1983 Tripura Legislative Assembly election 
 
Tripura The 1983 Tripura Legislative Assembly  election took place on 1 May 1983, to elect the Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) from each of the 60 Assembly constituencies in Tripura, India.[ 1] 
The Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPI(M)) , led by Nripen Chakraborty , won 37 seats and formed the Government in Tripura .
Highlights 
Election to the Tripura Legislative Assembly  were held on February 15, 1993.  The election were held in a single phase for all the 60 assembly constituencies.
Participating Political Parties 
Partytype Abbreviation
 
Party
 
  
National Parties
  
1 
BJP 
Bhartiya Janta Party
  
2 
CPI 
Communist Party of India
  
3 
CPM 
Communist Party of India (Marxist)
  
4 
ICS 
Indian Congress (Socialist)
  
5 
INC 
Indian National Congress
  
6 
JNP 
Janata Party
  
State Parties
  
7 
FBL 
All India Forward BlocK
  
8 
RSP 
Revolutionary Socialist Party
  
9 
TUS 
Tripura Upajati Zuba Samiti
  
Independents
  
10 
IND 
Independent
  
[ 2] 
No. of Constituencies 
Type of Constituencies
 
GEN
 
SC
 
ST
 
Total
  
No. of Constituencies
 
33
 
7
 
20
 
60
  
[ 3] 
Electors 
 
Men
 
Women
 
Total
  
No.of Electors
 
579,123
 
555,134
 
1,134,257
  
No.of Electors who Voted
 
495,281
 
446,504
 
941,785
  
Polling Percentage
 
85.52%
 
80.43%
 
83.03%
  
[ 4] 
 
Men
 
Women
 
Total
  
No.of Contestants
 
195
 
11
 
206
  
Elected
 
56
 
04
 
60
  
[ 5] 
Result 
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 83.41% 
Abhiram Debbarma 
 
