1977 Tripura Legislative Assembly election

The 1977 Tripura Legislative Assembly election took place in a single phase on 31 December 1977 to elect the Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) from each of the 60 Assembly Constituencies (ACs) in Tripura, India.[1]

1977 Tripura Legislative Assembly election

31 December 1977

60 seats in the Assembly
31 seats needed for a majority
  First party
 
Leader Nripen Chakraborty
Party CPI(M)
Leader's seat Pramodenagar
Last election 16
Seats won 51
Seat change 35
Popular vote 352,652
Percentage 47.00%
Alliance seats 56

Tripura District Map

Chief Minister before election

President's rule

Elected Chief Minister

Nripen Chakraborty
CPI(M)

The Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPI(M)), led Left front won the election by 56 seats and formed a Government in Tripura.

Highlights

Election to the Tripura Legislative Assembly were held on December 31, 1977. The election were held in a single phase for all the 60 assembly constituencies.

Participating Political Parties

Partytype Abbreviation Party
National Parties
1CPICommunist Party of India
2CPMCommunist Party of India (Marxist)
3INCIndian National Congress
4JNPJanata Party
State Parties
5FBLAll India Forward Bloc
6RSPRevolutionary Socialist Party
Registered (Unrecognised ) Parties
7PBIProutist Bloc of India
8TCDCongress for Democracy
9TUSTripura Upajati Zuba Samiti
Independents
10INDIndependentS

[2]

No. of Constituencies

Type of Constituencies GEN SC ST Total
No. of Constituencies 34 7 19 60

[3]

Electors

Men Women Total
No.of Electors 495,342 466,656 961,998
No.of Electors who Voted 406,052 358,878 764,930
Polling Percentage 81.97% 76.90% 79.51%

[4]

Performance of Women Candidates

Men Women Total
No.of Contestants 322 06 328
Elected 59 01 60

[5]

Result

Party Seats Contested Seats Won No. of Votes  % of Votes 1972 Seats
Communist Party of India 10 0 6,266 0.84% 1
Communist Party of India (Marxist) 55 51 352,652 47.00% 16
Indian National Congress 60 0 133,240 17.76% 41
Janata Party 59 0 78,479 10.46% -
All India Forward Bloc 1 1 7,800 1.04% 0
Revolutionary Socialist Party 2 2 12,446 1.66% -
Proutist Bloc of India 6 0 2,139 0.29% -
Congress for Democracy 59 0 66,913 9.08% -
Tripura Upajati Juba Samiti 28 4 59,474 7.93% 0
Independents 48 2 30,862 4.11% 2
Total 328 60 750,271
Source: ECI[6]

