1977 Tripura Legislative Assembly election 
 
Tripura The 1977 Tripura Legislative Assembly  election took place in a single phase on 31 December 1977 to elect the Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs) from each of the 60 Assembly Constituencies in Tripura, India.[ 1] 
The Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPI(M)) , led Left Front  won  the election by 56 seats and formed a Government in Tripura .
Highlights 
Election to the Tripura Legislative Assembly  were held on December 31, 1977.  The election were held in a single phase for all the 60 assembly constituencies.
Participating Political Parties 
Partytype Abbreviation
 
Party
 
  
National Parties
  
1 
CPI 
Communist Party of India
  
2 
CPI-M 
Communist Party of India (Marxist)
  
3 
INC 
Indian National Congress
  
4 
JNP 
Janata Party
  
State Parties
  
5 
FBL 
All India Forward Bloc
  
6 
RSP 
Revolutionary Socialist Party
  
Registered (Unrecognised ) Parties
  
7 
PBI 
Proutist Bloc of India
  
8 
TCD 
Congress for Democracy
  
9 
TUS 
Tripura Upajati Zuba Samiti
  
Independents
  
10 
IND 
IndependentS
  
[ 2] 
No. of Constituencies 
Type of Constituencies
 
GEN
 
SC
 
ST
 
Total
  
No. of Constituencies
 
34
 
7
 
19
 
60
  
[ 3] 
Electors 
 
Men
 
Women
 
Total
  
No.of Electors
 
495,342
 
466,656
 
961,998
  
No.of Electors who Voted
 
406,052
 
358,878
 
764,930
  
Polling Percentage
 
81.97%
 
76.90%
 
79.51%
  
[ 4] 
 
Men
 
Women
 
Total
  
No.of Contestants
 
322
 
06
 
328
  
Elected
 
59
 
01
 
60
  
[ 5] 
Result 
 
Party
 
Seats Contested
 
Seats Won
 
No. of Votes
 
% of Votes
 
1972 Seats
  
Communist Party of India 
10
 
0
 
6,266
 
0.84%
 
1
  
Communist Party of India (Marxist) 
55
 
51
 
352,652
 
47.00%
 
16
  
Indian National Congress 
60
 
0
 
133,240
 
17.76%
 
41
  
Janata Party 
59
 
0
 
78,479
 
10.46%
 
-
  
All India Forward Bloc 
1
 
1
 
7,800
 
1.04%
 
0
  
Revolutionary Socialist Party 
2
 
2
 
12,446
 
1.66%
 
-
  
Proutist Bloc of India
 
6
 
0
 
2,139
 
0.29%
 
-
  
Congress for Democracy 
59
 
0
 
66,913
 
9.08%
 
-
  
Tripura Upajati Juba Samiti 
28
 
4
 
59,474
 
7.93%
 
0
  
Independents 
48
 
2
 
30,862
 
4.11%
 
2
  
Total
 
328
 
60
 
750,271
 
 
  
Source: ECI[ 6]   
Results by constituency 
Winner, runner-up, voter turnout, and victory margin in every constituency[ 7]  
Assembly Constituency
 
Turnout
 
Winner
 
Runner Up
 
Margin
  
#k
 
Names
 
%
 
Candidate
 
Party
 
Votes
 
%
 
Candidate
 
Party
 
Votes
 
%
  
1 
Simna 83.98% 
Abhiram Debbarma 
 
CPI(M) 6,800 
54.13% 
Maharajkumar Sahadev Bikram Kishore Dev Barman 
 
JP 2,739 
21.8% 
4,061  
2 
Mohanpur 81.74% 
Radharaman Debnath 
 
CPI(M) 4,599 
36.51% 
Ambika Deb 
 
Congress for Democracy 2,797 
22.21% 
1,802  
3 
Bamutia 83.52% 
Haricharan Sarkar 
 
CPI(M) 6,195 
49.7% 
Parfulla Kumar Das 
 
Congress for Democracy 5,276 
42.33% 
919  
4 
Barjala 82.1% 
Gouri Bhattacharjee 
 
