Re-polling will be held on Saturday in three seats across two constituencies of the Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council (TTAADC) Village Committee elections following reports of irregularities during polling on September 28.

The re-poll will be held in seats 3 and 4 of constituency number 2 in Gamaria Village Committee under Matabari RD Block and seat 4 of constituency number 4 in Paharpur Village Committee under Amarpur RD Block.

State Election Commissioner P K Chakravarti had said re-polling in Gamaria was ordered following reports of booth capturing and tampering with ballot boxes and ballot papers. In Paharpur, the re-poll was ordered over discrepancies in symbol allotment and printing-related issues.

Polling will begin at 7 am on October 3, according to the schedule announced by the State Election Commission.

The commission had recorded an overall voter turnout of 81.21 per cent in the Village Committee elections held on September 28.

Counting of votes is scheduled for October 5 from 8 am at designated centres in the 44 blocks.