Agartala: As many as 305 candidates of various political parties have submitted their nominations for the ensuing assembly election.
A total of 228 candidates submitted their nomination papers across the state on Monday.
The Chief Electoral Officer of Tripura (CEO), Kiran Gitte, stated at a press conference that ECI has made all arrangements for free and fair elections.
In the most recent assembly election, 297 candidates ran.
“There were no reports of violence, threats, or any kind of law and order issue reported during the submission of nomination papers by candidates. I spoke with DMs, SPs in this regard, and no such incidents were reported,” said the CEO.
He further informed that soon after the completion of nomination submission, the Election Commission would provide security to all the candidates for free movement.
Meanwhile, he informed that 25 general observers had already arrived on Sunday, along with eight police observers, and they had been deployed in their respective jurisdictions.
