Agartala, April 17 (IANS) Amid stringent three-tier security arrangements, the counting of votes for the crucial elections to the Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council (TTAADC) is underway across all eight districts of the state. More than 83.52 per cent of the 9,62,697 eligible voters exercised their franchise on April 12 in the TTAADC elections, which will determine the fate of 173 candidates.A State Election Commission (SEC) official said that prohibitory orders under Section 163 o…
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Agartala, April 12 (IANS) More than 81 per cent of the 9,62,697 eligible voters exercised their franchise in the politically significant elections to the Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council (TTAADC), held across all eight districts of the state to decide the fate of 173 candidates, including eight women, officials said. The 30-member TTAADC, comprising 28 elected representatives and two members nominated by the state government, administers nearly 70 per cent of Tripura’s 10,491 sq …
Agartala, April 11 (IANS) After more than a month-long high-voltage campaign marked by intense political activity and sporadic clashes among party workers, the politically significant Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council (TTAADC) is set to go to polls on Sunday, officials said on Saturday. The 30-member TTAADC, comprising 28 elected representatives and two members nominated by the state government, administers nearly 70 per cent of Tripura’s 10,491 square km geographical area.This ma…