A total of 879 candidates filed nominations for 21 Tripura urban body elections

Agartala, Nov 7 (UNI) Tripura's urban local body elections are set to be competitive, featuring a total of 879 candidates. The BJP is at the forefront with 345 candidates, while CPI (M) follows with 263, and Congress has fielded 221 candidates. TIPRA Motha is contributing 15 candidates, and other parties account for the remaining 35. The State Election Commission reports that it has received 1,109 nomination papers for 21 urban local bodies, encompassing 345 wards. In the Agartala Municipal Corporation (AMC), which consists of 51 wards, there are a total of 164 candidates: 51 from both the BJP and Congress,…