2014 Indian general election in Tripura

Indian general election in Tripura, 2014
7 April − 12 April 2014
2 seats
Turnout84.92% (Increase 0.37%)
  First party
 
Leader Manik Sarkar
Party CPI(M)
Last election 2
Seats won 2
Seat change Steady
Percentage 64%
Swing Increase 2.31%
Prime Minister before election

Manmohan Singh
INC

Prime Minister after election

Narendra Modi
BJP

The 2014 Indian general election polls in Tripura for 2 Lok Sabha seats was 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).

Election schedule

Constituency wise Election schedule are given below[1]-

Polling Day Phase Date Constituencies
1 1 7 April Tripura West
2 4 12 April Tripura East

Parties and alliances

  Left Front

Party flag Symbol Leader Contesting Seats
Communist Party of India (Marxist) Manik Sarkar 2

  National Democratic Alliance

Party Flag Symbol Leader Contesting Seats
Bharatiya Janata Party Narendra Modi 2

  United Progressive Alliance

Party Flag Symbol Leader Contesting Seats
Indian National Congress Diba Chandra Hrangkhawl 2

  Trinamool Congress

Party Flag Symbol Leader Contesting Seats
All India Trinamool Congress Mamata Banerjee 2

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

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
# Constituency Turnout Winner Party Margin
1 Tripura West 86.17 Increase Sankar Prasad Datta Communist Party of India (Marxist) 5,03,486
2 Tripura East 83.56 Increase Jitendera Choudhury Communist Party of India (Marxist) 4,84,358

Assembly Segment wise lead

Party Assembly segments Position in Assembly (as of 2013 election)
Communist Party of India (Marxist) 60 49
Indian National Congress 0 10
Others 0 1
Total 60

References

  1. ^ a b c "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. Archived from the original on 16 October 2013. 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.
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