Elections to the Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council (TTAADC) of India were held on 6 April 2021. 25 of the 28 elected seats in the Autonomous District Council are reserved for Scheduled Tribes.
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. The TIPRA party led alliance won 18 seats in the election while the BJP led alliance won 9 seats. The Left Front was reduced to 0.
Parties and alliances
PartyFlagSymbolSeats contestedCommunist Party of India (Marxist)28
+ PartyFlagSymbolSeats contestedIndigenous People's Front of Tripura 18Bharatiya Janata Party12Total30
+ PartyFlagSymbolSeats contestedTipra Motha Party23Indigenous Nationalist Party of Twipra5Total28
PartyFlagSymbolSeats contestedIndian National Congress28
Campaign The Left Front consisting of the Communist Party of India (Marxist), Communist Party of India, All India Forward Bloc and RSP declared its candidates list for 28 seats on 6 March 2021.Indian ExpressUNI India The Indigenous People's Front of Tripura (IPFT) announced it candidates list for 18 seats on 7 March 2021.North East NewsThe Hindu The TIPRA of Maharaja Kirit Pradyot Deb Barman and its alliance party Indigenous Nationalist Party of Tripura (INPT) announced their first list of candidates for 17 seatsNortheast Today TIPRA list and 5 seats respectively on 8 March 2021.Northeast Today The Indian National Congress (INC) also announced its list of candidates for all 28 seats on 8 March 2021.Northeast Now
Candidates
DistrictConstituencyReservationLeft FrontNDATMP–INPTPartyCandidatePartyCandidatePartyCandidate1Damchharra–Jampui STRajendra ReangJitendra ReangBhaba Ranjan Reang2MachmaraNoneNarayan BhowmikSwapna Rani DasSadhan Chakma3Dasda–KanchanpurLalit DebnathSailendra NathHemanta Chakma4Karamchhara STShantimani ChakmaBimal ChakmaBijoy Hrangkhawl5ChhawmanuChamparai AslongAngsha TripuraRatanjoy Tripura6Manu–ChailengtaNoneMotilal Sukla BaidyaSanjay DasRatish Tripura7Demchhara–Kachuchhara STBadarbul HalamBiresh DebbarmaDhirendra Debbarma8Ganganagar–GandachharaAlendra ReangJibanjoy ReangNakuljoy Reang9Halahali–AsharambariArun DebbarmaBhabesh DebbarmaAnanta Debbarma10Kulai–ChampahourSukhamoy DebbarmaShyamal DebbarmaAnimesh Debbarma11Maharanipur–TeliamuraJharna DebbarmaGita DebbarmaKamal Kalai12RamchandraghatJoyshree DebbarmaMintu DebbarmaSuhel Debbarma13Simna–TamakariKumud DebbarmaMangal DebbarmaRabindra Debbarma14Bodhjungnagar–WakkinagarPradip DebbarmaRanabir DebbarmaRuniel DebbarmaBudha Debbarma15JiraniaRadhacharan DebbarmaAjit DebbarmaJagadish Debbarma16Mandainagar–PulinpurSukumar DebbarmaBalaram DebbarmaChitta Ranjan Debbarma17Pekuarjala–JanmejoynagarNetaji DebbarmaPrakash DebbarmaGanesh Debbarma18Takarjala–JampaijalaAnjana Kalai DebbarmaBrajalal DebbarmaPradyot Manikya Debbarma19Amtali–GolaghatiMayarani DebbarmaBishu DebbarmaUmashankar Debbarma20Killa–BagmaAmrit Sadhan JamatiaJoy Kishore JamatiaPurna Chandra Jamatia21Maharani–ChelagangHaradhan JamatiaSamrat JamatiaSindhu Kanya Jamatia22Kathalia–Mirja–RajapurParikshit MurasinghPadma Luchan TripuraDavid MurasinghSukla Charan Noatia23AmpinagarBhakta KalaiJanak Hari JamatiaSadagar Kalai24Raima ValleyPrabin TripuraRatiram TripuraRajesh Tripura25Nutanbazar–MalbasaMagendra ReangMatindra ReangDolly Reang26Birchandranagar–KalashiSatyajit ReangSanjit ReangHarendra Reang27Purba Muhuripur–BurataliJogendra TripuraDhananjoy TripuraDebajit Tripura28Silachhari–ManubankulUchathoi MogKangjaong MogDhansen Tripura
Incidents The total voting process was peaceful. However there were reports of minor disturbances in two constituencies, namely Budhjung Nagar-Wakkinagar and Amtali-Golaghati. The TIPRA accused the ruling BJP for creating the disturbance.
