Agartala, May 3 (IANS) A three-tier security arrangement has been put in place ahead of the counting of votes for the April 9 bypoll to the Dharmanagar Assembly constituency in North Tripura district, scheduled for Monday, officials said.North Tripura District Magistrate & Collector Chandni Chandran, who is the District Election Officer, along with Returning Officer Debjani Choudhury, said that Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), the Tripura State Rifles, and state Police personnel in adequ…
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Agartala, April 9 (IANS) Around 53 per cent voter turnout was recorded till 1 p.m. in the by-election for Dharmanagar Assembly constituency in North Tripura district, and the balloting is underway amid tight security arrangements, election officials said. An election official said that no untoward incident has been reported so far after the polling began at 7 a.m. at the 55 polling stations in the Assembly segment, which shares inter-state borders with Assam and Mizoram.Before the voting started…
Agartala, April 9 (IANS) Voting for the by-election to the Dharmanagar Assembly constituency in North Tripura district commenced on Thursday morning amid tight security arrangements, election officials said. People turned out in large numbers, forming queues at most of the 55 polling stations across the Dharmanagar Assembly segment. Polling began at 7 a.m. and will continue uninterrupted until 5 p.m. in the mixed-population constituency. A total of 46,142 voters, including 23,758 women, are elig…
Agartala, April 8 (IANS) Women voters are set to play a decisive role in determining the electoral fortunes of six candidates in Thursday’s bye-election to the Dharmanagar Assembly constituency in North Tripura district, with the female electorate outnumbering their male counterparts by 1,374 voters. According to election officials, 23,758 women voters surpass the 22,384 male voters in the recently-published final electoral rolls.The mixed-population Dharmanagar Assembly constituency has remai…
Agartala, April 7 (IANS) A multi-cornered contest is on the cards for the April 9 by-election to the Dharmanagar Assembly constituency in North Tripura district, which shares borders with Assam and Mizoram. Altogether, six candidates are in the fray, with nominees from major political parties, smaller parties, and an independent candidate adding to the competitive landscape.The key contenders include Jahar Chakraborti of the ruling BJP, Chayan Bhattacharjee of the Congress, and Amitabha Datta re…
Agartala, March 19 (IANS) A multi-corner political contest is likely in the April 9 by-election to the Dharmanagar Assembly constituency in Tripura’s North Tripura district, with major political parties stepping up preparations. After the CPI-M-led Left Front, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Congress, on Thursday, announced their candidates for the crucial bypoll, independent aspirants and a few smaller local parties are also expected to enter the fray, further intensifying the contest …