Tripura assembly election, Mar 1972
60 assembly constituencies in Tripura, 65.46% turnout.
Seats
60
Candidates
234
1 women, 0 elected
Turnout
65.46%
5.01 lakh of 7.66 lakh
Leading party
INC
41 of 60 seats
Party performance
Ordered by seats won in Tripura
| Party | Won | +/− | Contested | Votes | Share | Share +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INCIndian National Congress | 41 | +14 | 59 | 2,24,821 | 44.83% | -13.12 |
| CPMCommunist Party of India (Marxist) | 16 | +14 | 57 | 1,89,667 | 37.82% | +16.21 |
| INDIndependent | 2 | +2 | 85 | 59,792 | 11.92% | -0.17 |
| CPICommunist Party of India | 1 | 0 | 11 | 15,226 | 3.04% | -4.93 |
| TUSTUS | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5,883 | 1.17% | — |
| FBLAll India Forward Bloc | 0 | 0 | 9 | 5,739 | 1.14% | — |
| BJSBharatiya Jana Sangh | 0 | 0 | 3 | 345 | 0.07% | -0.28 |
- INC41 (68%)
- CPM16 (27%)
- IND2 (3%)
- CPI1 (2%)
- INC41
- CPM16
- IND2
- CPI1
- INC41
- CPM16
- IND2
- CPI1
Constituency performance
From the 60 results in Tripura
Closest contest
ISUANCHANDRANAGAR
won by 21 (0.29%)
Biggest victory
KALYANPUR
won by 7,267 (54.73%)
Highest turnout
KALYANPUR
82.86%
Lowest turnout
KANCHANPUR
47.71%
Seat change
Against Tripura's previous Vidhan Sabha election (1967), matched constituency-for-constituency
- Retained13 (22%)
- Changed hands5 (8%)
- New seat42 (70%)
13 constituencies were won by the same party as last time; 5 changed hands. 42 did not exist at the previous election.
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 Vidhan Sabha election on record
VOTE SHARE
- INC
- CPM
- IND
- CPI
TURNOUT
Assembly seat results
All 60 seats, alphabetical · showing 1–50 of 60
| Assembly seat | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AGARTALA TOWN I | INDAJOY BISWAS | INCRENUKA CHAKRABORTY | 1,06814.10% | 63.3% |
| AGARTALA TOWN I I | INCKRISHNADAS BHATTACHARJEE | CPMASHOKE CHAKRABORTY | 68710.96% | 64.0% |
| AGARTALA TOWN I I I | INCSUKHAMOY SEN GUPTA | CPMSUPRIYO BHOWMIK | 1,45216.26% | 58.8% |
| AMPINAGAR | CPMBULLU KUKI | INDGOPINATH JAMATIA | 1,52324.05% | 57.7% |
| ANANDANAGAR | INCTARIT MOHAN DASGUPTA | CPMKHAGEN DAS | 1821.89% | 66.6% |
| ASHARAMBARI | CPMNRIPENDRA CHAKRABORTY | INCARUN KAR | 2,15320.17% | 79.9% |
| BAMUTIA | INCPRAFULLA KUMAR DAS | CPMBRAJENDRA BISWAS | 1,84723.45% | 70.3% |
| BARJALA | INCBASANA CHAKRABARTY | CPMGOURI BHATTACHARJEE | 1,42621.26% | 66.6% |
| BELONIA | CPIJITENDRA LAL DAS | INCSURESH CHANDRA CHOUDHURY | 3653.98% | 56.7% |
| BILASPUR | INCSUBAL CH BISWAS | CPMBARINDRA MALAKER | 1,99826.85% | 67.9% |
| BIRGONJ | INCSUSHIL RANJAN SAHA | CPMSYAMAL KANTISAHA | 5036.43% | 64.0% |
| BISHALGARH | INCSAMIR RANJAN BARMAN | CPMBABUL SENGUPTA | 1391.62% | 72.1% |
| BISHRAMGONJ | CPMSUDHANWA DEB BARMA | INCDEUAN CHANDRA TRIPURA | 2663.40% | 67.5% |
| BOXANAGAR | INCMUNSUR ALI | CPMPHANI BHUSHAN BHAKTA | 1,69024.41% | 71.2% |
| CHANDIPUR | INCMANINDRA LAL BHOWMIK | CPMBAIDYA NATH MAJUMDER | 2804.01% | 76.2% |
| CHARILAM | CPMNIRANJAN DEB | INCMONMOHAN DEB BARMA | 3314.34% | 64.8% |