CPI(M) 8,178 
58.79% 
Reserwar Datta 
 
Congress for Democracy 3,317 
23.84% 
4,861  
5 
Khayerpur 78.93% 
Akhil Debnath 
 
CPI(M) 5,833 
45.4% 
Amar Ranjan Gupta 
 
INC 2,168 
16.87% 
3,665  
6 
Agartala 78.14% 
Ajoy Biswas 
 
Independent 10,682 
68.2% 
Kamal Kumar Singha 
 
Congress for Democracy 2,021 
12.9% 
8,661  
7 
Ramnagar 78.72% 
Biren Datta 
 
CPI(M) 8,420 
63.41% 
Apanshu Mohan Lodh 
 
INC 2,553 
19.23% 
5,867  
8 
Town Bordowali 77.93% 
Brajagopal Roy 
 
AIFB 7,800 
62.76% 
Dwijen Dey 
 
JP 2,034 
16.37% 
5,766  
9 
Banamalipur 79.01% 
Bibekananda Bhowmik 
 
Independent 6,734 
64.43% 
Priya Lal Paul 
 
Congress for Democracy 1,745 
16.7% 
4,989  
10 
Majlishpur 84.67% 
Khagen Das 
 
CPI(M) 4,437 
37.07% 
Jatindra Kumar Majumdar 
 
Congress for Democracy 2,425 
20.26% 
2,012  
11 
Mandaibazar 78.24% 
Rashiram Debbarma 
 
CPI(M) 6,915 
50.72% 
Kshirode Debbarma 
 
TUS 3,606 
26.45% 
3,309  
12 
Takarjala 76.36% 
Sudhanwa Debbarma 
 
CPI(M) 5,358 
41.5% 
Biswa Kumar Debbarma 
 
TUS 4,075 
31.56% 
1,283  
13 
Pratapgarh 82.27% 
Anil Sarkar 
 
CPI(M) 10,869 
66.44% 
Madhusudan Das 
 
INC 3,397 
20.76% 
7,472  
14 
Badharghat 80.06% 
Jadab Majumder 
 
CPI(M) 10,816 
74.83% 
Sachindra Lal Singha 
 
Congress for Democracy 1,844 
12.76% 
8,972  
15 
Kamalasagar 79.99% 
Matilal Sarkar 
 
CPI(M) 7,041 
58.12% 
Manoranjan Laskar 
 
JP 2,451 
20.23% 
4,590  
16 
Bishalgarh 81.89% 
Gautam Prasad Dutta 
 
CPI(M) 5,384 
45.47% 
Samir Ranjan Barman 
 
JP 3,546 
29.95% 
1,838  
17 
Golaghati 80.92% 
Niranjan Debbarma 
 
CPI(M) 4,254 
31.85% 
Budha Debbarma 
 
TUS 3,171 
23.74% 
1,083  
18 
Charilam 79.78% 
Harinath Debbarma 
 
TUS 4,259 
33.2% 
Durga Prasad Sikdar 
 
CPI(M) 3,231 
25.18% 
1,028  
19 
Boxanagar 84.81% 
Arabar Rahaman 
 
CPI(M) 5,255 
47.1% 
Munsur Ali 
 
INC 4,114 
36.88% 
1,141  
20 
Nalchar 83.37% 
Sumanta Kumar Das 
 
CPI(M) 6,433 
52.69% 
Bir Chandra Barman 
 
INC 2,945 
24.12% 
3,488  
21 
Sonamura 84.% 
Subal Rudra 
 
CPI(M) 6,469 
53.88% 
Debendra Kishore Chowdhury 
 
INC 4,389 
36.55% 
2,080  
22 
Dhanpur 83.08% 
Samar Chowdhury 
 
CPI(M) 6,244 
48.79% 
Brojendra Ghosh 
 
JP 3,100 
24.22% 
3,144  
23 
Ramchandraghat 89.22% 
Dasarath Deb 
 
CPI(M) 9,585 
81.57% 
Nand Kumar Debbarma 
 
JP 1,166 
9.92% 
8,419  
24 
Khowai 84.66% 
Swaraijam Kamini Thakur Singha 
 
CPI(M) 5,715 
51.25% 
Arun Kar 
 
Congress for Democracy 3,215 
28.83% 
2,500  
25 
Asharambari 82.94% 
Bidya Chandra Debbarma 
 
