1988 Tripura Legislative Assembly election

The 1988 Tripura Legislative Assembly election took place in a single phase on 2 February 1988 to elect the Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) from each of the 60 Assembly Constituencies (ACs) in Tripura, India.[1] More than 100 individuals were killed in election-related violence in the state of Tripura. Government and TNV representatives agreed to a cessation of military hostilities on August 12, 1988. Several thousand individuals were killed, and some 200,000 individuals were displaced during the conflict.[2]

1988 Tripura Legislative Assembly election

2 Feb 1988

60 seats in the Assembly
31 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Sudhir Ranjan Majumdar - -
Party INC(I) CPI(M) TUS
Leader's seat Town Bordowali - -
Last election 12 37
Seats won 25 26 7
Seat change 13 11 1
Popular vote 424,241 520,697 119,599
Percentage 37.33% 45.82% 10.52%

Tripura District Map

Chief Minister before election

Nripen Chakraborty
CPI(M)

Elected Chief Minister

Sudhir Ranjan Majumdar
INC(I)

Highlights

Election to the Tripura Legislative Assembly were held on February 2, 1988. The election were held in a single phase for all the 60 assembly constituencies.

Participating Political Parties

[3]

National Parties

State Parties

No. of constituencies

Type of Constituencies GEN SC ST Total
No. of Constituencies 36 7 17 60

[4]

Electors

Men Women Total
No.of Electors 684,596 658,470 1,343,066
No.of Electors who Voted 590,887 560,771 1,151,658
Polling Percentage 86.31% 85.16% 85.75%

[5]

Performance of women candidates

Men Women Total
No.of Contestants 268 3 271
Elected 58 02 60

[6]

Result

Party Seats Contested Seats Won No. of Votes  % of Votes 1983 Seats
Bharatiya Janata Party 10 0 1,757 0.15% 0
Communist Party of India 1 0 9,314 0.82% 0
Communist Party of India (Marxist) 55 26 520,697 45.82% 37
Indian National Congress 46 25 424,241 37.33% 12
Janata Party 10 0 1,138 0.10% 0
All India Forward Block 1 0 7,631 0.67% 0
Revolutionary Socialist Party 2 2 18,182 1.60% 2
Tripura Upajati Juba Samiti 14 7 119,599 10.52% 6
Independents 81 0 33,846 2.98% 3
Total 220 60 1,136,405
Source: ECI[7]

