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Agartala: The race for Tripura's urban local bodies began slowly on Saturday, October 31. The State Election Commission reported only 32 candidates filed nomination papers during the first day of the process.
The CPI(M) dominated the early filings. They put forward 19 candidates across Dharmanagar and Belonia, with 11 of those nominees running in Belonia alone. Other filings included one candidate each from the SUCI in the Agartala Municipal Corporation and the CPI in Belonia.
The Commission officially confirmed the election timeline. "The Tripura State Election Commission has completed all preparations for the forthcoming General Election to Urban Local Bodies across the state."
Officials set the deadline for filing papers for November 6, with scrutiny scheduled for November 7. Candidates have until November 10 to withdraw from the ballot. Voters will head to the polls on November 27 between 7 AM and 4 PM. Officials will count the votes starting at 8 AM on December 2, and they expect to finish the full process by December 4.
More than 629,903 people can cast ballots. The electorate includes 3,08,115 men, 3,21,743 women, and 45 third-gender voters.
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