Agartala, Feb 15 : Displaced from their decades old inhabited villages in Mizoram 26 years ago following ethnic troubles, around 14,000 of the total 37,136 Reang tribals will cast their votes in the February 16 assembly polls to elect a new government in Tripura.

These Reangs, also called Bru, had been displaced from Mizoram two decades back and took shelter in North Tripura for over 20 years. Ultimately, these migrant people have been given permanent settlement in Tripura by means of a tripartite agreement signed among the Centre, State and the Reang/Bru community four years back. Currently, the Election Commission of India has included those about 14000 voters from 5,645 rehabilitated Reang families in the Tripura state electoral rolls.