Official results for the 1988 Tripura Legislative Assembly election. CPM won the most seats with 26 out of 60.
Total seats: 60. Majority mark: 30.
| Party | Seats | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|
| CPM | 26 | 45.8% |
| INC | 25 | 37.3% |
| TUJS | 7 | 10.5% |
| RSP | 2 | 1.6% |
| AIFB | 0 | 0.7% |
| JP | 0 | 0.1% |
| BJP | 0 | 0.2% |
| CPI | 0 | 0.8% |
| Constituency | Winner | Party | Margin % |
|---|---|---|---|
| AGARTALA | BIBHU KUMARI DEVI | INC | 0.3% |
| AMARPUR | NAGENDRA JAMATIA | TUJS | 10.5% |
| AMBASSA | DINESH DEBBARMA | CPM | 3.4% |
| AMPINAGAR | SUNIL KUMAR CHOUDHURY | CPM | 2.4% |
| ASHARAMBARI | NRIPEN CHAKRABORTY | CPM | 27.1% |
| BADHARGHAT | DILIP SARKAR | INC | 1.2% |
| BAGBASSA | JYOTIRMOY NATH | INC | 2.8% |
| BAGMA | RATI MOHAN JAMATIA | TUJS | 12.2% |
| BAMUTIA | PRAKASH CHANDRA DAS | INC | 2.6% |
| BANAMALIPUR | Ratan Chakraborty | INC | 13.2% |
| BARJALA | DIPAK KUMAR ROY | INC | 8.4% |
| BELONIA | NAKUL DAS | CPM | 10.4% |
| BISHALGARH | SAMIR RANJAN BARMAN | INC | 10.3% |
| BOXANAGAR | SUKUMAR BARMAN | CPM | 6.5% |
| CHANDIPUR | BAIDYANATH MAJUMDER | CPM | 8.5% |
| CHARILAM | BILLAL MIA | INC | 3.2% |
| CHHAWMANU | PURNAMOHAN TRIPURA | CPM | 13.1% |
| DHANPUR | DASHARATH DEB | CPM | 57.1% |
| DHARMANAGAR | KALIDAS DUTTA | INC | 6.8% |
| FATIKROY | SUNIL CHANDRA DAS | INC | 46.9% |
| GOLAGHATI | BUDDHA DEBBARMA | TUJS | 0.1% |
| HRISHYAMUKH | GOURI SANKAR REANG | TUJS | 5.0% |
| JOLAIBARI | BADAL CHOUDHURY | CPM | 9.2% |
| JUBARAJNAGAR | BIVA RANI NATH | INC | 1.2% |
| KADAMTALA - KURTI | FAYZUR ROHAMAN | CPM | 5.0% |
| KAILASAHAR | BIRAJIT SINHA | INC | 4.0% |
| KAKRABAN-SALGARAH | KASHIRAM REANG | INC | 0.0% |
| KALYANPUR-PRAMODENAGAR | MAKHAN LAL CHAKRABORTY | CPM | 4.5% |
| KAMALASAGAR | MATI LAL SARKAR | CPM | 4.3% |
| KAMALPUR | BIMAL SINGHA | CPM | 6.3% |
| KANCHANPUR | DRAO KUMAR REANG | TUJS | 1.2% |
| KARAMCHHARA | Dibachandra Hrangkhawl | TUJS | 2.3% |
| KARBOOK | JAWHAR SAHA | INC | 8.1% |
| KHAYERPUR | RATAN LAL GHOSH | INC | 2.3% |
| KHOWAI | BIDYA CHANDRA DEB BAMA | CPM | 57.5% |
| KRISHNAPUR | JITENDRA SARKAR | CPM | 2.0% |
| MAJLISHPUR | DIPAK NAG | INC | 1.6% |
| MANDAIBAZAR | RASHIRAM DEB BARMA | CPM | 4.2% |
| MANU | BRAJAMOHAN JAIMATIA | CPM | 0.8% |
| MATARBARI | CHITTA RANJAN SAHA | RSP | 3.8% |
| MOHANPUR | DHIRENDRA DEBNATH | INC | 7.8% |
| NALCHAR | RASHIKLAL ROY | INC | 2.9% |
| PABIACHHARA | BIDHU BHUSAN MALAKAR | CPM | 3.0% |
| PANISAGAR | SUSHIL KUMAR CHAKMA | INC | 9.5% |
| PENCHARTHAL | SUBODH DAS | CPM | 8.2% |
| PRATAPGARH | ANIL SARKAR | CPM | 7.7% |
| RADHAKISHOREPUR | GOPAL CH.DAS | RSP | 2.8% |
| RAIMA VALLEY | RABINDRA DEBBARMA | TUJS | 2.0% |
| RAJNAGAR | KESHAB MAJUMDER | CPM | 14.8% |
| RAMCHANDRAGHAT | ARUN KUMAR KAR | INC | 0.7% |
| RAMNAGAR | SURAJIT DATTA | INC | 4.2% |
| SABROOM | ANGJU MOG | INC | 0.7% |
| SANTIRBAZAR | AMAL MALLIK | INC | 4.6% |
| SIMNA | ABHIRAM DEB BARMA | CPM | 21.8% |
| SONAMURA | SAMAR CHOUDHURY | CPM | 9.9% |
| SURMA | RUDRESWAR DAS | CPM | 4.5% |
| SURYAMANINAGAR | MATILAL SAHA | INC | 4.8% |
| TAKARJALA | TARANI DEBBARMA | CPM | 6.7% |
| TELIAMURA | KHAGENDRA JAMATIA | CPM | 17.2% |
| TOWN BORDOWALI | SUDHIR RANJAN MAJUMDER | INC | 14.8% |