The stage is all set for conducting the second phase of the Lok Sabha election in the East (ST) Parliamentary Constituency in Tripura where the election will be held tomorrow.
Although nine candidates are in the fray in the Tripura East Lok Sabha constituency, the main battle will be mainly between BJP candidate Kirit Singh Debbarma and CPIM candidate Rajendra Reang.
This Lok Sabha seat covers all assembly constituencies of Dhalai, North, Unakoti , Khowai and 4 ACs of South Tripura and 3 ACs of Gomati district.
A total of 13,96,761 electorates will cast their vote for the East Lok Sabha constituency, among whom 7,02,511 are male voters, 6, 94, 237 are female voters, and 13 are transgender voters. The voting will start at 7 AM and will continue till 5PM.
The parliamentary constituency has 1,664 polling booths, including 158 in the urban area and 1506 in rural areas, and over 16, 000 polling and security personnel engaged in the voting process.
Among these polling stations, 384 polling stations are vulnerable and 40 are critical polling station.
The Returning Officer of the East (ST) Parliamentary Constituency, Saju Vaheed, has stated that along with the polling personnel, an adequate number of CAPF personnel have been deployed, along with the Tripura State Rifles and Tripura Police, to ensure peace during the polling day. He also mentioned that in all polling stations, there will be 100% webcasting.
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