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Tipra Motha Wins Most Seats in Tripura Village Committee Polls
People in tribal areas of Tripura voted for representatives in local Village Committees.
Tipra Motha Party won the most seats, with the BJP finishing second.
The Indigenous People’s Front of Tripura, the CPI (M), Congress and independent candidates also won seats.
Some seats were decided without a vote because only one candidate or party contested.
The committees are local governing bodies in areas overseen by the Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council.
The election took place on September 28, and counting began on Monday.
Officials announced the final results early on Tuesday.
The chief minister said the outcome showed support for the BJP-led alliance, while Tipra Motha’s leader said the result restored grassroots power to tribal people.
Tipra Motha Party won 3,428 of the 4,594 seats reported in the results, or 74.61 per cent.
The BJP won 859 seats, the CPI (M) 87, the IPFT 33, Congress 14, and Independents 173.
The elections covered 587 Village Committees under the Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council.
A total of 1,644 seats were won uncontested, while nominations were not filed for three notified seats.
The polls were held on September 28, after a decade-long gap, following directions from the Supreme Court.
- Who
- Tipra Motha Party, the BJP, IPFT, CPI (M), Congress and independent candidates contested the Village Committee elections.
- What
- Tipra Motha Party won the largest share of seats, securing 3,428 of the 4,594 seats in the reported results.
- Where
- The 587 Village Committees are in areas covered by the Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council in Tripura.
- When
- Voting took place on September 28; results were declared early on Tuesday.
- Why
- The elections selected representatives for local governance in the TTAADC areas and were held following directions from the Supreme Court.
Key facts
- Village Committees
- 587
- Seats in reported results
- 4,594
- Tipra Motha seats
- 3,428 (74.61%)
- BJP seats
- 859 (18.70%)
- Seats won uncontested
- 1,644
- Seats notified
- 4,597; nominations were not filed for three
- TTAADC population
- More than 12.16 lakh people, according to the article
Quotes
Pradyot Bikram Manikya Debbarma
Tipra Motha Party leader
“The Village Committee election result will restore the power of the grassroots back to the tribal people. The long struggle in the Supreme Court, which I personally fought to ensure, has restored our constitutional rights. Whichever party wins today, the most important thing is that the people have won. This is the power of Tiprasa (tribals)”
thehansindia.com
“We are confident the NDA is all set to secure a massive win in the elections to the Village Committees, which will be for the betterment of the state. The present government wants to ensure development in both plains and hills.”
thehansindia.com
Sources
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