Kailashahar , Jul 26, 2024, TRIPURA TIMES Desk

Kailashahar, July 26: Gournagar Block in Kailashahar of Unakoti district is the only block of the state which is set to witness 100 percent contest in every seat in the ensuing Panchayat elections.

While the ruling BJP won the polls uncontested in some of the blocks, the Gournagar block stood different. Every seat under this block will see 100 percent contest of various political parties.

In an interview with Tripura Times, Pranay Das, the Block Development Officer (BDO), Gournagar highlighted the block’s preparedness for the upcoming elections.

According to the BDO, Gournagar Block comprises 20 Gram Panchayats and 13 Panchayat Samitis, with a total of 43,015 voters—21,851 male voters and 21,164 female voters.

For the 206 seats in the 20 Gram Panchayats, 477 nominations were filed. These included 206 from the BJP, 81 from CPI(M), 161 from Congress, 10 from Tipra Motha, and 19 from independent candidates—all of which were declared valid.

Additionally, for the 13 Panchayat Samiti seats, 37 nominations were submitted, including 13 from BJP, 7 from CPI(M), 9 from Congress, 4 from Tipra Motha, and 4 from independent candidates. All the nominations were found valid after scrutiny.

The nomination process in Gournagar Block was smooth, with no report of political violence or complaints. Remarkably, none of the nominations filed in Gournagar Block were withdrawn. The Gournagar Block has four seats in the Unakoti Zilla Parishad.

To ensure peaceful voting, five companies of paramilitary forces have been deployed in the block, according to the BDO.