Agartala, Tripura, April 9 (HBTV): Ahead of the Lok Sabha elections, the Election Commission of India has suspended three Tripura government employees, including security personnel, allegedly for violating the model code of conduct.  

The employees were suspended allegedly for taking part in an election campaigns and political events. 

The suspended government officials are Partha Pratim Debroy, a government teacher; Rasu Chowdhury, an Education department staffer; and a Tripura State Rifles trooper named Kishan Debbarma.     

According to an official release from the Chief Electoral Office, Partha Pratim Debroy was working as an undergraduate teacher at Naveen Palli JB School of Sadar Sub-division; Kishan Debbarma was a TSR 7th Battalion trooper while Rasu Chowdhury was a class IV employee (night guard) of Gopalnagar Higher Secondary School, Mohanpur Division.                  

Earlier on April 4, the Election Commission suspended Special Police Officer Suman Hossain in the West Tripura Parliamentary constituency for participating in election campaigns and violating the MCC.           

The Lok Sabha elections are scheduled to be held in two phases in Tripura. The West Tripura seat will go to the polls on April 19, while the East Tripura seat will vote on April 26. The counting of votes will be held on June 4. The election for 543 Lok Sabha seats in the country will be conducted in seven phases, starting on April 19 and concluding on June 1. Nearly 97 crore voters are eligible to cast a vote in the general elections.