Tripura East (Lok Sabha constituency)

Tripura East Lok Sabha constituency is one of the two Lok Sabha constituencies in Tripura state in northeastern India. The seat is reserved for scheduled tribes. In the first elections in 1952 the seat was represented by Dasarath Deb, the leader of the Ganamukti Parishad uprising.

Assembly segments

Tripura East Lok Sabha constituency is composed of the following assembly segments:[1]

  1. Ramchandraghat (ST)
  2. Khowai
  3. Asharambari (ST)
  4. Pramodnagar (ST)
  5. Kalayanpur
  6. Krishnapur (ST)
  7. Teliamura
  8. Hrishyamukh
  9. Jolaibari (ST)
  10. Manu (ST)
  11. Sabroom
  12. Ampinagar (ST)
  13. Birganj
  14. Raima Valley (ST)
  15. Kamalpur
  16. Surma (SC)
  17. Salema (ST)
  18. Kulai (ST)
  19. Chhawmanu (ST)
  20. Pabiachhara (SC)
  21. Fatikroy
  22. Chandipur
  23. Kailashahar
  24. Kurti
  25. Kadamtala
  26. Dharmanagar
  27. Jubarajnagar
  28. Pencharthal (ST)
  29. Pani Sagar
  30. Kanchanpur (ST)

Members of Parliament

Key

  CPI     INC     CPI(M)  

ElectionMemberParty
1952 Dasarath Deb Communist Party of India
1957 Dasarath Deb Communist Party of India
1962 Dasarath Deb Communist Party of India
1967 Kirit Bikram Kishore Deb Barma Indian National Congress
1971 Dasarath Deb Communist Party of India (Marxist)
1977 Kirit Bikram Kishore Deb Barma Indian National Congress
1980 Baju Ban Riyan Communist Party of India (Marxist)
1984 Baju Ban Riyan Communist Party of India (Marxist)
1989 Manikya Bikram Kishore Debbarma Bahadur Indian National Congress
1991 Bibhu Kumari Devi Indian National Congress
1996 Baju Ban Riyan Communist Party of India (Marxist)
1998 Baju Ban Riyan Communist Party of India (Marxist)
1999 Baju Ban Riyan Communist Party of India (Marxist)
2004 Baju Ban Riyan Communist Party of India (Marxist)
2009 Baju Ban Riyan Communist Party of India (Marxist)
2014 Jitendra Choudhury Communist Party of India (Marxist)

Election results

General election 1952

Indian general election, 1951–52: Tripura East[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CPI Dasarath Deb 42,866 53.91 N/A
INC Sachindra Lal Singh 29,650 37.29 N/A
BJS Nagendra Chaudhary 7,004 8.81 N/A
Margin of victory 13,216 16.62 N/A
Turnout 79,520 44.27 N/A
CPI win (new seat)

General election 1957

For this election Tripura became one Lok Sabha constituency with two representatives in parliament. The two representatives were Dasarath Deb of the Communist Party of India and Barma Bangshi Deb of the Indian National Congress.

General election 1962

Indian general election, 1962: Tripura East[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CPI Dasarath Deb 77,539 50.38 N/A
INC Jitendra Mohan Deb Barma 67,491 43.85 N/A
Eastern Indian Tribal Union Sneha Kumar Chakma 8,887 5.77 N/A
Margin of victory 10,048 6.53 N/A
Turnout 157,624 65.81 N/A
CPI hold Swing N/A

General election 1967

Indian general election, 1967: Tripura East[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC S. M. M. K. B. K. D Bahadur 129,618 58.74 N/A
CPI(M) Dasarath Deb 91,032 41.26 N/A
Margin of victory
Turnout 226,756 74.18
INC hold Swing N/A

General election 1971

Indian general election, 1971: Tripura East[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CPI(M) Dasarath Deb 91,192 41.98
INC Ramendra Kishore Deb Barma 69,750 32.11
Independent Kishore Deb Barma Bahadur 44,559 20.51
CPI Birchandra Deb Barma 11,706 5.39
Margin of victory N/A
Turnout 226,116 62.66
Communist Party of India (Marxist) gain from Indian National Congress Swing N/A

General election 1977

Indian general election, 1977: Tripura East[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Kirit Vikram Kishor Deb Barma 133,907 47.64 N/A
CPI(M) Dasarath Deb 120,724 42.95
Tripura Upajati Juba Samiti Bijoy Kumar Harangkhawl 13,255 4.72
CPI Aghore Deb Barma 13,180 4.69
Margin of victory N/A
Turnout 291,091 66.90
Indian National Congress gain from Communist Party of India (Marxist) Swing N/A

General election 1980

Indian general election, 1980: Tripura East[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CPI(M) Bajuban Riyan 196,199 48.19
Independent Ratnapravana Das 102,293 25.13
Tripura Upajati Juba Samiti Syamacharan Trippura 61,398 15.08
INC(I) Kashi Ram Reang 44,819 11.01
Janata Party Hangsadwaj Dewan 2395 0.59
Margin of victory 93,906
Turnout 407,104 79.38
Communist Party of India (Marxist) gain from Indian National Congress Swing

