The District Council elections are scheduled to be held in TTAADC on 12 April 2026 to elect all 28 members of the Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council. 25 of the 28 elected seats in the Autonomous District Council are reserved for Scheduled Tribes. The votes will be counted and the results will be declared on 17 April 2026.
The tenure of Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council is scheduled to end on 18 April 2026. The previous elections were held on 6 April 2021. After the election Tipra Motha Party formed the government and Purna Chandra Jamatia sworn in as the chief executive member. The long 15 years ruling CPI(M) led Left Front were wiped out in the previous election.
On 24 March 2026, the current Executive member Ananta Debbarma and seating MDC Sadagar Kalai left Tipra Motha Party and joined Bharatiya Janata Party.
The State Election Commission of Tripura announced the schedule for the election on 17 March 2026.
According to the State Election Commission of Tripura, 9,62,697 voters were eligible to vote in the district council elections in TTAADC. This includes 4,82,025 male, 4,80,666 female, and 6 third gender voters.
Despite its alliance with the Bharatiya Janata Party in the state, the Tipra Motha Party decided to contest the election independently after seat-sharing negotiations failed.
The Indigenous People's Front of Tripura left the Bharatiya Janata Party led National Democratic Alliance following unsuccessful seat-sharing talks and BJP announced to contest solo. However, they are still alliance in Legislative Assembly since 2018.
The Left Front released 27 candidates on 9 March 2026, 25 are from CPI(M), 1 each from RSP and CPI the second list of 1 candidate for All India Forward Bloc on 18 march.
The Indigenous People's Front of Tripura released the first list of 9 candidates on 22 March 2026. The second list of 17 candidates released on 25 March 2026.
The Indian National Congress released a list of 28 candidates on 23 March 2026, including one seat allocated to its ally party Tripura Peoples Party.
The Bharatiya Janata Party released it's 28 candidates list on 24 March 2026.
The Tipra Motha Party released the list of 28 candidates on 24 March 2026.