22 CANDIDATES IN TRIPURA HAVE CRIMINAL CASES AGAINST THEM

Out of the total 297 candidates contesting the Tripura Assembly elections, 22 have got criminal cases against them. There are grave charges such as rioting, murder, criminal intimidation and rape against 17 candidates. Of the 17, nine are BJP nominees, three Congress, two IPFT, one Trinamool Congress and the rest independents. Those accused with grave charges include BJP vice president Subal Bhowmik, senior leaders such as Ratan Lal Nath and Sudip Roy Barman, IPFT leaders Dhirendra Debbarma and Dhananjoy Tripura and Congress veteran Gopal Chandra Roy. These information are available in the affidavits submitted by candidates during filing of nomination papers.

Election for the 60 member Assembly will be held on February 18 and results will be out on March 3.