AGARTALA, July 19 (TIWN): Ahead of Panchayat election, for 14% seats to be contested (86% won by BJP uncontested) voting demonstrations were conducted.

The demonstrations are going on across the state wherever elections are going to be held on July 27. In that demonstration people were made aware about EVM processing and how to give their votes. In 591 villages total Panchayat seat numbers are 6111. Out of those seats, 5728 seats have been won by BJP. Panchayat election will be conducted on 27th July and vote counting will be held on 31stJuly. In 35 Panchayat Samitis seat numbers are 419. BJP has won uncontested 337 seats. In Jila Parishad in 37 seats BJP is going to win uncontested out of 116 seats. CPI-M, Congress and few more regional parties have alleged that they were forced, prevented from submitting nominations in 82% seats.