Tripura Election Results 2023: The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) secured a second term in the north-eastern state of Tripura. The results are in the keeping with the exit polls predictions which had predicted a return of the saffron party in the state. Polling for the 60-member Tripura Assembly took place on February 16, which witnessed a voter turnout of 89.98 per cent. From the Town Bardowali constituency, Chief Minister Manik Saha won and Deputy Chief Minister Jishnu Dev Varma of the BJP was defeated by Subodh Deb Barma of the Tipra Motha party.
In the 2018 assembly elections, the BJP won 36 seats, while its ally IPFT bagged 18 constituencies. The CPI(M)-led Left Front emerged victorious in 16 seats, while the Congress drew a blank.
Tripura Election Results Highlights: Counting of votes is underway and trends show that BJP as crossed the halfway mark in the 60-member Tripura Assembly.
"Thank you Tripura! This is a vote for progress and stability. @BJP4Tripura
will continue to boost the state's growth trajectory. I am proud of all Tripura BJP Karyakartas for their spectacular efforts at the grassroots," tweets Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Ranjit Das of the BJP won by a margin of 4,594 beating CPI-M's Parimal Debnath.
"Ready to accept all demands of Tipra Motha, except for Greater Tipraland," says Tripura BJP chief spokesperson Subrata Chakraborty to PTI
Brishaktu Debbarma of the Tipra Motha party won from the ST-reserved Simna seat, beating rivals Binod Debbarma from the BJP. While Brishaketu secured 15882 votes, Binod got 5385 votes, according to the Election Commission of India website.
Tripura Election Results 2023: BJP charges ahead as per numbers on TV channels at 12:23 PM -
India Today: BJP+ ahead in 33, Left+Congress in 16, TMP in 10, Others in 1
NDTV: BJP+ in 33, Left+Congress in 16, TMP in 10, others in 1
Times Now: BJP+ in 33, TMP in 11, Congress+Left in 15, others in 1
CNN News 18: BJP+ in 33, Congress+Left in 16, TIPRA in 10
CM Manik Saha of the BJP is leading in the fifth round of counting as he has polled 16446 votes so far. His nearest rival Congress' Asish Kumar Saha is trailing with 15125 votes so far.
The BJP has taken a comfortable lead with 33 seats in the 60-member Assembly, and a 40.06 per cent vote share. The CPI-M party is leading in nine seats with a vote share of 25.50 per cent, INC leads in five seats and has a vote share of 9.04 per cent, as per the ECI trends at 11:45 AM.
The Bharatiya Janata Party has taken a comfortable lead with 33 seats in the 60-member Assembly, and looks poised to get a second term in the state. The CPI-M party is leading in nine seats, INC leads in five seats, and new party TIPRA Motha party is leading in 11 seats, as per the ECI trends on 11:45 AM.
BJP candidate and Chief Minister Manik Saha is leading from Town Bardowali seat, while Congress' Ashish Kumar Saha is trailing by 1321 votes.
Congress candidate Sudip Roy Barman is leading from Agartala sear, while BJP's Papia Dutta is trailing by over 5286 votes, as per the Election Commission of India.
Trends by the Election Commission of India show that the Manik Saha-led BJP is leading in 28 of the 60 seats, while CPI-Marxist is leading in 13 seats, and TIPRA Motha party is leading in 13 seats.
BJP candidate Pratima Bhoumik is leading over CPI-M candidate Kaushik Chanda in the Dhanpur Assembly constituency with a narrow margin of 136 votes.
CM Manik Saha leads in the third round of counting is underway. He has secured 3377 votes while Congress' Asish Kumar Saha is trailing behind with 3033 votes. Ananta Banerjee of the TMC has secured 135 seats in the third round of counting.
From the Charilam constituency, Tipra Motha candidate Subodh Deb Barma is leading in the first round of counting, whileTripura deputy chief minister Jishnu Dev Varma is trailing behind with 3032 votes, and Congress' Ashok Deb Barma is far behind with 1657 votes, according to the ECI website.
The BJP continues to maintain its lead in Tripura, Left-Congress alliance is trailing behind. Here are the numbers by TV channels as of 10:15 AM:
News 18: BJP+ ahead in 25, Left+ ahead in 21, TMP ahead in 12, others ahead in 1
NDTV: BJP+ ahead in 36, Congress+Left ahead in 17, TIPRA ahead in 7
India Today: BJP+ ahead in 36, Left+ ahead in 15, TMP ahead in 9
Town Bardowali - Tripura CM Manik Saha, who is leading BJP-IPFT coalition is up against Congress' Asish Kumar Saha
Charilam - Tripura deputy chief minister Jishnu Dev Varma is up against Congress’s Ashok Deb Barma and Subodh Deb Barma of the TIPRA Motha Party.
Sabroom - Former Lok Sabha MP and state general secretary of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) Jitendra Choudhury is up against BJP’s Sankar Roy.
Banamalipur - BJP state unit chief Rajiv Bhattacharjee is against former MLA Gopal Roy of the Congress. From the constituency, former Tripura CM Biplab Kumar Deb fought and won in the 2018 assembly polls.
Dhanpur - BJP has fielded Union minister Pratima Bhoumik, who is pitted against Kaushik Chanda from CPI-M, while TMC and TIPRA Motha fielded Amiya Dayal Noatia from Dhanpur.
Congress candidate Sudip Roy Barman is leading in the first round of countinf with 4468 votes, while BJP candidate Papia Dutta is trailing with 2798 votes, the ECI website shows.
Sudip Roy Barman won Agartala in the 2018 assembly elections from a BJP ticket and later switched to Congress and retained the seat in last year’s bypoll in a three-way contest. Sudip Roy Barman defeated BJP's Ashok Sinha by nearly 3,000 votes.
CPI(M) state secretary Jitendra Chaudhury is contesting from Sabroom seat is leading in the first round of counting with 5550 votes, while BJP's Sankar Roy is trailing with 4914 votes, the Election Commission of India website shows.
The Election Commission of India website shows that the incumbent CM Manik Saha is leading with 3377 votes, while Congress' Asish Kumar Saha is trailing with 3033 votes in Round 2 of voting.
The BJP continues to maintain its lead in Tripura, Left+Congress alliance is trailing behind. Here are the numbers flashed on TV channels:
News 18: BJP+ ahead in 27, Left+ ahead in 20, TMP ahead in 12, others ahead in 1
NDTV: BJP+ ahead in 36, Congress+Left ahead in 17, TIPRA ahead in 7
India Today: BJP+ ahead in 36, Left+ ahead in 15, TMP ahead in 9
Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Gitte Kirankumar Dinakarrao said that counting is taking place across 21 counting centres and there will be around five to eight rounds of counting. The trends are expected to be clear around noon, he added.
Early trends in Tripura show that the BJP and IPFT alliance is leading in 40 seats, while Left-Congress combine is leading in 15 seats. The Tipra Motha party, which made its debut in the 2023 Tripura election, is leading in six seats.
BJP and its allies leading in 39 seats in the 60-member Assembly, While Congress Left alliance is leading in 16 seats, according to early trends.
The Bharatiya Janata Party-led alliance has maintained its lead in early trends, leading in 26 seats while the Left-Congress alliance is leading 16 seats and the TIPRA Motha party in 15 seats.
The BJP contested the elections on 55 assembly seats, its ally IPFT fielded candidates in six constituencies, while there is a friendly fight in one seat. The CPI(M) is contesting 47 seats and the Congress is in fray from 13 constituencies. The debutant Tipra Motha party is testing the waters in 42 Assembly seats.