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{{Infobox election
| election_name = 2021 Tripura local elections
| country =
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| type =
| vote_type = Popular 
| ongoing = no
| previous_election =
| previous_year = 2015
| outgoing_members =
| election_date = {{start date|2021|11|25}}
| elected_members =
| next_election = 
| next_year = 2026
| seats_for_election=
| majority_seats =
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| registered =
| turnout = 81.54%<ref name="wire">{{cite web|date=26 November 2021|title=TMC, CPI(M) Demand Tripura Civic Polls Be Countermanded, Claim Voting Process Rigged|url=https://thewire.in/politics/tmc-cpim-demand-tripura-civic-polls-be-countermanded-claim-voting-process-rigged|work=The Wire|access-date=13 December 2021}}</ref>
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| image1 = Bharatiya Janata Party logo.svg
| alliance1 =
| party1 = Bharatiya Janata Party
| popular_vote1 =
| percentage1 = 59.01%


| image2 = Cpm election symbol.svg
| alliance2 = [[Left Front (Tripura)|Left Front]]
| party2 = Communist Party of India (Marxist)
| popular_vote2 =
| percentage2 = 18.13%

| image3 = All India Trinamool Congress logo (1).svg
| alliance3 =
| party3 = All India Trinamool Congress
| popular_vote3 =
| percentage3 = 16.68%

| image4 = Tipra Logo.jpg
| alliance4 =
| party4 = [[The Indigenous Progressive Regional Alliance|TIPRA]]
| popular_vote4 =
| percentage4 =

| 1blank = Seats Won
| 1data1 = 329
| 1data2 = 3
| 1data3 =1
| 1data4 =1



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'''Local elections''' were held in the Indian state of [[Tripura]] on 25 November 2021 to elect 222 of the 334 seats in one Municipal Corporation, 13 Municipal Councils and 6 Nagar Panchayats.<ref name="ndtv">{{cite web|date=28 November 2021|title=Tripura Civic Body Elections Highlights: Ruling BJP Sweeps Tripura Civic Polls, Wins 217 Of 222 Seats|url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/tripura-civic-body-elections-live-updates-counting-of-vote-begins-2627705|work=NDTV|access-date=13 December 2021}}</ref> The polls were hit with widespread violence and accusations of rigging.<ref>{{cite web|date=26 November 2021|title=Widespread violence mars civic polls in Tripura, oppn accuses BJP of rigging|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/agartala/widespread-violence-mars-civic-polls-in-tripura-oppn-accuses-bjp-of-rigging/articleshow/87919721.cms|work=The Times of India|access-date=13 December 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|date=26 November 2021|title=As Tripura Civic Poll Ends, Opposition Alleges Political Violence, Demands Fresh Elections|url=https://thewire.in/politics/tripura-civic-poll-opposition-allege-political-violence-fresh-elections|work=The Wire|access-date=13 December 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|date=30 November 2021|title=Tripura Civic Polls: Rigging Allegations Loom Over BJP Win, TMC Opens Account|url=https://www.thequint.com/voices/opinion/tripura-civic-body-polls-violence-and-rigging-behind-bjps-sweep-tmc-opens-account|work=The Quint|access-date=13 December 2021}}</ref> On polling day, the [[Supreme Court of India|Supreme Court]] ordered the [[Ministry of Home Affairs (India)|Ministry of Home Affairs]] to deploy two additional companies of [[Paramilitary forces of India|Central paramilitary forces]] to ensure free and fair election in Tripura.<ref>{{cite web|date=25 November 2021|title=Deploy more Central forces to Tripura: Supreme Court|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/tripura-municipal-polls-sc-directs-mha-to-immediately-provide-two-companies-of-capf/article37677735.ece|work=The Hindu|access-date=13 December 2021}}</ref> A total of 785 candidates contested 222 seats<ref>{{cite web|date=10 November 2021|title=BJP wins 112 out of 334 seats uncontested in Tripura civic polls|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/bjp-wins-112-out-of-334-seats-uncontested-in-tripura-civic-polls/article37410936.ece|work=The Hindu|access-date=14 December 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|date=28 November 2021|title=Tripura Municipal Election Results 2021 Highlights: Assam CM says BJP’s win testimony to popular support for PM Modi’s leadership|url=https://www.financialexpress.com/india-news/tripura-municipal-election-results-2021-live-news-counting-of-votes-today-in-prestige-battle-for-tmc-bjp/2377523/|work=Financial Express|access-date=14 December 2021}}</ref> and over 4.93 lakh electors were eligible to vote in this election.<ref>{{cite web|date=25 November 2021|title=TMC, CPI(M) Demand Tripura Civic Polls Be Countermanded, Claim Voting Process Rigged|url=https://www.news18.com/news/politics/tripura-civic-polls-2021-live-updates-agartala-municipal-corporation-mamata-tmc-bjp-congress-violence-4484087.html|work=News18|access-date=13 December 2021}}</ref><ref name="wire"/><ref name="ndtv"/>

