ECI declares elections schedule of Tripura, Meghalaya and Nagaland

By  Firstdespatch Desk   Jan 18, 2023

Agartala, Jan 18 (FD) The Election Commission today announced the election schedule of Nagaland, Meghalaya and Tripura assemblies to be held in 2023. Tripura Assembly election 2023 will be held on February 16 while Nagaland and Meghalaya will go to polls on February 27. The election dates have been fixed keeping in mind the exam season, chief election commissioner Rajiv Kumar said.

All these three elections will be held in one phase.

In Tripura, the date of the issue of gazette notification is January 21 and the last date for filing nominations is January 30. The last date for the withdrawal of candidatures is on February 2. In Meghalaya and Nagaland, the gazette notification will be issued on January 31. The date for filing nominations is February 7.

To fight youth apathy, as witnessed in Himachal and Gujarat state elections, the CEC said young recruits of the Election Commission will be managing several polling booths.

As the election commission ensures 100% availability of all basic infrastructures in all polling booths including electricity and drinking water, Rajiv Kumar said the EC this time requested the state governments to not create temporary infrastructures. "Let these be permanent gifts to the schools -- separate toilets for males and females, electricity, ramp for disabled. Budgets are being sanctioned accordingly," the CEC said. FD JK