Agartala, April 11 (IANS) As part of the Central forces, the elite Tripura State Rifles (TSR), which has previously undertaken election-related duties in more than a dozen states, is set to be deployed in poll-bound West Bengal, officials said here on Saturday. A senior police official stated that, following a request from the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), ten TSR companies comprising 778 personnel had been deployed in Assam, where elections to the 126-member State Assembly were held on April …
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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 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, March 30 (IANS) The government of Tripura is set to implement comprehensive security measures to ensure the peaceful and smooth conduct of the upcoming elections to the Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council (TTAADC) and the by-election in the Dharmanagar Assembly constituency, officials said on Monday. The 30-member TTAADC, which includes 28 elected representatives and two members nominated by the state government, will go to the polls on April 12.Meanwhile, the by-election …
Agartala, March 21 (IANS) The elite Tripura State Rifles (TSR), which has previously carried out election-related duties in more than 12 states, will be deployed in the upcoming Assembly elections in West Bengal and Assam, officials said here on Saturday.A senior Tripura Police official said that, following a request from the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), ten TSR companies, comprising 778 personnel, will be sent to poll-bound West Bengal and Assam to provide security before and during the Asse…