Tripura panchayat by-elections to be held on September 30: State election commission

Ballot papers would be used in the Tripura panchayat by-elections and the counting of votes would take place on October 3.

The state election commission (SEC) of Tripura on Saturday announced that the by-elections in the three-tier panchayats will be held on September 30.

Polling officials put an ink mark on a voter's finger during panchayat elections at a polling booth in Howrah district of West Bengal in May. The state election commission (SEC) of Tripura on Saturday announced that the by-elections in the three-tier panchayats will be held on September 30. (PTI File Photo)

The notification for the by-election would be issued on September 4, the state election commissioner, G K Rao said.

Ballot papers would be used in the by-elections and the counting of votes would take place on October 3.

A large number of panchayat representatives had resigned in the state necessitating the by-elections, officials said.