Politics of Tripura

The politics of Tripura has been dominated by the Communist Party of India (Marxist) and the Indian National Congress.

Tripura Territorial Council

The Tripura Territorial Council Act of 1956 opened up for direct elections to a council with the same name (TTC). The TTC had 30 directly elected members and two members nominated by the governor. The first TTC election was held in 1957, followed by fresh polls in 1959. The third council elected in February 1962 had 20 members.^[1]

Constituencies

Tripura sends 2 representatives to the Lok Sabha, the lower house of the Parliament of India and 1 representative to the Rajya Sabha, the upper house. Auxiliary authorities known as panchayats, for which local body elections are regularly held, govern local affairs. Tripura has an autonomous tribal council, the Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council which has it headquarters in Khumulwng.

Election result

Tripura is currently governed by Left Front, with Manik Sarkar as Chief Minister. Until 1977 the state was governed by the Indian National Congress. The left front governed from 1978 to 1988, and then returned in power in 1993. During 1988–1993 the state was governed by a coalition of the Congress and Tripura Upajati Juba Samiti. On the last elections (23 February 2008) the Left Front gained 49 out of 60 seats in the Assembly, 46 of which went to the CPI(M).^[2]

References

1. Datta-Ray, Basudeb. Reorganization of North-East India Since 1947. New Delhi: Concept Publ. Co, 1996. pp. 311-312
2. Das, Haripada (2008-03-16). "6th Left Front Govt Assumes Office". People's Democracy (Weekly Organ of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) 32 (11). Retrieved 2011-10-27.