Counting of votes to the 14 Urban Local Body polls will begin on Sunday. Counting will be conducted in 13 counting centres across the State. Three-tier security has been arranged to ensure peace in the concerned areas.
The counting of votes to the Agartala Municipal Corporation (AMC) will begin from 8 AM morning on Sunday at Umakanta English Medium School and three counting halls were set up, SDM Sadar Ashim Saha told the media on Friday.
Top officials of the West district administration – DM Debapriya Bardhan, SP of West district Manik Das and SDM Ashim Saha – visited the Counting centre at Umakanta English Medium school and inspected the preparedness as per the.
Speaking to the media, DM of West Debapriya Bardhan said, counting to the AMC Polls will be conducted in three halls under three returning Officers of the Sadar division.
“We have already taken all the steps as per guidelines of the Election Commission and imposed Section 144 around the counting centre”, the DM said.
The West District administration has announced Sunday as the ‘dry day’ to maintain law and order in the District.
Meanwhile, tight security arrangements have been for the maintenance of law and order during the counting of votes across the State. Prohibitory Sec 144 has been imposed in different parts of the State.
“A three-tier security arrangement has been made for each of counting centre by deploying CAPF as well as State Police/TSR personnel”, a press release issued by the Police administration mentioned. Apart from deploying sufficient TSR personnel, CAPF jawans have been deployed for maintenance of law and order duty in the adjoining areas of the counting centres, the press release mentioned.
Tripura Police have appealed to the citizen not to pay heed to any kind of rumours and maintain peace and tranquillity during and after the counting of votes.
Along with the Returning Officers, the candidates of different political parties including the representatives or the agents will be allowed to sit inside the counting halls.
Tripura went for polls to 14 civic bodies – Agartala Municipal Corporation, seven Municipal Councils and six Nagar Panchayats – of the state on November 25 last.