Out of 1,109 nomination papers filed by 879 candidates, 49 were rejected and 859 declared valid. BJP, CPI(M), Congress, TIPRA Motha and other parties submitted the most nominations.
Today, the scrutiny of nomination papers for the elections to 21 urban local bodies in Tripura, including the Agartala Municipal Corporation, was conducted. State Election Commission Secretary Anurag Sen reported that out of 1,109 nomination papers filed by 879 candidates, 49 nominations of 20 candidates were rejected. The remaining 859 nominations have been declared valid.
The political parties submitting the most nominations are as follows: 342 candidates belong to the BJP, 251 to the CPI(M), 216 to the Congress, 15 to TIPRA Motha and 35 to other parties.
The deadline for withdrawal of nominations is set for the 10th of this month. Once completed, the final list of candidates will be announced.
Source:
Akashvani News
