Analysis · representation

Do incumbents survive?

TRIPURA, 1962–2019. 15 elections tracked.

Incumbent re-election

0.0

2019 · 0 of 2

Incumbents contesting

100.0

2 of 2 seats

First-time winners

100.0

2 new faces

Turncoats

0 won · strike rate 0.0%

Vs previous

+0.0pp

From 0.0% in 2014

[01]Incumbent re-election rate

Share of sitting MPs/MLAs who won again, 1962–2019

Share of winners entering parliament/assembly for the first time

Candidates who switched parties between elections

2019 1 turncoats0 won (0.0%)

2014 3 turncoats0 won (0.0%)

2009 1 turncoats0 won (0.0%)

1999 1 turncoats0 won (0.0%)

1996 1 turncoats0 won (0.0%)

1980 1 turncoats0 won (0.0%)

1967 2 turncoats0 won (0.0%)

How many sitting members sought re-election

2019 2 contesting0 won · 0.0% strike rate

2009 2 contesting2 won · 100.0% strike rate

2004 2 contesting2 won · 100.0% strike rate

1999 2 contesting2 won · 100.0% strike rate

1998 1 contesting1 won · 100.0% strike rate

1996 1 contesting0 won · 0.0% strike rate

1991 1 contesting1 won · 100.0% strike rate

1989 2 contesting1 won · 50.0% strike rate

1984 2 contesting2 won · 100.0% strike rate

1977 1 contesting0 won · 0.0% strike rate

1971 1 contesting0 won · 0.0% strike rate

1967 2 contesting0 won · 0.0% strike rate

Arithmetic over the tables above, not commentary

The 2019 incumbent re-election rate of 0.0% is below the historical average of 43.3%.
0.0% vs avg 43.3%
The strongest anti-incumbency wave was in 2019 — only 0.0% of incumbents survived (0 of 2).
Lowest: 2019 at 0.0%
Incumbents fared best in 2009 with a 100.0% re-election rate (2 of 2).
Highest: 2009 at 100.0%
2 winners in 2019 (100.0%) entered parliament/assembly for the first time.
2 first-time winners in 2019
Party-switching peaked in 2014 with 3 turncoats, of whom 0 won (0.0% strike rate).
Peak: 3 turncoats in 2014