A Multi-layered security arrangements are made following the forthcoming by elections to 14-Badharghat assembly constituency scheduled to be held on September 23.
"We have made all necessary arrangements to ensure free and fare election," adding to this the Superintendent of Police (SP) West district Ajit Pratap Sigh today said, "Of the total 71 polling stations in Badharghat in West Tripura district, 22 polling booths are categorised as normal and rest of the booths are categorised as either critical or vulnerable."
"The central para-military forces shall cover the vulnerable booths and the local TSR jawans shall cover the normal polling booths," SP said while addressing a press conference here at Agartala today.
Meantime, the Additional District Magistrate of the West district Tapan Kumar Das told the media, " A total of 57,906 voters to cast their vote for the upcoming by elections to 14-Badharghat in West Tripura district on September 23." He added to this saying, "The postal ballots were already distributed to the total of 242 service voters in the constituency."
The concerned administration has made all necessary arrangement for the by elections with the polling parties to be dispatched on Sunday to their respective polling booths assigned for, he said today.
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