| Election Name: | 2021 Tripura local elections |
| Country: | India |
| Vote Type: | Popular |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Year: | 2015 |
| Next Year: | 2026 |
| Turnout: | 81.54%[1] |
| Alliance1: | NDA |
| Party1: | BJP |
| Percentage1: | 59.01% |
| Alliance2: | Left Front |
| Party2: | CPI(M) |
| Percentage2: | 18.13% |
| Party3: | TMC |
| Percentage3: | 16.68% |
| Party4: | TIPRA |
| 1Blank: | Seats Won |
| 1Data1: | 329 |
| 1Data2: | 3 |
| 1Data3: | 1 |
| 1Data4: | 1 |
| 2Blank: | Number of seats securing second position |
| 2Data1: | 5 |
| 2Data2: | 149 |
| 2Data3: | - |
| 2Data4: | 56 --> |
Local elections were held in the Indian state of Tripura on 25 November 2021 to elect 222 of the 334 seats in one Municipal Corporation, 13 Municipal Councils and 6 Nagar Panchayats.[2] The polls were hit with widespread violence and accusations of rigging.[3] [4] [5] On polling day, the Supreme Court ordered the Ministry of Home Affairs to deploy two additional companies of Central paramilitary forces to ensure free and fair election in Tripura.[6] A total of 785 candidates contested 222 seats[7] [8] and over 4.93 lakh electors were eligible to vote in this election.[9] [1] [2]
| Party | Symbol | Alliance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) | NDA | ||
| Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPI(M)) | Left Front | ||
| Communist Party of India (CPI) | |||
| Revolutionary Socialist Party (RSP) | |||
| All India Forward Bloc (AIFB) | |||
| Indian National Congress (INC) | None | ||
| All India Trinamool Congress (AITC) | |||
| Tripura Democratic Front | |||
| Tipra Motha Party | |||
| Independents (IND) | |||
Votes were counted on 28 November 2021, following which the results were announced by Tripura State Election Commission.
| Alliance | Party | Popular vote | Seats | Position in civic bodies | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Contested | Won | Earned second position | ||||||
| National Democratic Alliance | Bharatiya Janata Party | 2,38,962 | 59.01[10] | 334 | 329 | 5 | Government in 20 local bodies | |||
| Left Front | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | 73,402[11] | 19.99[12] | 192[13] [14] | 3 | 158 | Opposition in 2 local bodies, runner-up in 13 local bodies | |||
| Communist Party of India | 3,089[15] | 6[16] | 0 | |||||||
| All India Forward Bloc | 1,305 | 5 | 0 | |||||||
| Revolutionary Socialist Party | 1,790 | 2 | 0 | |||||||
| None | Trinamool Congress | 66,388 | 16.68 | 120 | 1 | 59[17] | Runner-up in one local body | |||
| Tipra Motha Party | 8 | 1 | 0 | |||||||
| Indian National Congress | 8,364 | 2.07 | 92 | 0 | 9 | |||||
| None of the Above | 6,983 | 1.72 | 222 | |||||||
| Total | 3,97,971 | 100 | 222 | |||||||
| Valid votes | 3,97,971 | |||||||||
| Local Body | Winning party (vote percentage) | Runner-up party (vote percentage) | Others | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dharmanagar Municipal Council | BJP (67.98%) | Left Front (20.41%) | [18] | |
| Kailashahar Municipal Council | BJP (55.96%) | Left Front (28.81%) | ||
| Kumarghat Municipal Council | BJP (61.77%) | Left Front (33.36%) | ||
| Ambassa Municipal Council | BJP (45.02%) | AITC (27.45%) | Left Front (22.78%) | |
| Khowai Municipal Council | BJP (78.33%) | Left Front (18.98%) | ||
| Teliamura Municipal Council | BJP (53.57%) | AITC (27.15%) | Left Front (17.37%) | |
| Melaghar Municipal Council | BJP (79.24%) | Left Front (14.55%) | ||
| Bilonia Municipal Council | BJP (65.47%) | Left Front (27.25%) | ||
| Panisagar Nagar Panchayat | BJP (65.31%) | Left Front (30.13%) | ||
| Sonamura Nagar Panchayat | BJP (48.92%) | Left Front (26.33%) | AITC (19.30%) | |
| Amarpur Nagar Panchayat | BJP (68.11%) | Left Front (22.57%) | ||
| Sabroom Nagar Panchayat | BJP (62.67%) | Left Front (32.77%) | ||
| Agartala Municipal Corporation | BJP (57.39%) | AITC (20.14%) | Left Front (17.94%) |