Results
The votes were scheduled to be counted on 10 April 2021 and in the counting the TIPRA party won 16 seats with its alliance partner INPT winning 2 seats in the election while the BJP won 9 seats with 1 seat going to an Independent candidate.
Results by party and alliance PartyTMP+NDAINDNomSeats18912
AllianceParty Popular voteSeats Vote %+/- Contested Won +/-TMP+Tipra Motha Party274,56537.4337.43231616Indigenous Nationalist Party of Twipra68,2549.301.47522 Total 342,819 46.73 35.96 28 18 18NDABharatiya Janata Party137,35718.7210.851299Indigenous People's Front of Tripura77,94610.627.44160 Total 215,303 29.34 3.41 28 9 9Left FrontCommunist Party of India (Marxist)91,40612.4636.2025025Communist Party of India 4,9240.671.51101All India Forward Bloc101Revolutionary Socialist Party 101 Total 96,330 13.13 41.08 28 0 28UPAIndian National Congress16,4252.243.25280 NoneIndependents51,1066.975.423811NOTA7,3271.00N/A Total 733,629 100 28 28
Winning Candidates No.Constituency Winner Party Margin1 Damchharra-JampuiBhaba Ranjan ReangTIPRA 1,1322 Machmara (UR) Swapna Rani Das BJP 1,5633 Dasda-Kanchanpur (UR) Sailendra Nath BJP 1,4954 Karamchharra Bimal Kanti Chakma BJP 3755 Chhawmanu Hongsha Kumar Tripura BJP 58206 Manu-Chailengta (UR) Sanjay Das BJP 8257 Demchara-Kachucharra Dhirendra Debbarma TIPRA8,7928 Ganganagar-Gandachharra Bhumika Nanda Reang Independent 669 Hala Hali-Asharambari Ananta Debbarma TIPRA 8,13110 Kulai-Champahour Animesh Debbarma TIPRA 10,17611 Maharanipur-Teliamura Kamal Kalai TIPRA 10,14212 Ramchandra Ghat Suhel Debbarma TIPRA 13,41713 Simna-Tamakari Rabindra Debbarma TIPRA 7,48414 Bodhjung Nagar-Wakkinagar Runiel Debbarma TIPRA 10,40115 Jirania Jagdish Debbarma TIPRA 12,24016 Mandainagar-Pulinpur Chitta Ranjan Debbarma TIPRA 10,01017 Pekuarjala-Janmejaynagar Ganesh Debbarma TIPRA 9,10318 Takarjala-Jampuijala Pradyot Kishore Deb Barman TIPRA 10,19419 Amtali-Golaghati Umashankar Debbarma TIPRA 14,71520 Killa-Bagma Purna Chandra Jamatia TIPRA 7,70321 Maharani-Chellagang Samrat Jamatia BJP 1,81222 Kathalia-Mirja-Rajapur Padmaluchan Tripura BJP 35223 Ampinagar Sadagar Kalai TIPRA 1,50924 Raima Valley Rajesh Tripura TIPRA 1,00925 Natunbazar-Malbasa Dolly Reang TIPRA 1,12726 Birchandranagar-Kalashi Sanjit Reang BJP 1,18327 Purba Mahuripur-Buratali Debajit Tripura TIPRA 3,03728 Silachari-Manubankul Kangjaong Mog BJP 4,116
Constituency wise results
ConstituencyTIPRA – INPTBJP – IPFTLeft Front1Damchharra-Jampui (ST)Bhaba Ranjan Reang8,178Jitendra Reang5,272Rajendra Reang7,0462MachmaraSadhan Chakma6,565Swapna Rani Das10,275Narayan Bhowmick8,7123Dasda-KanchanpurHemanta Chakma7,346Sailendra Nath8,841Lalit Debnath6,4754Karamchhara (ST)Bijoy Kumar Hrangkhawl11,198Bimal Kanti Chakma11,573Shantimani Chakma7,5045Chhawmanu (ST)Ratanjoy Tripura6,216Hongsha Kumar Tripura12,036Champarai Aslong4,4786Manu-ChailengtaRatish Tripura8,569Sanjay Das9,394Motilal Shukla Baidya5,3467Demchara-Kachuchharra (ST)Dhirendra Debbarma12,862Biresh Debbarma4,070Badarbul Halam3,2178Ganganagar-Gandachharra (ST)Nakuljoy Reang6,241Jibanjoy Reang3,552Alendra Reang4,1669Halahali-Asharambari (ST)Ananta Debbarma15,420Bhabesh Debbarma7,289Arun