2021 Tripura local elections

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2021 Tripura local elections
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← 2015November 25, 2021 (2021-11-25)2026 →
Turnout81.54% [1]
  Bharatiya Janata Party logo.svg Cpm election symbol.svg All India Trinamool Congress logo (1).svg
Party BJP CPI(M) TMC
Alliance NDA Left Front
Percentage59.01%18.13%16.68%
Seats Won32931
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Party TIPRA
Seats Won1

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]

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Contesting parties

PartySymbolAlliance
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Lotus flower symbol.svg NDA
Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPI(M)) CPI(M) election symbol - Hammer Sickle and Star.svg Left Front
Communist Party of India (CPI) CPI symbol.svg
Revolutionary Socialist Party (RSP) Indian Election Symbol Spade and Stoker.png
All India Forward Bloc (AIFB) Indian Election Symbol Lion.svg
Indian National Congress (INC) Hand INC.svg None
Amra Bangali Candle.svg
All India Trinamool Congress (AITC)
All India Trinamool Congress symbol 2021.svg
Tripura Democratic Front
Tipra Motha Party Indian Election Symbol Pineapple.png
Independents (IND)

Results

Votes were counted on 28 November 2021, following which the results were announced by Tripura State Election Commission.

By political parties

AlliancePartyPopular voteSeatsPosition in civic bodies
Votes%ContestedWonEarned second position
National Democratic Alliance Bharatiya Janata Party 2,38,96259.01 [10] 3343295Government in 20 local bodies
Left Front Communist Party of India (Marxist) 73,402 [11] 19.99 [12] 192 [13] [14] 3158 [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] 159 [12] [15] Runner-up in one local body[ citation needed ]
Tipra Motha Party 8 [14] 10 –
Indian National Congress 8,364 [16] 2.07 [11] 92 [14] 09 [10] [15]  –
None of the Above 6,983 [16] 1.72 [11] 222
Total3,97,971 [11] 100222
Valid votes3,97,971

By local bodies

Local BodyWinning party (vote percentage)Runner-up party (vote percentage)Others (Vote percentage greater than 10% are given)Ref(s)
Dharmanagar Municipal CouncilBJP (67.98%)Left Front (20.41%)— [18] [ better source needed ]
Kailashahar Municipal CouncilBJP (55.96%)Left Front (28.81%)—
Kumarghat Municipal CouncilBJP (61.77%)Left Front (33.36%)—
Ambassa Municipal CouncilBJP (45.02%)AITC (27.45%)Left Front (22.78%)
Khowai Municipal CouncilBJP (78.33%)Left Front (18.98%)—
Teliamura Municipal CouncilBJP (53.57%)AITC (27.15%)Left Front (17.37%)
Melaghar Municipal CouncilBJP (79.24%)Left Front (14.55%)—
Bilonia Municipal CouncilBJP (65.47%)Left Front (27.25%)—
Panisagar Nagar PanchayatBJP (65.31%)Left Front (30.13%)—
Sonamura Nagar PanchayatBJP (48.92%)Left Front (26.33%)AITC (19.30%)
Amarpur Nagar PanchayatBJP (68.11%)Left Front (22.57%)—
Sabroom Nagar PanchayatBJP (62.67%)Left Front (32.77%)—
Agartala Municipal Corporation BJP (57.39%)AITC (20.14%)Left Front (17.94%)

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