State Election Commissioner Dr. PK Chakraborty announced the schedule for the upcoming municipal elections in Tripura. Voting will be held on November 27 for a total of 345 seats in 21 municipalities and nagar panchayats in the state. The polling hours will be from 7 am to 4 pm. Counting of votes will be held on December 2. The State Election Commission published the election schedule on Friday, October 30. With the announcement of the election schedule, the Model Code of Conduct has come into effect in the concerned municipal areas.
According to the notification issued by the State Election Commission, elections will be held for a total of 345 seats in 21 municipal areas of Tripura. Of these, 9 seats are reserved for Scheduled Tribes, 80 seats for Scheduled Castes and 162 seats for women.
According to the Commission, the total number of voters in the state is 6,29,903. Of these, 3,08,115 are male voters, 3,21,743 are female voters and 45 are third gender voters. A total of 783 polling stations have been finalized for polling across the state.
As per the election schedule, the nomination process has started with the issuance of notification on October 30. The last date for filing nominations is November 6. Scrutiny of nomination papers will be done on November 7. The last date for withdrawal of candidature is November 10.
Voting will be held on November 27. The date for re-election or re-polling, if required, has been fixed on November 30. Counting of votes will begin on December 2 at 8 am. The Commission has set a target to complete the election process by December 4.
Meanwhile, administrative preparations have also started to ensure free, fair and peaceful elections. The District Magistrates and Collectors of the eight districts of the state have been given charge as District Municipal Election Officers. Apart from appointing Returning Officers in 17 sub-divisions, a total of 23 Returning Officers and 81 Assistant Returning Officers have been appointed.
EVMs will be used in the elections. For verification of voter identity, along with voter ID cards, alternative identity documents will also be allowed as per the Commission’s instructions. The Commission said that necessary steps will be taken to maintain security and law and order in view of the elections.
This notification signed by the Secretary of the State Election Commission, Anurag Sen, has called upon all concerned political parties, candidates and administrative officials to follow the Model Code of Conduct.
