2021 Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council election

2021 Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council election
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28 out of 30 seats in the Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council
15 seats needed for a majority
Turnout85.74% Increase
  First party Second party Third party
  INPT flag
Party TMP BJP INPT
Alliance TMP+ NDA TMP+
Seats won 16 9 2
Seat change Increase16 Increase9 Increase2
Popular vote 274,565 137,357 68,254
Percentage 37.43% 18.72% 9.30%
Swing Increase37.43% Increase10.85% Decrease1.47%
  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
  IPFT flag
Party CPI(M) IPFT INC
Alliance Left Front NDA UPA
Seats won 0 0 0
Seat change Decrease25 - -
Popular vote 91,406 77,946 16,425
Percentage 12.46% 10.62% 2.24%
Swing Decrease36.20% Decrease7.44% Decrease3.25%
Chief Executive Member before election

Radhacharan Debbarma
CPI(M)

Chief Executive Member

Purna Chandra Jamatia
TMP

Elections to the Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council (TTAADC) were held on 6 April 2021. 25 of the 28 elected seats in the Autonomous District Council are reserved for Scheduled Tribes.[1][2][3]

There were 865,041 eligible voters in the elections. The votes were counted on 10 April 2021 with a victory for the TIPRA-INPT alliance.[2][4][5][6] The TIPRA party led alliance won 18 seats in the election while the BJP led alliance could win only 9 seats.[7][8][9][10]

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  3. ^ Deb, Debraj (12 March 2021). "Tripura poll body reschedules tribal council elections to April 6 to avoid clash with Easter Sunday". The Indian Express. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
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  6. ^ "Setback for BJP as TIPRA Motha set to capture key tribal body in Tripura". Shillong Times. 10 April 2021. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
  7. ^ "Setback for BJP in Tripura, new outfit captures key tribal body". Times of India. 10 April 2021. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
  8. ^ "Ruling BJP handed defeat in Tripura tribal council polls". New Indian Express. 10 April 2021. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
  9. ^ "Royal scion Pradyot-led TIPRA Motha wins Tripura ADC election 2021". Northeast Now. 10 April 2021. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
  10. ^ "RTIPRA emerges as single-largest party, set to form tribal council". EastMojo. 10 April 2021.