AGARTALA, May 3: The counting of votes for the byelection to the Dharmanagar Assembly constituency in North Tripura will be held on May 4 amidst tight security cover, an official said on Sunday.
“All necessary arrangements for tomorrow’s counting commencing at 8 am have been completed. The counting process will take place on 14 tables in the counting hall under CCTV surveillance,” Returning Officer (RO), Debjani Choudhury said.
Prohibitory order under section 163 BNS will come into force at 6 am on Monday within a 100-metre radius of the counting hall to ensure peace, she said, adding that adequate security measures have also been made available for the counting day.
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DIG, Northern Range Rati Ranjan Dhar on Sunday visited Dharmanagar to review the security arrangements for the counting process.
“A three-layer security arrangement has been put in place for the counting of votes for the byelection. Besides tight security in and around the counting hall, additional forces will be deployed in key locations to control the crowd,” he told reporters.
An average of 79.84 per cent of 46,142 voters exercised their democratic right on April 9.
Although six candidates, Jahar Chakraborty (BJP), Amitabh Datta (CPIM), Chayan Bhattacharjee (Congress), Bibash Ranjan Das (Amra Bangalee), Brajalal Debnath (Independent), and Sanjoy Chaudhury (SUCI) are in the electoral fray, the contest is mainly between the BJP, CPI (M) and Congress. The by-election was necessitated following the death of the Speaker of Tripura Legislative Assembly, Biswa Bandhu Sen, in December 2025. (PTI)
