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Tipra Motha takes most Village Committee seats in Tripura's tribal council areas

The Tripura State Election Commission declared results for 4,078 of the 4,594 Village Committee seats under the Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council by the night of Monday, 5 October 2026.
Of the 4,078 declared seats the Tipra Motha Party won 3,177 and its ally the Bharatiya Janata Party 668, while the Indigenous People's Front of Tripura took 20.
The CPI(M) won 60 seats, the Congress 10 and Independents 143.
Polling was held on 28 September for 2,950 seats in the 587 Village Committees.
In all 4,597 seats were notified; 1,644 were won uncontested and nominations were not filed for three seats.
The Tipra Motha won 1,557 of the uncontested seats and the BJP 81.
At the scrutiny stage the Commission had said 1,169 of the 4,597 seats drew only solitary nominations, out of 10,958 nominations filed.

Seats declared: 4,078 of 4,594 Tipra Motha Party: 3,177 seats Bharatiya Janata Party: 668 seats Polling day: 28 September 2026
Why it matters for exams: Local body results in a Sixth Schedule council area, with exact seat arithmetic, are standard current affairs material.
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13 October 2026 Source: The Economic Times report

In plain words

TTAADC Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council — The autonomous council that administers Tripura's tribal areas.

IPFT Indigenous People's Front of Tripura — A tribal-based party that contested the polls as part of the ruling alliance.

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