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

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

Conducted in Month(s)RefPolling Organisation/Agencybgcolor= bgcolor=
INCBJPCPI(M)
Aug–Oct 2013[3] Times Now-India TV-CVoter0 0 2
Jan–Feb 2014 [4] Times Now-India TV-CVoter0 0 2

Election schedule

Constituency wise Election schedule are given below[1] -

Polling Day Phase DateConstituencies
1 1 7 April
2 412 AprilTripura East

Results

The results of the elections were declared on 16 May 2014.[1]

2
CPI(M)
Name of Party Vote Share % Change Seats won Changes
64.00% +2.31 2 0
15.20% 0 0
5.70% 0 0
ConstituencyTurnoutWinnerColspan=2PartyMargin
1Tripura West86.17 Sankar Prasad DattaCommunist Party of India (Marxist)5,03,486
2Tripura East83.56 Jitendera ChoudhuryCommunist Party of India (Marxist)4,84,358

Notes and References

  1. Web site: General Elections – 2014 : Schedule of Elections . PDF . 5 March 2014 . 5 March 2014.
  2. Web site: Tripura General (Lok Sabha) Elections 2014 . Maps of India . 25 April 2014.
  3. 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 .
  4. 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.