Tripura assembly elections 2023 schedule: Important dates, polling, result, counting details

NEW DELHI: Three northeastern states- Tripura, Meghalaya and Nagaland- will go to polls next month to elect a new government.
Tripura will open this phase of assembly elections, with single-phase polling scheduled for February 16.


Here's the detailed schedule for the various events vis-à-vis Tripura assembly election:
Election notification issued: Jan 21
Last date of filing nomination: Jan 30
Scrutiny of nominations: Jan 31
Last date for withdrawal of nomination: Feb 2
Date of polling: Feb 16
Date of counting: March 2
Election process to be completed by : March 4
The run-up to the 2023 elections
The BJP in a surprise mandate ended the Left's 25-year rule in 2018 and went on to form the government in Tripura, picking Biplab Deb as the chief minister. But the party replaced Deb with Manik Saha in May last year.
It has launched a strong campaign, and hopes to ride its plank of development with 'double-engine' government, at Centre and in the state.

The Left, although could bag just 16 of the 60 seats last time, was not very far behind in terms of vote share. The CPM alone bagged 42.22 per cent votes, while BJP managed 43.59 per cent.
The assembly elections are shaping up to be a fight between these two blocs, with other parties and alliances moved to the fringes. However pre- or post-poll understandings can upend many a calculation in the event of a close finish or unclear mandate.