# Tripura East Lok Sabha constituency

Tripura East is one of the two Lok Sabha constituencies in Tripura state in northeastern India. The seat is reserved for scheduled tribes. In the first elections in 1952 the seat was represented by Dasarath Debbarma.
The most successful party in the Lok Sabha elections

## Assembly segments

Tripura East Lok Sabha constituency is composed of the following assembly segments:
| No | Name | District | Member | Party | 2024 lead |
| 24 | Ramchandraghat (ST) | Khowai | Ranjit Debbarma | Tipra Motha Party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 25 | Khowai | Khowai | Nirmal Biswas | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 26 | Asharambari (ST) | Khowai | Animesh Debbarma | Tipra Motha Party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 27 | Kalyanpur-Pramodenagar | Khowai | Pinaki Das Choudhuri | Bharatiya Janata Party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 28 | Teliamura (ST) | Khowai | Kalyani Roy | Bharatiya Janata Party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 29 | Krishanpur (ST) | Khowai | Bikash Debbarma | Bharatiya Janata Party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 37 | Hrishyamukh | South Tripura | Asoke Chandra Mitra | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 38 | Jolaibari (ST) | South Tripura | Shukla Charan Noatia | Indigenous People's Front of Tripura | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 39 | Manu (ST) | South Tripura | Mailafru Mog | Bharatiya Janata Party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 40 | Sabroom | South Tripura | Jitendra Chaudhury | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 41 | Ampinagar (ST) | Gomati | Pathan Lal Jamatia | Tipra Motha Party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 42 | Amarpur | Gomati | Ranjit Das | Bharatiya Janata Party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 43 | Karbook (ST) | Gomati | Sanjoy Manik Tripura | Tipra Motha Party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 44 | Raima Valley (ST) | Dhalai | Nandita Debbarma | Tipra Motha Party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 45 | Kamalpur | Dhalai | Manoj Kanti Deb | Bharatiya Janata Party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 46 | Surma (SC) | Dhalai | Swapna Das Paul | Bharatiya Janata Party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 47 | Ambassa (ST) | Dhalai | Chitta Ranjan Debbarma | Tipra Motha Party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 48 | Karamcherra (ST) | Dhalai | Paul Dangshu | Tipra Motha Party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 49 | Chawamanu (ST) | Dhalai | Sambhu Lal Chakma | Bharatiya Janata Party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 50 | Pabiachhara (SC) | Unakoti | Bhagaban Das | Bharatiya Janata Party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 51 | Fatikroy (SC) | Unakoti | Sudhangshu Das | Bharatiya Janata Party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 52 | Chandipur | Unakoti | Tinku Roy | Bharatiya Janata Party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 53 | Kailashahar | Unakoti | Birajit Sinha | Indian National Congress | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 54 | Kadamtala-Kurti | North Tripura | Islam Uddin | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 55 | Bagbassa | North Tripura | Jadab Lal Debnath | Bharatiya Janata Party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 56 | Dharmanagar | North Tripura | Biswa Bandhu Sen | Bharatiya Janata Party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 57 | Jubarajnagar | North Tripura | Sailendra Chandra Nath | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 58 | Panisagar | North Tripura | Binay Bhushan Das | Bharatiya Janata Party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 59 | Pencharthal (ST) | North Tripura | Santana Chakma | Bharatiya Janata Party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 60 | Kanchanpur (ST) | North Tripura | Philip Kumar Reang | Tipra Motha Party | Bharatiya Janata Party |

## Members of Parliament

| Year | Member | Party |
| 1952 | Dasarath Deb | Communist Party of India |
| 1957 | Dasarath Deb | Communist Party of India |
| 1962 | Dasarath Deb | Communist Party of India |
| 1967 | Kirit Bikram Kishore Deb Barman | Indian National Congress |
| 1971 | Dasarath Deb | Communist Party of India |
| 1977 | Kirit Bikram Kishore Deb Barman | Indian National Congress |
| 1980 | Baju Ban Riyan | Communist Party of India |
| 1984 | Baju Ban Riyan | Communist Party of India |
| 1989 | Kirit Bikram Kishore Deb Barman | Indian National Congress |
| 1991 | Bibhu Kumari Devi | Indian National Congress |
| 1996 | Baju Ban Riyan | Communist Party of India |
| 1998 | Baju Ban Riyan | Communist Party of India |
| 1999 | Baju Ban Riyan | Communist Party of India |
| 2004 | Baju Ban Riyan | Communist Party of India |
| 2009 | Baju Ban Riyan | Communist Party of India |
| 2014 | Jitendra Choudhury | Communist Party of India |
| 2019 | Rebati Tripura | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2024 | Kriti Devi Debbarma | Bharatiya Janata Party |

