Tripura to Hold Urban Local Body Elections on November 27
Tripuras urban local body elections are set for November 27, with counting on December 2. Over 629,000 voters will participate.
Agartala, October 30 (Daily Kiran) : The state of Tripura is preparing for urban local body elections scheduled for November 27, which will include the Agartala Municipal Corporation (AMC). The State Election Commission announced the election timeline on October 30. Votes will be counted on December 2.
State Election Commissioner Pradip Kumar Chakraborty confirmed that the returning officers will issue the official notification for the elections on October 30. Candidates have until November 6 to submit their nomination papers, with verification set for November 7. They can withdraw their nominations until November 10.
A total of 629,903 voters are eligible to cast their ballots, comprising 321,743 women, 308,115 men, and 45 third-gender voters. Chakraborty noted that the terms for all 21 urban local bodies, including the Agartala Municipal Corporation, will end on December 9. Elections will be held for 345 seats, with 51 of those in the Agartala Municipal Corporation. Of the total seats, 162 are reserved for women, 80 for Scheduled Castes (SC), and 9 for Scheduled Tribes (ST).
To facilitate the elections, 23 returning officers and 81 assistant returning officers have been appointed. The State Election Commission has also published the final list of polling stations, which includes a total of 783 centers across the Agartala Municipal Corporation, 13 municipal councils, and seven nagar panchayats. The final voter list was released on October 15.
In a related note, Tripura’s Director General of Police (DGP) G.S. Rao announced that Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) will not be deployed for these urban body elections. Instead, adequate personnel from the state police and Tripura State Rifles (TSR) will be assigned to ensure a free and fair electoral process.
According to official data, around 900,000 people live in the areas governed by the 21 urban local bodies across Tripura’s eight districts, with over 400,000 residing within the Agartala Municipal Corporation’s jurisdiction. With the announcement of the elections, political activities in the state have intensified. The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), the Left Front led by the Communist Party of India (Marxist), and the Congress party have begun their electoral preparations, including the selection of candidates.
The upcoming elections on November 27 are expected to see a competitive battle among major political parties, all aiming to strengthen their influence in Tripura’s urban regions.
