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1977 Tripura Legislative Assembly election
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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]
The Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPI(M)), led Left front won the election by 56 seats and formed a Government in Tripura.
Highlights[edit]
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[edit]
| Partytype Abbreviation | Party | |
|---|---|---|
| National Parties | ||
| 1 | CPI | Communist Party of India |
| 2 | CPM | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 3 | INC | Indian National Congress |
| 4 | JNP | Janata Party |
| State Parties | ||
| 5 | FBL | All India Forward Bloc |
| 6 | RSP | Revolutionary Socialist Party |
| Registered(Unrecognised ) Parties | ||
| 7 | PBI | Proutist Bloc of India |
| 8 | TCD | Congress for Democracy |
| 9 | TUS | Tripura Upajati Zuba Samiti |
| Independents | ||
| 10 | IND | IndependentS |
No. of Constituencies[edit]
| Type of Constituencies | GEN | SC | ST | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of Constituencies | 34 | 7 | 19 | 60 |
Electors[edit]
| 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% |
Performance of Women Candidates[edit]
| Men | Women | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No.of Contestants | 322 | 06 | 328 |
| Elected | 59 | 01 | 60 |
Result[edit]
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| 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] | |||||||||
Constituency wise Winners[edit]
| AC
No | Assembly Constituency Name | Winner Candidates Name | Gender | Party |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Simna (ST) | Abhiram Deb Barma | M | CPM |
| 2 | Mohanpur | Radharaman Deb Nath | M | CPM |
| 3 | Bamutia (SC) | Hari Charan Sarkar | M | CPM |
| 4 | Barjala | Gouri Bhattacharjee | F | CPM |
| 5 | Khayerpur | Akhil Debnath | M | CPM |
| 6 | Agartala | Ajoy Biswas | M | IND |
| 7 | Ramnagar | Biren Datta | M | CPM |
| 8 | Town Bordowali | Braja Gopal Roy | M | FBL |
| 9 | Banamalipur | Bibekanand Bhowmik | M | IND |
| 10 | Majlishpur | Khagen Das | M | CPM |
| 11 | Mandaibazar (ST) | Rashiram Deb Barma | M | CPM |
| 12 | Takarajala (ST) | Sudhanwa Deb Barma | M | CPM |
| 13 | Pratapgarh (SC) | Anil Sarkar | M | CPM |
| 14 | Badharghat | Jadab Majumdar | M | CPM |
| 15 | Kamalasagar | Matilal Sarkar | M | CPM |
| 16 | Bishalgarh | Gautam Prasad Dutta | M | CPM |
| 17 | Golaghati (ST) | Naranjan Debbarma | M | CPM |
| 18 | Charilam | Hari Nath Debbarma | M | TUS |
| 19 | Boxanagar | Arabar Rahaman | M | CPM |
| 20 | Nalchar (SC) | Sumanta Kumar Das | M | CPM |
| 21 | Sonamura | Subal Rudra | M | CPM |
| 22 | Dhanpur | Samar Choudhury | M | CPM |
| 23 | Ramchandraghat (ST) | Dasaratha Deb | M | CPM |
| 24 | Khowai | Swaraijam Kamini Thakur Singha | M | CPM |
| 25 | Asharambari (ST) | Bidya Chandra Deb Barma | M | CPM |
| 26 | Pramodnagar (ST) | Nripen Chakrabarty | M | CPM |
| 27 | Kalyanpur | Makhan Lal Chakrabarty | M | CPM |
| 28 | Krishnapur (ST) | Manindra Deb Barma | M | CPM |
| 29 | Teliamura | Jitendra Sarkar | M | CPM |
| 30 | Bagma (ST) | Ratimohan Jamatia | M | TUS |
| 31 | Salgarh (SC) | Gopal Chandra Das | M | RSP |
| 32 | Radhakishorepur | Jogesh Chakraborty | M | RSP |
| 33 | Matarbari | Naresh Chandra Ghosh | M | CPM |
| 34 | Kakraban | Kashab Ch. Majumder | M | CPM |
| 35 | Rajnagar (SC) | Nakul Das | M | CPM |
| 36 | Belonia | Jyotirmoy Das | M | CPM |
| 37 | Santirbazar (ST) | Drao Kumar Riang | M | TUS |
| 38 | Hrishyamukh | Badal Choudhury | M | CPM |
| 39 | Jolaibari (ST) | Braja Mahan Jamatia | M | CPM |
| 40 | Manu (ST) | Matahari Choudhury | M | CPM |
| 41 | Sabroom | Sunil Kumar Choudhury | M | CPM |
| 42 | Ampinagar (ST) | Nagendra Jamatia | M | TUS |
| 43 | Birganj | Syamal Saha | M | CPM |
| 44 | Raima Valley (ST) | Baju Ban Riyan | M | CPM |
| 45 | Kamalpur | Bimal Singha | M | CPM |
| 46 | Surma (SC) | Rudrewar Das | M | CPM |
| 47 | Salema (ST) | Dinesh Debbarma | M | CPM |
| 48 | Kulai (ST) | Kamini Deb Barma | M | CPM |
| 49 | Chhawmanu (ST) | Purna Mohan Tripura | M | CPM |
| 50 | Pabiachhara (SC) | Bindu Bhushan Malakat | M | CPM |
| 51 | Fatikroy | Tarani Mohan Sinha | M | CPM |
| 52 | Chandipur | Baidyanath Majumder | M | CPM |
| 53 | Kailasahar | Tapan Kumar Chakraborty | M | CPM |
| 54 | Kurti | Faizur Rahaman | M | CPM |
| 55 | Kadamtala | Umesh Chandra Nath | M | CPM |
| 56 | Dharmanagar | Amarendra Sarma | M | CPM |
| 57 | Jubarajnagar | Ram Kumar Nath | M | CPM |
| 58 | Pencharthal (ST) | Mohan Lal Chakma | M | CPM |
| 59 | Panisagar | Subodh Chandra Das | M | CPM |
| 60 | Kanchanpur (ST) | Mandida Reang | M | CPM |
Government Formation[edit]
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]