BJP Announces Candidates For Tripura Assembly By-Election

Tripura Assembly Bypolls: The last date for filing the nomination papers will be on August 17, while scrutiny will be done the next day. The counting of votes for the bypolls will be on September 8.

The BJP has announced its candidates for the September 5 bypolls to Dhanpur and Boxanagar assembly constituencies in Tripura's Sepahijala district, a party leader said in Agartala today.

The party nominated Taffajal Hussain for the Boxanagar assembly seat and Bindu Debnath for the Dhanpur segment, he said.

Mr Hussain is a local leader of Boxanagar, while Debnath is the party's mandal president in Dhanpur.