By Firstdespatch Desk Sep 27, 2026
Agartala, Sept 27 (FD) The elections to the Village Councils under the Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council (TTAADC) will be held tomorrow, with the State Election Commission completing all necessary administrative and security arrangements for peaceful, fair and transparent polling.
According to a press release issued by the State Election Commission, elections will be conducted under 587 Village Committees. Polling will take place for 2,950 seats out of a total 4,597 seats. Of the remaining seats, 1,644 have been won uncontested, while nominations were not submitted for three seats. A total of 8,176 candidates representing different political parties are contesting the election.
Around 6.65 lakh voters are eligible to exercise their franchise in the election. Polling will be conducted at 1,095 polling stations out of 1,550 identified stations across the state. Four different ballot papers—white, light pink, light green and light blue—will be used according to the respective categories of seats.
The State Election Commission has made extensive security arrangements to maintain law and order during polling. As many as 74 companies of Central Police Forces have been deployed across the state, along with 8,977 personnel from the state police and Tripura State Rifles. Around 1,500 security officers have also been assigned to monitor the overall law and order situation.
Special security measures have been taken at polling stations identified as sensitive, where additional Central Police Force personnel have been deployed.
To conduct polling smoothly, nearly 7,458 polling personnel have been organised into 1,243 teams. The polling teams began travelling to their respective polling stations this morning, with most teams already reaching their designated locations.
After polling concludes on September 28, the teams will return to the respective Returning Officer offices along with the ballot boxes. The State Election Commission has also provided training to polling personnel, familiarising them with the Standard Operating Procedure for managing the election process efficiently.
Counting centres have been identified across the state, while the appointment and training of counting supervisors and assistants are underway.
The State Election Commission has appealed to all eligible voters to participate in the democratic process and cast their votes peacefully tomorrow. FD SB