BJP has secured 77 seats unopposed in Tripura’s upcoming Urban Local Body elections
Tripura civic polls 2026: BJP wins 77 seats unopposed: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has secured 77 seats unopposed in Tripura’s upcoming Urban Local Body (ULB) elections. Tripura has a total of 345 seats in 16 urban local bodies and voting on remaining 268 seats will be held on November 27.
According to a senior SEC official, no opposition or other political parties had fielded candidates in 65 seats across five municipal bodies. These include Kamalpur in Dhalai district, Santir Bazar in South Tripura, and Ranir Bazar, Jirania and Mohanpur in West Tripura. Consequently, all 65 BJP candidates contesting these seats were declared elected unopposed.
In addition, BJP candidates secured 12 more seats across three municipal bodies in Ambassa in Dhalai district, Teliamura in Khowai district and Bishalgarh in Sepahijala district.
The development has triggered allegations from the Opposition, with the CPI and Congress accusing the ruling party of using intimidation and violence to prevent their candidates from contesting in several areas.
According to the SEC official, a total of 6,29,903 voters are eligible to exercise their franchise in the November 27 elections. This includes 3,21,743 women, 3,08,115 men and 45 voters belonging to the third-gender category.
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The Agartala Municipal Corporation accounts for 51 seats. Of the total 345 seats across the 21 urban local bodies, 162 have been reserved for women. Another 80 seats are reserved for candidates belonging to Scheduled Castes (SCs), while nine seats have been reserved for Scheduled Tribes (STs).
The terms of all 21 urban local bodies, including the Agartala Municipal Corporation, are scheduled to expire on December 9. Voting on remaining 268 seats will be held on November 27 and the counting of votes is scheduled for December 2.
