Tripura Pradesh Congress Committee (TPCC) has announced candidates for 49 of 51 wards in the upcoming Agartala Municipal Corporation elections. TPCC president Asish Kumar Saha released the list, while nominations for Ward Nos. 30 and 35 remain pending.
The Tripura Pradesh Congress Committee (TPCC) has announced its candidates for 49 of the 51 wards of the Agartala Municipal Corporation (AMC), stepping up its preparations for the upcoming civic elections in the state capital. The candidate list, released under the signature of TPCC president Asish Kumar Saha, reflects the party’s progress in completing its candidate-selection process ahead of the municipal polls.
However, the Congress has kept its decisions pending for the Ward Nos. 30 and 35, indicating that consultations regarding the nominees for these two seats are yet to be completed.
The announcement comes amid increasing political activity in the Agartala, as political parties intensify their organisational preparations, candidate selection and campaign planning for the upcoming municipal elections.
According to the list released by the party, Jayanta Majumder has been nominated from Ward 1, Soma Shil from Ward 2, Joydhan Sarkar from Ward 3, Gouri Majumder from Ward 4 and Panna Deb from Ward 5. Dulal Sarkar and Karuna Das will contest from Wards 6 and 7, respectively.
For the next eight wards, the party has nominated Piyashi Ghosh (Ward 8), Dhruba Dhar Roy (Ward 9), Sanjib Deb (Ward 10), Debjani Rupini Bhattacharjee (Ward 11), Rupa Roy Das (Ward 12), Chitta Ranjan Majumder (Ward 13) and Lipika Rudra Paul (Ward 14).
The Congress has selected Swapan Kumar Bhowmik, Binoy Bhushan Bhattacharjee, Ananmika Dey Das, Sourabh Bhattacharjee and Sampari Debbarma for Wards 15, 16, 17, 18 and 19, respectively. Advocate Mridula Bhattacharjee has been nominated from Ward 20.
The candidate list further includes Pranab Chowdhury (Ward 21), Sanjib Debbarma (Ward 22), Smriti Kana Ghosh (Ward 23), Prasanjit Singh (Ward 24) and Ratna Barman Paul (Ward 25).
For Wards 26 to 29, the party has nominated Babul Das, Ratan Barman, Pranesh Bhattacharjee and Shibani Das, respectively.
The Congress has also announced Sumita Chakraborty Bhattacharjee for Ward 31, Dr. Partha Pratim Datta for Ward 32, Tanmoy Dhar for Ward 33 and Surajit Dhar for Ward 34. The nominations for Ward 30 and Ward 35 have not yet been announced.
For the remaining wards, the party has selected Tachlima Khatun (Ward 36), Bijoy Sarkar (Ward 37), Jharna Das (Ward 38), Siddhartha Das (Ward 39), Subhadra Chakraborty (Ward 40), Prabashi Das Mondal (Ward 41), Pratima Debnath (Ward 42), Rakhi Sarkar Saha (Ward 43), Salpa Majumder (Das) (Ward 44) and Anamika Acharjee Chakraborty (Ward 45).
The list concludes with Dilip Paul from the Ward 46, Chandan Biswas from Ward 47, Ratna Das from Ward 48, Soma Das from Ward 49, Swapan Das from Ward 50 and Joydeb Ghosh from Ward 51.
By declaring candidates for 49 wards, the Congress has completed most of its nomination process for the 51-member municipal corporation. The early announcement provides the selected candidates an opportunity to begin their respective preparations and establish contact with residents in their wards ahead of the elections.
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With two nominations still pending, the attention will now turn towards the party’s final decisions for the Ward Nos. 30 and 35. Meanwhile, political preparations across Agartala are expected to focus increasingly on local civic issues, voter outreach, candidate mobilisation and organisational activities as the upcoming the AMC elections approach.
The candidate announcement marks an important development in the Congress party’s preparations for the Agartala Municipal Corporation elections, with the remaining the two seats yet to be finalised.
