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Tripura Assembly Election, 1972
60 seats · vs 1967 (30-seat house — comparison approximate)
Party standings
Tripura Assembly Election, 1972 · 4 parties won seats
- INC41
- CPM16
- IND2
- CPI1
Ring and figures are seats won.
| Party | Seats | Votes | Vote share | Contested |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| INCIndian National Congress | 4168% | 2,24,821 | 44.8% | 59 |
| CPMCommunist Party of India (Marxist) | 1627% | 1,89,667 | 37.8% | 57 |
| INDIndependent | 23% | 59,792 | 11.9% | 85 |
| CPICommunist Party of India | 12% | 15,226 | 3.0% | 11 |
| TUSTUS | 00% | 5,883 | 1.2% | 10 |
| FBLFBL | 00% | 5,739 | 1.1% | 9 |
+ 1 smaller parties / independents with under 1% of the vote.
Constituency map
Tripura Assembly Election, 1972 · winner by seat
60 constituencies · tap for the winner, again for the full result
House composition
Majority line at 31
1972 · selected
Majority 31
INC41CPM16IND2CPI1
1967 · previous
Majority 16
Vote share by party
Share of valid votes · 1967 → 1972
1967 1972· by party
60%45%30%15%0%
58.0
44.8
21.6
37.8
12.1
11.9
8.0
3.0
INCCPMINDCPI
Seat change
1972 seats minus 1967 seats
seats lostseats gained
INC
27 → 41
+14
CPM
2 → 16
+14
IND
0 → 2
+2
CPI
1 → 1
0
Vote-share movement
Statewide, 1967 → 1972
share lostshare gained
CPM
21.6% → 37.8%
+16.2%
TUS
0.0% → 1.2%
+1.2%
FBL
0.0% → 1.1%
+1.1%
CPI
8.0% → 3.0%
−4.9%
INC
58.0% → 44.8%
−13.1%
Biggest INC–CPM swings
Seats where the INC-vs-CPM vote gap moved most, 1967 → 1972. Bold = the seat changed hands.
Swing = (INC share − CPM share) this year, minus the same gap last time. A bar to the right means the seat moved toward INC; to the left, toward CPM.
toward CPMtoward INC
Takarjala
−59.8%
Radhakishorepur
−54.2%
Bishalgarh
−54.0%
Charilam
−53.7%
Kailashahar
+53.3%
Muhuripur
−53.2%
Teliamura
−49.3%
Fatikroy
−45.8%
Dumburnagar
−43.0%
Khowai
−39.9%
Salgarh
−38.4%
Sabroom
−37.3%
Closest races · 1972
Ranked by margin as a share of valid votes · tap a seat for full results
All constituencies · 1972
60 seats · alphabetical · tap for full results · ⇄ = changed party since 1967
- Agartala Town IIND14.1%
- Agartala Town I IINC11.0%
- Agartala Town I I IINC16.3%
- AmpinagarCPM24.0%
- AnandanagarINC1.9%
- AsharambariCPM20.2%
- BamutiaINC23.4%
- BarjalaINC21.3%
- BeloniaCPI4.0%
- BilaspurINC26.9%
- BirgonjINC6.4%
- BishalgarhINC1.6%
- BishramgonjCPM3.4%
- BoxanagarINC24.4%
- ChandipurINC4.0%
- CharilamCPM4.3%
- ChellagongCPM0.6%
- ChhawmanuCPM14.8%
- DeochheraINC20.2%
- DhanpurCPM10.7%
- DharmanagarIND3.0%
- DumburnagarCPM29.6%
- FatikroyINC10.1%
- HrishyamukhINC36.9%
- IsuanchandranagarINC0.3%
- Jubaraj NagarINC21.7%
- KadamtalaINC14.7%
- KailashaharINC33.3%
- KakrabanINC6.9%
- KalyanpurCPM54.7%
- KamalasagarINC21.6%
- KamalpurINC7.3%
- KanchanpurINC14.7%
- KhowaiINC21.2%
- KulaihowerINC15.0%
- KunjabanINC10.4%
- LongaiINC19.3%
- MandiabazarCPM42.9%
- ManuINC18.3%
- MatakbariINC7.5%
- MaulishpurINC9.6%
- ModanpurCPM8.3%
- Mohar ChheraINC15.9%
- MuhuripurINC23.1%
- NalchharINC10.5%
- Old AgartalaINC32.1%
- PabiachherraINC8.7%
- PramodnagarCPM22.5%
- PratapgarhINC3.4%
- RadhakishorepurINC13.6%
- RajnagarINC3.8%
- SabroomINC32.6%
- SalgarhINC13.0%
- SimnaCPM10.8%
- SonamuraINC30.5%
- SonicheraINC13.8%
- SudmaINC5.5%
- TakarjalaCPM4.9%
- TeliamuraCPM15.1%
- Uttar Debendra NagarCPM30.3%