Tripura East Lok Sabha constituency

Tripura East is one of the two Lok Sabha constituencies in Tripura state in northeastern India.[1] 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.

Tripura East
TR-2
Lok Sabha constituency
Map
Interactive Map Outlining Tripura East Lok Sabha constituency
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionNortheast India
StateTripura
Assembly constituencies30:(District - KHOWAI) Ramchandraghat(ST) , Khowai, Asharambari(ST) , Kalyanpur-Pramodenagar, Teliamura, Krishnapur(ST) , (District - SOUTH TRIPURA) Hrishyamukh, Jolaibari(ST) , Manu(ST) , Sabroom, (District - GOMATI) Ampinagar(ST) , Amarpur, Karbook(ST) , (District - DHALAI) Raima Valley(ST) , Kamalpur, Surma(SC) , Ambassa(ST) , Karamcherra(ST) , Chawamanu(ST) , (District - UNAKOTI) Pabiachhara(SC) , Fatikroy(SC) , Chandipur, Kailashahar, (District - NORTH TRIPURA) Kadamtala-Kurti, Bagbassa, Dharmanagar, Jubarajnagar, Panisagar, Pencharthal(ST) and Kanchanpur(ST)
Established1952
ReservationST
Member of Parliament
17th Lok Sabha
Incumbent
PartyBharatiya Janata Party
Elected year2019

The most successful party in the Lok Sabha elections

  Bharatiya Janata Party (5.88%)

Assembly segments

Tripura East Lok Sabha constituency is composed of the following assembly segments:[2]

NoNameDistrictMemberParty2019 lead
24Ramchandraghat (ST)KhowaiRanjit DebbarmaTipra Motha PartyIndian National Congress
25KhowaiNirmal BiswasCommunist Party of IndiaBharatiya Janata Party
26Asharambari (ST)Animesh DebbarmaTipra Motha PartyIndian National Congress
27Kalyanpur-PramodenagarPinaki Das ChoudhuriBharatiya Janata PartyBharatiya Janata Party
28Teliamura (ST)Kalyani RoyBharatiya Janata PartyBharatiya Janata Party
29Krishanpur (ST)Bikash DebbarmaBharatiya Janata PartyBharatiya Janata Party
37HrishyamukhSouth TripuraAsoke Chandra MitraCommunist Party of IndiaBharatiya Janata Party
38Jolaibari (ST)Shukla Charan NoatiaIndigenous People's Front of TripuraBharatiya Janata Party
39Manu (ST)Mailafru MogBharatiya Janata PartyBharatiya Janata Party
40SabroomJitendra ChaudhuryCommunist Party of IndiaBharatiya Janata Party
41Ampinagar (ST)GomatiPathan Lal JamatiaTipra Motha PartyIndian National Congress
42AmarpurRanjit DasBharatiya Janata PartyBharatiya Janata Party
43Karbook (ST)Sanjoy Manik TripuraTipra Motha PartyBharatiya Janata Party
44Raima Valley (ST)DhalaiNandita DebbarmaTipra Motha PartyBharatiya Janata Party
45KamalpurManoj Kanti DebBharatiya Janata PartyBharatiya Janata Party
46Surma (SC)Swapna Das PaulBharatiya Janata PartyBharatiya Janata Party
47Ambassa (ST)Chitta Ranjan DebbarmaTipra Motha PartyBharatiya Janata Party
48Karamcherra (ST)Paul DangshuTipra Motha PartyIndian National Congress
49Chawamanu (ST)Sambhu Lal ChakmaBharatiya Janata PartyBharatiya Janata Party
50Pabiachhara (SC)UnakotiBhagaban DasBharatiya Janata PartyBharatiya Janata Party
51Fatikroy (SC)Sudhangshu DasBharatiya Janata PartyBharatiya Janata Party
52ChandipurTinku RoyBharatiya Janata PartyBharatiya Janata Party
53KailashaharBirajit SinhaIndian National CongressIndian National Congress
54Kadamtala-KurtiNorth TripuraIslam UddinCommunist Party of IndiaBharatiya Janata Party
55BagbassaJadab Lal DebnathBharatiya Janata PartyBharatiya Janata Party
56DharmanagarBiswa Bandhu SenBharatiya Janata PartyBharatiya Janata Party
57JubarajnagarSailendra Chandra NathCommunist Party of IndiaBharatiya Janata Party
58PanisagarBinay Bhushan DasBharatiya Janata PartyBharatiya Janata Party
59Pencharthal (ST)Santana ChakmaBharatiya Janata PartyBharatiya Janata Party
60Kanchanpur (ST)Philip Kumar ReangTipra Motha PartyBharatiya Janata Party

Members of Parliament

YearMemberParty
1952Dasarath DebCommunist Party of India
1957
1962
1967Kirit Bikram Kishore Deb BarmanIndian National Congress
1971Dasarath DebCommunist Party of India
1977Kirit Bikram Kishore Deb BarmanIndian National Congress
1980Baju Ban RiyanCommunist Party of India
1984
1989Kirit Bikram Kishore Deb BarmanIndian National Congress
1991Bibhu Kumari Devi
1996Baju Ban RiyanCommunist Party of India
1998
1999
2004
2009
2014Jitendra Choudhury
2019Rebati TripuraBharatiya Janata Party
2024

Election results

General election 1952

Indian general election, 1951–52: Tripura East[3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
CPIDasarath Deb42,86653.91N/A
INCSachindra Lal Singh29,65037.29N/A
ABJSNagendra Chaudhary7,0048.81N/A
Margin of victory13,21616.62N/A
Turnout79,52044.27N/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 Bangshi Deb Barma of the Indian National Congress.