Results by constituency

  • Winner, runner-up, voter turnout, and victory margin in every constituency[8]
Assembly Constituency Turnout Winner Runner Up Margin
#k Names % Candidate Party Votes % Candidate Party Votes %
1Simna86.04%Abhiram DebbarmaCPI(M)10,31860.67%Rabindra DebbarmaTUS6,60538.84%3,713
2Mohanpur84.32%Dhirendra Chandra DebnathINC8,81051.05%Radharaman DebnathCPI(M)7,46943.28%1,341
3Bamutia86.75%Prakash Chandra DasINC9,10951.1%Dilip Kumar DasCPI(M)8,63648.45%473
4Barjala85.85%Dipak Kumar RoyINC11,88953.53%Gouri BhattacharjeeCPI(M)10,02045.11%1,869
5Khayerpur86.25%Ratan Lal GhoshINC10,91050.99%Pabitra KarCPI(M)10,41948.7%491
6Agartala82.%Maharani Bidhu Kumari DebiINC12,77649.72%Manik SarkarCPI(M)12,69549.4%81
7Ramnagar83.8%Surajit DattaINC10,66351.79%Khagen DasCPI(M)9,80247.61%861
8Town Bordowali81.35%Sudhir Ranjan MajumdarINC10,30857.03%Brajagopal RoyAIFB7,63142.22%2,677
9Banamalipur82.43%Ratan ChakrabortyINC8,64256.26%Bibekananda BhowmikCPI(M)6,61243.04%2,030
10Majlishpur86.34%Dipak NagINC9,49350.61%Manik DeyCPI(M)9,18748.98%306
11Mandaibazar79.65%Rashiram DebbarmaCPI(M)10,76851.59%Chandrodoy RupiniTUS9,89847.42%870
12Takarjala85.14%Tarani DebbarmaCPI(M)9,71952.8%Surya Kumar DebbarmaTUS8,48346.09%1,236
13Pratapgarh85.36%Anil SarkarCPI(M)15,77853.42%Madhusudan DasINC13,49245.68%2,286
14Badharghat84.04%Dilip SarkarINC13,92350.15%Ila BhattacherjeCPI(M)13,59748.98%326
15Kamalasagar87.31%Matilal SarkarCPI(M)9,48751.51%Deba Prasad ChowdhuryINC8,70247.25%785
16Bishalgarh87.97%Samir Ranjan BarmanINC10,06854.98%Bhanu Lal SahaCPI(M)8,18644.7%1,882
17Golaghati83.65%Budha DebbarmaTUS9,14148.58%Niranjan DebbarmaCPI(M)9,13248.53%9
18Charilam84.01%Matilal SahaINC9,68051.54%Brajgopal BhowmicCPI(M)8,77246.71%908
19Boxanagar91.32%Billal MiahINC8,62151.47%Araber RahamanCPI(M)8,08948.29%532
20Nalchar89.92%Sukumar BarmanCPI(M)9,42052.73%Narayan DasINC8,25446.2%1,166
21Sonamura89.29%Rashik Lal RoyINC8,90051.32%Subal RudraCPI(M)8,40348.45%497
22Dhanpur91.09%Samar ChowdhuryCPI(M)10,80954.45%Prabir Kumar PulINC8,84344.54%1,966
23Ramchandraghat88.4%Dasarath DebCPI(M)11,30678.18%Sashi Kumar DebbarmaTUS3,04821.08%8,258
24Khowai89.7%Arun Kumar KarINC7,65749.67%Samir Deb SarkarCPI(M)7,54448.93%113
25Asharambari85.21%Bidya Chandra DebbarmaCPI(M)12,59777.2%Arun Kumar DebbarmaINC3,21119.68%9,386
26Pramodenagar89.9%Nirpen ChakrabortyCPI(M)12,82861.83%Pradip Kumar RoyINC7,20934.75%5,619
27Kalyanpur87.64%Makhan Lal ChakrabortyCPI(M)8,27549.65%Kajal Chandra DasINC7,52845.16%747
28Krishnapur81.76%Khagendra JamatiaCPI(M)9,86157.78%Karna Singh JamatiaTUS6,92240.56%2,939
29Teliamura84.44%Jitendra SarkarCPI(M)9,50248.77%Ashok Kumar BaidyaINC9,11146.77%391
30Bagma86.86%Rati Mohan JamaitiaTUS10,30955.74%Gunapada JamatiaCPI(M)8,04643.51%2,263
31Salgarh88.54%Gopal Chandra DasRSP9,57851.27%Kamini Kumar DasINC9,06448.52%514
32Radhakishorpur86.13%Chitta Ranjan SahaRSP8,60450.97%Ranajit Singha RoyINC7,97147.22%633
33Matarbari87.29%Kashiram ReangINC9,51449.65%Madhab Chandra SahaCPI(M)9,50649.61%8
34Kakraban88.21%Kashab Chandra MajumderCPI(M)10,37257.01%Subrata DharINC7,67042.16%2,702
35Rajnagar90.58%Nakul DasCPI(M)12,81354.99%Jogendra DasINC10,39344.6%2,420