General election 1984

Indian general election, 1984: Tripura East[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CPI(M) Bajuban Riyan 231,023 52.40
INC Kirit Vikram Kishore Deb Barman 189,960 43.08
Independent Sneha Kumar Chakma 14,671 3.33
Independent Niranjan Deb Barma 5,247 1.19
Margin of victory
Turnout 448,147 76.36
CPI(M) hold Swing

General election 1989

Indian general election, 1989: Tripura East[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Manikya Bikram Kishore Debbarma Bahadur 292,190 49.30
CPI(M) Baju Banriyan 283,789 47.89
Amra Bangalee Sudhangshu Sen 10,202 1.72
Independent Debendra Malsom 5,124 0.86
Independent Akshayananda Uchai 1,323 0.22
Margin of victory
Turnout 600,724 81.85
INC gain from CPI(M) Swing

General election 1991

Indian general election, 1991: Tripura East[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Bibhu Kumari Devi 377,436 82.06
CPI(M) Baju Banriyan 30,783 6.69
Amra Bangalee Minati Roy 22,762 4.95
BJP Maharaj Kumar Nakshatra Bikram Debbarma 14,697 3.20
Independent Ananta Debbarma 7,186 1.56
CPI(ML)(L) Debendra Malsom 5,915 1.29
IPF Kamal Singh Jamatia 1,157 0.25
Margin of victory
Turnout 477,132 64.23
INC hold Swing

General election 2004

Indian general election, 2004: Tripura East[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CPI(M) Baju Ban Riyan 414,230 66.48
BJP Pulin Bihari Dewan 103,494 16.61
INC Jadu Mohan Tripura 76,927 12.35
Independent Dija Raj Tripura 14,027 2.25
Amra Bangalee Karna Dhan Chakma 7,941 1.27
CPI(ML) Liberation Charai Muni Jamatia 6,475 1.04
Margin of victory 310,736 49.79
Turnout 624,094 66.62
CPI(M) hold Swing

General election 2009

Indian general election, 2009: Tripura East[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CPI(M) Baju Ban Riyan 521,084 63.47 –3.01
INC Diba Chandra Hrangkhawl 225,503 27.47 +15.12
BJP Pulin Bihari Dewan 33,989 4.14 –12.47
Margin of victory 295,581 36.00 –13.79
Turnout 820,984 86.63 20.01
CPI(M) hold Swing +4.68

General election 2014

Indian general election, 2014: Tripura East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CPI(M) Jitendra Choudhury 623,771 65.58 +2.11
INC Sachitra Debbarma 139,413 14.66 -12.81
AITMC Bhriguram Reang 77,028 8.10 +7.59
BJP Parikshit Debbarma 60,613 6.37 +4.14
Margin of victory 484,358 50.93 +14.93
Turnout 951,110
CPI(M) hold Swing

References

  1. ↑ "Assembly Constituencies - Corresponding Districts and Parliamentary Constituencies". Tripura. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2008-10-08.
  2. ↑ "Statistical Report on General Elections, 1951 to the First Lok Sabha" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 171. Archived from the original on 30 April 2014. Retrieved 30 April 2014.
  3. ↑ "Statistical Report on General Elections, 1962 to the Third Lok Sabha" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 181. Archived from the original on 18 July 2014. Retrieved 30 April 2014.
  4. ↑ "Statistical Report on General Elections, 1967 to the Fourth Lok Sabha" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 190. Archived from the original on 18 July 2014. Retrieved 30 April 2014.
  5. ↑ "Statistical Report on General Elections, 1971 to the Fifth Lok Sabha" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 205. Archived from the original on 18 July 2014. Retrieved 30 April 2014.
  6. ↑ "Statistical Report on General Elections, 1977 to the Sixth Lok Sabha" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 181. Archived from the original on 18 July 2014. Retrieved 30 April 2014.
  7. ↑ "Statistical Report on General Elections, 1980 to the Seventh Lok Sabha" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 212. Archived from the original on 18 July 2014. Retrieved 30 April 2014.
  8. ↑ "Statistical Report on General Elections, 1984 to the Eighth Lok Sabha" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 208. Archived from the original on 18 July 2014. Retrieved 30 April 2014.
  9. ↑ "Statistical Report on General Elections, 1989 to the Ninth Lok Sabha" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 257. Archived from the original on 18 July 2014. Retrieved 30 April 2014.
  10. ↑ "Statistical Report on General Elections, 1991 to the Tenth Lok Sabha" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 270. Archived from the original on 18 July 2014. Retrieved 30 April 2014.
  11. ↑ "Statistical Report on General Elections, 2004 to the Fourteenth Lok Sabha" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 18 July 2014. Retrieved 30 April 2014.
  12. ↑ "Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 11 August 2014. Retrieved 30 April 2014.

See also