2018 Tripura Legislative Assembly election

2018 Tripura Legislative Assembly election
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60 seats in the Tripura Legislative Assembly
31 seats needed for a majority
Opinion polls
Turnout91.38% (Decrease 2.19 pp)
  Majority party Minority party Third party
 
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Leader Biplab Kumar Deb Manik Sarkar Pradyot Manikya
Party BJP CPI(M) INC
Alliance NDA LF UPA
Leader since 2016 1998 2017
Leader's seat Banamalipur Dhanpur Did not contest
Last election 1.54%, 0 seat 51.63%, 49 seats 36.53%, 10 seats
Seats won 36[1][2] 16[1][2] 0
Seat change Increase 36 Decrease 33 Decrease 10
Popular vote 1,025,673 1,043,640 42,100
Percentage 43.59% 44.35% 1.79%
Swing Increase 41.5 pp Decrease 5.51 pp Decrease 34.73 pp
Structure of the Tripura Legislative Assembly after the election
Chief Minister before election

Manik Sarkar
CPI(M)

Elected Chief Minister

Biplab Kumar Deb
BJP

The 2018 Tripura Legislative Assembly election was held on 18 February for 59 of the state's 60 constituencies.[3] The counting of votes took place on 3 March 2018. With 43.59% of the vote, the BJP secured a majority of seats (36) and subsequently formed the government with Biplab Kumar Deb as Chief Minister. The former governing Left Front alliance while receiving 44.35% of the vote secured only 16 seats.

  1. ^ a b "Tripura Assembly election results". statisticstimes.com.
  2. ^ a b "Tripura General Legislative Election 2018". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
  3. ^ "Tripura Assembly Election 2018 LIVE: 78.56% Turnout Till 9 PM, Left Front's 25-Year-Long Run Faces BJP Challenge". NDTV. Retrieved 18 February 2018.