AGARTALA, April 27 (TIWN): Postal ballot voting for TTAADC election in 16 subdivisions has started from Monday. The voting has been conducted at the office of the returning officers. According to the sources, the voting process goes smoothly and all the appointed 16 observers take a bird’s eye in the process. The voting will continue upto April 29th. It is to be mention that in this tentative date, all the returning officers, security personnel’s was casting their vote.

In the meantime, the commissioning of EVM machines had ended yesterday. Despite that 21 companies of forces will be deployed in the polling stations for peaceful casting of vote. Among them 10 company should be of CRPF and 11 company should be BSF.

In North Tripura district of 2 constituencies polling station will be 80, in 6 constituencies of Dhalai polling station will be 245, in 3 constituencies of Khowai polling station 111, in 4 constituencies of West polling stations 128, in 3 constituencies of Sepahijala polling stations 102, in 5 constituencies of Gomati polling station 199 and in 3 constituencies of South Tripura polling station 121. A total of 16 observers were recruited in 28 district council constituencies for the smooth conduct of the election. It is to be mention here that the TTAADC election will be conducted on May 3 where 58, 554 voters including 3, 75,117 women are eligible to exercise their franchise. Counting will be held on May 6," The TTAADC was formed in January 1982 under the Seventh Schedule of the Constitution and later its powers were promoted by amending the Sixth Schedule of the Constitution in August 1984 to protect and safeguard the political, economic and cultural interests of the tribals. The tribal council constitutes two third of the state territory and home to the tribals who form one third of the population.