Aizawl, November 24: A team of election officials left for Tripura on Monday to conduct polling at six relief camps where hundreds of Bru refugees had been lodged since 1997.
Mizoram Joint Chief Electoral Officer (JECO) Lalhmingthanga said on Monday that following instructions from the Election Commission, 8,061 Bru voters in the Tripura relief camps would exercise their franchise through postal ballots on November 26 and 27.
Eight nodal officers and 35 desk officials would be on duty at Kaskau, Khakchangpara, Hansapara, Asapara, Halecherra and Naisingpara relief camps, Lalhmingthanga said.
"The Bru voters would cast their votes from eight in the morning to four in the afternoon and the drop boxes containing the postal ballots would be kept inside a strong trunk, sealed and brought to Aizawl after the polling is completed," the JECO said.
Bru refugees who fled Mizoram in 1997 have been languishing in the six Tripura refugee camps while hundreds of them had returned since then.
Repatriation of all the Bru refugees could not be implemented as the Centre is yet to release fund for the repatriation, state government officials said.
Source: http://www.expressindia.com/latest-news/Mizo-poll-official-team-leaves-for-Tripura-Bru-camps/389950/
Mizoram Joint Chief Electoral Officer (JECO) Lalhmingthanga said on Monday that following instructions from the Election Commission, 8,061 Bru voters in the Tripura relief camps would exercise their franchise through postal ballots on November 26 and 27.
Eight nodal officers and 35 desk officials would be on duty at Kaskau, Khakchangpara, Hansapara, Asapara, Halecherra and Naisingpara relief camps, Lalhmingthanga said.
"The Bru voters would cast their votes from eight in the morning to four in the afternoon and the drop boxes containing the postal ballots would be kept inside a strong trunk, sealed and brought to Aizawl after the polling is completed," the JECO said.
Bru refugees who fled Mizoram in 1997 have been languishing in the six Tripura refugee camps while hundreds of them had returned since then.
Repatriation of all the Bru refugees could not be implemented as the Centre is yet to release fund for the repatriation, state government officials said.
Source: http://www.expressindia.com/latest-news/Mizo-poll-official-team-leaves-for-Tripura-Bru-camps/389950/
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