CPI(M) 9,506 
77.7% 
Dayanand Debbarma 
 
INC 1,125 
9.19% 
8,381  
26 
Pramodenagar 82.3% 
Nirpen Chakraborty 
 
CPI(M) 8,786 
57.53% 
Upendra Chandra Debnath 
 
INC 2,565 
16.79% 
6,221  
27 
Kalyanpur 83.94% 
Makhan Lal Chakraborty 
 
CPI(M) 5,211 
41.27% 
Ashoke Kumar Bhattacharya 
 
INC 2,842 
22.51% 
2,369  
28 
Krishnapur 67.32% 
Manindra Debbarma 
 
CPI(M) 6,116 
57.3% 
Maharajkumar Nakshatra Bikram 
 
INC 1,703 
15.95% 
4,413  
29 
Teliamura 78.97% 
Jitendra Sarkar 
 
CPI(M) 5,769 
42.31% 
Ratan Chakraborty 
 
INC 3,387 
24.84% 
2,382  
30 
Bagma 79.66% 
Rati Mohan Jamaitia 
 
TUS 5,652 
45.26% 
Ganapada Jamatia 
 
CPI(M) 5,194 
41.59% 
458  
31 
Salgarh 82.49% 
Gopal Chandra Das 
 
RSP 6,968 
60.32% 
Jitendra Chandra Das 
 
INC 1,620 
14.02% 
5,348  
32 
Radhakishorpur 80.8% 
Jogesh Chakraborty 
 
RSP 5,478 
54.62% 
Usha Ranjan Sen 
 
INC 1,755 
17.5% 
3,723  
33 
Matarbari 82.2% 
Naresh Chandra Ghosh 
 
CPI(M) 6,372 
50.91% 
Anil Sarkar 
 
INC 2,418 
19.32% 
3,954  
34 
Kakraban 82.71% 
Kashab Chandra Majumder 
 
CPI(M) 6,781 
53.7% 
Ajit Ranjan Ghosh 
 
INC 3,006 
23.8% 
3,775  
35 
Rajnagar 78.8% 
Nakul Das 
 
CPI(M) 7,828 
55.49% 
Upendra Kumar Das 
 
INC 5,100 
36.15% 
2,728  
36 
Belonia 81.72% 
Jyotirmoy Das 
 
CPI(M) 5,460 
41.65% 
Manoranjan Majumder 
 
INC 5,341 
40.74% 
119  
37 
Santirbazar 78.29% 
Drao Kumar Reang 
 
TUS 4,397 
30.08% 
Subodh Chandra Nath 
 
CPI(M) 3,902 
26.69% 
495  
38 
Hrishyamukh 83.22% 
Badal Chowdhury 
 
CPI(M) 7,552 
56.01% 
Arun Chandra Bhowmik 
 
INC 5,209 
38.63% 
2,343  
39 
Jolaibari 76.69% 
Brajamohan Jamatia 
 
CPI(M) 3,603 
36.57% 
Kashi Ram Reang 
 
INC 3,071 
31.17% 
532  
40 
Manu 78.9% 
Matahari Chowdhury 
 
CPI(M) 6,292 
42.65% 
Angju Mog 
 
INC 5,098 
34.56% 
1,194  
41 
Sabroom 83.94% 
Sunil Kumar Chowdhury 
 
CPI(M) 6,537 
46.94% 
Rabindra Kumar Patari 
 
INC 3,712 
26.66% 
2,825  
42 
Ampinagar 73.6% 
Nagendra Jamatia 
 
TUS 5,744 
45.17% 
Madhu Sudan Kalai 
 
CPI(M) 4,814 
37.86% 
930  
43 
Birganj 77.9% 
Syamal Saha 
 
CPI(M) 5,745 
39.5% 
Kanai Lal Sarkar 
 
INC 4,212 
28.96% 
1,533  
44 
Raima Valley 67.65% 
Baju Ban Riyan 
 
CPI(M) 7,661 
72.65% 
Monojay Roaja 
 
TUS 1,588 
