Agartala, April 7 -- While opposition CPI-M demanded re-poll in 65
booths spread over 11 constituencies of Tripura Tribal Areas
Autonomous District Council (ADC), ruling BJP found a section of
polling personnel helped opposition Tipra Indigenous Progressive
Regional Alliance (TIPRA) floated by royal scion Pradyot Kishore
Debbarman during the election yesterday.
The state election commission (SEC) however, ruled out the possibility
of re-polling but stated to re-examine the allegations of CPI-M. The
SEC officials said in the final count polling percentage raised to
85.74 per cent, which doesn't justify the claim of booth
capturing or false voting or preventing a large number of voters from
exercise their franchise.
Interestingly, both ruli...