2018 Tripura Legislative Assembly election

2018 Tripura Legislative Assembly election
18 February 2018
60 seats in the Tripura Legislative Assembly
31 seats needed for a majority
Opinion polls
Turnout91.38% ( 2.19 pp)
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Biplab Kumar Deb Manik Sarkar
Party BJP CPI(M)
Alliance NDA LF
Leader since 2016 1998
Leader's seat Banamalipur Dhanpur
Last election 1.54%, 0 seat 51.63%, 49 seats
Seats won 36 16
Seat change 36 33
Popular vote 1,025,673 1,043,640
Percentage 43.59% 44.35%
Swing 41.5 pp 5.51 pp
Chief Minister before election

Manik Sarkar
CPI(M)

Elected Chief Minister

Biplab Kumar Deb
BJP

The 2018 Tripura Legislative Assembly election was held on 18 February for 59 of the state's 60 constituencies. The counting of votes took place on 3 March 2018. With 43.59% of the vote, the BJP secured a majority of seats (36) and subsequently formed the government with Biplab Kumar Deb as Chief Minister. Although the former governing Left Front alliance received 44.35% of the vote, it translated into only 16 seats.

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