AGARTALA, Nov 24 (TIWN): With the aim to conduct safe and smooth municipal and Nagar panchayat election which is slated to be held on December 9, altogether about 2000 TSR force to be deployed in the state. Along with police, the safety measures will be look after by the TSR force during the election.

Keeping an eye on the municipal election, the safety measures are also increased at the police station and the outpost under the municipal and the Nagar panchayat areas.

Night patrolling, inspection with the dog squad, regular checking with the vehicles, is on full swing ahead of the municipal election in the state.

As the authority is looking forward to safe conduct of the election in the state, the state administration has geared up with all safety measures.  The Union ministry of home affairs have turned down the request of Tripura state election commission to deploy central paramilitary forces for the election to Agartala Municipal Corporation (AMC) and 19 other urban local bodies schedule. An official report says, state police are given charge to ensure free and fair polls, but the commission, after a meeting with political parties, had decided to deploy central paramilitary forces for the election. Tripura has over 10,000 CRPF, BSF and Assam Rifles jawans available on duty besides, Tripura State Rifles and police.

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.     

Scrutiny for the nomination paper is already done and Monday is the Last date for the withdrawal of the nomination. A total of 912 nomination papers were declared as valid for the upcoming civic elections. While the CPM has been able to field 298 candidates, the Congress fielded 277 candidates and 260 candidates by the BJP.

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.