1988 Tripura Legislative Assembly election First party Second party Third party Leader Sudhir Ranjan Majumdar - - Party INC CPI(M) TUS Leader's seat Town Bordowali - - Last election 12 37 Seats won 25 26 7 Seat change Popular vote 424,241 520,697 119,599 Percentage 37.33% 45.82% 10.52%
Tripura 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] 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]
Contesting parties 271 candidates registered to contest the election.
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
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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%
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Men Women Total No.of Contestants 268 3 271 Elected 58 02 60
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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 % 1 Simna 86.04% Abhiram Debbarma CPI(M) 10,318 60.67% Rabindra Debbarma TUS 6,605 38.84% 3,713 2 Mohanpur 84.32% Dhirendra Chandra Debnath INC 8,810 51.05% Radharaman Debnath CPI(M) 7,469 43.28% 1,341 3 Bamutia 86.75% Prakash Chandra Das INC 9,109 51.1% Dilip Kumar Das CPI(M) 8,636 48.45% 473 4 Barjala 85.85% Dipak Kumar Roy INC 11,889 53.53% Gouri Bhattacharjee CPI(M) 10,020 45.11% 1,869 5 Khayerpur 86.25% Ratan Lal Ghosh INC 10,910 50.99% Pabitra Kar CPI(M) 10,419 48.7% 491 6 Agartala 82.% Maharani Bibhu Kumari Devi INC 12,776 49.72% Manik Sarkar CPI(M) 12,695 49.4% 81 7 Ramnagar 83.8% Surajit Datta INC 10,663 51.79% Khagen Das CPI(M) 9,802 47.61% 861 8 Town Bordowali 81.35% Sudhir Ranjan Majumdar INC 10,308 57.03% Brajagopal Roy AIFB 7,631 42.22% 2,677 9 Banamalipur 82.43% Ratan Chakraborty INC 8,642 56.26% Bibekananda Bhowmik CPI(M) 6,612 43.04% 2,030 10 Majlishpur 86.34% Dipak Nag INC 9,493 50.61% Manik Dey CPI(M) 9,187 48.98% 306 11 Mandaibazar 79.65% Rashiram Debbarma CPI(M) 10,768 51.59% Chandrodoy Rupini TUS 9,898 47.42% 870 12 Takarjala 85.14% Tarani Debbarma CPI(M) 9,719 52.8% Surya Kumar Debbarma TUS 8,483 46.09% 1,236 13 Pratapgarh 85.36% Anil Sarkar CPI(M) 15,778 53.42% Madhusudan Das INC 13,492 45.68% 2,286 14 Badharghat 84.04% Dilip Sarkar INC 13,923 50.15% Ila Bhattacharjee CPI(M) 13,597 48.98% 326 15 Kamalasagar 87.31% Matilal Sarkar CPI(M) 9,487 51.51% Deba Prasad Chowdhury INC 8,702 47.25% 785 16 Bishalgarh 87.97% Samir Ranjan Barman INC 10,068 54.98% Bhanu Lal Saha CPI(M) 8,186 44.7% 1,882 17 Golaghati 83.65% Budha Debbarma TUS 9,141 48.58% Niranjan Debbarma CPI(M) 9,132 48.53% 9 18 Charilam 84.01% Matilal Saha INC 9,680 51.54% Brajgopal Bhowmic CPI(M) 8,772 46.71% 908 19 Boxanagar 91.32% Billal Miah INC 8,621 51.47% Araber Rahaman CPI(M) 8,089 48.29% 532 20 Nalchar 89.92% Sukumar Barman CPI(M) 9,420 52.73% Narayan Das INC 8,254 46.2% 1,166 21 Sonamura 89.29% Rashik Lal Roy INC 8,900 51.32% Subal Rudra CPI(M) 8,403 48.45% 497 22 Dhanpur 91.09% Samar Chowdhury CPI(M) 10,809 54.45% Prabir Kumar Pul INC 8,843 44.54% 1,966 23 Ramchandraghat 88.4% Dasarath Deb CPI(M) 11,306 78.18% Sashi Kumar Debbarma TUS 3,048 21.08% 8,258 24 Khowai 89.7% Arun Kumar Kar INC 7,657 49.67% Samir Deb Sarkar CPI(M) 7,544 48.93% 113 25 Asharambari 85.21% Bidya Chandra Debbarma CPI(M) 12,597 77.2% Arun Kumar Debbarma INC 3,211 19.68% 9,386 26 Pramodenagar 89.9% Nirpen Chakraborty CPI(M) 12,828 61.83% Pradip Kumar Roy INC 7,209 34.75% 5,619 27 Kalyanpur 87.64% Makhan Lal