Congress releases candidate lists for Tripura, Meghalaya Assembly polls

The Congress released its lists of candidates for Assembly elections in Tripura and Meghalaya on Saturday.

The national party is fielding 57 candidates in Meghalaya and 56 candidates in Tripura.

Meghalaya goes to poll on February 27, while Tripura will vote on February 18. The counting for both the states will be carried out on March 3.

The Assemblies in Meghalaya and Tripura are set to expire on March 6 and 14 respectively.

TRIPURA

Date of issue of gazette notification: January 24

Last date of nomination: January 31

Scrutiny of nomination: February 1

Last date of withdrawal of candidature: February 3

Date of polling: February 18

Date of counting: March 3

MEGHALAYA

Date of issue of gazette notification: January 31

Last date of nomination: February 7

Scrutiny of nomination: February 8

Last date of withdrawal of candidature: February 12

Date of polling: February 27

Date of counting: March 3