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Tripura Village Committee Polls Record 20 Percent Turnout
Tripura is holding elections for local village committees in its tribal areas.
Voting began at 7 a.m.
on Monday.
By 10 a.m., more than one in five voters had already voted.
People voted at stations across eight districts.
The elections cover 2,950 seats in 587 village committees.
The BJP and its tribal partners are competing against the Left Front and Congress.
Many security personnel were sent to help keep polling peaceful.
Officials said no serious incident had been reported so far.
The votes will be counted on October 5.
More than 20 percent of eligible voters had cast ballots by 10 a.m. Monday in Tripura’s Village Committee elections.
Polling is taking place across eight districts for 2,950 seats in 587 committees under the Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council.
The BJP, Tipra Motha Party and Indigenous People’s Front of Tripura alliance is contesting the CPI(M)-led Left Front and Congress.
Officials said about 6.65 lakh voters could cast ballots at 1,095 polling stations, with more than 15,000 security personnel deployed.
The elections are being held after a decade following Supreme Court directions, with vote counting scheduled for October 5.
- Who
- Around 6.65 lakh eligible voters are choosing representatives, with the BJP-Tipra Motha Party-Indigenous People’s Front of Tripura alliance facing the CPI(M)-led Left Front and Congress.
- What
- Elections are being held for 2,950 seats in Tripura’s Village Committees under the Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council.
- Where
- Polling is being conducted across eight districts and 44 blocks in Tripura’s tribal areas.
- When
- Polling took place on Monday, with voting beginning at 7 a.m.; counting is scheduled for October 5.
- Why
- The elections are being held after a decade, following directions from the Supreme Court, and are considered important for local governance.
Ruling Alliance
Opposition Parties
Electoral contest
Ruling Alliance
The BJP is contesting in alliance with the Tipra Motha Party and the Indigenous People’s Front of Tripura.
Opposition Parties
The CPI(M)-led Left Front and Congress are contesting against the ruling alliance.
Uncontested seats
Ruling Alliance
The article reports that candidates from the Tipra Motha Party and BJP won a large number of seats without opposition; figures are reported in two different ways, totaling either 1,644 or 1,638 seats.
Opposition Parties
The article says nominations were withdrawn by 1,069 candidates from various parties, including the CPI(M), while three seats received no nominations.
Key facts
- Turnout by 10 a.m.
- More than 20 percent
- Eligible voters
- Around 6.65 lakh
- Polling stations
- 1,095
- Seats being contested
- 2,950 seats in 587 Village Committees
- Candidates
- 8,176 candidates are in the fray
- Security deployment
- More than 15,000 Central and state security personnel
- Vote counting
- October 5
- Election gap
- The polls are being held after 10 years
Sources
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