Tripura assembly election, May 1983
60 assembly constituencies in Tripura, 81.73% turnout.
Party performance
Ordered by seats won in Tripura
| Party | Won | +/− | Contested | Votes | Share | Share +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPMCommunist Party of India (Marxist) | 37 | -14 | 56 | 4,33,608 | 46.78% | -0.23 |
| INCIndian National Congress | 12 | +12 | 45 | 2,82,859 | 30.51% | +12.75 |
| TUSTUS | 6 | +2 | 14 | 97,039 | 10.47% | +2.54 |
| INDIndependent | 3 | +1 | 75 | 82,443 | 8.89% | +4.78 |
| RSPRevolutionary Socialist Party | 2 | 0 | 2 | 15,218 | 1.64% | -0.02 |
| CPICommunist Party of India | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7,657 | 0.83% | -0.01 |
| FBLAll India Forward Bloc | 0 | -1 | 1 | 6,549 | 0.71% | -0.33 |
| BJPBharatiya Janata Party | 0 | 0 | 4 | 578 | 0.06% | — |
| ICSIndian Congress (Socialist) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 540 | 0.06% | — |
| JNPJanata Party | 0 | 0 | 5 | 515 | 0.06% | -10.40 |
- CPM37 (62%)
- INC12 (20%)
- TUS6 (10%)
- IND3 (5%)
- RSP2 (3%)
- CPM37
- INC12
- TUS6
- IND3
- RSP2
- CPM37
- INC12
- TUS6
- IND3
- RSP2
Constituency performance
From the 60 results in Tripura
Seat change
Against Tripura's previous Vidhan Sabha election (1977), matched constituency-for-constituency
- Retained41 (68%)
- Changed hands19 (32%)
41 constituencies were won by the same party as last time; 19 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 Vidhan Sabha election on record
- CPM
- INC
- TUS
- IND
Assembly seat results
All 60 seats, alphabetical · showing 51–60 of 60
| Assembly seat | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RAMNAGAR | CPMBIREN DUTTA | INCAMAR RANJAN GUPTA | 3862.44% | 78.8% |
| SABROOM | INCANGJU MOG | CPMJITENDRA KUMAR CHOWDHURY | 1,94210.40% | 82.1% |
| SANTIRBAZAR | INDMANORANJAN MAJUMDER | CPIJITENDRA LAL DAS | 4242.66% | 86.1% |
| SIMNA | CPMABHIRAM DEB BARMA | TUSKRIPA RANI DEBBARMA | 4,37831.02% | 82.1% |
| SONAMURA | CPMSAMAR CHOWDHURY | INCBRAJENDRA KUMAR GHOSH | 1,3088.03% | 87.8% |
| SURMA | CPMRUDRESWAR DAS | INCHARENDRA CHANDRA DAS | 1,54810.26% | 85.7% |
| SURYAMANINAGAR | INCPARIMAL CHANDRA SAHA | CPMBRAJA GOPAL BHOWMIK | 1,2267.58% | 82.0% |
| TAKARJALA | CPMSUDHANWA DEB BARMA | TUSSURIYA KUMAR DEB BARMA | 3,09920.53% | 77.8% |
| TELIAMURA | CPMKALI KUMAR DEB BARMA | INCMAHARAJA KUMAR SAHADEB BIKARAM KISHORE DEB BARMA | 2,20816.50% | 70.6% |
| TOWN BORDOWALI | INCASHOK KUMAR BHATTACHYA | FBLBRAJA GOPAL RAY | 1,1407.85% | 78.0% |
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.
Frequently asked
Straight answers to the questions this result page exists to answer.
Who won the Tripura assembly election, May 1983?
Communist Party of India (Marxist) won 37 of 60 seats in Tripura, a clear majority.
What was the voter turnout in the Tripura assembly election, May 1983?
Turnout was 81.73% — 9.27 lakh of 11.3 lakh registered electors voted.
How many assembly seats does Tripura have?
Tripura has 60 assembly seats.
