Tripura West (TR-1): 1996 vs 1998 — Billion Ballots

1996

BADAL CHOUDHURY

CPMUnited Front

Margin80,81111.8%

Winner votes3,46,45750.7%

ReservationGEN

CPMINCBJPTUJSIND

#	Candidate	Votes	Share
	BADAL CHOUDHURY CPM	3,46,457	50.7%
2	ASHOK KUMAR BHATTACHARYYA INC	2,65,646	38.9%
3	HEMENDU SANKAR ROY CHOUDHURY BJP	33,414	4.9%
4	SHYAMA CHRAN TRIPURA TUJS	23,933	3.5%
5	HARINATH DEB BARMA IND	4,228	0.6%
6	NIKHIL DEBNATH JD	3,677	0.5%
7	BHUBAN VIJOY MAJUMDER AMB	2,618	0.4%
8	SUKUMAR SAHA IND	1,153	0.2%
9	BRAJALAL DEBNATH IND	1,110	0.2%
10	SWAPAN ACHARJEE IND	585	0.1%
11	ANUKUL CHANDRA SAHA (SADHUBHAI) IND	503	0.1%

Turnout79.5%Votes cast6,83,324Electors8,59,648

1998

SAMAR CHOUDHURY

CPMLeft Front

Margin18,8762.6%

Winner votes3,47,97047.5%

ReservationGEN

CPMINCBJPINDAMB

#	Candidate	Votes	Share
	SAMAR CHOUDHURY CPM	3,47,970	47.5%
2	RADHIKA RANJAN GUPTA INC	3,29,094	44.9%
3	HEMENDU SANKAR ROY CHOUDHURY BJP	50,391	6.9%
4	DEBENDRA DEBBARMA IND	2,285	0.3%
5	BHUBAN BIJOY MAJUMDER AMB	1,873	0.3%
6	SUBRATA BHOWMIK RJD	1,195	0.2%

Turnout81.0%Votes cast7,32,808Electors9,04,781