Chakraborty CPI(M) 8,275 49.65% Kajal Chandra Das INC 7,528 45.16% 747 28 Krishnapur 81.76% Khagendra Jamatia CPI(M) 9,861 57.78% Karna Singh Jamatia TUS 6,922 40.56% 2,939 29 Teliamura 84.44% Jitendra Sarkar CPI(M) 9,502 48.77% Ashok Kumar Baidya INC 9,111 46.77% 391 30 Bagma 86.86% Rati Mohan Jamaitia TUS 10,309 55.74% Gunapada Jamatia CPI(M) 8,046 43.51% 2,263 31 Salgarh 88.54% Gopal Chandra Das RSP 9,578 51.27% Kamini Kumar Das INC 9,064 48.52% 514 32 Radhakishorpur 86.13% Chitta Ranjan Saha RSP 8,604 50.97% Ranajit Singha Roy INC 7,971 47.22% 633 33 Matarbari 87.29% Kashiram Reang INC 9,514 49.65% Madhab Chandra Saha CPI(M) 9,506 49.61% 8 34 Kakraban 88.21% Kashab Chandra Majumder CPI(M) 10,372 57.01% Subrata Dhar INC 7,670 42.16% 2,702 35 Rajnagar 90.58% Nakul Das CPI(M) 12,813 54.99% Jogendra Das INC 10,393 44.6% 2,420 36 Belonia 88.52% Amal Mallik INC 10,227 51.96% Jitendra Lal Das CPI 9,314 47.32% 913 37 Santirbazar 84.96% Gouri Sankar Reang TUS 11,582 51.88% Manik Majumder CPI(M) 10,470 46.9% 1,112 38 Hrishyamukh 90.83% Badal Chowdhury CPI(M) 11,479 54.46% Debabrata Baidya INC 9,539 45.26% 1,940 39 Jolaibari 87.08% Brajamohan Jamatia CPI(M) 7,800 49.75% Brajamohan Tripura INC 7,682 49.% 118 40 Manu 89.39% Angju Mog INC 11,832 50.12% Jitendra Kumar Chowdhury CPI(M) 11,663 49.4% 169 41 Sabroom 89.39% Sunil Kumar Chowdhury CPI(M) 10,605 51.05% Manoranjan Debnath INC 10,109 48.67% 496 42 Ampinagar 83.16% Nagendra Jamatia TUS 10,882 54.61% Debabrata Koloy Independent 8,792 44.12% 2,090 43 Birganj 83.42% Jawhar Shaha INC 11,801 53.41% Shyamal Saha CPI(M) 10,007 45.29% 1,794 44 Raima Valley 82.29% Rabindra Debbarma TUS 10,640 50.99% Ram Kumar Debbarma CPI(M) 10,225 49.01% 415 45 Kamalpur 89.82% Bimal Singha CPI(M) 8,021 52.88% Saroj Kumar Chakraborty INC 7,063 46.57% 958 46 Surma 88.35% Rudreswar Das CPI(M) 8,941 50.93% Harendra Chandra Das INC 8,152 46.44% 789 47 Salema 87.34% Dinesh Debbarma CPI(M) 9,047 49.59% Mangal Prasad Debbarma TUS 8,428 46.19% 619 48 Kulai 82.98% Diba Chandra Hrangkhowl TUS 10,047 50.34% Subindra Debbarma CPI(M) 9,584 48.02% 463 49 Chawamanu 82.27% Purna Mohan Tripura CPI(M) 9,323 56.57% Shyama Charan Tripura TUS 7,157 43.43% 2,166 50 Pabiachhara 85.47% Bidhu Bhusan Malakar CPI(M) 9,388 50.34% Jyotirmoy Malakar INC 8,832 47.36% 556 51 Fatikroy 87.6% Sunil Chandra Das INC 12,288 72.14% Bhudeb Bhattacharya CPI(M) 4,299 25.24% 7,989 52 Chandipur 91.75% Baidyanath Majumdar CPI(M) 10,128 53.38% Debasish Sen INC 8,516 44.89% 1,612 53 Kailashahar 87.72% Birajit Sinha INC 9,519 50.88% Tapan Chakraborty CPI(M) 8,780 46.93% 739 54 Kurti 84.43% Faizur Rahaman CPI(M) 8,405 50.38% Abdul Matin Chowdhury INC 7,576 45.41% 829 55 Kadamtala 81.8% Jyotirmoy Nath INC 6,759 42.49% Samir Kumar Nath CPI(M) 6,317 39.71% 442 56 Dharmanagar 83.1% Kalidas Dutta INC 9,505 52.89% Amarendra Sarma CPI(M) 8,283 46.09% 1,222 57 Jubarajnagar 86.31% Biva Rani Nath INC 7,591 46.95% Ram Kumar Nath CPI(M) 7,400 45.77% 191 58 Pencharthal 79.89% Sushil Kumar Chakma INC 8,348 43.51% Malendhan Chakma CPI(M) 6,527 34.02% 1,821 59 Panisagar 81.07% Subodh Chandra Das CPI(M) 7,774 49.94% Ashutosh Das INC 6,491 41.69% 1,283 60 Kanchanpur 75.72% Drao Kumar Reang TUS 6,457 39.44% Len Prasad Malsai CPI(M) 6,263 38.25% 194
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]
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