Jamatia was CPI(M) candidate from the Krishnapur constituency in the February 18 assembly election. He was 64 and is survived by his wife and two sons.
Khagendra Jamatia was admitted to Gobinda Ballav Panth Hospital here after he became ill on February 19, a day after the assembly election was held in the state, party spokesperson, Gautam Das said
Khagendra Jamatia was shifted to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in New Delhi on February 25 where he was diagnosed with blood cancer, Das said.
Khagendra Jamatia joined the CPI(M) in 1983, was a party MLA for six consecutive terms since 1988 and a minister for two terms, the deputy speaker said.
Khagendra Jamatia's body would be brought to Tripura from New Delhi for the last rites, he added.
The counting of votes would be held for the constituency on Saturday March 03,2018 along with the others in the state as scheduled and the poll results will be announced on Saturday March 03,2018
BJP Wrests Power From CPI(M)
Consolidating its position as the most dominant force in the Northeast, the BJP on Saturday March 03,2018 scripted a spectacular victory in the CPI-M-held Tripura in alliance with Indigenous People’s Front of Tripura (IPFT).
Of the three states, Tripura was the most keenly watched for being the last Left bastion in the country. Sarkar, the 69-year-old outgoing chief minister, has governed Tripura since 1998. A politburo member of CPI-M, he had been at the helm for the fourth consecutive time.
In Agartala town, cries of ‘Jai Siyaram and Bharat Mata ki Jai’ filled the air at the BJP office where national general secretary Ram Madhav declared that his party will form the next government in Tripura.
Besides tapping into the youth, the BJP made aggressive best efforts to break the CPI(M)’s stranglehold in 20 seats reserved for tribals, which possibly turned the ride in its favour. Indicating the extent of BJP’s inroads, the tribal seat of Asharambari has for the time not gone to the CPM. IPFT general secretary Mewat Jamatia has won from the seat with a massive margin of 7,000 votes
In the last assembly polls in 2013,BJP had contested 50 seats and its candidates forfeited their deposits on 49 seats. However, with just 1.87 per cent of votes, it failed to win any seat in the state. The CPI-M had won 49 of the 55 seats it contested while the Congress managed to win 10 out of 48 seats it contested
In the 2018 assembly polls BJP is contesting on 50 seats and has left nine seats for ally IPFT.
The Congress fielded candidates for all 59 constituencies but one of its candidates withdrew his nomination and joined the BJP.
The Trinamool Congress (TMC) has fielded 24 candidates.
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