Tripura assembly election, Feb 1988
60 assembly constituencies in Tripura, 84.61% turnout.
Party performance
Ordered by seats won in Tripura
| Party | Won | +/− | Contested | Votes | Share | Share +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPMCommunist Party of India (Marxist) | 26 | -11 | 55 | 5,20,697 | 45.82% | -0.96 |
| INCIndian National Congress | 25 | +13 | 46 | 4,24,241 | 37.33% | +6.82 |
| TUSTUS | 7 | +1 | 14 | 1,19,599 | 10.52% | +0.06 |
| RSPRevolutionary Socialist Party | 2 | 0 | 2 | 18,182 | 1.60% | -0.04 |
| INDIndependent | 0 | -3 | 81 | 33,846 | 2.98% | -5.92 |
| CPICommunist Party of India | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9,314 | 0.82% | -0.01 |
| FBLAll India Forward Bloc | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7,631 | 0.67% | -0.03 |
| BJPBharatiya Janata Party | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1,757 | 0.15% | +0.09 |
| JNPJanata Party | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1,138 | 0.10% | +0.04 |
- CPM26 (43%)
- INC25 (42%)
- TUS7 (12%)
- RSP2 (3%)
- CPM26
- INC25
- TUS7
- RSP2
- CPM26
- INC25
- TUS7
- RSP2
Constituency performance
From the 60 results in Tripura
Seat change
Against Tripura's previous Vidhan Sabha election (1983), matched constituency-for-constituency
- Retained40 (67%)
- Changed hands20 (33%)
40 constituencies were won by the same party as last time; 20 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
- RSP
Assembly seat results
All 60 seats, alphabetical · showing 51–60 of 60
| Assembly seat | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RAMNAGAR | INCSURAJIT DATTA | CPMKHAGEN DAS | 8614.18% | 82.9% |
| SABROOM | INCANGJU MOG | CPMJITENDRA KUMAR CHOUDHURY | 1690.72% | 88.2% |
| SANTIRBAZAR | INCAMAL MALLIK | CPIJITENDRA LAL DAS | 9134.64% | 87.7% |
| SIMNA | CPMABHIRAM DEB BARMA | TUSRABINDRA DEBBARMA | 3,71321.83% | 84.8% |
| SONAMURA | CPMSAMAR CHOUDHOURY | INCPRABIR KUMAR PUL | 1,9669.90% | 89.7% |
| SURMA | CPMRUDRESWAR DAS | INCHARENDRA CHANDRA DAS | 7894.49% | 87.4% |
| SURYAMANINAGAR | INCMATILAL SAHA | CPMBRAJGOPAL BHOWMIC | 9084.83% | 82.5% |
| TAKARJALA | CPMTARANI DEBBARMA | TUSSURYA KUMAR DEBBARMA | 1,2366.72% | 83.8% |
| TELIAMURA | CPMKHAGENDRA JAMATIA | TUSKARNA SINGH JAMATIA | 2,93917.22% | 80.8% |
| TOWN BORDOWALI | INCSUDHIR RANJAN MAJUMDAR | FBLBRAJA GOPAL ROY | 2,67714.81% | 80.3% |
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, Feb 1988?
Communist Party of India (Marxist) won 26 of 60 seats in Tripura, short of a majority on its own.
What was the voter turnout in the Tripura assembly election, Feb 1988?
Turnout was 84.61% — 11.4 lakh of 13.4 lakh registered electors voted.
How many assembly seats does Tripura have?
Tripura has 60 assembly seats.
