TheTripura Territorial Council was the legislature of theUnion Territory ofTripura from 1957 to 1963.
Tripura became a Union Territory of India on September 1, 1956.[1] A 30-member Electoral College was established.[2] In 1957 this was replaced by a 32-member Territorial Council consisting of 30 elected members and two appointed by the national government.[3] Elections were held in1957 and1962.
In 1963 the Territorial Council was dissolved and the members transferred to a newly created Legislative Assembly.[4] Thefirst elections to the Legislative Assembly occurred in 1967.[4]