2014 Indian general election in Tripura explained
Election Name: | Indian general election in Tripura, 2014 |
Country: | India |
Type: | parliamentary |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | Indian general election, 2009 (Tripura) |
Previous Year: | 2009 |
Next Year: | 2019 |
Election Date: | 7 April − 12 April 2014 |
Seats For Election: | 2 seats |
Turnout: | 84.92% (0.37%) |
Leader1: | Manik Sarkar |
Party1: | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
Last Election1: | 2 |
Seats1: | 2 |
Percentage1: | 64% |
Swing1: | 2.31% |
Map Size: | 200px |
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The 2014 Indian general election polls in Tripura for 2 Lok Sabha seats was held in two phases on 7 and 12 April 2014.[1] As of 7 February 2014, the total voter strength of Tripura is 2,379,541.[2]
The main political parties in Tripura are Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPI(M)) and Indian National Congress (INC).
Opinion poll
Election schedule
Constituency wise Election schedule are given below[1] -
Polling Day | Phase | Date | Constituencies |
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1 | 1 | 7 April | |
2 | 4 | 12 April | Tripura East | |
Results
The results of the elections were declared on 16 May 2014.[1]
Name of Party | Vote Share % | Change | Seats won | Changes |
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| 64.00% | +2.31 | 2 | 0 |
| 15.20% | | 0 | 0 |
| 5.70% | | 0 | 0 | |
Notes and References
- Web site: General Elections – 2014 : Schedule of Elections . PDF . 5 March 2014 . 5 March 2014.
- Web site: Tripura General (Lok Sabha) Elections 2014 . Maps of India . 25 April 2014.
- Web site: Congress 102, BJP 162; UPA 117, NDA 186: C-Voter Poll . Outlook . 17 October 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131016180408/http://blogs.outlookindia.com/default.aspx?ddm=10&pid=3061&eid=31 . 16 October 2013 . dead . dmy-all .
- Web site: India TV-C Voter projection: Big gains for BJP in UP, Bihar; NDA may be 45 short of magic mark . Indiatv . 13 February 2013.