CPI(M) 9,206 
65.23% 
Kripa Rani Debbarma 
 
TUS 4,828 
34.21% 
4,378  
2 
Mohanpur 80.89% 
Dhirendra Chandra Debnath 
 
INC 6,568 
45.07% 
Radharaman Debnath 
 
CPI(M) 5,953 
40.85% 
615  
3 
Bamutia 85.47% 
Haricharan Sarkar 
 
CPI(M) 7,417 
50.79% 
Prafulla Kumar Das 
 
INC 7,023 
48.09% 
394  
4 
Barjala 83.66% 
Gouri Bhattacharjee 
 
CPI(M) 8,160 
49.3% 
Basana Chakraborty 
 
Independent 4,904 
29.63% 
3,256  
5 
Khayerpur 83.34% 
Sudhir Ranjan Majumder 
 
INC 8,539 
52.98% 
Akhil Debnath 
 
CPI(M) 7,321 
45.43% 
1,218  
6 
Agartala 80.44% 
Manik Sarkar 
 
CPI(M) 10,623 
52.18% 
Promode Ranjandas Gupta 
 
INC 9,485 
46.59% 
1,138  
7 
Ramnagar 80.24% 
Biren Dutta 
 
CPI(M) 8,026 
50.8% 
Amar Ranjan Gupta 
 
INC 7,640 
48.35% 
386  
8 
Town Bordowali 79.31% 
Ashok Kumar Bhattacharya 
 
INC 7,689 
52.95% 
Brajagopal Roy 
 
AIFB 6,549 
45.1% 
1,140  
9 
Banamalipur 82.11% 
Sukhamoy Sen Gupta 
 
INC 6,883 
52.43% 
Bibekananda Bhowmik 
 
CPI(M) 5,913 
45.04% 
970  
10 
Majlishpur 83.16% 
Khagen Das 
 
CPI(M) 6,397 
44.21% 
Ranjit Saha 
 
INC 4,901 
33.87% 
1,496  
11 
Mandaibazar 81.% 
Rashiram Debbarma 
 
CPI(M) 9,861 
56.04% 
Amiya Kumar Debbarma 
 
TUS 7,594 
43.16% 
2,267  
12 
Takarjala 79.35% 
Sudhanwa Debbarma 
 
CPI(M) 9,029 
59.83% 
Suriya Kumar Debbarma 
 
TUS 5,930 
39.29% 
3,099  
13 
Pratapgarh 85.63% 
Anil Sarkar 
 
CPI(M) 12,736 
58.4% 
Monomohan Das 
 
INC 8,758 
40.16% 
3,978  
14 
Badharghat 82.65% 
Jadab Majumder 
 
CPI(M) 11,244 
56.37% 
Niranjan Paul 
 
INC 8,551 
42.87% 
2,693  
15 
Kamalasagar 84.88% 
Matilal Sarkar 
 
CPI(M) 7,601 
50.85% 
Monoranjan Laskar 
 
INC 7,170 
47.97% 
431  
16 
Bishalgarh 84.65% 
Bhanu Lal Saha 
 
CPI(M) 7,340 
51.54% 
Samir Ranjan Barman 
 
INC 6,900 
48.46% 
440  
17 
Golaghati 81.76% 
Budha Debbarma 
 
TUS 8,011 
50.18% 
Niranjan Debbarma 
 
CPI(M) 7,198 
45.09% 
813  
18 
Charilam 83.44% 
Parimal Chandra Saha 
 
INC 8,528 
52.7% 
Braja Gopal Bhowmik 
 
CPI(M) 7,302 
45.12% 
1,226  
19 
Boxanagar 88.79% 
Araber Rahaman 
 
CPI(M) 7,022 
51.21% 
Munsur Ali 
 
INC 6,648 
48.49% 
374  
20 
Nalchar 89.03% 
Narayan Das 
 
INC 7,420 
49.94% 
Sumanta Kumar Das 
 
CPI(M) 7,210 
48.53% 
210  
21 
Sonamura 87.97% 
Rashik Lal Roy 
 
INC 7,264 
51.55% 
Subal Rudra 
 
CPI(M) 6,623 
47.% 
641  
22 
Dhanpur 89.26% 
Samar Chowdhury 
 
CPI(M) 8,795 
54.02% 
Brajendra Kumar Ghosh 
 
INC 7,487 
45.98% 
1,308  
23 
Ramchandraghat 87.55% 
Dasarath Deb 
 
CPI(M) 11,451 
86.89% 
Bathsailyamani Jamatia 
 
TUS 1,728 
13.11% 
9,723  
24 
Khowai 88.15% 
Samir Deb Sarkar 
 
CPI(M) 5,777 
45.18% 
Sukhamoy Kar 
 
INC 3,587 
28.05% 
2,190  
25 
Asharambari 85.91% 
Bidya Chandra Debbarma 
 
CPI(M) 11,360 
79.67% 
Kishalaya Kanti Debbarma 
 
INC 1,591 
11.16% 
9,769  
26 
Pramodenagar 87.6% 
Nripen Chakraborty 
 
CPI(M) 10,845 
60.87% 
Siromani Roy 
 
Independent 5,212 
29.25% 
5,633  
27 
Kalyanpur 84.93% 
Makhan Lal Chakraborty 
 
CPI(M) 7,064 
49.% 
Debabrata Datta 
 
Independent 4,566 
31.67% 
2,498  
28 
Krishnapur 71.86% 
Kali Kumar Debbarma 
 
CPI(M) 7,267 
54.29% 
Maharaja Kumar Sahadeb Bikaram Kishore Debbarma 
 
INC 5,059 
37.8% 
2,208  
29 
Teliamura 83.15% 
Gita Chowdhury 
 
INC 6,835 
42.48% 
Jitendra Sarkar 
 
CPI(M) 5,984 
37.19% 
851  
30 
Bagma 81.6% 
Rati Mohan Jamaitia 
 
TUS 10,157 
62.93% 
Gunapada Jamatia 
 
CPI(M) 5,506 
34.11% 
4,651  
31 
Salgarh 87.11% 
Gopal Chandra Das 
 
RSP 8,148 
53.21% 
Kamini Kumar Das 
 
INC 7,032 
45.92% 
1,116  
32 
Radhakishorpur 84.17% 
Jogesh Chakraborty 
 
RSP 7,070 
51.44% 
