Reported by, Sept. 10 -- Mrinal Banik

Agartala: Candidates of the ruling alliance BJP and Tipra Motha Party (TMP) have been elected unopposed in 1,179 seats in the ongoing Village Committee elections under the Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council (TTAADC), accounting for nearly 25 per cent of the total 4,597 seats, data from the state election commission reveals.

The data shows that Tipra Motha Party candidates have won a total of 1,148 seats while BJP candidates have been elected unopposed in 31 seats.

The highest number of unopposed TMP candidates has been recorded in Jampuijala block of Sepahijala district, where 212 candidates have been elected unopposed.

In Hezamara block of West Tripura district, 149 TMP candidates h...