AGARTALA: Tripura State Election Commission (SEC) declared the upcoming election to 20 urban local bodies including Agartala Municipal Corporation in all eight districts in the state on November 25.
Talking to the media, Tripura SEC ML Dey informed, "The poll date for civic bodies in the state is scheduled to be held on November 25 from 7 am to 4 pm. Counting will be held on November 28, which will commence from 8 am."
"The notification of the election will be issued on October 27. Submission of nomination papers will continue till November 3 and the date of scrutiny has been fixed on November 5. Withdrawal of nomination is November 8 till 3 pm," the SEC further stated.
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"The entire process of elections is slated to end on December 4," he added.
Earlier, Senior Party member of Trinamool Congress, Susmita Dev informed that the party will contest the upcoming civic body elections in Tripura.
Dev, who is overseeing the party activities in the state said, “Our national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee has declared that the TMC will be contesting all the upcoming elections in Tripura and likewise we are preparing to contest the civic body polls. Let the polls be declared then the party will formulate a final strategy.”