Tripura West, Tripura — Lok Sabha Election Results

Tripura West (Tripura) was won by Pratima Bhoumik (Bharatiya Janata Party) at the 2019 Lok Sabha general election, with a margin of 305,689 votes over Subal Bhowmik. This page covers every Lok Sabha general election in Tripura West, Tripura, from 1951 to 2019.

Full Election History, 1951–2019

Election Winner Party Votes Vote Share Runner-up Margin
1951 Birendra Chandra Dutt Communist Party of India 53,592 68.8% M. K. Durjoykishore Dev Barman (Independent) 42,605 (54.7 pts)
1962 Birendra Chandra Dutta Communist Party of India 86,084 52.1% Sukhamoy Sen Gupta (Indian National Congress) 16,989 (10.3 pts)
1967 J. K. Choudhury Indian National Congress 125,965 57.8% B. C. Dutta (CPI (Marxist)) 33,822 (15.5 pts)
1971 Biren Dutta CPI (Marxist) 88,264 45.2% Anil Kumar Sen (Indian National Congress) 8,238 (4.2 pts)
1977 Sachindralal Singha Bharatiya Lok Dal 104,858 34.1% Tarit Mohan Dsgupta (Indian National Congress) 5,047 (1.6 pts)
1980 Ajoy Biswas CPI (Marxist) 198,335 46.8% Ashok Kr. Bhattacharya (Congress (I)) 55,345 (13.1 pts)
1984 Ajoy Biswas CPI (Marxist) 232,339 48.7% Sudhir Ranjan Majumder (Indian National Congress) 3,520 (0.7 pts)
1989 Santosh Mohan Dev Indian National Congress 410,904 61.0% Manik Sarkar (CPI (Marxist)) 166,155 (24.6 pts)
1991 Santosh Mohan Deo Indian National Congress 464,743 83.5% Manik Sarkar (CPI (Marxist)) 428,984 (77.0 pts)
1996 Badal Choudhury CPI (Marxist) 346,457 50.7% Ashok Kumar Bhattacharyya (Indian National Congress) 80,811 (11.8 pts)
1998 Samar Choudhury CPI (Marxist) 347,970 47.5% Radhika Ranjan Gupta (Indian National Congress) 18,876 (2.6 pts)
1999 Samar Chowdhury CPI (Marxist) 372,553 57.5% Sudhir Ranjan Majumdar (All India Trinamool Congress) 198,399 (30.6 pts)
2004 Khagen Das CPI (Marxist) 496,843 70.9% Nirmala Dasgupta (Indian National Congress) 384,636 (54.9 pts)
2009 Khagen Das CPI (Marxist) 563,799 60.1% Sudip Roy Barman (Indian National Congress) 248,549 (26.5 pts)
2014 Sankar Prasad Datta CPI (Marxist) 671,665 62.6% Arunoday Saha (Indian National Congress) 503,486 (46.9 pts)
2019 Pratima Bhoumik Bharatiya Janata Party 573,532 52.3% Subal Bhowmik (Indian National Congress) 305,689 (27.9 pts)

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1951

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Birendra Chandra Dutt Communist Party of India 53,592 68.8%
M. K. Durjoykishore Dev Barman Independent 10,987 14.1%
Sukumar Chakraborty Indian National Congress 10,613 13.6%
Benoy Ganguly Bharatiya Jana Sangh 2,659 3.4%

1962

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Birendra Chandra Dutta Communist Party of India 86,084 52.1%
Sukhamoy Sen Gupta Indian National Congress 69,095 41.8%
Narayan Chandra Dey Praja Socialist Party 6,302 3.8%
Sneha Kumar Chakma EIT 3,687 2.2%

1967

CandidatePartyVotesShare
J. K. Choudhury Indian National Congress 125,965 57.8%
B. C. Dutta CPI (Marxist) 92,143 42.2%

1971

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Biren Dutta CPI (Marxist) 88,264 45.2%
Anil Kumar Sen Indian National Congress 80,026 41.0%
Saroj Ranjan Chanda Communist Party of India 16,193 8.3%
Drao Kumar Rinag Independent 8,833 4.5%
Harendra Kishore Roy Barman Bharatiya Jana Sangh 2,038 1.0%

1977

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Sachindralal Singha Bharatiya Lok Dal 104,858 34.1%
Tarit Mohan Dsgupta Indian National Congress 99,811 32.5%
Nripendra Chakraborti CPI (Marxist) 79,794 26.0%
Harinath Deb Barma TUS 22,661 7.4%

