Tripura civic polls will see 810 candidates contest elections to 21 urban local bodies after the completion of nominations, scrutiny and withdrawals, State Election Commissioner P K Chakraborty said. The BJP has already won 77 seats uncontested, giving it a substantial early presence before voting in the remaining seats.
The final candidate list followed the withdrawal of 49 nominations. The State Election Commission received 879 nomination papers by November 6, 2026. Returning officers scrutinised the papers on November 7 and found 859 nominations valid before the withdrawal process reduced the field to 810 candidates.
The BJP has the largest number of candidates in the final list, with 342 nominees. The CPM will contest 228 seats, while the Congress has fielded 201 candidates. Tipra Motha has 10 candidates in the fray and independents account for 29 candidates.
The earlier valid nomination figures were higher for several parties. The BJP had 342 valid nominations, followed by the CPM with 251 and the Congress with 216. Tipra Motha had 15 valid nominations and independents had 35. The withdrawals included 23 CPM candidates, 15 Congress candidates, five Tipra Motha candidates and six independents.
The figures indicate that the final contest will be shaped not only by the number of candidates contesting but also by the seats where no polling will be required because the BJP candidates were elected unopposed. The 77 uncontested victories form part of the overall civic election process across Tripura’s 21 urban local bodies.
Urban local body elections determine representation in institutions responsible for municipal administration and civic services. The final distribution of candidates therefore sets the immediate electoral framework for local governance in the state, although the supplied announcement does not specify the individual bodies, ward-wise contests or the polling date.
With nominations now finalised, the next stage is the conduct of the elections for the contested seats under the schedule to be implemented by the State Election Commission. The commission’s announcement leaves the BJP with 342 candidates in the final list, compared with 228 for the CPM, 201 for the Congress, 10 for Tipra Motha and 29 independents.
