State Election Commission to appoint 23 observers for statewide civic polls, names sought from state government

By Our Correspondent

Agartala, October 27, 2026

Even though the date for the statewide civic polls has not yet been finalized, the state election commission started preparations for the polls in full swing to ensure a free and hassle-free elections to the 21 civic bodies including the 51-ward Agartala Municipal Corporation (AMC). The commission has decided to appoint altogether 23 poll observers for the election in 21 civic bodies and a list of names has already been sought in this regard from the state government.

The secretary to the state election commission, Anurag Sen has said that the polls will be held on electronic voting machines (EVMs) and the first level testing of the EVMs to be deployed has been completed on October 13, 14 and 15th in the first phase. The tested EVMs will be placed at the disposal of the returning officers very soon.

The secretary to the SEC said that the statewide civic polls is likely to come off in the last week of the month of November and preparation is fast afoot in this direction. He said that the SEC’s target is to complete the counting of votes latest by the opening dates of the month of December. It may be noted here in connection with the upcoming elections that the opposition left front have sought deployment of central paramilitary forces for security during the election process. A delegation of left front leaders have also met the officiating DGP G.S.Rao with this demand. Sources said that the state election commission has no objection to deployment of centra paramilitary forces for the polls if such forces are available for duty.

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