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Elections Live Updates: Tight security is in place for the counting of votes for over 200 seats. (File)
The counting of votes for over 200 seats in the Agartala Municipal Corporation (AMC) and other civic bodies in Tripura began this morning amid tight security. Apart from the scheduled security deployment, Tripura State Rifles and central armed police force have been deployed for the maintenance of law and order in areas adjoining the counting centers, officials said.
The counting of votes in connection with General Election to the Municipal and Nagar Panchayat, 2021 for 6 Nagar Panchayats, seven Municipal Council and the Agartala Municipal Corporation will be conducted in 13 counting centers all over the state. Altogether there are 334 seats in the urban local bodies, including Agartala Municipal Corporation (51 wards), 13 municipal councils, and six Nagar panchayats in the state.
The ruling BJP has fielded candidates in all seats in the Tripura civic elections and has already won 112 out of the total 334 seats uncontested in the Agartala Municipal Corporation and 19 urban bodies.
Here are the LIVE Updates on Tripura Elections:
Tripura | Counting of votes underway for Agartala Municipal Corporation, Nagar Panchayats elections
BJP leading in Ambassa, Jirania, Teliamura and Sabroom, as per Tripura State Election Commission
Visuals from a counting centre in Agartala pic.twitter.com/PhIgQYRtOP
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Three-Tier Security In Place For Tripura Civic Poll Counting3-tier security is in place for counting of votes for over 200 seats in Agartala Municipal Corporation (AMC) and other civic bodies in Tripura, where it was held on Thursday amid court cases, arrests and allegations of attacks by by political parties.
The ruling BJP has fielded candidates in all seats in the Tripura civic elections and has already won 112 out of the total 334 seats uncontested in the Agartala Municipal Corporation and 19 urban bodies.
In the remaining 222 seats, as many as 785 contestants are in the fray after 36 candidates withdrew their nominations.
The elections were fought mainly between the three parties – the BJP, the TMC, and CPI(M).
Tripura civic polls: 81.54% turnout recorded
Altogether 81.54 per cent of over 4.93 lakh voters exercised their franchise for elections to Tripura’s 14 civic bodies on Thursday amid allegations of political violence by opposition camps. Officials in the State Election Commission (SEC), however, said no clash or voting machine-related problem was reported from the poll-bound areas.
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