1980

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Ajoy Biswas CPI (Marxist) 198,335 46.8%
Ashok Kr. Bhattacharya Congress (I) 142,990 33.8%
Biswa Kumar Deb Barma TUS 50,555 11.9%
Bhuban Bijoy Majumder Independent 21,315 5.0%
Dwijen Dey Janata Party 5,657 1.3%
Tarit Mohan Das Gupta Congress (U) 4,639 1.1%

1984

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Ajoy Biswas CPI (Marxist) 232,339 48.7%
Sudhir Ranjan Majumder Indian National Congress 228,819 47.9%
Maharaj Kumar Nakshatra Bharatiya Janata Party 7,070 1.5%
Bhuban Bijoy Majumder Independent 4,014 0.8%
Surajit Ghosh Independent 2,979 0.6%
Anukul Chandra Saha Independent 2,038 0.4%

1989

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Santosh Mohan Dev Indian National Congress 410,904 61.0%
Manik Sarkar CPI (Marxist) 244,749 36.3%
Maharaj Kumar Nakshatra Bikram Deb Barma Bharatiya Janata Party 7,376 1.1%
Akhilchandra Debnath Independent 4,472 0.7%
Bhuban Bijoy Majumdar AMB 3,608 0.5%
Nikhil Debnath Independent 2,526 0.4%
Kirti Jiban Majumdar Independent 484 0.1%

1991

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Santosh Mohan Deo Indian National Congress 464,743 83.5%
Manik Sarkar CPI (Marxist) 35,759 6.4%
Bhupen Datta Bhaumik Independent 19,833 3.6%
Brojesh Chakraborty Bharatiya Janata Party 15,662 2.8%
Rakhal Raj Dutta AMB 7,998 1.4%
Nikhil Debnath Independent 3,523 0.6%
Biswas Mohan Debbarma Independent 2,974 0.5%
Ratan Kumar Sarkar Independent 2,879 0.5%
Akhil Debbnath Independent 2,570 0.5%
Manik Sarkar Independent 831 0.1%

1996

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Badal Choudhury CPI (Marxist) 346,457 50.7%
Ashok Kumar Bhattacharyya Indian National Congress 265,646 38.9%
Hemendu Sankar Roy Choudhury Bharatiya Janata Party 33,414 4.9%
Shyama Chran Tripura TUJS 23,933 3.5%
Harinath Deb Barma Independent 4,228 0.6%
Nikhil Debnath Janata Dal 3,677 0.5%
Bhuban Vijoy Majumder AMB 2,618 0.4%
Sukumar Saha Independent 1,153 0.2%
Brajalal Debnath Independent 1,110 0.2%
Swapan Acharjee Independent 585 0.1%
Anukul Chandra Saha (Sadhubhai) Independent 503 0.1%

1998

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Samar Choudhury CPI (Marxist) 347,970 47.5%
Radhika Ranjan Gupta Indian National Congress 329,094 44.9%
Hemendu Sankar Roy Choudhury Bharatiya Janata Party 50,391 6.9%
Debendra Debbarma Independent 2,285 0.3%
Bhuban Bijoy Majumder AMB 1,873 0.3%
Subrata Bhowmik Rashtriya Janata Dal 1,195 0.2%

1999

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Samar Chowdhury CPI (Marxist) 372,553 57.5%
Sudhir Ranjan Majumdar All India Trinamool Congress 174,154 26.9%
Pijush Kanti Biswas Indian National Congress 83,384 12.9%
Sridam Deb Barma Independent 5,292 0.8%
Partha Karmakar CPI (ML) Liberation 3,464 0.5%
Jitendra Chandra Das Independent 2,023 0.3%
Rakhalraj Datta AMB 1,912 0.3%
Bir Ballav Saha Nationalist Congress Party 1,895 0.3%
Brajalal Debnath Independent 1,379 0.2%
Pathik Chakraborty Independent 951 0.1%
Subrata Bhowmik Rashtriya Janata Dal 949 0.1%
Madhusudan Saha AJBP 387 0.1%

2004

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Khagen Das CPI (Marxist) 496,843 70.9%
Nirmala Dasgupta Indian National Congress 112,207 16.0%
Amal Mallik All India Trinamool Congress 67,379 9.6%
Ramu Banik Independent 10,787 1.5%
Brajalal Debnath Independent 7,023 1.0%
Rakhalraj Datta AMB 6,920 1.0%

