Over 400 Tripura State Rifles personnel to assist security arrangements for Bihar Assembly elections

Guwahati: Over 400 personnel of the Tripura State Rifles (TSR) will be deployed in the upcoming Bihar Assembly elections.

A senior official of the Tripura Home Department said that over 400 jawans of the TSR, led by Commandant Jyotishman Daschoudhuri, left for Bihar by a special train and are expected to reach Patna

Five Assistant Commandants have also accompanied the TSR personnel. The official said,” The TSR personnel will provide security during both phases of the Bihar Assembly elections.”


The elections to the Bihar Assembly will be held in two phases, covering all 243 constituencies in the state. The first phase of polling will take place on November 6 for 121 constituencies, while the second phase on November 11 will cover the remaining 122 constituencies.

The TSR currently has 14 battalions, the majority of which are India Reserve (IR) battalions. During the heights of insurgency in Tripura in 1980s, TSR was raised on the lines of Central Paramilitary Forces (CPMF).