## Election results
### General election 2024

2024 Indian general election: Tripura East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Kriti Devi Debbarman | 777,447 | 68.54 | |
| | CPI(M) | Rajendra Reang | 2,90,628 | 25.62 | |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 18,303 | 1.61 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,86,819 | 42.92 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 11,22,424 | 80.36 | 2.54 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 13,96,761 | | |
| | BJP hold | BJP hold | Swing | | |
* ↑ does not include postal ballots

### General election 1952

Indian general election, 1951–52: Tripura East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | CPI | Dasarath Deb | 42,866 | 53.91 | N/A |
| | INC | Sachindra Lal Singh | 29,650 | 37.29 | N/A |
| | ABJS | Nagendra Chaudhary | 7,004 | 8.81 | N/A |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 13,216 | 16.62 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 79,520 | 44.27 | N/A |
| | CPI win (new seat) | CPI win (new seat) | CPI win (new seat) | CPI win (new seat) | CPI win (new seat) |

### General election 1957

For this election Tripura became one Lok Sabha constituency with two representatives in parliament. The two representatives were Dasarath Deb of the Communist Party of India and Bangshi Deb Barma of the Indian National Congress.

### General election 1962

1962 Indian general election: Tripura East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | CPI | Dasarath Deb | 77,539 | 50.38 | N/A |
| | INC | Jitendra Mohan Deb Barma | 67,491 | 43.85 | N/A |
| | Eastern Indian Tribal Union | Sneha Kumar Chakma | 8,887 | 5.77 | N/A |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 10,048 | 6.53 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 157,624 | 65.81 | N/A |
| | CPI hold | CPI hold | Swing | N/A | |

### General election 1967

1967 Indian general election: Tripura East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Kirit Bikram Kishore Deb Barman | 129,618 | 58.74 | N/A |
| | CPI(M) | Dasarath Deb | 91,032 | 41.26 | N/A |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 226,756 | 74.18 | |
| | INC gain from CPI(M) | INC gain from CPI(M) | Swing | N/A | |

### General election 1971

1971 Indian general election: Tripura East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | CPI(M) | Dasarath Deb | 91,192 | 41.98 | |
| | INC | Ramendra Kishore Deb Barma | 69,750 | 32.11 | |
| | Independent | Kishore Deb Barma Bahadur | 44,559 | 20.51 | |
| | CPI | Birchandra Deb Barma | 11,706 | 5.39 | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | | | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 226,116 | 62.66 | |
| | CPI(M) gain from INC | CPI(M) gain from INC | Swing | N/A | |

### General election 1977

1977 Indian general election: Tripura East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Kirit Bikram Kishore Deb Barman | 133,907 | 47.64 | N/A |
| | CPI(M) | Dasarath Deb | 120,724 | 42.95 | |
| | Tripura Upajati Juba Samiti | Bijoy Kumar Harangkhawl | 13,255 | 4.72 | |
| | CPI | Aghore Deb Barma | 13,180 | 4.69 | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | | | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 291,091 | 66.90 | |
| | INC gain from CPI(M) | INC gain from CPI(M) | Swing | N/A | |

### General election 1980

1980 Indian general election: Tripura East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | CPI(M) | Bajuban Riyan | 196,199 | 48.19 |
| | Independent | Ratnapravana Das | 102,293 | 25.13 |
| | Tripura Upajati Juba Samiti | Syamacharan Trippura | 61,398 | 15.08 |
| | INC(I) | Kashi Ram Reang | 44,819 | 11.01 |
| | JP | Hangsadwaj Dewan | 2395 | 0.59 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 93,906 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 407,104 | 79.38 |
| | CPI(M) gain from INC | CPI(M) gain from INC | Swing | |

