ECI issues poll notification for Tripura

By  Firstdespatch Desk   Jan 21, 2023

Agartala, Jan 21(FD) The Election Commission of India (ECI) today issued the notification for the 13th Assembly election to 60 constituencies in Tripura, an official said.

With the issuance of the notification the Candidates will now be allowed to submit their nomination papers till January 30. The scrutiny will be done on January 31 and the last date for withdrawal of candidature is February 2.

As per the schedule, the polling to the 60 Assembly constituencies will be held on February 16 and counting will take place on March 2, Additional Chief Electoral Officer (ACEO) Subhasish Bandopadhyay told reporters.

Altogether 28, 13,478 voters are eligible to exercise their franchise in the ensuing elections. To ensure free and fair elections, webcasting will be done in all the 3,328 polling booths. "Minimum assured facilities - drinking water, electricity, toilets and ramps have been made available in all the polling booths," he said.

The ACEO said security measures have been tightened across the northeastern state with central paramilitary forces holding area domination exercise to increase confidence among the electors.

Three Election Commission appointed Special Observers are set to arrive shortly to look after the security arrangements in the poll bound state. FD JK