Polling in Tripura East Lok Sabha seat deferred to April 23, says EC
Polling in Tripura East Lok Sabha seat deferred to April 23, says EC ‘The law and order situation prevailing … is not conducive to the holding of free and fair poll’, said EC Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) and Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail System (VVPATs), display during Press confrence “EVM Challenge” at Vigyan Bhawan in New Delhi on Saturday. PHOTO BY SANJEEV RASTOGI Elections :The Election Commission Tuesday reported deferring casting a ballot in the Tripura (East) Lok Sabha seat to the third stage on April 23 from April 18, saying the predominant lawfulness circumstance there isn’t favorable for holding free and reasonable survey. Refering to reports of state boss constituent officer and unique police onlooker, the survey board stated, “The peace circumstance winning … isn’t helpful for the holding of free and reasonable survey.” The returning officer had expected that “scoundrel components” may frustrate the surveying procedure in the voting demographic. In ...