Preparations for Tripura tribal council polls complete: Official

Preparations for the Tripura tribal council elections have been completed, with polling personnel being dispatched to booths with election materials, an official said on Saturday.

Polling for the 28-seat Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council (TTAADC) council is scheduled to be held on April 12 across 1,257 booths in all eight districts of the northeastern State.

A total of 9,62,547 electors will decide the fate of 173 candidates from various political parties such as the BJP, Tripura Motha Party, CPI(M) and Congress.

“All preparations for holding the tribal council elections have been completed as the polling personnel have started reaching respective stations,” State Election Commission (SEC) secretary Anurag Sen told reporters. Claiming that elaborate security arrangements have been made, he said an additional 24 companies of central forces have already been deployed for poll duties.

“Area domination and flag marches are being conducted in sensitive areas of the tribal belts to prevent any untoward incident during the voting process. Police authorities have taken all possible measures to maintain peace during polling,” he said.