Tripura West Lok Sabha constituency () is one of two
Lok Sabha
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constituencies
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in
Tripura
Tripura () is a States and union territories of India, state in northeastern India. The List of states and union territories of India by area, third-smallest state in the country, it covers ; and the seventh-least populous state with a populat ...
state in northeastern
India
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. It includes the state capital
Agartala
Agartala (, , ) is the capital and the List of cities and towns in Tripura, largest city of the States and union territories of India, Indian state of Tripura, situated on the banks of Haora River, Haora/Saidra River, about east of the border ...
.
Assembly segments
Tripura West Lok Sabha constituency is composed of the following assembly segments:
Members of Parliament
^By Poll
Election results
2024
2019
2014
2009
2004
2002 by-election
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)
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defeated his nearest rival Manik Deb of
Congress
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by 1,50,843 votes.
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 member of parliament represents a single geographic constituency.
The maximum size of the Lok Sabha as outlined in the Constitution of ...
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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 Debbarma.
Assembly segments
Tripu ...
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