Bhanu Gopal Baisnab 
 
INC 6,590 
47.95% 
480  
33 
Matarbari 86.26% 
Maharani Bibhu Kumari Devi 
 
INC 9,195 
57.41% 
Madhab Saha 
 
CPI(M) 6,625 
41.36% 
2,570  
34 
Kakraban 87.28% 
Keshab Chandra Majumder 
 
CPI(M) 8,256 
52.% 
Nanik Chandra Das 
 
INC 7,521 
47.37% 
735  
35 
Rajnagar 87.29% 
Nakul Das 
 
CPI(M) 10,144 
54.83% 
Bhuban Mohan Das 
 
INC 7,951 
42.98% 
2,193  
36 
Belonia 87.18% 
Manoranjan Majumder 
 
Independent 8,081 
50.75% 
Jitendra Lal Das 
 
CPI 7,657 
48.08% 
424  
37 
Santirbazar 83.85% 
Shyama Charan Tripura 
 
TUS 10,478 
55.63% 
Narayan Chandra Kar 
 
CPI(M) 7,759 
41.19% 
2,719  
38 
Hrishyamukh 90.43% 
Badal Chowdhury 
 
CPI(M) 9,204 
53.87% 
Amal Mallik 
 
INC 7,703 
45.08% 
1,501  
39 
Jolaibari 83.61% 
Kashi Ram Reang 
 
INC 6,718 
51.9% 
Brajamohan Jamatia 
 
CPI(M) 6,227 
48.1% 
491  
40 
Manu 83.5% 
Angju Mog 
 
INC 10,304 
55.2% 
Jitendra Kumar Chowdhury 
 
CPI(M) 8,362 
44.8% 
1,942  
41 
Sabroom 87.5% 
Sunil Kumar Chowdhury 
 
CPI(M) 9,118 
52.55% 
Adhir Chandra Bhaumik 
 
INC 7,981 
46.% 
1,137  
42 
Ampinagar 75.29% 
Nagendra Jamatia 
 
TUS 9,449 
58.99% 
Madhu Sudan Kalai 
 
CPI(M) 4,941 
30.84% 
4,508  
43 
Birganj 79.77% 
Jawhar Saha 
 
Independent 8,747 
48.54% 
Syjmal Kanti Saha 
 
CPI(M) 6,352 
35.25% 
2,395  
44 
Raima Valley 71.66% 
Rabindra Debbarma 
 
TUS 7,772 
51.82% 
Anand Mohan Reaja 
 
CPI(M) 7,225 
48.18% 
547  
45 
Kamalpur 89.17% 
Bimal Singha 
 
CPI(M) 7,674 
59.48% 
Kanak Ranjan Ghosh 
 
INC 5,161 
40.% 
2,513  
46 
Surma 86.82% 
Rudreswar Das 
 
CPI(M) 7,763 
51.45% 
Harendra Chandra Das 
 
INC 6,215 
41.19% 
1,548  
47 
Salema 84.5% 
Dinesh Debbarma 
 
CPI(M) 8,032 
51.65% 
Bijoy Kumar Jamatia 
 
TUS 6,761 
43.48% 
1,271  
48 
Kulai 78.96% 
Diba Chandra Harangkhal 
 
TUS 8,419 
50.78% 
Kamini Debbarma 
 
CPI(M) 7,480 
45.12% 
939  
49 
Chawamanu 75.94% 
Purna Mohan Tripura 
 
CPI(M) 6,662 
50.24% 
Jadumohan Tripura 
 
TUS 6,598 
49.76% 
64  
50 
Pabiachhara 81.19% 
Bidhu Bhusan Malakar 
 
CPI(M) 7,544 
50.6% 
Subal Chandra Biswas 
 
INC 6,413 
43.02% 
1,131  
51 
Fatikroy 86.31% 
Tarani Mohan Singha 
 
CPI(M) 7,580 
51.65% 
Radhika Ranjan Gupta 
 
INC 5,898 
40.19% 
1,682  
52 
Chandipur 88.38% 
Baidyanath Majumdar 
 
CPI(M) 9,066 
54.64% 
Birajit Sinha 
 
INC 7,398 
44.59% 
1,668  
53 
Kailashahar 83.9% 
Syed Basit Ali 
 
INC 8,116 
50.82% 
Tapan Chakraborty 
 
CPI(M) 7,487 
46.88% 
629  
54 
Kurti 79.5% 
Faizur Rahaman 
 
CPI(M) 7,738 
57.78% 
Abdul Razak Bisharad 
 
INC 4,794 
35.79% 
2,944  
55 
Kadamtala 76.63% 
Samir Kumar Nath 
 
CPI(M) 5,061 
40.81% 
Jyotirmoy Nath 
 
INC 4,727 
38.11% 
334  
56 
Dharmanagar 79.09% 
Amarendra Sarma 
 
CPI(M) 7,309 
51.59% 
Binay Bhushan Ray 
 
INC 5,570 
39.31% 
1,739  
57 
Jubarajnagar 84.5% 
Ram Kumar Nath 
 
CPI(M) 6,074 
45.23% 
Prasanna Kumar Nath 
 
Independent 4,225 
31.46% 
1,849  
58 
Pencharthal 77.93% 
Ratna Prava Das 
 
Independent 5,343 
34.84% 
Mohan Lal Chakma 
 
CPI(M) 5,000 
32.6% 
343  
59 
Panisagar 79.32% 
Subodh Chandra Das 
 
CPI(M) 6,642 
53.45% 
Bibekananda Chakraborty 
 
Independent 3,047 
24.52% 
3,595  
60 
Kanchanpur 72.88% 
Len Prasad Malsai 
 
CPI(M) 6,052 
43.21% 
Drao Kumar Reang 
 
TUS 4,321 
30.85% 
1,731  
The Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPI(M))  won 37 out of 60 seats in the 60-seat Legislative Assembly.  The Indian National Congress  (INC) won 12 seats in the Legislative Assembly.  Nripen Chakraborty  of the CPI-M formed a government as Chief Minister.[ 8] 
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