council elections

Agartala, April 10 The intense campaign for the elections to the 28-member Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council (TTAADC) concluded on Friday, officials said.The TTAADC comprises two-thirds of the state's geographical area and is home to a population of 13 lakh.Pradyot Kishore...

Agartala, Apr 8 Pradyot Kishore Manikya Debbarma, the founder of the Tipra Motha Party (TMP), said on Wednesday that he was confident that the people of Tiprasa would vote for his party in the upcoming Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council elections.Polling for the 28 seats of the...

Agartala, April 6 Tipra Motha Party (TMP) supremo Pradyot Kishore Manikya Debbarma strongly opposed the BJP's promise to rename the Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council (TTAADC) if voted to power in the upcoming elections.His remarks came a day after Chief Minister Manik Saha...

Agartala, April 5 – Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha asserted on Sunday that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is the only viable option for ensuring development in the Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council (TTAADC).Addressing an election rally in Machli under the Dhalai district...

Agartala, Apr 1 Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha alleged on Wednesday that Tipra Motha Party chief Pradyot Kishore Manikya Debbarma went to Delhi to align with the BJP in order to continue siphoning funds meant for the development of tribal people.Addressing an election rally for the Tripura...

Agartala, March 29 – In a historic first in Tripura’s electoral history, both the ruling parties and the opposition have launched extensive campaigns – without any alliances – to win control of the crucial Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council (TTAADC), widely considered the state's...

Agartala, March 29 The elections to the Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council (TTAADC) on April 12 will see a multi-party contest, with all major political parties fielding candidates.The BJP and the Tipra Motha Party (TMP) have fielded candidates separately in all 28 seats of the...

Agartala, March 24 Hours after the ruling BJP announced its candidates, its ally, the Tipra Motha Party (TMP), announced its nominees for the upcoming elections to the Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council (TTAADC) on Tuesday night.TMP founder and supremo Pradyot Bikram Manikya...

Shillong, March 24 Meghalaya Governor C.V. Vijayashankar on Tuesday approved a new legislation by the Garo Hills Autonomous District Council (GHADC) that bars non-tribals from contesting tribal council elections, officials said.The GHADC had on Monday approved a key amendment mandating that...

Agartala, March 24 The ruling BJP in Tripura announced its candidates for all 28 seats of the Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council (TTAADC) on Tuesday, which will go to polls on April 12.The BJP's announcement of candidates for the crucial tribal council elections came a day after...

Shillong, March 23 Amidst protests over non-tribal participation in a tribal council election in Meghalaya, the Garo Hills Autonomous District Council on Monday approved a key amendment mandating that only members of Scheduled Tribes can contest the polls, effectively ending the participation of...

The bill, which requires a Scheduled Tribe (ST) certificate for candidates contesting council elections, was unanimously passed on Monday during a Special Session of the Garo Hills Autonomous District Council. The session, held at the District Council Hall in Tura, was convened under Rule 36 (5)...

Agartala, March 22 – Even as the BJP continues discussions with its ally, the Tipra Motha Party (TMP), to finalize a seat-sharing arrangement, the opposition Congress announced on Sunday that it will contest the upcoming tribal council elections independently.Polling for the 30-member Tripura...

Agartala, March 22 Tripura Congress president Asish Kumar Saha said on Sunday that the party will contest the upcoming tribal council elections independently.Polling for the 28-member Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council (TTAADC) is scheduled for April 12, while counting of votes...

Shillong, March 20 Meghalaya Governor CH Vijayashankar has convened a special session of the Garo Hills Autonomous District Council next week to discuss the Assam and Meghalaya Autonomous District (AD) Rules that allow non-tribal participation in council elections, officials said on Friday.The...

Shillong, March 16 Amid violence in the Garo Hills region over the participation of non-tribal candidates in tribal council elections, the Meghalaya government on Monday extended the tenure of the Garo Hills Autonomous District Council (GHADC) by six months, Deputy Chief Minister Prestone...

Shillong, March 16 Amid violence in the Garo Hills region over the participation of non-tribal candidates in tribal council elections, the Meghalaya government on Monday extended the tenure of the Garo Hills Autonomous District Council (GHADC) by six months, Deputy Chief Minister Prestone...

New Delhi, March 16 – As voting for the biennial elections to 37 seats in the Rajya Sabha began on Monday, leaders from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) as well as the opposition Biju Janata Dal (BJD) appeared confident that their respective candidates would win the elections.BJP MP Praveen...

Agartala, March 15 Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha said on Sunday that his government has been prioritizing the prosperity and development of the tribal community.Addressing a BJP event at Rabindra Bhavan here, he said that five out of the 12 ministers in the state are from the tribal...

Agartala, March 9 – The CPI-M-led Left Front on Monday alleged that the BJP and its allies have kept the tribal areas underdeveloped and have failed to undertake meaningful initiatives for the welfare and development of the tribals, who constitute nearly one-third of Tripura’s 4.2 million...