Tripura assembly election, Mar 2008
60 assembly constituencies in Tripura, 92.29% turnout.
Party performance
Ordered by seats won in Tripura
| Party | Won | +/− | Contested | Votes | Share | Share +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPMCommunist Party of India (Marxist) | 46 | +8 | 56 | 9,03,009 | 48.01% | +1.19 |
| INCIndian National Congress | 10 | -3 | 48 | 6,84,207 | 36.38% | +3.54 |
| RSPRevolutionary Socialist Party | 2 | 0 | 2 | 31,717 | 1.69% | -0.20 |
| INPTINPT | 1 | -5 | 11 | 1,16,761 | 6.21% | -6.25 |
| CPICommunist Party of India | 1 | 0 | 2 | 27,891 | 1.48% | -0.06 |
| INDIndependent | 0 | 0 | 60 | 60,413 | 3.21% | +2.37 |
| BJPBharatiya Janata Party | 0 | 0 | 49 | 28,102 | 1.49% | +0.18 |
| AITCAll India Trinamool Congress | 0 | 0 | 22 | 6,620 | 0.35% | -0.08 |
| AMBAMB | 0 | 0 | 20 | 5,767 | 0.31% | -0.14 |
| CPI(ML)(L)CPI(ML)(L) | 0 | 0 | 14 | 5,261 | 0.28% | +0.11 |
| LJPLok Janshakti Party | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3,100 | 0.16% | — |
| AIFBAIFB | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2,961 | 0.16% | — |
| PDSPDS | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2,062 | 0.11% | — |
| NCPNationalist Congress Party | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1,882 | 0.10% | -0.20 |
| JD(U)JD(U) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1,081 | 0.06% | 0.00 |
- CPM46 (77%)
- INC10 (17%)
- RSP2 (3%)
- INPT1 (2%)
- CPI1 (2%)
- CPM46
- INC10
- RSP2
- INPT1
- CPI1
- CPM46
- INC10
- RSP2
- INPT1
- CPI1
Constituency performance
From the 60 results in Tripura
Seat change
Against Tripura's previous Vidhan Sabha election (2003), matched constituency-for-constituency
- Retained44 (73%)
- Changed hands16 (27%)
44 constituencies were won by the same party as last time; 16 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
- RSP
- INPT
Assembly seat results
All 60 seats, alphabetical · showing 51–60 of 60
| Assembly seat | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RAMNAGAR | INCSURAJIT DATTA | CPMRATAN DAS | 2,3717.47% | 89.1% |
| SABROOM | CPMJITENDRA CHOUDHURY | INCTHAIKHAI MOG | 6,16016.37% | 94.1% |
| SANTIRBAZAR | CPMBASU DEV MAJUMDER | INCAMAL MALLIK | 1,3194.17% | 95.1% |
| SIMNA | CPMPRANAB DEBBARMA | INPTRABINDRA DEBBARMA | 3,33112.66% | 92.7% |
| SONAMURA | CPMMANIK SARKAR | INCSHAH ALAM | 2,9188.58% | 94.6% |
| SURMA | CPMSRI SUDIR DAS | INCSRI SUKHA RANJAN DAS | 2,6489.57% | 91.4% |
| SURYAMANINAGAR | CPMNARAYAN RUPINI | INPTNARENDRA CHANDRA DEBBARMA | 4871.69% | 92.0% |
| TAKARJALA | CPMNIRANJAN DEBBARMA | INPTRAJESHWAR DEBBARMA | 1,4625.97% | 90.8% |
| TELIAMURA | CPMKHAGENDRA JAMATIA | INCSABDA KUMAR JAMATIA | 1,8177.03% | 90.3% |
| TOWN BORDOWALI | INCSUDHIR RANJAN MAJUMDER | CPMDR. SUDHIR CHANDRA MAJUMDER | 3,22512.37% | 89.0% |
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, Mar 2008?
Communist Party of India (Marxist) won 46 of 60 seats in Tripura, a clear majority.
What was the voter turnout in the Tripura assembly election, Mar 2008?
Turnout was 92.29% — 18.8 lakh of 20.4 lakh registered electors voted.
How many assembly seats does Tripura have?
Tripura has 60 assembly seats.
