PERFORMANCE OF POLITICAL PARTIES IN THE 1998 ASSEMBLY ELECTION OF TRIPURA

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Assembly Election - 2003 : Backgrounder - XIV

PARTY	SEATS				VOTES POLLED			VOTE % IN SEATS CONTESTED
	CONTESTED WON FD				VOTES	%
NATIONAL PARTIES
BJP		60	0	58	80272	5.87	5.87
CPI		2	1	0	18802	1.38	43.17
CPM		55	38	0	621804	45.49	49.43
INC		45	13	1	464171	33.96	43.55
JD		3	0	3	3294	0.24	5.47
TOTAL		165	52	62	1188343	86.93
STATE PARTIES
FBL		1	0	0	7665	0.56	36.92
RJD		6	0	6	503	0.04	0.35
RSP		2	2	0	22526	1.65	50.36
TUJS		10	4	0	98271	7.19	46.95
TOTAL		19	6	6	128965	9.43
REGISTERED (UNRECOGNISED) PARTIES
AMB		24	0	24	4324	0.32	0.84
CPI(ML)(L)		2	0	2	404	0.03	0.94
TOTAL		26	0	26	4728	0.35
INDEPENDENTS
IND		60	2	55	44930	3.29	3.08
TOTAL		60	2	55	44930	3.29
GRAND TOTAL		270	60	149	1366966