Indian general election, 2014 (Tripura)

Indian general election in Tripura, 2014
India
7 April − 12 April 2014

2 seats
  First party
 
Leader Manik Sarkar
Party CPI(M)
Last election 2
Seats won 2
Seat change Steady
Percentage 64%
Swing Increase 2.31%

Tripura

The Indian general election, 2014 polls in Tripura for 2 Lok Sabha seats will be held in two phases on 7 and 12 April 2014.[1] As of 7 February 2014, the total voter strength of Tripura is 2,379,541.[2]

The main political parties in Tripura are Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPI(M)) and Indian National Congress (INC).

Opinion poll

Conducted in Month(s) Ref Polling Organisation/Agency
INC BJP CPI(M)
Aug–Oct 2013 [3] Times Now-India TV-CVoter 0 0 2
Jan–Feb 2014 [4] Times Now-India TV-CVoter 0 0 2

Election schedule

Constituency wise Election schedule are given below[1]-

Polling Day Phase Date Constituencies Vote Percentage
1 1 7 April Tripura West 84[5]
2 4 12 April Tripura East 81.8[6]

Results

The results of the elections were declared on 16 May 2014.[1]

2
CPI(M)
Name of Party Vote Share % Change Seats won Changes
Communist Party of India (Marxist) 64.00% +2.31 2 0
Indian National Congress 15.20% 0 0
Bharatiya Janata Party 5.70% 0 0

Reference

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 "General Elections – 2014 : Schedule of Elections" (PDF). 5 March 2014. Retrieved 5 March 2014.
  2. "Tripura General (Lok Sabha) Elections 2014". Maps of India. Retrieved 25 April 2014.
  3. "Congress 102, BJP 162; UPA 117, NDA 186: C-Voter Poll". Outlook. Retrieved 17 October 2013.
  4. "India TV-C Voter projection: Big gains for BJP in UP, Bihar; NDA may be 45 short of magic mark". Indiatv. Retrieved 13 February 2013.
  5. "LS elections kick off with polling in Assam, Tripura". Hindustan Times. 7 April 2014. Retrieved 10 April 2014.
  6. "High Voter Turnout in Phase 4". IBNLive. 12 April 2014. Retrieved 13 April 2014.