AGARTALA, Nov 19 (TIWN): Keeping an eye on the ensuing Civic poll, mock poll drills for the Santir Bazaar Municipal council to begin from November 21. For the 13 seats of Santir bazaar Municipal council 13 polling stations are being appointed.

Mock poll is necessary to ensure that the polling officer and the observer surely looks forward to the Commencement of Poll at the mentioned hours, send reports of Poll Commencement to Sector Office, send Periodical Reports on Votes Cast, to instruct the Police Force as the Situation demands, to declare Close of Poll on the given time, to supervise proper sealing and to hand over Sealed & Open Materials.

The process involved training for administering polling process, instructions of EVM sealing through video learning tools etc.

It is to be mentioned here that almost all the political parties here in Tripura have geared up for the upcoming Municipal election which is scheduled to be held on December 9.      

The last date for making nomination would be on November 19 and the scrutiny will be done on the following day. Last date for the withdrawal of the nomination would be on November 23.

However, the Municipal election will held on December 9 and the counting will be conducted on December 12.

State chief election commissioner told reporters here that counting of votes for 5 lakhs, 37 thousand, and 986 voters would take place onDecember 12.  Among them 2 lakhs, 69 thousands and 214 are male voters and 2 lakhs, 68 thousands and 754 are female voters.

The final photo voter lists for the ensuing Agartala Municipal Corporation (AMC), 13 Municipal Councils and 6 Nagar Panchayats is announced by state election department. Besides, the names of SDM and BDOs appointed for one zilla parishad seat, one panchayat samiti seat and 25 wards of gram panchayat is also announced.