Debbarma3,32010Kulai-Champahour (ST)Animesh Debbarma16,158Shyamal Debbarma5,982Sukhamoy Debbarma2,74111Maharanipur-Teliamura (ST)Kamal Kalai 16,100Gita Debbarma 5,958Jharna Debbarma 99712Ramchandraghat (ST)Suhel Debbarma 18,154Mintu Debbarma 4,987Joyshree Debbarma 1,02513Simna-Tamakari (ST)Rabindra Debbarma13,578Mangal Debbarma6,094Kumud Debbarma14Bodhjung Nagar-Wakkinagar (ST)Runeil Debbarma15,728Ranabir Debbarma5,323Pradip Debbarma59715Jirania (ST)Jagadish Debbarma17,680Ajit Debbarma5,440Radhacharan Debbarma1,59816Mandainagar-Pulinpur (ST)Chitta Ranjan Debbarma15,558Balaram Debbarma5,548Sukumar Debbarma17Pekuarjala-Janmayjaynagar (ST)Ganesh Debbarma14,683Prakash Debbarma5,222Netaji Debbarma18Takarjala-Jampuijala (ST)Pradyot Bikram Manikya13,164Brajlal Debbarma2,786Anjana Kalai Debbarma41919Amtali-Golaghati (ST)Umashankar Debbarma22,088Bishu Debbarma7,363Mayarani Debbarma20Killa-Bangma (ST)Purna Chandra Jamatia14,880Joy Kishore Jamatia7,177Amrit Sadhan Jamatia21Maharani-Chellagang (ST)Sindu Kanya Jamatia5,873Samrat Jamatia7,685Haradhan Jamatia22Kathalia-Mirja-Rajapur (ST)David Murasingh13,568Padmaluchan Tripura13,920Porikkhit Murasingh23Ampinagar (ST)Sadagar Kalai9,048Janak Hari Jamatia7,539Bhakta Kalai24Raima Valley (ST)Rajesh TripuraRatiram TripuraPrabin Tripura25Natunbazar-Malbasa (ST)Dolly Reang13,855Matindra Reang12,728Magendra Reang26Birchandranagar-Kalashi (ST)Harendra Reang10,897Sanjit Reang12,080Satyajit Reang27Purba Mahuripur-Buratali (ST)Debajit Tripura11,228Dhananjoy TripuraJogendra Tripura7,92128Silachari-Manubankul (ST)Dhansen TripuraKangjaong Mog13,572Uchathoi Mog9,465Total
Members of the Executive Committee
The Executive committee of the TTAADC was formed by notification of the CEO on 23 April 2021 by TIPRA, the winning party alliance after getting elected and installed by the Governor of the state. The list of the Executive members are as follows:
As in March 2024 S.No Name Constituency Portfolios PartyChief Executive Member 1. Purna Chandra Jamatia Killa-BagmaGeneral Administration [including Appointment and Services] Finance Law Planning Industries Village Committee, All policies and any other Department (s) which are not allocated to any Members TMPExecutive Members 2. Kamal Kalai Maharanipur-TeliamuraHealth Tribal Welfare Tourism TMP 3. Bhaba Ranjan Reang Damchherra-JampuiAgriculture & Horticulture Forests LRS TMP 4. Smt. Dolly Reang Natunbazar-MalbasaSocial Welfare & Social Education TMP 5. Rajesh Tripura Raima ValleyARDD Fisheries TMP 6. Suhel Debbarma Ramchandra GhatYouth Affairs & Sports ICA TMP 7. Ananta Debbarma Halahali-AsharambariCo-operatives Science, Technology & Environment TMP 8. Rabindra Debbarma Simna-TamakariEducation Kokborok Department TMP 9. Runeil Debbarma Bodhjungnagar-WakkinagarPublic Works Department Rural Development (R.D) TMP
See also Tipraland 2015 Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council election 2010 Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council election 2005 Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council election 2000 Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council election
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