All India Trinamool Congress (AITC) has announced the names of candidates for 22 assembly seats of Tripura for the upcoming legislative polls in the state. The first list of candidates comprises 22 names including Nihar Ranjan Sarkar, who has been given party ticket from Bamutia (SC) seat. While Pujan Biswas has been pitted from Ramnagar, Nirmal Majumdar has got a ticket from Majlishpur; Sutapa Ghosh from Kamalasagar; Haradhan Debnath from Bishalgarh; Joydal Hossain from Boxanagar; Neel Kama Saha from Sonamura; Habil Miah from Dhanpur; Rabi Chowdhury from Teliamura; Narendra Reang from Santirbajar (ST); Kang Jari Mog from Jolaibari (ST).
Biplab Saha has been given a ticket from Amarpur constituency; Milton Chakma from Karbook (ST) Sunam Dey from Kamalpur; Arjun Namasudra from Surma (SC); Chandan Mog from Ambassa (ST) Rupayan Chakma from Chawmanu (ST) Bidyut Bikas Sinha from Chandipur; Abdul Matin from Kailasahar; Abdul Hasem from Kadamtala Kurti; Bimal Nath from Bagbasa; and Purnita Chakma from Pecharthal (ST) seat. Trinamool Congress has already announced to fight on all 60 seats of the Tripura Assembly. The assembly election in Tripura is scheduled to take place on February 16 and the votes will be counted on March 2.