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2021 Tripura local elections
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.
| Party | Symbol | Alliance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bharatiya 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) | None | ||
| Amra Bangali | |||
| All India Trinamool Congress (AITC) | |||
| Tripura Democratic Front | |||
| Tipra Motha Party | |||
| Independents (IND) |
Votes were counted on 28 November 2021, following which the results were announced by Tripura State Election Commission.
| Alliance | Party | Popular vote | Seats | Position in civic bodies | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 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%) |
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