General election 1962

1962 Indian general election: Tripura East[4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
CPIDasarath Deb77,53950.38N/A
INCJitendra Mohan Deb Barma67,49143.85N/A
Eastern Indian Tribal UnionSneha Kumar Chakma8,8875.77N/A
Margin of victory10,0486.53N/A
Turnout157,62465.81N/A
CPI holdSwingN/A

General election 1967

1967 Indian general election: Tripura East[5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
INCKirit Bikram Kishore Deb Barman129,61858.74N/A
CPI(M)Dasarath Deb91,03241.26N/A
Margin of victory
Turnout226,75674.18
INC gain from CPI(M)SwingN/A

General election 1971

1971 Indian general election: Tripura East[6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
CPI(M)Dasarath Deb91,19241.98
INCRamendra Kishore Deb Barma69,75032.11
IndependentKishore Deb Barma Bahadur44,55920.51
CPIBirchandra Deb Barma11,7065.39
Margin of victoryN/A
Turnout226,11662.66
CPI(M) gain from INCSwingN/A

General election 1977

1977 Indian general election: Tripura East[7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
INCKirit Bikram Kishore Deb Barman133,90747.64N/A
CPI(M)Dasarath Deb120,72442.95
Tripura Upajati Juba SamitiBijoy Kumar Harangkhawl13,2554.72
CPIAghore Deb Barma13,1804.69
Margin of victoryN/A
Turnout291,09166.90
INC gain from CPI(M)SwingN/A

General election 1980

1980 Indian general election: Tripura East[8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
CPI(M)Bajuban Riyan196,19948.19
IndependentRatnapravana Das102,29325.13
Tripura Upajati Juba SamitiSyamacharan Trippura61,39815.08
INC(I)Kashi Ram Reang44,81911.01
JPHangsadwaj Dewan23950.59
Margin of victory93,906
Turnout407,10479.38
CPI(M) gain from INCSwing

General election 1984

1984 Indian general election: Tripura East[9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
CPI(M)Bajuban Riyan231,02352.40
INCKirit Bikram Kishore Deb Barman189,96043.08
IndependentSneha Kumar Chakma14,6713.33
IndependentNiranjan Deb Barma5,2471.19
Margin of victory
Turnout448,14776.36
CPI(M) holdSwing

General election 1989

1989 Indian general election: Tripura East[10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
INCKirit Bikram Kishore Deb Barman292,19049.30
CPI(M)Baju Banriyan283,78947.89
AMBSudhangshu Sen10,2021.72
IndependentDebendra Malsom5,1240.86
IndependentAkshayananda Uchai1,3230.22
Margin of victory
Turnout600,72481.85
INC gain from CPI(M)Swing

General election 1991

1991 Indian general election: Tripura East[11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
INCBibhu Kumari Devi377,43682.06
CPI(M)Baju Banriyan30,7836.69
AMBMinati Roy22,7624.95
BJPMaharaj Kumar Nakshatra Bikram Debbarma14,6973.20
IndependentAnanta Debbarma7,1861.56
CPI(ML)Debendra Malsom5,9151.29
IPFKamal Singh Jamatia1,1570.25
Margin of victory
Turnout477,13264.23
INC holdSwing

General election 2004

2004 Indian general election: Tripura East[12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
CPI(M)Baju Ban Riyan414,23066.48
BJPPulin Bihari Dewan103,49416.61
INCJadu Mohan Tripura76,92712.35
IndependentDija Raj Tripura14,0272.25
AMBKarna Dhan Chakma7,9411.27
CPI(ML)LCharai Muni Jamatia6,4751.04
Margin of victory310,73649.79
Turnout624,09466.62
CPI(M) holdSwing

General election 2009

2009 Indian general election: Tripura East[13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
CPI(M)Baju Ban Riyan521,08463.47–3.01
INCDiba Chandra Hrangkhawl225,50327.47+15.12
BJPPulin Bihari Dewan33,9894.14–12.47
Margin of victory295,58136.00–13.79
Turnout820,98483.0620.01
CPI(M) holdSwing+4.68

General election 2014

2014 Indian general election: Tripura East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
CPI(M)Jitendra Choudhury6,23,77165.47+2.00
INCSachitra Debbarma1,39,41314.63-12.78
AITCBhriguram Reang77,0288.08+7.57
BJPParikshit Debbarma60,6136.36+4.13
Margin of victory4,84,35850.84+14.84
Turnout9,51,08083.41
CPI(M) holdSwing

General election 2019

2019 Indian general election: Tripura East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
BJPRebati Tripura 482,126 46.12 +40.13
INCMaharaj Kumari Pragya Deb Burman2,77,83626.58+12.78
CPI(M)Jitendra Choudhury2,00,96319.22-46.00
IPFTNarendra Chandra Debbarma45,3044.33
Margin of victory2,04,29020.84+14.84
Turnout10,46,12382.90
BJP gain from CPI(M)Swing

General election 2024

2024 Indian general election: Tripura East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
BJPKriti Singh Debbarma[14]
CPI(M)Rajendra Reang
NOTANone of the Above
Majority
Turnout11,22,424[a]80.36 2.54
Registered electors13,96,761[15]
Swing

References

See also

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