AGARTALA, Nov 25 (TIWN): Police officers and teachers of state schools will be allowed to cast their postal ballot on December 2, Election Department said. The postal ballot will continue till December 4.

Police officials, TSR, teachers and government officials who will be engaged in the election duty will be able to cast their vote through postal ballot on December 2 and till December 4.  Rest of the common people will cast their vote on December 9.

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.