2014 Indian general election in Tripura

Indian general election in Tripura, 2014

7 April − 12 April 2014
2 seats
Turnout	84.92% (0.37%)
First party   Leader Manik Sarkar Party CPI(M) Last election 2 Seats won 2 Seat change Percentage 64% Swing 2.31%
Tripura

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)	Ref	Polling Organisation/Agency
			INC	BJP	CPI(M)
Aug–Oct 2013	[3]	Times Now-India TV-CVoter	0	0	2
Jan–Feb 2014	[4]	Times Now-India TV-CVoter	0	0	2

Election schedule

Constituency wise Election schedule are given below^[1]-

Polling Day	Phase	Date	Constituencies
1	1	7 April	Tripura West
2	4	12 April	Tripura 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
Communist Party of India (Marxist)	64.00%	+2.31	2	0
Indian National Congress	15.20%		0	0
Bharatiya Janata Party	5.70%		0	0

#	Constituency	Turnout	Winner	Party		Margin
1	Tripura West	86.17	Sankar Prasad Datta		Communist Party of India (Marxist)	5,03,486
2	Tripura East	83.56	Jitendera Choudhury		Communist Party of India (Marxist)	4,84,358

References

1. "General Elections – 2014 : Schedule of Elections" (PDF). 5 March 2014. Retrieved 5 March 2014.
2. "Tripura General (Lok Sabha) Elections 2014". Maps of India. Retrieved 25 April 2014.
3. "Congress 102, BJP 162; UPA 117, NDA 186: C-Voter Poll". Outlook. Archived from the original on 16 October 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2013.
4. "India TV-C Voter projection: Big gains for BJP in UP, Bihar; NDA may be 45 short of magic mark". Indiatv. Retrieved 13 February 2013.