The Tripura Legislative Assembly is the unicameral legislature of the state of Tripura, in Northeast India. The seat of the legislative assembly is at Agartala, the capital of the state. The assembly sits for a term of five years, unless it is dissolved early. Tripura is the third-smallest state in India, covering ; and the seventh-least populous state with a population of 3.67 million. The Tripura Legislative Assembly has existed since 1963, when it had 30 constituencies. Since 1972, it has had 60 single-seat constituencies, each of which directly elects a representative.
Since the independence of India, the Scheduled Castes (SC) and Scheduled Tribes (ST) have been given reservation status, guaranteeing political representation, and the Constitution lays down the general principles of positive discrimination for SCs and STs. The 2011 census of India stated that indigenous people constitute 32% of the state's total population. The Scheduled Tribes have been granted a reservation of 20 seats in the assembly, while 10 constituencies are reserved for candidates of the Scheduled Castes.
Tripura became a Union Territory of India on 1 September 1956. A 30-member electoral college was established. In 1957, this was replaced by a 32-member Territorial Council consisting of 30 elected members, and 2 appointed by the national government. In 1963, the Territorial Council was dissolved, and the members transferred to a newly created Legislative Assembly. The first elections to the Legislative Assembly occurred in 1967. Full statehood was granted to the territory in 1971, by the passing of the North-Eastern Areas (Reorganisation) Act, 1971. The number of constituencies was doubled to 60 at the same time.