According to the memorandum, recognized political parties include those recognized by the Election Commission of India as a National Party or a State Party in the State of Tripura. Reserved symbols are designated for exclusive allotment to contesting candidates set up by these recognized parties under the Tripura Municipalities (Conduct of Election) Rules, 1995. The document details specific national and state parties along with their respective symbols, The reserved symbols are those of the national parties (the Aam Aadmi Party's Broom, the Bahujan Samaj Party's Elephant, the Bharatiya Janata Party's Lotus, the CPI(M)'s Hammer, Sickle and Star, the Indian National Congress's Hand and the National People's Party's Book) and of the state parties in Tripura (the Indigenous People's Front of Tripura's Dao, the Tipra Motha Party's Pineapple and the All India Trinamool Congress's Flowers and Grass).
State parties recognized in other states with units in Tripura may apply to the State Election Commissioner for symbol reservation subject to specific conditions. Applicants must submit a request in the prescribed Form Annexure-A1 to the Commission not later than the third day after the publication in the Official Gazette of the Notification regarding the appointed date of Poll under Rule-11. Candidates must also provide necessary declarations, notices in Form Annexure-III, and attested specimen signatures to the respective Returning Officers.
Registered unrecognized political parties and other parties registered by the Election Commission of India setting up candidates will receive preference in symbol allotment over independent candidates. To qualify for a common symbol as a onetime concession, such parties must set up candidates in at least 10% of the municipal constituencies and submit a preference of three symbols from the free list to the State Election Commissioner within the stipulated timeframe.
This is according to a memorandum issued by the State Election Commission, Tripura on October 30, 2026.
Source: Tripura State Election Commission, https://sec.tripura.gov.in/sites/default/files/Memo%20regarding%20allotment%20of%20symbol%20for%20ULBs%20Election%202026.pdf
