70 companies of Central Forces deployed in Tripura for peaceful elections, CEO Reports

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By  Firstdespatch Desk   Mar 19, 2024

Agartala, Mar19 (FD) Altogether 70 companies of central forces have arrived in Tripura for peaceful conduct of elections in two parliamentary constituencies and one assembly constituency, Chief Electoral Officer (CEO), Puneet Agarwal said today.

He said all the forces along with state forces were deployed in different parts of the state and flag marches were being held throughout the state.

Elections for the Tripura West Lok Sabha seat will be held on April 19, when elections for the

Tripura East seat will be held on April 26.

The Election Commission also announced that the by-poll to the Ramnagar assembly constituency will be held on April 19.

“So far there was no untoward incident related to elections. The central forces were deployed throughout the state for area domination and building confidence among the voters. Every day flag marches and patrolling are being held”, CEO said. FD JK