15.06% 
6,073  
45 
Kamalpur 84.04% 
Bimal Singha 
 
CPI(M) 7,634 
70.06% 
Brajakishore Singha 
 
INC 1,156 
10.61% 
6,478  
46 
Surma 83.58% 
Rudrewar Das 
 
CPI(M) 7,403 
57.83% 
Jogendra Das 
 
INC 2,096 
16.37% 
5,307  
47 
Salema 81.29% 
Dinesh Debbarma 
 
CPI(M) 6,890 
53.24% 
Madan Mohan Debbarma 
 
INC 3,302 
25.52% 
3,588  
48 
Kulai 76.7% 
Kamini Debbarma 
 
CPI(M) 6,050 
46.34% 
Prafulla Roaja 
 
INC 2,664 
20.41% 
3,386  
49 
Chawamanu 68.48% 
Purna Mohan Tripura 
 
CPI(M) 4,613 
49.9% 
Shyama Charan Tripura 
 
TUS 1,587 
17.17% 
3,026  
50 
Pabiachhara 75.96% 
Bidhu Bhusan Malakar 
 
CPI(M) 6,270 
53.84% 
Brajendra Das 
 
INC 2,778 
23.85% 
3,492  
51 
Fatikroy 82.67% 
Tarani Mohan Singha 
 
CPI(M) 6,057 
44.21% 
Gopesh Ranjan Deb 
 
INC 3,365 
24.56% 
2,692  
52 
Chandipur 82.56% 
Baidyanath Majumdar 
 
CPI(M) 9,197 
64.38% 
Manindralal Bhowmik 
 
INC 3,260 
22.82% 
5,937  
53 
Kailashahar 78.54% 
Tapan Chakraborty 
 
CPI(M) 7,111 
53.36% 
Abdul Shahid 
 
INC 3,954 
29.67% 
3,157  
54 
Kurti 76.51% 
Faizur Rahaman 
 
CPI(M) 5,500 
48.28% 
Gopendra Kumar Das 
 
JP 1,233 
10.82% 
4,267  
55 
Kadamtala 73.02% 
Umesh Chandra Nath 
 
CPI(M) 5,575 
56.06% 
Luthfur Rahaman Chowdhury 
 
JP 1,731 
17.41% 
3,844  
56 
Dharmanagar 79.12% 
Amarendra Sarma 
 
CPI(M) 6,640 
53.94% 
Debiprasad Purkayastha 
 
INC 2,963 
24.07% 
3,677  
57 
Jubarajnagar 80.62% 
Ram Kumar Nath 
 
CPI(M) 6,379 
56.21% 
Manoranjan Nath 
 
Congress for Democracy 2,255 
19.87% 
4,124  
58 
Pencharthal 70.29% 
Mohan Lal Chakma 
 
CPI(M) 4,977 
42.47% 
Sushil Kumar Chakma 
 
INC 2,966 
25.31% 
2,011  
59 
Panisagar 75.21% 
Subodh Chandra Das 
 
CPI(M) 5,588 
58.4% 
Debendra Chandra Nath 
 
Independent 781 
8.16% 
4,807  
60 
Kanchanpur 65.06% 
Mandida Reang 
 
CPI(M) 5,608 
55.81% 
Sukadayal Jamatia 
 
TUS 2,012 
20.02% 
3,596  
The Left Front  won a majority of the 60 seats in the Legislative Assembly.  The LF was an alliance of left-wing political parties, including the Communist Party of India (Marxist)  (CPI-M).  Nripen Chakraborty  of the CPI-M formed a government as Chief Minister on January 5, 1978.[ 8] 
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