2009 Indian general election in Tripura explained

Election Name:Indian general election in Tripura, 2009
Country:India
Type:parliamentary
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:Indian general election in Tripura, 2004
Previous Year:2004
Next Year:2014
Election Date:April–May 2009
Seats For Election:2 seats
Turnout:84.55%
Party1:Communist Party of India (Marxist)
Seats1:2
Percentage1:61.69%
Map Size:300px

The 2009 Indian general election in the state of Tripura was held in April with two seats being contested. The Communist Party of India (Marxist) held both seats, receiving a total of 1,084,883 votes with a state-wide share of 61.69%.[1] Congress and the BJP received 31% and 3% of the state-wide vote, respectively, and won no seats.[2]

List of elected MPs

Source: Election Commission of India[3]

ConstituencyTurnout%Winning CandidateWinning PartyMargin
1. Tripura West85.71Khagen Dasbgcolor=#FF0000 Communist Party of India (Marxist)2,48,549
2. Tripura East83.06Baju Ban Riyanbgcolor=#FF0000 Communist Party of India (Marxist)2,95,581

References

  1. Web site: Party Wise Seats Won and Votes Polled (%), LOK SABHA 2009. 10 August 2018. Election Commission of India. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20190516225826/https://www.eci.gov.in/files/file/2851-party-wise-state-wise-seat-won-and-votes-polled-lok-sabha-2009/ . 16 May 2019 . 4 April 2020.
  2. DEBBARMA. SUKHENDU. DEBBARMA. MOUSAMI. 2009. Fifth Victory in a Row for CPI(M) in Tripura. Economic and Political Weekly. 44. 39. 172–173. 25663627. 0012-9976.
  3. Web site: Constituency Wise Detailed Result - General Elections, 2009 (15th LOK SABHA). 10 August 2018. Election Commission of India. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20190515113957/https://www.eci.gov.in/files/file/2857-constituency-wise-detailed-result/ . 15 May 2019 . 4 April 2020.