2 nominations get filed for LS seats of Tripura

Sitting CPI(M) MP Shankar Prasad Datta and an Independent candidate filed their nominations for two Lok Sabha seats of Tripura Tuesday, chief electoral Officer (CEO) Sriram Tarani Kanti said

Datta submitted his papers here for the West Tripuraconstituency while Subir Kumar Jamatiya filed nomination forEast Tripura (ST) seat at Ambassa in Dhalai district, the CEOtold reporters

Tripura has two Lok Sabha seats and elections forWest Tripura and East Tripura would be held in two phases onApril 11 and 18 respectively. Both are held by the CPI(M).