2021 Tripura local elections Turnout 81.54%[1]
Local elections were held in the Indian state of Tripura on 25 November 2021 to elect 222 of the 334 seats in one Municipal Corporation, 13 Municipal Councils and 6 Nagar Panchayats.[2] The polls were hit with widespread violence and accusations of rigging.[3] [4] [5] On polling day, the Supreme Court ordered the Ministry of Home Affairs to deploy two additional companies of Central paramilitary forces to ensure free and fair election in Tripura.[6] A total of 785 candidates contested 222 seats[7] [8] and over 4.93 lakh electors were eligible to vote in this election.[9] [1] [2]
Contesting parties [ edit ] Results [ edit ] Votes were counted on 28 November 2021, following which the results were announced by Tripura State Election Commission .
By political parties [ edit ] Alliance Party Popular vote Seats Position in civic bodies Votes % Contested Won Earned second position National Democratic Alliance Bharatiya Janata Party 2,38,962 59.01[10] 334 329 5 Government in 20 local bodies Left Front Communist Party of India (Marxist) 73,402[11] 19.99[12] 192[13] [14] 3 158[12] [15] Opposition in 2 local bodies, runner-up in 13 local bodies[citation needed ] Communist Party of India 3,089[16] 6[17] 0 All India Forward Bloc 1,305[16] 5[17] 0 Revolutionary Socialist Party 1,790[16] 2[17] 0 None Trinamool Congress 66,388[11] 16.68[12] 120[14] 1 59[12] [15] Runner-up in one local body[citation needed ] Tipra Motha Party 8[14] 1 0 – Indian National Congress 8,364[16] 2.07[11] 92[14] 0 9[10] [15] – None of the Above 6,983[16] 1.72[11] 222 Total 3,97,971 [11] 100 222 Valid votes 3,97,971
By local bodies [ edit ] Local Body Winning party (vote percentage) Runner-up party (vote percentage) Others (Vote percentage greater than 10% are given) Ref(s) Dharmanagar Municipal Council BJP (67.98%) Left Front (20.41%) — [18] [better source needed ] Kailashahar Municipal Council BJP (55.96%) Left Front (28.81%) — Kumarghat Municipal Council BJP (61.77%) Left Front (33.36%) — Ambassa Municipal Council BJP (45.02%) AITC (27.45%) Left Front (22.78%) Khowai Municipal Council BJP (78.33%) Left Front (18.98%) — Teliamura Municipal Council BJP (53.57%) AITC (27.15%) Left Front (17.37%) Melaghar Municipal Council BJP (79.24%) Left Front (14.55%) — Bilonia Municipal Council BJP (65.47%) Left Front (27.25%) — Panisagar Nagar Panchayat BJP (65.31%) Left Front (30.13%) — Sonamura Nagar Panchayat BJP (48.92%) Left Front (26.33%) AITC (19.30%) Amarpur Nagar Panchayat BJP (68.11%) Left Front (22.57%) — Sabroom Nagar Panchayat BJP (62.67%) Left Front (32.77%) — Agartala Municipal Corporation BJP (57.39%) AITC (20.14%) Left Front (17.94%)
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