ProMASS News Bureau: Feb 13, 2016:
In Tripura, around 87.82 per cent votes were cast in the by-election to the Amarpur assembly constituency .No untoward incident was reported from anywhere of the constituency, police said. The by-election was necessitated following the resignation of CPI-M legislator Manoranjan Acharjee due to his reported involvement in molestation of a minor girl. Acharjee, however, denied the charges.