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. The polls were hit with widespread violence and accusations of rigging. 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. A total of 785 candidates contested 222 seats and over 4.93 lakh electors were eligible to vote in this election.
Contesting parties PartySymbolAllianceBharatiya Janata Party (BJP)NDA Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPI(M)) Left Front Communist Party of India (CPI) Revolutionary Socialist Party (RSP) All India Forward Bloc (AIFB) Indian National Congress (INC) NoneAmra Bangali All India Trinamool Congress (AITC) Tripura Democratic Front Tipra Motha PartyIndependents (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 bodiesVotes%ContestedWonEarned second positionNational Democratic AllianceBharatiya Janata Party2,38,96259.01 334329 5 Government in 20 local bodies Left FrontCommunist Party of India (Marxist)73,40219.99 192 3 158 Opposition in 2 local bodies, runner-up in 13 local bodiesCommunist Party of India3,0896 0All India Forward Bloc1,30550Revolutionary Socialist Party1,79020NoneTrinamool Congress66,38816.68120159 Runner-up in one local bodyTipra Motha Party8 10 Indian National Congress8,3642.079209 None of the Above6,9831.72222Total3,97,971100222Valid votes3,97,971
By local bodies
Local Body Winning party (vote percentage) Runner-up party (vote percentage) Others Ref(s) Dharmanagar Municipal CouncilBJP (67.98%)Left Front (20.41%) 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 CorporationBJP (57.39%)AITC (20.14%)Left Front (17.94%)
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