Tripura assembly election, Dec 1977
60 assembly constituencies in Tripura, 77.99% turnout.
Party performance
Ordered by seats won in Tripura
| Party | Won | +/− | Contested | Votes | Share | Share +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPMCommunist Party of India (Marxist) | 51 | +35 | 55 | 3,52,652 | 47.00% | +9.18 |
| TUSTUS | 4 | +4 | 28 | 59,474 | 7.93% | +6.75 |
| INDIndependent | 2 | 0 | 48 | 30,862 | 4.11% | -7.81 |
| RSPRevolutionary Socialist Party | 2 | +2 | 2 | 12,446 | 1.66% | — |
| FBLAll India Forward Bloc | 1 | +1 | 1 | 7,800 | 1.04% | -0.10 |
| INCIndian National Congress | 0 | -41 | 60 | 1,33,240 | 17.76% | -27.07 |
| JNPJanata Party | 0 | 0 | 59 | 78,479 | 10.46% | — |
| TCDTCD | 0 | 0 | 59 | 66,913 | 8.92% | — |
| CPICommunist Party of India | 0 | -1 | 10 | 6,266 | 0.84% | -2.20 |
| PBIPBI | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2,139 | 0.29% | — |
- CPM51 (85%)
- TUS4 (7%)
- IND2 (3%)
- RSP2 (3%)
- FBL1 (2%)
- CPM51
- TUS4
- IND2
- RSP2
- FBL1
- CPM51
- TUS4
- IND2
- RSP2
- FBL1
Constituency performance
From the 60 results in Tripura
Seat change
Against Tripura's previous Vidhan Sabha election (1972), matched constituency-for-constituency
- Retained0 (0%)
- Changed hands0 (0%)
- New seat60 (100%)
0 constituencies were won by the same party as last time; 0 changed hands. 60 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
- CPM
- TUS
- IND
- RSP
Assembly seat results
All 60 seats, alphabetical · showing 51–60 of 60
| Assembly seat | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RAMNAGAR | CPMBIREN DATTA | INCAPANSHU MOHAN LODH | 5,86744.19% | 77.5% |
| SABROOM | CPMMATAHARI CHOUDHURY | INCANGJU MOG ( CHOUDHURY ) | 1,1948.09% | 77.0% |
| SANTIRBAZAR | CPMJYOTIRMOY DAS | INCMANORANJAN MAJUMDER | 1190.91% | 80.2% |
| SIMNA | CPMABHIRAM DEB BARMA | JNPMAHARAJKUMAR SAHADEV BIKRAM KISHORE DEV | 4,06132.33% | 82.1% |
| SONAMURA | CPMSAMAR CHOUDHURY | JNPBROJENDRA GHOSH | 3,14424.57% | 81.5% |
| SURMA | CPMRUDREWAR DAS | INCJOGENDRA DAS | 5,30741.45% | 82.2% |
| SURYAMANINAGAR | TUSHARI NATH DEBBARMA | CPMDURGA PRASAD SIKDAR | 1,0288.01% | 78.1% |
| TAKARJALA | CPMSUDHANWA DEB BARMA | TUSBISWA KUMAR DEB BARMA | 1,2839.94% | 74.6% |
| TELIAMURA | CPMMANINDRA DEB BARMA | INCMAHARAJKUMAR NAKSHATRA BIKRAM | 4,41341.34% | 65.8% |
| TOWN BORDOWALI | FBLBRAJA GOPAL ROY | JNPDWIJEN DEY | 5,76646.40% | 76.7% |
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, Dec 1977?
Communist Party of India (Marxist) won 51 of 60 seats in Tripura, a clear majority.
What was the voter turnout in the Tripura assembly election, Dec 1977?
Turnout was 77.99% — 7.5 lakh of 9.62 lakh registered electors voted.
How many assembly seats does Tripura have?
Tripura has 60 assembly seats.







