Counting for civic polls in Tripura begins amid tight security

Amid tight security counting for the civic body elections began here on Saturday.

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The counting started from 8 a.m. at 22 centres across the state.

EVMs were used to conduct the elections that took place on last Wednesday and over five lakh- electors would decide the fate of a -record breaking candidates 886 of all major political parties in the Agartala Municipal Corporation (AMC) and nineteen Municipal Councils and Nagar Panchayats.

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A total of 886 candidates, including 429 women, are in fray for 290 wards, which is a record in the state's electoral history.

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Meantime, as many as 20,027 voters would decide the fate of 48 candidates in the by-elections.

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The ruling Left Front has already won 10 seats uncontested after the opposition parties failed to put up candidates.

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Of the total polling stations, 378 polling booths have been identified as 'A', while 279 polling booths have been rated as 'B'.

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The main fight in the poll will be between the ruling Left Front and the opposition Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).

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Till now results of two AMC seats have been declared, which the CPM has won, while the Congress is in the second position.