Tripura poll official suspended for ‘defacing’ Modi’s photo

AGARTALA, JAN 25 (PTI): A sector officer of Sabroom assembly constituency in poll-bound Tripura has been suspended for allegedly “defacing” a poster of Prime Minister Narendra Modi during a drive to remove hoardings and banners from public places, an official said.

The action was taken a day after the ruling BJP had urged the Election Commission to take steps against poll officials who “defaced” PM Modi’s photograph in banners and hoardings put up in public places in the state, instead of removing them.

AGARTALA, JAN 25(PTI): As many as 1,100 out of the total 3,328 polling booths in Tripura have been categorised as ‘vulnerable’, said a senior poll official on Wednesday.

Twenty-eight booths have been identified as ‘critical’, where one candidate polled more than 70 per cent votes during the previous election, he said.

“Based on the inputs of 2018 Assembly polls and 2019 general election, 1,100 booths have been identified as ‘vulnerable’ on the ground of the law and order situation and 28 as ‘critical’.

“None has been

The Centre has already sent around 200 companies of paramilitary forces to the state to ensure the elections are held in a fair and peaceful manner, he noted.

Asserting that the poll violence graph has shown a steady decline in the state over the past few weeks, the CEO said the election machineries have been able to prevent many untoward incidents from December 18 to January 25. “The commission has received around