SEC releases electoral data for the upcoming elections to 21 civic bodies, females outnumber male voters

By Our Correspondent

Agartala, November 3, 2026

The female voters considerably outnumber their male counterparts in the election to the 21 civic bodies including Agartala Municipal Corporation (AMC) across the state, according to the latest poll data released by the state election commission (SEC). As per the data released by the SEC, there are altogether 6,29,903 voters in all the civic bodies and among them 3,08,115 are male voters and 3,21,743 are female voters-that is, females outnumber their male counterparts by 13,628 votes. It is only in Bisramganj and Melaghar Nagar Panchayats that males outnumber females marginally but in the remaining 19 civic bodies females number more than males including in Agartala Municipal Corporation. In the 51-Ward AMC there are altogether 3,62,582 voters among whom 1,77,476 are males while 1,85,070 are females. While Agartala Municipal Corporation (AMC) has got the highest number of voters at 3,62,582, the Sabroom Nagar Panchayat has got the lowest number of voters at 5678 electors only.

The upcoming elections to the civic bodies were originally due in the year 2020 but this had to be postpone because the worldwide Covid pandemic was raging at that time and the elections were finally held in the year 2021. As per the released electoral data there are altogether 345 wards across the 21 civic bodies including the AMC and out of the total wards only 9 are reserved for scheduled tribes, 80 for scheduled castes and 162 or close to 50% for women.

According to the press release issued by the state election commission, the district magistrates and collectors of all eight districts in the state have been appointed by the SEC as district municipal election officers for overall supervision and control over the election process. Besides, the SDMs of seventeen subvisions have been appointed as returning officers for as many civic bodies but an exception had to be made in the cases of four other civic bodies. In Ranir Bazar Nagar Panchayat the additional SDM (Jirania) has been appointed as returning officer while in Bisramganj Nagar Panchayat additional SDM (Bishalgarh) has been appointed as returning officer. Similarly , the additional SDM (Sonamura) will act as the returning officer in the election to the Melaghar Nagar Panchayat . For the Agrtala Municipal Corporation (AMC), additional SDM (Sadar) has been appointed as returning officer for Ward nos-1-17, the SDM (Sadar) will function as returning officer for Ward nos-18-34 while for Ward nos-35-51 the ADM and Collector-II (West) will act as returning officer.

The release said that senior and experienced officers from the civil and police administration have been appointed as election observers, sector magistrates and police sector officers. Apart from this , the updated electoral rolls used in the last assembly election will be the basis for voter enrollment and listing.

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