== Contesting parties ==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! colspan="2" |Party!!Symbol
!Alliance
|-
| bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
|[[Bharatiya Janata Party]] (BJP)
|[[File:BJP election symbol.png|50px]]
|''None''
|-
| bgcolor=#FF1D15|
| [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]] (CPI(M)) || [[File:Indian Election Symbol Hammer Sickle and Star.png|50px]]
|rowspan="4"|[[Left Front (Tripura)|Left Front]]
|-
| bgcolor="{{party color|Communist Party of India}}"|
| [[Communist Party of India]] (CPI) || [[File:Indian Election Symbol Ears of Corn and Sickle.png|50px]]
|-
| bgcolor="{{party color|Revolutionary Socialist Party (India)}}"|
| [[Revolutionary Socialist Party (India)|Revolutionary Socialist Party]] (RSP) || [[File:Indian Election Symbol Spade and Stoker.png|50px]]
|-
| bgcolor="{{party color|All India Forward Bloc}}"|
| [[All India Forward Bloc]] (AIFB) || [[File:Indian Election Symbol Lion.png|50px]]
|-
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
|[[Indian National Congress]] (INC)
| [[File:Hand INC.svg|50px]]
|rowspan="6"|''None''
|-
| bgcolor="{{party color|Amra Bangali}}"|
|[[Amra Bangali]]
| [[File:Candle.svg|15px]]
|-
| bgcolor="{{party color|All India Trinamool Congress}}"|
|[[All India Trinamool Congress]] (AITC)
| [[File:All India Trinamool Congress symbol 2021.svg|50px|center]]
|-
| bgcolor="aqua"|
|Tripura Democratic Front
|
|-
| bgcolor="yellow"|
|[[The Indigenous Progressive Regional Alliance|TIPRA]]
|
|-
| bgcolor="{{party color|Independent (politician)}}"|
|[[Independent (politician)|Independents]] (IND)
|
|}

==Results==
Votes were counted on 28 November 2021, following which the results were announced by [[Tripura State Election Commission]].
===By political parties===
{| class="wikitable"
! colspan="2" rowspan="2" | Alliance
!colspan="2" rowspan="2"|Party
!colspan="2" |Popular vote
!colspan="3" rowspan="1"|Seats
!rowspan="2"|Position in civic bodies
|-
!Votes
!%
!Contested
!Won
!Earned second position
|-
|colspan="2"|''None''
|bgcolor=#FFA500|
|[[Bharatiya Janata Party]] (BJP)
|2,38,962
|59.01<ref name="auto3">{{cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/cpm-is-runner-up-in-tripura-civic-polls-that-bjp-swept-says-state-election-body-101638215370560.html|title=CPM is runner up in Tripura civic polls that BJP swept, says state election body|date=30 November 2021|work=Hindustan Times}}</ref>
|334
|329
| 5
| Government in 20 local bodies
|-
| rowspan="4" bgcolor=#FF1D15|
| rowspan="4"| [[Left Front (Tripura)|Left Front]]
|bgcolor=#FF1D15|
|[[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]] (CPI(M))
|73,402<ref name="auto4">{{Cite web|date=1 December 2021|title=CPI-M, not TMC finished second in Tripura civic body elections|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/cpi-m-not-tmc-finished-second-in-tripura-civic-poll-121120101202_1.html|work=Business Standard|access-date=13 December 2021}}</ref>
|rowspan="4" |19.99<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://tripurainfo.com/TripuraArticle/Who-is-the-first-who-is-the-second-who-is-the-main-opposition-in-Tripura-after-civic-bodies-election-2021---a-preliminary-review-490-29-11-2021.html|title=TRIPURAINFO : The first news, views & information website of TRIPURA.|website=tripurainfo.com}}</ref>
| 192<ref>{{Cite web|date=9 December 2021|title=Not BJP or TMC, the real story of Tripura’s civic poll numbers was near-decimation of Congress|url=https://theprint.in/politics/not-bjp-or-tmc-the-real-story-of-tripuras-civic-poll-numbers-was-near-decimation-of-congress/778485/|work=The Print|access-date=13 December 2021}}</ref><ref name="auto1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.northeasttoday.in/2021/11/23/tripura-political-campaign-ends-bjp-captures-7-urban-local-bodies/|title=Tripura : Political Campaign Ends, BJP Captures 7 Urban Local Bodies|work=North East Today|date=23 November 2021}}</ref>
|3
|rowspan="4"| 158<ref name="auto"/><ref name="wall"/>
|rowspan="4"| Opposition in 2 local bodies, runner-up in 13 local bodies{{citation needed|date=December 2021}}
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|Communist Party of India}}"|
|[[Communist Party of India]] (CPI)
|3,089<ref name="auto5">{{Cite web|date=29 November 2021|title=After Tripura civic polls, Left, TMC now both claim to be the 'main Opposition'|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/north-east-india/tripura/cpim-left-second-tripura-civic-polls-tmc-opposition-votes-saffron-party-7647993/|work=The Indian Express|access-date=14 December 2021}}</ref>
|6<ref name="auto2">{{Cite web|url=https://m.economictimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/tripura-civic-polls-821-nominations-found-valid-bjp-only-party-to-field-candidates-in-all-334-seats/amp_articleshow/87553862.cms|title=bjp: Tripura civic polls: 821 nominations found valid; BJP only party to field candidates in all 334 seats - The Economic Times|website=m.economictimes.com}}</ref>
|0
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|All India Forward Bloc}}"|
|[[All India Forward Bloc]] (AIFB)
|1,305<ref name="auto5"/>
|5<ref name="auto2"/>
|0
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|Revolutionary Socialist Party (India)}}"|
|[[Revolutionary Socialist Party (India)|Revolutionary Socialist Party]] (RSP)
|1,790<ref name="auto5"/>
|2<ref name="auto2"/>
|0
|-
|colspan="2" rowspan="3"|''None''
|bgcolor=#00FF00|
|[[All India Trinamool Congress]] (AITC)
|66,388<ref name="auto4"/>
|16.68<ref name="auto"/>
|120<ref name="auto1"/>
|1
|59<ref name="auto"/><ref name="wall">{{Cite web|url=https://thewall.in/news/who-is-the-opposition-party-in-tripura/|title=ত্রিপুরায় সেকেন্ড কে, তৃণমূল না সিপিএম? পরিসংখ্যান কী বলছে দেখুন - THE WALL}}</ref>
| Runner-up in one local body{{citation needed|date=December 2021}}
|-
|bgcolor=#FFFF00|
|[[The Indigenous Progressive Regional Alliance|TIPRA Motha]]
|
|
|8<ref name="auto1"/>
|1
|0
| {{dash}}
|-
|bgcolor=#87ceeb|
| [[Indian National Congress]] (INC)
|8,364<ref name="auto5"/>
|2.07<ref name="auto4"/>
|92<ref name="auto1"/>
|0
|9<ref name="auto3"/><ref name="wall"/>
|{{dash}}
|-
| {{party color cell|None of the above}}
| colspan="3" |[[None of the above]] (NOTA)
|6,983<ref name="auto5"/>
|1.72<ref name="auto4"/>
| colspan="3" |222
| bgcolor="#E9E9E9" |
|-
! colspan="10" |
|-
| colspan="4" |'''Total'''
|'''3,97,971'''<ref name="auto4"/>
|'''100'''
| colspan="3" |'''222'''
| bgcolor="#E9E9E9" |
|-
! colspan="10" |
|-
| colspan="4" |Valid votes
|3,97,971
|
| colspan="4" bgcolor="#E9E9E9" |
|}