Results by constituency

Winner, runner-up, voter turnout, and victory margin in every constituency[7]
Assembly Constituency Turnout Winner Runner Up Margin
#k Names % Candidate Party Votes % Candidate Party Votes %
1Simna83.98%Abhiram DebbarmaCPI(M)6,80054.13%Maharajkumar Sahadev Bikram Kishore Dev BarmanJP2,73921.8%4,061
2Mohanpur81.74%Radharaman DebnathCPI(M)4,59936.51%Ambika DebCongress for Democracy2,79722.21%1,802
3Bamutia83.52%Haricharan SarkarCPI(M)6,19549.7%Parfulla Kumar DasCongress for Democracy5,27642.33%919
4Barjala82.1%Gouri BhattacharjeeCPI(M)8,17858.79%Reserwar DattaCongress for Democracy3,31723.84%4,861
5Khayerpur78.93%Akhil DebnathCPI(M)5,83345.4%Amar Ranjan GuptaINC2,16816.87%3,665
6Agartala78.14%Ajoy BiswasIndependent10,68268.2%Kamal Kumar SinghaCongress for Democracy2,02112.9%8,661
7Ramnagar78.72%Biren DattaCPI(M)8,42063.41%Apanshu Mohan LodhINC2,55319.23%5,867
8Town Bordowali77.93%Brajagopal RoyAIFB7,80062.76%Dwijen DeyJP2,03416.37%5,766
9Banamalipur79.01%Bibekananda BhowmikIndependent6,73464.43%Priya Lal PaulCongress for Democracy1,74516.7%4,989
10Majlishpur84.67%Khagen DasCPI(M)4,43737.07%Jatindra Kumar MajumdarCongress for Democracy2,42520.26%2,012
11Mandaibazar78.24%Rashiram DebbarmaCPI(M)6,91550.72%Kshirode DebbarmaTUS3,60626.45%3,309
12Takarjala76.36%Sudhanwa DebbarmaCPI(M)5,35841.5%Biswa Kumar DebbarmaTUS4,07531.56%1,283
13Pratapgarh82.27%Anil SarkarCPI(M)10,86966.44%Madhusudan DasINC3,39720.76%7,472
14Badharghat80.06%Jadab MajumderCPI(M)10,81674.83%Sachindra Lal SinghaCongress for Democracy1,84412.76%8,972
15Kamalasagar79.99%Matilal SarkarCPI(M)7,04158.12%Manoranjan LaskarJP2,45120.23%4,590
16Bishalgarh81.89%Gautam Prasad DuttaCPI(M)5,38445.47%Samir Ranjan BarmanJP3,54629.95%1,838
17Golaghati80.92%Niranjan DebbarmaCPI(M)4,25431.85%Budha DebbarmaTUS3,17123.74%1,083
18Charilam79.78%Harinath DebbarmaTUS4,25933.2%Durga Prasad SikdarCPI(M)3,23125.18%1,028
19Boxanagar84.81%Arabar RahamanCPI(M)5,25547.1%Munsur AliINC4,11436.88%1,141
20Nalchar83.37%Sumanta Kumar DasCPI(M)6,43352.69%Bir Chandra BarmanINC2,94524.12%3,488
21Sonamura84.%Subal RudraCPI(M)6,46953.88%Debendra Kishore ChowdhuryINC4,38936.55%2,080
22Dhanpur83.08%Samar ChowdhuryCPI(M)6,24448.79%Brojendra GhoshJP3,10024.22%3,144
23Ramchandraghat89.22%Dasarath DebCPI(M)9,58581.57%Nand Kumar DebbarmaJP1,1669.92%8,419
24Khowai84.66%Swaraijam Kamini Thakur SinghaCPI(M)5,71551.25%Arun KarCongress for Democracy3,21528.83%2,500
25Asharambari82.94%Bidya Chandra DebbarmaCPI(M)9,50677.7%Dayanand DebbarmaINC1,1259.19%8,381
26Pramodenagar82.3%Nirpen ChakrabortyCPI(M)8,78657.53%Upendra Chandra DebnathINC2,56516.79%6,221
27Kalyanpur83.94%Makhan Lal ChakrabortyCPI(M)5,21141.27%Ashoke Kumar BhattacharyaINC2,84222.51%2,369
28Krishnapur67.32%Manindra DebbarmaCPI(M)6,11657.3%Maharajkumar Nakshatra BikramINC1,70315.95%4,413
29Teliamura78.97%Jitendra SarkarCPI(M)5,76942.31%Ratan ChakrabortyINC3,38724.84%2,382
30Bagma79.66%Rati Mohan JamaitiaTUS5,65245.26%Ganapada JamatiaCPI(M)5,19441.59%458
