Tripura assembly election, Mar 1998
60 assembly constituencies in Tripura, 79.13% turnout.
Party performance
Ordered by seats won in Tripura
| Party | Won | +/− | Contested | Votes | Share | Share +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPMCommunist Party of India (Marxist) | 38 | -6 | 55 | 6,21,804 | 45.49% | +0.71 |
| INCIndian National Congress | 13 | +3 | 45 | 4,64,171 | 33.96% | +1.22 |
| TUJSTUJS | 4 | +4 | 10 | 98,271 | 7.19% | — |
| INDIndependent | 2 | +1 | 60 | 44,930 | 3.29% | -2.87 |
| RSPRevolutionary Socialist Party | 2 | 0 | 2 | 22,526 | 1.65% | +0.06 |
| CPICommunist Party of India | 1 | +1 | 2 | 18,802 | 1.38% | +0.03 |
| BJPBharatiya Janata Party | 0 | 0 | 60 | 80,272 | 5.87% | +3.85 |
| FBLAll India Forward Bloc | 0 | -1 | 1 | 7,665 | 0.56% | -0.23 |
| AMBAMB | 0 | 0 | 24 | 4,324 | 0.32% | -1.15 |
| JDJanata Dal | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3,294 | 0.24% | — |
| RJDRashtriya Janata Dal | 0 | 0 | 6 | 503 | 0.04% | — |
| CPI(ML)(L)CPI(ML)(L) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 404 | 0.03% | — |
- CPM38 (63%)
- INC13 (22%)
- TUJS4 (7%)
- IND2 (3%)
- RSP2 (3%)
- CPI1 (2%)
- CPM38
- INC13
- TUJS4
- IND2
- RSP2
- CPI1
- CPM38
- INC13
- TUJS4
- IND2
- RSP2
- CPI1
Constituency performance
From the 60 results in Tripura
Seat change
Against Tripura's previous Vidhan Sabha election (1993), matched constituency-for-constituency
- Retained38 (63%)
- Changed hands22 (37%)
38 constituencies were won by the same party as last time; 22 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
- TUJS
- IND
Assembly seat results
All 60 seats, alphabetical · showing 51–60 of 60
| Assembly seat | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RAMNAGAR | INCSURAJIT DATTA | CPMMADHU SENGUPTA | 3,44113.78% | 79.6% |
| SABROOM | CPMJITENDRA CHAUDHURY | INCJOYKISHORE TRIPURA | 3,73212.83% | 84.0% |
| SANTIRBAZAR | CPMBASUDEV MAJUMDER | INCAMAL MALLIK | 1,8577.81% | 86.5% |
| SIMNA | CPMPRANAB DEBBARMA | TUJSRABINDRA DEBBARMA | 1,5378.43% | 72.8% |
| SONAMURA | CPMMANIK SARKAR | INCMAJIBUR ISLAM MAJUMDER | 3,10313.10% | 84.5% |
| SURMA | CPMSUDHIR DAS | INCSURJALAL DAS | 1,6778.31% | 80.2% |
| SURYAMANINAGAR | CPMNARAYAN RUPINI | INDANANTA DEBBARMA | 1,0064.61% | 77.0% |
| TAKARJALA | CPMBAIJAYANTI KALAI | TUJSRAHINDRA DEBBARMA | 60.03% | 73.9% |
| TELIAMURA | CPMKHAGENDRA JAMATIA | TUJSKHAGENDRA KUMAR REANG | 3,25318.01% | 70.1% |
| TOWN BORDOWALI | INCASHOK KUMAR BHATTACHARYA | FBLBRAJAGOPAL ROY | 3,69217.78% | 77.6% |
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 1998?
Communist Party of India (Marxist) won 38 of 60 seats in Tripura, a clear majority.
What was the voter turnout in the Tripura assembly election, Mar 1998?
Turnout was 79.13% — 13.7 lakh of 17.3 lakh registered electors voted.
How many assembly seats does Tripura have?
Tripura has 60 assembly seats.