===By local bodies===

{| class="wikitable"
! Local Body
! Winning party (vote percentage)
! Runner-up party (vote percentage)
! Others {{resize|80%|(Vote percentage greater than 10% are given)}}
! Ref(s)
|-
| Dharmanagar Municipal Council
|BJP (67.98%)
|Left Front (20.41%)
| {{sdash}}
|rowspan="20"|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/politics/bjp-steamrollers-tmc-left-wins-329-of-334-seats-in-tripura-civic-polls-121112800718_1.html|title=BJP steamrollers TMC, Left; wins 329 of 334 seats in Tripura civic polls|website=Business Standard}}</ref>{{Better source needed|reason=Citation does not mention vote-share of different political parties given in the table.|date=December 2021}}
|-
|Kailashaha Municipal Council
|BJP (55.96%)
|Left Front (28.81%)
|{{sdash}}
|-
|Kumarghat Municipal Council
|BJP (61.77%)
|Left Front (33.36%)
|{{sdash}}
|-
|Ambassa Municipal Council
|BJP (45.02%)
|AITC (27.45%)
|Left Front (22.78%)
|-
|Khowai Municipal Council
|BJP (78.33%)
|Left Front (18.98%)
|{{sdash}}
|-
|Teliamura Municipal Council
|BJP (53.57%)
|AITC (27.15%)
|Left Front (17.37%)
|-
|Melaghar Municipal Council
|BJP (79.24%)
|Left Front (14.55%)
|{{sdash}}
|-
|Bilonia Municipal Council
|BJP (65.47%)
|Left Front (27.25%)
|{{sdash}}
|-
|Panisagar Nagar Panchayat
|BJP (65.31%)
|Left Front (30.13%)
|{{sdash}}
|-
|Sonamura Nagar Panchayat
|BJP (48.92%)
|Left Front (26.33%)
|AITC (19.30%)
|-
|Amarpur Nagar Panchayat
|BJP (68.11%)
|Left Front (22.57%)
|{{sdash}}
|-
|Sabroom Nagar Panchayat
|BJP (62.67%)
|Left Front (32.77%)
|{{sdash}}
|-
|[[Agartala Municipal Corporation]]
|BJP (57.39%)
|AITC (20.14%)
|Left Front (17.94%)
|}

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