### General election 1984

1984 Indian general election: Tripura East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | CPI(M) | Bajuban Riyan | 231,023 | 52.40 |
| | INC | Kirit Bikram Kishore Deb Barman | 189,960 | 43.08 |
| | Independent | Sneha Kumar Chakma | 14,671 | 3.33 |
| | Independent | Niranjan Deb Barma | 5,247 | 1.19 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 448,147 | 76.36 |
| | CPI(M) hold | CPI(M) hold | Swing | |

### General election 1989

1989 Indian general election: Tripura East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | INC | Kirit Bikram Kishore Deb Barman | 292,190 | 49.30 |
| | CPI(M) | Baju Banriyan | 283,789 | 47.89 |
| | AMB | Sudhangshu Sen | 10,202 | 1.72 |
| | Independent | Debendra Malsom | 5,124 | 0.86 |
| | Independent | Akshayananda Uchai | 1,323 | 0.22 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 600,724 | 81.85 |
| | INC gain from CPI(M) | INC gain from CPI(M) | Swing | |

### General election 1991

1991 Indian general election: Tripura East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | INC | Bibhu Kumari Devi | 377,436 | 82.06 |
| | CPI(M) | Baju Banriyan | 30,783 | 6.69 |
| | AMB | Minati Roy | 22,762 | 4.95 |
| | BJP | Maharaj Kumar Nakshatra Bikram Debbarma | 14,697 | 3.20 |
| | Independent | Ananta Debbarma | 7,186 | 1.56 |
| | CPI(ML) | Debendra Malsom | 5,915 | 1.29 |
| | IPF | Kamal Singh Jamatia | 1,157 | 0.25 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 477,132 | 64.23 |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | |

### General election 2004

2004 Indian general election: Tripura East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | CPI(M) | Baju Ban Riyan | 414,230 | 66.48 |
| | BJP | Pulin Bihari Dewan | 103,494 | 16.61 |
| | INC | Jadu Mohan Tripura | 76,927 | 12.35 |
| | Independent | Dija Raj Tripura | 14,027 | 2.25 |
| | AMB | Karna Dhan Chakma | 7,941 | 1.27 |
| | CPI(ML)L | Charai Muni Jamatia | 6,475 | 1.04 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 310,736 | 49.79 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 624,094 | 66.62 |
| | CPI(M) hold | CPI(M) hold | Swing | |

### General election 2009

2009 Indian general election: Tripura East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | CPI(M) | Baju Ban Riyan | 521,084 | 63.47 | –3.01 |
| | INC | Diba Chandra Hrangkhawl | 225,503 | 27.47 | +15.12 |
| | BJP | Pulin Bihari Dewan | 33,989 | 4.14 | –12.47 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 295,581 | 36.00 | –13.79 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 820,984 | 83.06 | 20.01 |
| | CPI(M) hold | CPI(M) hold | Swing | +4.68 | |

### General election 2014

2014 Indian general election: Tripura East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | CPI(M) | Jitendra Choudhury | 6,23,771 | 65.47 | +2.00 |
| | INC | Sachitra Debbarma | 1,39,413 | 14.63 | −12.78 |
| | AITC | Bhriguram Reang | 77,028 | 8.08 | +7.57 |
| | BJP | Parikshit Debbarma | 60,613 | 6.36 | +4.13 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 4,84,358 | 50.84 | +14.84 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,51,080 | 83.41 | |
| | CPI(M) hold | CPI(M) hold | Swing | | |

### General election 2019

2019 Indian general election: Tripura East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Rebati Tripura | 482,126 | 46.12 | +40.13 |
| | INC | Maharaj Kumari Pragya Deb Burman | 2,77,836 | 26.58 | +12.78 |
| | CPI(M) | Jitendra Choudhury | 2,00,963 | 19.22 | −46.00 |
| | IPFT | Narendra Chandra Debbarma | 45,304 | 4.33 | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 2,04,290 | 20.84 | +14.84 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 10,46,123 | 82.90 | |
| | BJP gain from CPI(M) | BJP gain from CPI(M) | Swing | | |