Tripura Election Commission

About Election Commission of Tripura

Tripura is among the smaller states of India and lies in the northeastern part. Previously known as the princely state of Tippera, it gained the status of a new state of the Indian Union on January 21, 1972. Owing to its small size and population, it has only 60 seats in its assembly. Sixty is, in fact, the minimum number of seats a state can have to form its legislative assembly. The state last witnessed elections in early 2013, when the last government’s tenure of five years ended.

History and Formation

An amendment in the Indian constitution in the year 1992 provisioned each state to have an election commission of its own, operating under the helm of the state government. On the same lines, the state election commission of Tripura was formally constituted. The newly constituted State Election Commission was empowered to conduct, supervise and superintend all local rural and urban elections taking place in the state. It was vested with powers that allowed it to exercise electoral programmes and initiatives to ensure free and fair elections in the state.

Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) of Tripura

The Chief Electoral Officer looks after the conduct of elections in the election commission. The CEO of Tripura is Shri Sriram Taranikanti, an IAS officer of repute.

Officers Appointed by the Election Commissioner of Tripura

The state election commission of Tripura has appointed many officers to carry out its duties in the most transparent and efficient manner. The names of the officers are as follows:

• Chief Electoral Officer: Shri Sriram Taranikanti, IAS
• Addl. Chief Electoral Officer: Shri Tapas Ray
• Addl. Chief Electoral Officer: Shri D. Modak
• Deputy Chief Electoral Officer: Shri Saju Vaheed A., IAS
• Deputy Chief Electoral Officer: Shri Ghuncha Sanobar, IAS
• Deputy Chief Electoral Officer: Shri Sudhakar Shinde , IAS
• Deputy Chief Electoral Officer: Shri Prasenjit Bhattacharjee, TCS
• Deputy Chief Electoral Officer: Smt Suman Rakshit, TCS
• Asstt. Chief Electoral Officer: Shri S. Banik
• District Electoral Officer, West Tripura District: Shri Dr. Milind Dharmrao Ramteke, IAS
• District Electoral Officer, Sepahijala District: Shri P.K. Chakravarty , IAS
• District Electoral Officer, Khowai DIstrict: Shri Dr. Sandeep N. Mahatme, IAS
• District Electoral Officer, Gomati District: Shri Raval H. Kumar, IAS
• District Electoral Officer, South Tripura District: Shri Chandra Kumar Jamatia, IAS
• District Electoral Officer, Dhalai District: Shri Vikas Singh, IAS
• District Electoral Officer, Unakoti DIstrict: Shri P.R. Bhattacharjee, IAS
• District Electoral Officer, North Tripura District: Shri Saradindu Chaudhuri, IAS
• Electoral Registration Officer, Mohanpur Sub-Division: Shri Subhasis Das, TCS
• Electoral Registration Officer, Sadar Sub-Division: Dr. Samit Roy Choudhury, TCS
• Electoral Registration Officer, Jirania Sub-Division: Shri Bimbisar Bhattacharya, TCS
• Electoral Registration Officer, Jampuijala Sub-Division: Shri L.T. Darlong, TCS
• Electoral Registration Officer, Bishalgarh Sub-Division: Shri Nantu Ranjan Das, TCS
• Electoral Registration Officer, Sonamura Sub-Division:Shri Sumit Lodh, TCS
• Electoral Registration Officer, Khowai Sub-Division:Shri Prasun De, TCS
• Electoral Registration Officer, Teliamura Sub-Division:Shri Jayanta Dey, TCS

Contact information and Address

Office of the Chief Electoral Officer
New Civil Secretariat Agartala
Tripura-799010
Phone:(0381) 241 5304
E-Mail:[email protected]
Website:http://ceotripura.nic.in/