36Belonia88.52%Amal MallikINC10,22751.96%Jitendra Lal DasCPI9,31447.32%913
37Santirbazar84.96%Gouri Sankar ReangTUS11,58251.88%Manik MajumderCPI(M)10,47046.9%1,112
38Hrishyamukh90.83%Badal ChowdhuryCPI(M)11,47954.46%Debabrata BaidyaINC9,53945.26%1,940
39Jolaibari87.08%Brajamohan JamatiaCPI(M)7,80049.75%Brajamohan TripuraINC7,68249.%118
40Manu89.39%Angju MogINC11,83250.12%Jitendra Kumar ChowdhuryCPI(M)11,66349.4%169
41Sabroom89.39%Sunil Kumar ChowdhuryCPI(M)10,60551.05%Manoranjan DebnathINC10,10948.67%496
42Ampinagar83.16%Nagendra JamatiaTUS10,88254.61%Debabrata KoloyIndependent8,79244.12%2,090
43Birganj83.42%Jawhar ShahaINC11,80153.41%Shyamal SahaCPI(M)10,00745.29%1,794
44Raima Valley82.29%Rabindra DebbarmaTUS10,64050.99%Ram Kumar DebbarmaCPI(M)10,22549.01%415
45Kamalpur89.82%Bimal SinghaCPI(M)8,02152.88%Saroj Kumar ChakrabortyINC7,06346.57%958
46Surma88.35%Rudreswar DasCPI(M)8,94150.93%Harendra Chandra DasINC8,15246.44%789
47Salema87.34%Dinesh DebbarmaCPI(M)9,04749.59%Mangal Prasad DebbarmaTUS8,42846.19%619
48Kulai82.98%Diba Chandra HrangkhowlTUS10,04750.34%Subindra DebbarmaCPI(M)9,58448.02%463
49Chawamanu82.27%Purna Mohan TripuraCPI(M)9,32356.57%Shyama Charan TripuraTUS7,15743.43%2,166
50Pabiachhara85.47%Bidhu Bhusan MalakarCPI(M)9,38850.34%Jyotirmoy MalakarINC8,83247.36%556
51Fatikroy87.6%Sunil Chandra DasINC12,28872.14%Bhudeb BhattacharyaCPI(M)4,29925.24%7,989
52Chandipur91.75%Baidyanath MajumdarCPI(M)10,12853.38%Debasish SenINC8,51644.89%1,612
53Kailashahar87.72%Birajit SinhaINC9,51950.88%Tapan ChakrabortyCPI(M)8,78046.93%739
54Kurti84.43%Faizur RahamanCPI(M)8,40550.38%Abdul Matin ChowdhuryINC7,57645.41%829
55Kadamtala81.8%Jyotirmoy NathINC6,75942.49%Samir Kumar NathCPI(M)6,31739.71%442
56Dharmanagar83.1%Kalidas DuttaINC9,50552.89%Amarendra SarmaCPI(M)8,28346.09%1,222
57Jubarajnagar86.31%Biva Rani NathINC7,59146.95%Ram Kumar NathCPI(M)7,40045.77%191
58Pencharthal79.89%Sushil Kumar ChakmaINC8,34843.51%Malendhan ChakmaCPI(M)6,52734.02%1,821
59Panisagar81.07%Subodh Chandra DasCPI(M)7,77449.94%Ashutosh DasINC6,49141.69%1,283
60Kanchanpur75.72%Drao Kumar ReangTUS6,45739.44%Len Prasad MalsaiCPI(M)6,26338.25%194

Government formation

Indian National Congress (INC) – Tripura Upajati Juba Samiti (TUJS) coalition won 30 out of 60 seats in the Legislative Assembly. The CPI-M won 28 seats in the Legislative Assembly. Sudhir Ranjan Majumdar formed a INC-TUJS coalition government on February 5, 1988.[2]

On February 17, 1992, the eight members of the Tripura Tribal Youth League (Tripura Upajati Juba Samiti-TUJS), who were part of the governing coalition in the 60-seat Legislative Assembly, resigned in protest over more than 500 starvation deaths in tribal areas in recent months. Chief Minister Sudhir Ranjan Majumdar resigned on February 19, 1992, and Samir Ranjan Barman was sworn in as Chief Minister of an INC-TUJS coalition government on February 20, 1992.[2]

Chief Minister Samir Ranjan Barman resigned on February 27, 1993, and the state of Tripura was placed under president's rule from March 11, 1993 to April 10, 1993.[9]

References

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