Tripura Sets November 27 Date for Urban Local Body Polls

Agartala: Tripura election officials are gearing up for the upcoming Urban Local Body polls. Polling happens November 27. State Election Commission Secretary Anurag Sen confirmed that staff are now running training programs for Returning Officers and additional personnel to ensure they handle their duties properly.

Technical crews start commissioning Electronic Voting Machines between November 18 and November 20. These units come from Bharat Electronics Limited. Sen clarified these specific machines will not feature Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail facilities. He noted, "VVPAT is used with EVMs deployed by the Election Commission of India, while the machines used by State Election Commissions for local body polls do not support the facility."

The commission has set up a mechanism to allow election duty staff who are registered voters to cast their ballots. Officials are pushing for a peaceful and orderly process throughout the state. They aim for complete transparency during the operation.