The Tripura Legislative Assembly is the unicameral legislature of the state of Tripura, in Northeast India. The seat of the legislative assembly is at Agartala, the capital of the state. The assembly sits for a term of five years, unless it is dissolved early. Tripura is the third-smallest state in India, covering ; and the seventh-least populous state with a population of 3.67 million. The Tripura Legislative Assembly has existed since 1963, when it had 30 constituencies. Since 1972, it has had 60 single-seat constituencies, each of which directly elects a representative.

Since the independence of India, the Scheduled Castes (SC) and Scheduled Tribes (ST) have been given reservation status, guaranteeing political representation, and the Constitution lays down the general principles of positive discrimination for SCs and STs. The 2011 census of India stated that indigenous people constitute 32% of the state's total population. The Scheduled Tribes have been granted a reservation of 20 seats in the assembly, while 10 constituencies are reserved for candidates of the Scheduled Castes.

History Tripura became a Union Territory of India on 1 September 1956. A 30-member electoral college was established. In 1957, this was replaced by a 32-member Territorial Council consisting of 30 elected members, and 2 appointed by the national government. In 1963, the Territorial Council was dissolved, and the members transferred to a newly created Legislative Assembly. The first elections to the Legislative Assembly occurred in 1967. Full statehood was granted to the territory in 1971, by the passing of the North-Eastern Areas (Reorganisation) Act, 1971. The number of constituencies was doubled to 60 at the same time.

+ Changes in the constituencies of the Tripura Legislative Assembly over time Year Act Effect Totalseats Reserved seats Election(s) SC ST 1963 Government of Union Territories Act, 1963 The legislative assembly was created with 30 elected seats. 30 3 9 1967 1971 North-Eastern Areas (Reorganisation) Act, 1971 Tripura was converted from a Union Territory to a state. The size of the assembly was increased to 60. 60 5 19 1972 1976 Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 1976 There were changes in the reservation status and area covered by constituencies. 60 7 19 1977 1983 60 7 20 1983 1988 60 7 17 1988 1993 60 7 20 1993, 1998, 2003, and 2008 2008 Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008 There were changes in the reservation status and area covered by constituencies. 60 10 20 2013, 2018, and 2023

Constituencies

+Constituencies of the Tripura Legislative AssemblyNo.NameReserved for(SC/ST/None)DistrictElectorate(2023)Lok Sabhaconstituency 1 Simna STWest TripuraTripura West 2 Mohanpur None 3 BamutiaSC 4 Barjala 5 KhayerpurNone 6 Agartala 7 Ramnagar 8 Town Bordowali 9 Banamalipur 10 Majlishpur 11 MandaibazarST 12 TakarjalaSipahijala 13 PratapgarhSCWest Tripura 14 Badharghat 15 KamalasagarNoneSipahijala 16 Bishalgarh 17 Golaghati ST 18 Suryamaninagar NoneWest Tripura 19 Charilam STSipahijala 20 Boxanagar None 21 Nalchar SC 22 SonamuraNone 23 Dhanpur 24 Ramchandraghat STKhowaiTripura East 25 Khowai None 26 Asharambari ST 27 Kalyanpur–PramodenagarNone 28 Teliamura 29 KrishnapurST 30 BagmaGomatiTripura West 31 RadhakishorpurNone 32 Matarbari 33 Kakraban–SalgarhSC 34 RajnagarSouth Tripura 35 Belonia None 36 Santirbazar ST 37 Hrishyamukh NoneTripura East 38 JolaibariST 39 Manu 40 Sabroom None 41 Ampinagar STGomati 42 Amarpur None 43 KarbookST 44 Raima ValleyDhalai 45 Kamalpur None 46 Surma SC 47 AmbassaST 48 Karamcherra 49 Chawamanu 50 PabiachharaSCUnakoti 51 Fatikroy 52 ChandipurNone 53 Kailashahar 54 Kadamtala–KurtiNorth Tripura 55 Bagbassa 56 Dharmanagar 57 Jubarajnagar 58 Panisagar 59 PencharthalST 60 Kanchanpur

See also

State legislative assemblies of India Tripura Legislative Assembly

References