Tripura civic polls will see 268 seats contested across 21 urban local bodies, while 77 seats have been declared uncontested following the completion of the nomination withdrawal process.
Elections to 268 seats across 21 urban local bodies in Tripura will witness electoral contests, while 77 seats have been decided unopposed following the completion of the nomination withdrawal process on Tuesday, according to figures released by the State Election Commission (SEC).
The civic elections cover a total of 345 seats across the state. The final figures indicate that candidates will contest the remaining 268 seats, while no polling will be required in the 77 seats where only one candidate remains in the fray.
Five urban local bodies have recorded unopposed outcomes across all their respective seats. These include Kamalpur and Jirania Nagar Panchayats, as well as Ranirbazar, Mohanpur and Santirbazar Municipal Councils. Kamalpur and Jirania each have 11 seats, while Ranirbazar has 13 seats. Mohanpur and Santirbazar Municipal Councils have 15 seats each.
Apart from these five urban local bodies, several individual seats in other municipalities have also been decided without a contest. Six seats in Ambassa, four in Teliamura and two in Bishalgarh have gone uncontested.
Meanwhile, the Agartala Municipal Corporation, which has 51 wards, will witness electoral contests in all its seats. Similarly, all seats in Dharmanagar, Panisagar, Kailashahar, Kumarghat, Khowai, Bishramganj, Melaghar, Sonamura, Udaipur, Amarpur, Sabroom and Belonia will go to polls.
According to the SEC’s final nomination figures, a total of 859 candidates had valid nominations after the scrutiny process conducted on November 7. However, 49 candidates subsequently withdrew their nominations by November 10, bringing the total number of candidates remaining in the electoral contest to 810 across the 21 urban local bodies.
The party-wise distribution shows that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has the highest number of candidates, with 342 nominees in the fray. The Communist Party of India (Marxist), or CPI(M), follows with 228 candidates, while the Congress has fielded 201 candidates.
The Tipra Motha Party has 10 candidates contesting the civic elections, while 29 candidates are included under the Others category.
The withdrawal figures further show that 23 CPI(M) candidates withdrew their nominations, followed by 15 Congress candidates. Five candidates from the Tipra Motha Party and six from the Others category also withdrew. Notably, no nomination withdrawals were recorded from the BJP.
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Before the withdrawal process, the nomination figures stood at 342 for the BJP, 251 for the CPI(M), 216 for the Congress, 15 for the Tipra Motha Party and 35 for Others. Following the withdrawals, the final candidate count was reduced to 810.
The distribution of uncontested and contested seats has now determined the scope of polling across Tripura’s urban local bodies. While 77 seats have been settled without an electoral contest, voters will exercise their franchise in the remaining 268 seats.
