Tripura West (Lok Sabha constituency)

Tripura West Lok Sabha constituency is one of two Lok Sabha constituencies in Tripura state in northeastern India. It includes the state capital Agartala.

Assembly segments

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

  1. Simna (ST)
  2. Mohanpur
  3. Bamutia (SC)
  4. Barjala
  5. Khayerpur
  6. Agartala
  7. Ramnagar
  8. Town Bordowali
  9. Banamalipur
  10. Majlishpur
  11. Mandaibazar (ST)
  12. Takarjala (ST)
  13. Pratapgarh (SC)
  14. Badharghat
  15. Kamalasagar
  16. Bishalgarh
  17. Golaghati (ST)
  18. Charilam (ST)
  19. Boxanagar
  20. Nalchar (SC)
  21. Sonamura
  22. Dhanpur
  23. Bagma (ST)
  24. Salgarh (SC)
  25. Radhakishorepur
  26. Matarbari
  27. Kakraban
  28. Rajnagar (SC)
  29. Belonia
  30. Santirbazar (ST)

Members of Parliament

ElectionMemberParty
1952 Birendra Chandra Dutta Communist Party of India
1957 Bangshi Deb Barma Indian National Congress
1962 Birendra Chandra Dutta Communist Party of India
1967 J.K. Chaudhury Indian National Congress
1971 Birendra Chandra Dutta Communist Party of India (Marxist)
1977 Sachindralal Singha Bharatiya Lok Dal
1980 Ajoy Biswas Communist Party of India (Marxist)
1984 Ajoy Biswas Communist Party of India (Marxist)
1989 Santosh Mohan Dev Indian National Congress
1991 Santosh Mohan Dev Indian National Congress
1996 Badal Choudhury Communist Party of India (Marxist)
1998 Samar Choudhury Communist Party of India (Marxist)
1999 Samar Choudhury Communist Party of India (Marxist)
2004 Khagen Das Communist Party of India (Marxist)
2009 Khagen Das Communist Party of India (Marxist)
2014 Sankar Prasad Datta Communist Party of India (Marxist)

Election results

General elections 2014

General Election, 2014: Tripura West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CPI(M) Sankar Prasad Datta 671,665 62.61 +2.47
INC Arunoday Saha 168,179 15.68 -17.95
AITMC Ratan Chakraborti 117,727 10.97 +10.38
BJP Sudhindra Chandra Dasgupta 54,706 5.10 +2.38
Majority 503,476 46.93 +20.42
Turnout 10,72,749
CPI(M) hold Swing

General elections 2009

General Election, 2009: Tripura West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CPI(M) Khagen Das 5,63,799 60.14 –10.72
INC Sudip Roy Barman 3,15,250 33.63 +17.63
BJP Nilmani Deb 25,468 2.72 +2.72
Majority 2,48,549 26.51 –23.21
Turnout 9,37,517 87.50 +20.00
CPI(M) hold Swing +4.88

General elections 2004

General Election, 2004: Tripura West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CPI(M) Khagen Das 4,96,843 70.86
INC Nirmala Dasgupta 1,12,207 16.00
Trinamool Congress Amar Mallik 67,379 9.61
Independent Ramu Banik 10,787 1.54
Independent Brajalal Debnath 7,023 1.00
Amra Bangalee Rakhalraj Datta 6,920 0.99
Majority 3,48,636 49.72
Turnout 7,01,159 67.50
CPI(M) hold Swing

References

  1. ↑ "Assembly Constituencies - Corresponding Districts and Parliamentary Constituencies". Tripura. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2008-10-08.

See also