Election history

Tripura Assembly Elections

Historical results, trends and insights from 1967 to 2023.

Lok Sabha16 Vidhan Sabha12

2023 2018 2013 2008 2003

More years

1998 1993 1988 1983 1977 1972 1967

Current government

Who governs Tripura today

Full CM history →

Chief Minister of Tripura

Manik SahaBJP

In office since 15 May 2022 · 4 years, 3 months

Manik Saha (born 8 January 1953) is an Indian politician serving as the Chief Minister of Tripura and leader of the house in the Tripura Legislative Assembly. He has represented the Town Bordowali Assembly constituency in the Tripura Legislative Assembly since 26 June 2022. He was also a member of the Rajya Sabha from Tripura in 2022 until he became Chief Minister, and the President of Bharatiya Janata Party, Tripura from 2020 to 2022.

Current seats

in the present Tripura assembly

Elections contested

Leading party, 2023

BJP

32 of 60 seats

Compare elections

See what changed between any two Vidhan Sabha elections in Tripura.

Seat swings, vote share shifts and constituency-level changes, side by side.

Seat share over the years

Seats and vote share by election for the parties that have won the most Vidhan Sabha seats in Tripura

Party	2023	2018	2013	2008	2003	1998	1993	1988	1983	1977	1972	1967
CPM	0	16	49	46	38	38	44	26	37	51	16	2
INC	3	0	10	10	13	13	10	25	12	0	41	27
BJP	32	36	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
TUS	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	6	4	0	0
Others	25	8	1	4	9	9	6	2	5	5	3	1
Total seats	60	60	60	60	60	60	60	60	60	60	60	30

Seats won over time

The four parties that have won the most Vidhan Sabha seats in Tripura

Constituency performance

From the 60 results in Tripura, 2023

Best performance

TAKARJALA

Biswajit Kalai, 86.81% share

Closest contest

JUBARAJNAGAR

won by 296 (0.75%)

Biggest victory

TAKARJALA

won by 32,455 (81.15%)

Lowest turnout

TOWN BORDOWALI

79.94%

Seat change & vote share

Tripura, 2023

Retained24 (40%)
Changed hands36 (60%)

24 constituencies were won by the same party as 2018; 36 changed hands.

Vote share by party

BJP38.97%

COMMUNISTP…24.62%

TIPRAMOTHA…19.69%

INC8.56%

IND2.25%

NONEOFTHEA…1.36%

INDIGENOUS…1.26%

AIFB1.03%

Result by election

2023Full result →60 seats

BJP32
TIPRAMOTHAPARTY13
COMMUNISTPARTYOFINDIAMARXIST11
INC3
INDIGENOUSPEOPLESFRONTOFTRIPURA1

2018Full result →60 seats

BJP36
CPM16
IPFT8

2013Full result →60 seats

CPM49
INC10
CPI1

2008Full result →60 seats

CPM46
INC10
RSP2
INPT1
CPI1

2003Full result →60 seats

CPM38
INC13
INPT6
RSP2
CPI1

1998Full result →60 seats

CPM38
INC13
TUJS4
RSP2
IND2
CPI1

1993Full result →60 seats

CPM44
INC10
RSP2
FBL1
TJS1
IND1
JDB1

1988Full result →60 seats

CPM26
INC25
TUS7
RSP2

1983Full result →60 seats

CPM37
INC12
TUS6
IND3
RSP2

1977Full result →60 seats

CPM51
TUS4
IND2
RSP2
FBL1

1972Full result →60 seats

INC41
CPM16
IND2
CPI1

1967Full result →30 seats

INC27
CPM2
CPI1

Top leaders

Chief Ministers of Tripura, most recent first

Full history →

Manik Saha

BJPIncumbent

2022–present

Biplab Kumar Deb

BJP

2018–2022

Manik Sarkar

CPM

1998–2018

Dasarath Deb

CPM

1993–1998

Assembly constituencies

60 current, 132 under former boundaries · showing 101–150 of 192

No.	Assembly seat	Reservation	Elections	Last contested
17	GOLAGHATIformer boundary	ST	7	2008
17	KAMALASAGARformer boundary	GEN	1	1972
18	BIRGANJformer boundary	ST	1	1967
18	BISHALGARHformer boundary	GEN	2	1972
18	SURYAMANINAGARformer boundary	ST	7	2008
19	CHARILAMformer boundary	ST	2	1972
19	CHARILAMformer boundary	GEN	7	2008
20	BISHRAMGONJformer boundary	ST	1	1972
20	BOXANAGARformer boundary	SC	7	2008
21	BOXANAGARformer boundary	GEN	1	1972
21	NALCHARformer boundary	GEN	7	2008
22	NALCHHARformer boundary	SC	1	1972
22	SONAMURAformer boundary	GEN	7	2008
23	DHANPURformer boundary	ST	7	2008
23	SONAMURAformer boundary	GEN	1	1972
24	DHANPURformer boundary	GEN	1	1972
24	KULAIHOURformer boundary	ST	1	1967
24	RAMCHANDRAGHATformer boundary	GEN	7	2008
25	KHOWAIformer boundary	ST	7	2008
25	SALGARHformer boundary	GEN	2	1972
26	ASHARAMBARIformer boundary	ST	7	2008
26	KAKRABANformer boundary	GEN	1	1972
27	DHARMANAGAR SOUTHformer boundary	GEN	1	1967
27	KALYANPUR-PRAMODENAGARformer boundary	GEN	7	2008
27	RADHAKISHOREPURformer boundary	GEN	2	1972
28	MATAKBARIformer boundary	GEN	1	1972
28	TELIAMURAformer boundary	ST	7	2008
29	DHARMANAGAR NORTHformer boundary	GEN	1	1967
29	KRISHNAPURformer boundary	GEN	7	2008
29	RAJNAGARformer boundary	GEN	1	1972
30	BAGMAformer boundary	ST	7	2008
30	BELONIAformer boundary	GEN	2	1972
31	HRISHYAMUKHformer boundary	GEN	1	1972
31	RADHAKISHOREPURformer boundary	SC	7	2008
32	MATARBARIformer boundary	GEN	7	2008
32	MUHURIPURformer boundary	ST	2	1972
33	KAKRABAN-SALGARAHformer boundary	GEN	7	2008
33	MANUformer boundary	ST	1	1972
34	RAJNAGARformer boundary	GEN	7	2008
34	SABROOMformer boundary	GEN	2	1972
35	BELONIAformer boundary	SC	7	2008
35	CHELLAGONGformer boundary	ST	1	1972
36	BIRGONJformer boundary	GEN	1	1972
36	SANTIRBAZARformer boundary	GEN	7	2008
37	DUMBURNAGARformer boundary	ST	2	1972
37	HRISHYAMUKHformer boundary	ST	7	2008
38	AMPINAGARformer boundary	ST	1	1972
38	JOLAIBARIformer boundary	GEN	7	2008
39	MANUformer boundary	ST	7	2008
39	TELIAMURAformer boundary	GEN	2	1972

Seats marked “former boundary” were redrawn by a later delimitation order. A name that survives a redrawing keeps its own page, with each boundary era labelled on the result.