Campaigning for TTAADC end sin Tripura

The high-voltage campaign for the elections to the 28-member Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council (TTAADC) ended on Friday, officials said.
The TTAADC comprises two-thirds of the state’s geographical area and is home to a population of 13 lakh.
Pradyot Kishore Manikya Debbarma led a high-decibel campaign for the Tirpa Motha Party (TMP), which is trying to retain power in the TTAADC, while Chief Minister Manik Saha spearheaded the BJP campaign with the saffron party trying to wrest power from the TMP in the tribal council. The CPI (M) and Congress also intensively campaigned for the elections to the TTAADC.
The polling for the 28 seats in the tribal council spread across eight districts of the state will be held on April 12. The votes will be counted on April 17.
“The campaigning for the tribal council elections, which is scheduled to be held on April 12, ended on Friday peacefully. The process was by and large peaceful,” State Election Commission (SEC) secretary Anurag Sen told PTI.
He said altogether 9, 62,679 electors will decide the fate of 173 candidates in the 28 seats of the tribal council on April 12.
Director General of Police (DGP), Anurag, said an elaborate security arrangement has been made to ensure free, fair and peaceful elections.
“Apart from 12,000 personnel of Tripura State Rifles (TSR) and police, the Centre has sent 24 companies of paramilitary forces for the tribal council elections,” he told the reporters.
The DGP said, “All the 1,257 booths will be manned by the TSR jawans and state police personnel while additional central forces will be deployed in areas of all constituencies.”