All Set for Vote Counting in Tripura Lok Sabha and Assembly By-election

The Chief Electoral Officer (CEO), Puneet Agarwal, announced that all preparations for counting in two Lok Sabha constituencies – Tripura West and Tripura East – and the Ramnagar Assembly segment by-election have been completed. The counting will take place in 20 locations on June 4. The voting for Tripura West Lok Sabha seat and Ramnagar Assembly segment by-election was conducted on April 16, while polling for Tripura East Lok Sabha constituency took place on April 26. Tripura West recorded an average of 81.48% voting, and Tripura East registered 80.36% polling. The CEO stated that CCTV cameras have been installed in all the counting halls to ensure transparency, and a three-tier security layer will be in place around the counting halls. Prohibitory orders have already been imposed around the counting halls. The Election Commission has appointed 31 counting supervisors to conduct the counting process. The political parties have submitted names of their counting agents who will have access to the counting process in their respective counting halls. The CEO also mentioned that there will be a three-tier security layer around the counting halls. In the Tripura West Lok Sabha constituency, the BJP had fielded Rajya Sabha MP and former CM Biplab Kumar Deb against state Congress president Asish Kumar Saha. In Tripura East Lok Sabha seat, BJP’s Kriti Devi Debbarma contested against CPI(M) nominee Rajendra Reang.