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February 04, 1998

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How the East voted

ARUNACHAL PRADESH Total seats: 2
Party 1996
1991
1989
Indian National Congress - 2 2
Independents 2 - -

ASSAM Total seats: 14
Party 1996
1991
1989*
Indian National Congress 5 8 -
Asom Gana Parishad 5 1 -
Communist Party of India-Marxist 1 1 -
Bharatiya Janata Party 1 2 -
Autonomous State Demand Council 1 1 -
Independents 1 1 -

* Elections were not held in 1989

WEST BENGAL Total seats: 42
Party 1996
1991
1989
Indian National Congress 9 5 4
Communist Party of India-Marxist 23 27 27
Communist Party of India 3 3 3
All India Forward Bloc 3 3 3
Revolutionary Socialist Party 4 4 4
Gorkha National Liberation Front - - 1

MANIPUR Total seats: 2
Party 1996
1991
1989
Indian National Congress 2 1 2
Manipur Peoples Party - 1 -

MEGHALAYA Total seats: 2
Party 1996
1991
1989
Indian National Congress 1 2 2
Independents 1 - -

MIZORAM Total seats: 1
Party 1996
1991
1989
Indian National Congress 1 1 1

NAGALAND Total seats: 1
Party 1996
1991
1989
Indian National Congress 1 - 1
Nagaland Peoples Party - 1 -

ORISSA Total seats: 21
Party 1996
1991
1989
Indian National Congress 16 13 3
Janata Dal 4 6 16
Samata Party 1 - -
Communist Party of India - 1 1
Communist Party of India-Marxist - 1 1

SIKKIM Total seats: 1
Party 1996
1991
1989
Sikkim Democratic Front 1 - -
Sikkim Sangram Parishad - 1 1

TRIPURA Total seats: 2
Party 1996
1991
1989
Indian National Congress - 2 2
Communist Party of India-Marxist 2 - -

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