| CHELLAGONG | CPMBAJU BAN RIYAN | INCPANJIHAM REINGH | 430.59% | 56.7% |
| CHHAWMANU | CPMPURNA MOHAN TIRPURA | INCGHANSHYAM DEWAN | 97514.80% | 48.4% |
| DEOCHHERA | INCABDUL WAZID | INDKARUNAMOY NATH CHOUDHURY | 1,52920.23% | 60.6% |
| DHANPUR | CPMSAMAR CHOUDHURY | INCDHIRENDRA KUMAR SENGUPTA | 77310.65% | 65.4% |
| DHARMANAGAR | INDAMARENDRA SARMA | INCDEBI PRASAD PUR KAYASTHA | 2393.03% | 65.1% |
| DUMBURNAGAR | CPMPAKHI TRIPURA | INCRAJPRASAD CHOUDHURY | 1,60829.56% | 51.6% |
| FATIKROY | INCRADHIKA NANDAN GUPTA | CPMTARANI MOHAN SINHA | 1,05310.10% | 65.6% |
| HRISHYAMUKH | INCCHANDRA SEKHAR DUTTA | CPMAMALENDU CHAKRABORTY | 3,29836.90% | 61.5% |
| ISUANCHANDRANAGAR | INCNARESH CHANDRA ROY | CPMMATI LAL SARKAR | 210.29% | 67.2% |
| JUBARAJ NAGAR | INCMONORANJAN NATH | CPMRAM KUMAR NATH | 1,59721.72% | 62.5% |
| KADAMTALA | INCBENOY BHUSHAN BANERJEE | INDABDUL RUP | 96714.68% | 60.2% |
| KAILASHAHAR | INCMOULANA ABDUL RATIF | INDBONODE DEY | 2,57933.25% | 68.9% |
| KAKRABAN | INCAJIT RANJAN GHOSH | CPMKESHAB CHANDRA MAZUMDAR | 5386.86% | 66.9% |
| KALYANPUR | CPMBIDYA CH DEB BARMA | INCKRISHNA KUMAR DEBBARMA | 7,26754.73% | 82.9% |
| KAMALASAGAR | INCBICHITRA MOHAN SAHA | CPMNAGENDRA DEB | 1,62021.63% | 73.2% |
| KAMALPUR | INCSUNIL CHANDRA DATTA | CPMMAKHAN DATTA | 6547.31% | 73.2% |
| KANCHANPUR | INCRAIMUNI RIANG CHOUDHURY | CPMLEN PRASAD RIANG | 98814.75% | 47.7% |
| KHOWAI | INCJ PRASANNA BHATTACHARJEE | CPMKAMINISINGH | 1,90721.20% | 74.8% |
| KULAIHOWER | INCMONGCHABAI MOG | CPMDINESH DEBBARMA | 1,71815.03% | 64.8% |
| KUNJABAN | INCASHOK KUMAR BHATACHARYYA | CPMKANU GHOSH | 1,40010.43% | 64.2% |
| LONGAI | INCHANGSHADHWAZ DEWAN | CPMINDU MADHAV CHAKMA | 1,53419.29% | 55.0% |
| MANDIABAZAR | CPMKALIDAS DEB BARMA | INCBAGALA PRASAD DEB BARMA | 3,05342.90% | 64.8% |
| MANU | INCHARI CHANRAN CHOUDHRURY | CPMTHAINGYA MOG | 1,60718.30% | 65.6% |
| MATAKBARI | INCNISHI KANTA SARKAR | CPMNARESH CHANDRA GHOSH | 6367.55% | 64.8% |
| MAULISHPUR | INCJATINDRA KUMAR MAJUMDER | CPMBHANU GOSH | 6519.58% | 69.0% |
| MODANPUR | CPMRADHARAMAN DEBNATH | INCPRAM D. RANJAN DASGUPTA | 6858.26% | 65.2% |
| MOHAR CHHERA | INCANANTA HARIJAMATIA | CPMJOY MOHAN DEB BARMA | 1,66015.93% | 70.8% |
| MUHURIPUR | INCACHAICHHI MOG | CPMBRAJMOHAN JAMATIA | 1,81123.05% | 56.5% |
| NALCHHAR | INCBENODE BEHARI DAS | CPMHARI MADHAB BHOWMIK | 87910.51% | 64.2% |
| OLD AGARTALA | INCSAILESH CHANDRA SOME | CPMJAGADISH CHANDRA DEY | 2,88132.08% | 68.7% |
| PABIACHHERRA | INCGOPI NATH TRIPURA | CPMK. MOHAN DEB BARMA | 6948.75% | 58.6% |
| PRAMODNAGAR | CPMMANINDRA DEBBARMA | INCNANDA KUMAR DEBBARMA | 2,73222.49% | 77.2% |
| PRATAPGARH | INCMADHU SUDHAN DAS | CPMJADAB CHANDRA MAJUMDER | 2693.41% | 61.3% |
| RADHAKISHOREPUR | INCUSA RANJAN SEN | CPMSUSHIL MUKERJEE | 1,37913.65% | 70.4% |
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.
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 in Tripura, 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 assembly seats does Tripura have?
Tripura has 60 assembly seats.