1,169 candidates set to win unopposed in Tripura village committee elections
Polling will not be held in one-third of the 4,597 seats across 587 village committees as only solitary nominations have been received, says the State Election Commission
A staggering 1,169 candidates are set to secure unopposed victories in the upcoming village committee elections in Tripura, as the State Election Commission (SEC) has announced that polling will not be held in these 1,169 seats, representing one-third of the total 4,597 seats across 587 village committees. The SEC conducted scrutiny of all 10,958 nominations filed during the day, revealing that most of the candidates poised to win do so under the banner of the Tipra Motha.
However, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), the Tipra Motha, and the Indigenous People’s Front of Tripura had initially announced a joint contest, but failed to reach a seat-sharing agreement. Despite this, both parties have fielded candidates for the same seats in several village committees. The last date for withdrawing nominations is September 10, and the SEC has assured a peaceful electoral process on September 28, with the Ministry of Home Affairs having sanctioned 24 companies of Central forces to be deployed in sensitive areas.
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