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Tripura Assembly Election, 1998
60 seats · 22 changed party since 1993
Party standings
Tripura Assembly Election, 1998 · 6 parties won seats
- CPM38
- INC13
- TUJS4
- IND2
- RSP2
- CPI1
Ring and figures are seats won.
| Party | Seats | Votes | Vote share | Contested |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPMCommunist Party of India (Marxist) | 3863% | 6,21,804 | 45.5% | 55 |
| INCIndian National Congress | 1322% | 4,64,171 | 34.0% | 45 |
| TUJSTUJS | 47% | 98,271 | 7.2% | 10 |
| INDIndependent | 23% | 44,930 | 3.3% | 60 |
| RSPRashtriya Sarvajan Party | 23% | 22,526 | 1.6% | 2 |
| CPICommunist Party of India | 12% | 18,802 | 1.4% | 2 |
| BJPBharatiya Janata Party | 00% | 80,272 | 5.9% | 60 |
+ 5 smaller parties / independents with under 1% of the vote.
Constituency map
Tripura Assembly Election, 1998 · winner by seat
60 constituencies · tap for the winner, again for the full result
House composition
Majority line at 31
1998 · selected
Majority 31
CPM38INC13TUJS4IND2RSP2CPI1
1993 · previous
Majority 31
Vote share by party
Share of valid votes · 1993 → 1998
1993 1998· by party
50%38%25%13%0%
44.8
45.5
32.7
34.0
0.0
7.2
6.2
3.3
2.0
5.9
7.5
0.0
CPMINCTUJSINDBJPTJS
Seat change
1998 seats minus 1993 seats
seats lostseats gained
CPM
44 → 38
−6
INC
10 → 13
+3
TUJS
0 → 4
+4
IND
1 → 2
+1
RSP
2 → 2
0
CPI
0 → 1
+1
FBL
1 → 0
−1
TJS
1 → 0
−1
JDB
1 → 0
−1
Vote-share movement
Statewide, 1993 → 1998
share lostshare gained
TUJS
0.0% → 7.2%
+7.2%
BJP
2.0% → 5.9%
+3.9%
INC
32.7% → 34.0%
+1.2%
CPM
44.8% → 45.5%
+0.7%
AMB
1.5% → 0.3%
−1.1%
JDB
1.6% → 0.0%
−1.6%
IND
6.2% → 3.3%
−2.9%
TJS
7.5% → 0.0%
−7.5%
Biggest CPM–INC swings
Seats where the CPM-vs-INC vote gap moved most, 1993 → 1998. Bold = the seat changed hands.
Swing = (CPM share − INC share) this year, minus the same gap last time. A bar to the right means the seat moved toward CPM; to the left, toward INC.
toward INCtoward CPM
Charilam
+96.7%
Belonia
+70.1%
Hrishyamukh
+64.3%
Santirbazar
−50.5%
Bagma
+47.1%
Golaghati
−46.0%
Ampinagar
+45.6%
Bishalgarh
+45.0%
Jolaibari
+39.4%
Kalyanpur
+31.9%
Radhakishorepur
−28.1%
Kurti
−26.9%
Closest races · 1998
Ranked by margin as a share of valid votes · tap a seat for full results
All constituencies · 1998
60 seats · alphabetical · tap for full results · ⇄ = changed party since 1993
- AgartalaINC6.3%
- AmpinagarTUJS6.5%
- AsharambariCPM54.5%
- BadharghatINC3.9%
- BagmaTUJS2.8%
- BamutiaINC9.7%
- BanamalipurINC17.5%
- BarjalaINC8.8%
- BeloniaCPM7.8%
- BirganjINC1.7%
- BishalgarhINC8.6%
- BoxanagarINC2.2%
- ChandipurCPM17.3%
- CharilamCPM4.6%
- ChhawmanuTUJS4.4%
- DhanpurCPM13.1%
- DharmanagarCPM4.8%
- FatikroyCPM3.3%
- GolaghatiCPM4.3%
- HrishyamukhCPM35.1%
- JolaibariCPM33.8%
- JubarajnagarCPM1.4%
- KadamtalaCPM3.8%
- KailasaharINC4.1%
- KakrabanCPM16.9%
- KalyanpurIND10.9%
- KamalasagarCPM2.8%
- KamalpurCPM8.5%
- KanchanpurCPM20.8%
- KhayerpurCPM1.8%
- KhowaiCPM3.0%
- KrishnapurCPM18.0%
- KulaiIND10.3%
- KurtiCPM0.8%
- MajlishpurCPM3.5%
- MandaibazarCPM6.3%
- ManuCPM12.8%
- MatarbariINC3.5%
- MohanpurINC15.2%
- NalcharCPM17.6%
- PabiachharaCPM16.0%
- PanisagarCPM9.6%
- PencharthalCPM9.9%
- PramodenagarCPM22.3%
- PratapgarhCPM7.4%
- RadhakishorepurRSP0.9%
- Raima ValleyTUJS9.7%
- RajnagarCPM23.3%
- RamchandraghatCPM52.8%
- RamnagarINC13.8%
- SabroomCPM20.6%
- SalemaCPM12.6%
- SalgarhRSP9.2%
- SantirbazarCPI0.4%
- SimnaCPM8.4%
- SonamuraCPM3.2%
- SurmaCPM8.3%
- TakarjalaCPM0.0%
- TeliamuraCPM1.5%
- Town BordowaliINC17.8%