According to the notification published in an extraordinary issue of the Tripura Gazette on October 30 and signed by State Election Commissioner P.K. Chakravarty, nomination papers can be filed from October 31 to November 6, between 11 am and 3 pm, except on public holidays. The nominations will be scrutinised on November 7, and November 10 is the last date for withdrawal of candidatures.

Polling will be held from 7 am to 4 pm. A re-poll, if necessary, will be held on November 30. Counting will begin at 8 am on December 2, and the election process must be completed before December 4.

The election covers the Agartala Municipal Corporation; the Municipal Councils of Dharmanagar, Kailashahar, Kumarghat, Ambassa, Khowai, Teliamura, Ranirbazar, Mohanpur, Bishalgarh, Melaghar, Udaipur, Santirbazar and Belonia; and the Nagar Panchayats of Panisagar, Kamalpur, Jirania, Sonamura, Amarpur, Sabroom and Bishramganj.

In a press note issued the same day, the Commission said the 21 municipalities have 345 seats, of which 9 are reserved for Scheduled Tribes, 80 for Scheduled Castes and 162 for women. A total of 6,29,903 voters (3,08,115 men, 3,21,743 women and 45 third-gender electors) will vote at 783 polling stations. The Agartala Municipal Corporation alone has 51 seats, 3,62,582 voters and 439 polling stations.

The term of the present urban local bodies ends on December 9, 2026. The Commission has appointed 23 Returning Officers and 81 Assistant Returning Officers, and the votes will be counted in 23 counting halls. Not more than five persons may accompany a candidate while filing nomination papers, and the nomination form can also be downloaded from the Commission's website, sec.tripura.gov.in.

This is according to the notification and the press note issued by the State Election Commission, Tripura, on October 30, 2026.

Source: Tripura State Election Commission, https://sec.tripura.gov.in/sites/default/files/Election%20Notification.pdf

Source: Tripura State Election Commission, https://sec.tripura.gov.in/sites/default/files/Press%20Note_1.pdf