Tripura West Lok Sabha constituency ( bn, ত্রিপুরা পশ্চিম লোকসভা কেন্দ্র) is one of two
Lok Sabha
The Lok Sabha, constitutionally the House of the People, is the lower house of India's bicameral Parliament, with the upper house being the Rajya Sabha. Members of the Lok Sabha are elected by an adult universal suffrage and a first-past ...
constituencies
An electoral district, also known as an election district, legislative district, voting district, constituency, riding, ward, division, or (election) precinct is a subdivision of a larger state (a country, administrative region, or other polity ...
in
Tripura
Tripura (, Bengali: ) is a state in Northeast India. The third-smallest state in the country, it covers ; and the seventh-least populous state with a population of 36.71 lakh ( 3.67 million). It is bordered by Assam and Mizoram to the east a ...
state in northeastern
India
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. It includes the state capital
Agartala
Agartala () is the capital city of the Indian state of Tripura, and is one of the largest cities in northeast India. The city is governed by the Agartala Municipal Corporation. The city is the seat of the Government of Tripura. It is located on ...
.
Assembly segments
Tripura West Lok Sabha constituency is composed of the following assembly segments:
Members of Parliament
Election results
General elections 2019
General elections 2014
General elections 2009
General elections 2004
Bye election 2002
A by-election was held in this constituency on 12 November 2002 which was necessitated by the Death of sitting MP Samar Chowdhury. In the by-election,
Khagen Das
Khagen Das (4 September 1937 – 21 January 2018) was a member of the 14th Lok Sabha of India. He represented the Tripura West constituency of Tripura and was a member of the Communist Party of India (Marxist)
The Communist Party of ...
of
CPI(M)
The Communist Party of India (Marxist) (abbreviated as CPI(M)/CPIM/CPM) is a Marxist–Leninist communist political party in India. It is the largest communist party of India in terms of membership and electoral seats and one of the na ...
defeated his nearest rival Manik Deb of
Congress
A congress is a formal meeting of the representatives of different countries, constituent states, organizations, trade unions, political parties, or other groups. The term originated in Late Middle English to denote an encounter (meeting of a ...
by 1,50,843 votes.
General elections 1999
See also
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List of Constituencies of the Lok Sabha
The Lok Sabha, the lower house of the Parliament of India, is made up of Members of Parliament ( MPs). Each MP, represents a single geographic constituency. There are currently 543 constituencies while maximum seats will fill up to 550 (after ar ...
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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 Deb, the leader of the Ganamukti Paris ...
References
External links
Tripura West lok sabha constituency election 2019 date and schedule
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Lok Sabha constituencies in Tripura
Politics of Tripura