2009

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Khagen Das CPI (Marxist) 563,799 60.1%
Sudip Roy Barman Indian National Congress 315,250 33.6%
Nilmani Deb Bharatiya Janata Party 25,468 2.7%
Subrata Bhowmik Independent 10,207 1.1%
Arun Chandra Bhaumik All India Trinamool Congress 5,504 0.6%
Binay Debbarma Independent 4,628 0.5%
Partha Karmakar CPI (ML) Liberation 4,140 0.4%
Rakhal Raj Datta AMB 3,275 0.3%
Sanjib Dey Nationalist Congress Party 3,118 0.3%
Titu Saha RDMP 2,128 0.2%

2014

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Sankar Prasad Datta CPI (Marxist) 671,665 62.6%
Arunoday Saha Indian National Congress 168,179 15.7%
Ratan Chakraborti All India Trinamool Congress 117,727 11.0%
Sudhindra Chandra Dasgupta Bharatiya Janata Party 54,706 5.1%
None Of The Above Independent 12,699 1.2%
Binay Debbarma IPFOT 11,040 1.0%
Arun Kumar Bhowmik SUCI(C) 8,202 0.8%
Joganati Datta Independent 5,947 0.6%
Salil Saha Aam Aadmi Party 4,981 0.5%
Subal Bhowmik TPGC 4,690 0.4%
Partha Karmakar CPI (ML) Liberation 4,226 0.4%
Kamal Kanti Debnath Independent 3,747 0.3%
Rakhal Raj Datta AB 2,879 0.3%
Pjech Debbarma JMBP 2,061 0.2%

2019

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Pratima Bhoumik Bharatiya Janata Party 573,532 52.3%
Subal Bhowmik Indian National Congress 267,843 24.4%
Sankar Prasad Datta CPI (Marxist) 171,826 15.7%
Brishaketu Debbarma IPFT 44,225 4.0%
Maman Khan All India Trinamool Congress 8,613 0.8%
Jayki Murasing API 7,133 0.7%
Arun Kumar Bhaumik SUCI(C) 4,525 0.4%
Subal Sarkar Independent 4,371 0.4%
Pradip Chakraborty Independent 3,536 0.3%
Brajalal Debnath Independent 3,322 0.3%
Prabir Debnath AB 2,764 0.3%
Kabrabam Dhirendra Singha TPP 2,076 0.2%
Narayan Chandra Dey Independent 2,029 0.2%

Margin Over Time

Winning margin (percentage points) at each election, coloured by the winning party's broad bloc (Congress / BJP / Left / other).

1951: Communist Party of India margin 54.7 pts 1962: Communist Party of India margin 10.3 pts 1967: Indian National Congress margin 15.5 pts 1971: CPI (Marxist) margin 4.2 pts 1977: Bharatiya Lok Dal margin 1.6 pts 1980: CPI (Marxist) margin 13.1 pts 1984: CPI (Marxist) margin 0.7 pts 1989: Indian National Congress margin 24.6 pts 1991: Indian National Congress margin 77.0 pts 1996: CPI (Marxist) margin 11.8 pts 1998: CPI (Marxist) margin 2.6 pts 1999: CPI (Marxist) margin 30.6 pts 2004: CPI (Marxist) margin 54.9 pts 2009: CPI (Marxist) margin 26.5 pts 2014: CPI (Marxist) margin 46.9 pts 2019: Bharatiya Janata Party margin 27.9 pts 1951 1962 1967 1971 1977 1980 1984 1989 1991 1996 1998 1999 2004 2009 2014 2019

Trend

Tripura West has been contested at 16 Lok Sabha general elections on record since 1951. Parties that have won this seat over that span: Communist Party of India, Indian National Congress, CPI (Marxist), Bharatiya Lok Dal, Bharatiya Janata Party.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Tripura West in the 2019 Lok Sabha election?

Pratima Bhoumik (Bharatiya Janata Party) won Tripura West, Tripura, in 2019 with 573,532 votes (52.3%), a margin of 305,689 votes over Subal Bhowmik.

Which parties have won Tripura West since 1951?

Since 1951, Tripura West has been won by: Bharatiya Janata Party, Bharatiya Lok Dal, CPI (Marxist), Communist Party of India, Indian National Congress.

What was the closest result in Tripura West?

The closest result on record for Tripura West was 1984, when CPI (Marxist) beat Indian National Congress by just 3,520 votes (0.7 percentage points).

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