Agartala, September 12 (Udaipur Kiran) : The Tipra Motha Party (TMP) has made a significant advance in Tripura’s tribal areas ahead of the village committee elections scheduled for September 28. According to officials, TMP has won approximately 34 percent of the total seats uncontested, while the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) secured about 2 percent.
A representative from the Tripura State Election Commission revealed that candidates from TMP were elected unopposed in 1,557 out of 4,597 seats across 587 village committees within the Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council region, amounting to 33.87 percent of the total. The BJP managed to win 81 seats, or 1.76 percent, without opposition.
Following the completion of the nomination withdrawal process, the election commission announced that voting will take place in 2,954 seats across 44 blocks in eight districts of the state. After the deadline for withdrawing nominations, 1,069 candidates from various parties, including TMP, BJP, and the Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPI-M), have opted out, leaving a total of 9,820 candidates in the race.
TMP leads with the highest number of candidates at 4,279, followed by CPI-M with 2,151, BJP with 1,853, Congress with 425, and others including the Indigenous People’s Front of Tripura (IPFT) and independent candidates.
The elections, occurring after a decade, will cover 2,634 constituencies within the 587 village committees, which are similar to village panchayats in non-TTAADC areas. The ruling BJP is contesting alongside its tribal allies, TMP and IPFT, while the opposition includes the CPI-M-led Left Front and Congress.
However, reports of violence and tension have emerged from various districts in the state. Senior IPFT leader and minister Shukla Charan Notia alleged that their general secretary, Swapan Debbarma, was “brutally attacked” by TMP supporters in the Hejamara area of Khowai district on September 8. Notia emphasized that such incidents undermine the unity of the electoral alliance.
Both CPI-M and Congress have claimed that their candidates were unable to file nominations due to threats and violence. CPI-M coordinator and former minister Manik Dey stated that they have lodged complaints with the election commission, but no effective measures to curb violence have been observed so far.
As accusations and counter-accusations continue to unfold, all eyes are now on the upcoming elections and their outcomes on September 28.
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