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Seats by party
CPM: 46 seats (76.7%)INC: 10 seats (16.7%)RSP: 2 seats (3.3%)CPI: 1 seats (1.7%)INPT: 1 seats (1.7%)31 for a majority6031 TO GOVERN
The story

A landslide, and record turnout

What happened

Tripura's governing left-led party won a landslide, extending its time in office.

The Communist Party of India (Marxist) won 46 of the 60 seats — well clear of a majority.

The Indian National Congress trailed far behind, with just 10 seats.

The CPM took 48.0% of the vote share — the slice of all ballots cast that went to one party or candidate.

What changed

This election also set a new turnout record for the state.

About 92.3% of registered voters turned out to cast a ballot — the highest share the state's elections had recorded up to that point.

7 seats swung from the INC to the CPM along the way.

Notable numbers

A few numbers from that election stand out.

The closest race was Kulai, Tripura, decided by just 115 votes.

Ramchandraghat, Tripura went the other way, with the winner ahead by 33.2% of the vote.

Khowai, Tripura posted the single highest turnout anywhere, at 95.8%.

The most crowded contest was Fatikroy, Tripura, with 8 candidates on the ballot.

The backdrop

This was another win for Tripura's governing left-wing coalition, which has now led the state for years.

It has finished on top in 7 elections in a row, including this one.

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