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]
2021 Tripura local elections Turnout 81.54%[ 1]
Votes were counted on 28 November 2021, following which the results were announced by Tripura State Election Commission .
By political parties
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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
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%)
^ a b "TMC, CPI(M) Demand Tripura Civic Polls Be Countermanded, Claim Voting Process Rigged" . The Wire . 26 November 2021. Retrieved 13 December 2021 .
^ a b "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 .
^ a b "CPM is runner up in Tripura civic polls that BJP swept, says state election body" . Hindustan Times . 30 November 2021.
^ a b c d e "CPI-M, not TMC finished second in Tripura civic body elections" . Business Standard . 1 December 2021. Retrieved 13 December 2021 .
^ a b c d "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 .
^ a b c d "Tripura : Political Campaign Ends, BJP Captures 7 Urban Local Bodies" . North East Today . 23 November 2021.
^ a b c "ত্রিপুরায় সেকেন্ড কে, তৃণমূল না সিপিএম? পরিসংখ্যান কী বলছে দেখুন - THE WALL" .
^ a b c d e "After Tripura civic polls, Left, TMC now both claim to be the 'main Opposition' " . The Indian Express . 29 November 2021. Retrieved 14 December 2021 .
^ a b c "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 .