Preparations started for the by-election in Tripura Assembly seat

By-elections are being prepared in Dharmanagar assembly constituency in north Tripura, the schedule is expected to be announced soon. The seat fell vacant after the death of Speaker Biswabandhu Sen on December 26 last year.

Mr. Sen first represented the constituency as a Congress candidate. He later joined the BJP ahead of the 2018 Assembly elections, during which the first-ever BJP government was formed in Tripura.

It has been reported that the State Chief Electoral Officer has started preparations for the bye elections in line with the instructions of the election commission. The updated voter list for the Assembly constituency has been published.

According to the published list, the total number of voters in the constituency is 46 thousand 143. Authorities say that there may be some changes if any errors are found in the count.

Mr. Sen won from Dharmanagar constituency in the February 2023 elections, defeating Mr. Chayan Bhattacharjya of the Congress by a moderate margin. The Congress is expected to nominate Bhattacharjya again in the bye-election.

The Congress and CPI(M) contested in alliance in the last few elections, but relations between the two parties became tense last year. Both have yet to talk about election strategy.