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Tipra Motha Wins 34 Percent of Tripura Tribal Seats Unopposed
Tripura is holding elections for local village committees in tribal areas.
These committees are similar to village councils.
The Tipra Motha Party won many seats without needing a vote.
The BJP also won some seats without opposition.
Voting will still happen in 2,954 seats on September 28.
Thousands of candidates from several parties are competing.
Some parties accused supporters of attacks and blocking candidates from filing papers.
Officials and party leaders said a peaceful and fair election process should be ensured.
Tipra Motha Party won 1,557, or 33.87 percent, of 4,597 Village Committee seats unopposed.
The BJP secured 81 seats, or 1.76 percent, without a contest, officials said.
Polling will take place in 2,954 seats across 44 of 52 blocks on September 28.
A total of 9,820 candidates remain in the contest after 1,069 nominations were withdrawn.
Alliance and opposition parties traded allegations of violence, intimidation and obstruction during nominations.
- Who
- The Tipra Motha Party, BJP, IPFT, CPI(M)-led Left Front, Congress, Independents and other candidates are contesting; party leaders and election officials also reported allegations of violence.
- What
- Elections are being held for Village Committees, with Tipra Motha winning 1,557 of 4,597 seats unopposed and the BJP winning 81.
- Where
- The elections cover tribal areas under the Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council across eight districts of Tripura.
- When
- Polling is scheduled for September 28; nomination withdrawals concluded on Friday, and an alleged attack on an IPFT leader occurred on September 8.
- Why
- The elections are being held to choose members of 587 Village Committees after a 10-year gap.
Ruling Alliance and Supporters
Opposition Parties
Alleged political violence
Ruling Alliance and Supporters
IPFT leader Sukla Charan Noatia said TMP supporters brutally attacked IPFT General Secretary Swapan Debbarma and called for an end to political violence, while stressing the parties are alliance partners.
Opposition Parties
The CPI(M)-led Left Front and Congress alleged that their candidates were prevented from submitting nominations by attacks, intimidation and obstruction involving TMP and BJP workers.
Election administration
Ruling Alliance and Supporters
The IPFT called for peace, alliance unity and a safe democratic process; election officials reported the final seat and candidate figures after withdrawals.
Opposition Parties
Left Front convener Manik Dey said the opposition had approached the State Election Commission for action but claimed there had been no visible steps to prevent violence.
Key facts
- Total seats
- 4,597 seats in 2,634 constituencies
- Village Committees
- 587 committees under the Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council
- Tipra Motha seats won unopposed
- 1,557 seats, or 33.87 percent
- BJP seats won unopposed
- 81 seats, or 1.76 percent
- Seats going to polling
- 2,954 seats in 44 of 52 blocks
- Candidates remaining
- 9,820 candidates after 1,069 withdrawals
- Election date
- September 28
Quotes
Sukla Charan Noatia
Senior IPFT leader and Tripura minister
““Debbarma was targeted and beaten up by supporters of the TMP while he was travelling to Khowai village. This kind of violence is completely unacceptable. IPFT, BJP and TMP are contesting the Village Committee election together as an alliance. Such acts of aggression directly undermine the very spirit of our unity,””
thehansindia.com
““We have approached the SEC to take appropriate action for the smooth conduct of elections, but the commission has yet to take any visible action to prevent the violence,””
thehansindia.com
Sources
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