2021 Tripura local elections
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Turnout 81.54%
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
Results
Votes were counted on 28 November 2021, following which the results were announced by Tripura State Election Commission .
By political parties
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
334
329
5
Government in 20 local bodies
Left Front
Communist Party of India (Marxist)
73,402
19.99
192
3
158
Opposition in 2 local bodies, runner-up in 13 local bodies
Communist Party of India
3,089
6
0
All India Forward Bloc
1,305
5
0
Revolutionary Socialist Party
1,790
2
0
None
Trinamool Congress
66,388
16.68
120
1
59
Runner-up in one local body
Tipra Motha Party
8
1
0
–
Indian National Congress
8,364
2.07
92
0
9
–
None of the Above
6,983
1.72
222
Total
3,97,971
100
222
Valid votes
3,97,971
By local bodies
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%)
—
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%)
References
^ "TMC, CPI(M) Demand Tripura Civic Polls Be Countermanded, Claim Voting Process Rigged" . The Wire . 26 November 2021. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
^ "Tripura Civic Body Elections Highlights: Ruling BJP Sweeps Tripura Civic Polls, Wins 217 Of 222 Seats" . NDTV . 28 November 2021. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
"Widespread violence mars civic polls in Tripura, oppn accuses BJP of rigging" . The Times of India . 26 November 2021. Retrieved 13 December 2021."As Tripura Civic Poll Ends, Opposition Alleges Political Violence, Demands Fresh Elections" . The Wire . 26 November 2021. Retrieved 13 December 2021."Tripura Civic Polls: Rigging Allegations Loom Over BJP Win, TMC Opens Account" . The Quint . 30 November 2021. Retrieved 13 December 2021."Deploy more Central forces to Tripura: Supreme Court" . The Hindu . 25 November 2021. Retrieved 13 December 2021."BJP wins 112 out of 334 seats uncontested in Tripura civic polls" . The Hindu . 10 November 2021. Retrieved 14 December 2021."Tripura Municipal Election Results 2021 Highlights: Assam CM says BJP's win testimony to popular support for PM Modi's leadership" . Financial Express . 28 November 2021. Retrieved 14 December 2021."TMC, CPI(M) Demand Tripura Civic Polls Be Countermanded, Claim Voting Process Rigged" . News18 . 25 November 2021. Retrieved 13 December 2021.^ "CPM is runner up in Tripura civic polls that BJP swept, says state election body" . Hindustan Times . 30 November 2021.
^ "CPI-M, not TMC finished second in Tripura civic body elections" . Business Standard . 1 December 2021. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
^ "TRIPURAINFO : The first news, views & information website of TRIPURA" . tripurainfo.com .
"Not BJP or TMC, the real story of Tripura's civic poll numbers was near-decimation of Congress" . The Print . 9 December 2021. Retrieved 13 December 2021.^ "Tripura : Political Campaign Ends, BJP Captures 7 Urban Local Bodies" . North East Today . 23 November 2021.
^ "ত্রিপুরায় সেকেন্ড কে, তৃণমূল না সিপিএম? পরিসংখ্যান কী বলছে দেখুন - THE WALL" .
^ "After Tripura civic polls, Left, TMC now both claim to be the 'main Opposition'" . The Indian Express . 29 November 2021. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
^ "bjp: Tripura civic polls: 821 nominations found valid; BJP only party to field candidates in all 334 seats - The Economic Times" . The Economic Times .
"BJP steamrollers TMC, Left; wins 329 of 334 seats in Tripura civic polls" . Business Standard .
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