31Salgarh82.49%Gopal Chandra DasRSP6,96860.32%Jitendra Chandra DasINC1,62014.02%5,348
32Radhakishorpur80.8%Jogesh ChakrabortyRSP5,47854.62%Usha Ranjan SenINC1,75517.5%3,723
33Matarbari82.2%Naresh Chandra GhoshCPI(M)6,37250.91%Anil SarkarINC2,41819.32%3,954
34Kakraban82.71%Kashab Chandra MajumderCPI(M)6,78153.7%Ajit Ranjan GhoshINC3,00623.8%3,775
35Rajnagar78.8%Nakul DasCPI(M)7,82855.49%Upendra Kumar DasINC5,10036.15%2,728
36Belonia81.72%Jyotirmoy DasCPI(M)5,46041.65%Manoranjan MajumderINC5,34140.74%119
37Santirbazar78.29%Drao Kumar ReangTUS4,39730.08%Subodh Chandra NathCPI(M)3,90226.69%495
38Hrishyamukh83.22%Badal ChowdhuryCPI(M)7,55256.01%Arun Chandra BhowmikINC5,20938.63%2,343
39Jolaibari76.69%Brajamohan JamatiaCPI(M)3,60336.57%Kashi Ram ReangINC3,07131.17%532
40Manu78.9%Matahari ChowdhuryCPI(M)6,29242.65%Angju MogINC5,09834.56%1,194
41Sabroom83.94%Sunil Kumar ChowdhuryCPI(M)6,53746.94%Rabindra Kumar PatariINC3,71226.66%2,825
42Ampinagar73.6%Nagendra JamatiaTUS5,74445.17%Madhu Sudan KalaiCPI(M)4,81437.86%930
43Birganj77.9%Syamal SahaCPI(M)5,74539.5%Kanai Lal SarkarINC4,21228.96%1,533
44Raima Valley67.65%Baju Ban RiyanCPI(M)7,66172.65%Monojay RoajaTUS1,58815.06%6,073
45Kamalpur84.04%Bimal SinghaCPI(M)7,63470.06%Brajakishore SinghaINC1,15610.61%6,478
46Surma83.58%Rudrewar DasCPI(M)7,40357.83%Jogendra DasINC2,09616.37%5,307
47Salema81.29%Dinesh DebbarmaCPI(M)6,89053.24%Madan Mohan DebbarmaINC3,30225.52%3,588
48Kulai76.7%Kamini DebbarmaCPI(M)6,05046.34%Prafulla RoajaINC2,66420.41%3,386
49Chawamanu68.48%Purna Mohan TripuraCPI(M)4,61349.9%Shyama Charan TripuraTUS1,58717.17%3,026
50Pabiachhara75.96%Bidhu Bhusan MalakarCPI(M)6,27053.84%Brajendra DasINC2,77823.85%3,492
51Fatikroy82.67%Tarani Mohan SinghaCPI(M)6,05744.21%Gopesh Ranjan DebINC3,36524.56%2,692
52Chandipur82.56%Baidyanath MajumdarCPI(M)9,19764.38%Manindralal BhowmikINC3,26022.82%5,937
53Kailashahar78.54%Tapan ChakrabortyCPI(M)7,11153.36%Abdul ShahidINC3,95429.67%3,157
54Kurti76.51%Faizur RahamanCPI(M)5,50048.28%Gopendra Kumar DasJP1,23310.82%4,267
55Kadamtala73.02%Umesh Chandra NathCPI(M)5,57556.06%Luthfur Rahaman ChowdhuryJP1,73117.41%3,844
56Dharmanagar79.12%Amarendra SarmaCPI(M)6,64053.94%Debiprasad PurkayasthaINC2,96324.07%3,677
57Jubarajnagar80.62%Ram Kumar NathCPI(M)6,37956.21%Manoranjan NathCongress for Democracy2,25519.87%4,124
58Pencharthal70.29%Mohan Lal ChakmaCPI(M)4,97742.47%Sushil Kumar ChakmaINC2,96625.31%2,011
59Panisagar75.21%Subodh Chandra DasCPI(M)5,58858.4%Debendra Chandra NathIndependent7818.16%4,807
60Kanchanpur65.06%Mandida ReangCPI(M)5,60855.81%Sukadayal JamatiaTUS2,01220.02%3,596

Government Formation

The Left Front won a majority of the 60 seats in the Legislative Assembly. The LF was an alliance of left-wing political parties, including the Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPI-M). Nripen Chakraborty of the CPI-M formed a government as Chief Minister on January 5, 1978.[8]

References

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