Trinamool Congress entered in the fray for 51-ward Agartala Municipal Corporation (AMC). Besides, the Party has submitted nominations in few other Civic Bodies.

 

On the final day of nomination filing on Wednesday, Trinamool Congress submitted 52 nominations in AMC.

 

Total 58 candidates submitted nominations for the polls in AMC) on Wednesday. Apart from TMC, Congress submitted two more nominations, AmraBangali 1 and Independent candidates submitted three nominations to the concerned ROs in AMC today.

 

Overall, total 210 nominations were submitted by different political parties during the nomination period.

 

CPM, BJP and TMC are three parties that fielded candidates in all of the 51 wards of AMC.

 

Congress managed to nominate candidates in 34 seats while TipraMotha in 5 and newly floated Tripura Democratic Front (TDF) fielded candidates in three wards of the AMC.

 

Among the notables, Baptu Chakraborty, the convener of Youth TMC State steering committee submitted nomination papers in AMC today.  

 

Apart from AMC, Trinamool Congress also submitted nominations in other Civic Bodies including Ambassa, Belonia and Kailashahar.

 

 

Trinamool Congress (TMC) submitted 15 nominations for 15-ward Ambasa Municipal Council Polls to the concerned RO on Wednesday.   

 

A total of 48 nominations were submitted by several parties including – BJP (15), CPM (15), TMC (15) and Tipra Motha submitted three nominations.

 

In 17-ward Belonia Municipal Council Polls, TMC filed nomination papers for six wards, TMC leader TridevDutta told the media.

 

He said, “We had shortlisted candidates for all the 17 seats but due to volatile political situation many of them did not come to submit their papers. Therefore, we have come out submitting only six members for the polls.”

 

In 17-ward Kailashahar Municipal Council, TMC candidates submitted four nominations today.  

 

However, ZillurRahman, a TMC leader alleged that due to political terror and intimidation created by BJP, the Trinamool Congress could not field candidates in all the wards in Kailasahar.

 

He also alleged, “Candidates who were nominated by the party, were threatened by some miscreants last night”.