Agartala, Nov 6 (PTI) A total of 879 candidates from different political parties have filed 1,109 nomination papers for elections to 21 civic bodies in Tripura, including the Agartala Municipal Corporation (AMC), an official said on Friday, the last day for filing the papers.
The elections will be held on November 27, while counting of votes is scheduled for December 2.
"As many as 879 candidates from different political parties, including the BJP, Congress and CPI(M), have submitted 1,109 nomination papers till Friday. The process passed off peacefully," secretary to the State Election Commission (SEC) Anurag Sen told PTI.
BJP candidates have filed nominations for all 345 wards across the 21 civic bodies, while the CPI(M) and Congress have submitted papers for 263 and 221 wards, respectively.
Sen said scrutiny of nomination papers would be held on Saturday (November 7), while November 10 has been fixed as the last date for withdrawal of papers.
The State Election Commission has deployed 23 election observers across different subdivisions to monitor the electoral process.
State Election Commissioner Pradip Kumar Chakravarty on Friday held a meeting with the observers at the State Guest House and briefed them on their responsibilities to ensure free, fair and transparent elections.
"We have appointed 23 observers to oversee the civic elections scheduled for November 27. With the deadline for filing nominations having expired, the observers will proceed to their respective areas to scrutinise the nomination papers," another official said.
