State Election Commission Tripura announces by election to be held on 30 Sept

The State Election Commission (SEC) of Tripura Saturday announced that the by-elections in the three-tier panchayats will be held on September 30.

Addressing a news conference the State Election Commissioner, G K Rao said by-elections of the panchayats would be held on September 30 this year. The notification for the by-election would be issued on September 4, he said. Ballot papers would be used in the by-elections and the counting of votes would take place on October 3.

A large number of panchayat representatives had resigned in the state necessitating the by-elections, officials said.

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