0 | 0 | 2 | 27,899 | 6.76% | — |
| BJSBharatiya Jana Sangh | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2,038 | 0.49% | — |
- CPM2 (100%)
- CPM2
- CPM2
Constituency performance
From the 2 results in Tripura
Closest contest
TRIPURA WEST
won by 8,238 (4.22%)
Biggest victory
TRIPURA EAST
won by 21,442 (9.87%)
Highest turnout
TRIPURA EAST
60.19%
Lowest turnout
TRIPURA WEST
56.98%
Seat change
Against Tripura's previous Lok Sabha election (1967), matched constituency-for-constituency
- Retained0 (0%)
- Changed hands2 (100%)
0 constituencies were won by the same party as last time; 2 changed hands.
India’s constituencies have not been redrawn since the 2008 delimitation, so this compares the same seat boundary both times.
Vote share & turnout trend
Tripura, every Lok Sabha election on record
VOTE SHARE
TURNOUT
Constituency results
All 2 seats, alphabetical · showing 1–2 of 2
| Constituency | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TRIPURA EAST | CPMDASARATHA DEB | INCRAMENDRA KISHORE DEB BARMA | 21,4429.87% | 60.2% |
| TRIPURA WEST | CPMBIREN DUTTA | INCANIL KUMAR SEN | 8,2384.22% | 57.0% |
Vote share and swing on this page are the party’s share of valid votes in Tripura alone — a different number from its national or all-state figures, and never mixed with them.