Tripura Assembly Election LIVE: Votes will be counted on March 2.
Tripura recorded 79.5% voter turnout on Thursday as the state witnessed a three-cornered contest for the 60-member assembly. In 2018, the state recorded 91.4 per cent turnout.
The Election Commission said the assembly polls in Tripura remained "largely violence-free" and that Bru migrant voters were able to cast their votes for the first time in many years.
No complaints have been received so far by the Election Commission demanding repolling, officials said.
The main contestants in the elections were the BJP-IPFT combine, CPI(M)-Congress alliance and the Tipra Motha, a regional party formed by the scion of the northeastern state's former royal family.
Votes will be counted on March 2.
Here are the Highlights on Tripura Elections 2023:
76.9% Voter Turnout In Tripura Till 5 pm
Tripura recorded a voter turnout of 76.9% till 5 pm. The state recorded 91.4% in the 2018 elections.
Assembly Polls: 20-Fold Increase In Recovery Of Drugs, Liquor In Poll-Bound States
Seizures totalling over Rs 147 crore have been recorded so far in Tripura, Meghalaya and Nagaland, marking a 20-fold increase in recovery of drugs, liquor and cash meant to induce voters in the run up to the polls, the Election Commission said on Thursday.
Here are the heavyweight candidates contesting in Tripura polls
Tripura Election Updates: One Injured In CPI-BJP Clash Outside Polling Station
A person allegedly suffered a leg injury during a clash between suppporters of the ruling BJP and Opposition CPI outside a polling booth in Tripura, amid the ongoing Assembly elections in the state, news agency ANI reported. The alleged took place outside the Kalacherra polling station in Shantirbazaar Assembly constituency in the south Tripura district.
Tripura Elections 2023 LIVE Updates: 51.4% Voter Turnout Till 1 PMAbout 51 per cent of the eligible voters have exercised their franchise till 1 pm. A
three-cornered high voltage election campaign where the ruling BJP faces off with the Left-Cong alliance on the one hand and the Tipra Motha on the other will culminate today when the electorate casts its vote.
Tripura elections: BJP Is Contesting In 55 Seats
The BJP has partnered with the Indigenous People's Front of Tripura for the election. The BJP has declared candidates for 55 assembly seats, leaving the remaining five seats for its ally.
Tripura Elections 2023 LIVE Updates: 31.2% Voter Turnout Till 11 AMAbout 31 per cent of the eligible voters have exercised their franchise till 11 am. A
three-cornered high voltage election campaign where the ruling BJP faces off with the Left-Cong alliance on the one hand and the Tipra Motha on the other will culminate today when the electorate casts its vote.
Tripura Elections 2023 LIVE Updates - CPI Supporter Beaten Outside Polling Station: Report
One CPI supporter was beaten outside Kalacherra polling station in 36-Shantirbaazar constituency in South Tripura, reports ANI. "Suo Motu FIR has been lodged in Shantirbaazar PS. We'll arrest the culprits soon," a police official said, according to ANI.
28 Lakh Voters Eligible To Vote In Tripura
About 28.13 lakh voters are eligible to exercise their franchise during the day in 3,337 polling stations of the northeastern state to determine the fate of 259 candidates, according to the Election Commission.
Security personnel help octonegenarian lady to cast vote
The polling for the Tripura Assembly elections started at 8am amid tight security. In Belonia area, an octogenarian lady went to the polling station to cast her vote and was helped by the Central Armed Police Forces personnel (CAPF) there to enter the polling booth in South Belonia.
Tripura Elections 2023 LIVE Updates: 13.7% Voter Turnout Till 9AM
About 13.7 per cent of the eligible voters have exercised their franchise till 9 am. A three-cornered high voltage election campaign where the ruling BJP faces off with the Left-Cong alliance on the one hand and the Tipra Motha on the other will culminate today when the electorate casts its vote.
Tripura assembly election: BJP won 36 seats in 2018 polls
For more than 30 years, Tripura was ruled by the CPM, till the upset in 2018, when the BJP scripted history, winning 36 of the 60 seats in a state where it practically had no presence.
Tripura Chief Minister Dr Manik Saha casts vote in Agartala
Manik Saha is BJP's candidate from Town Bordowali. After casting vote, he says, "It feels good. I urge all voters to cast their vote."
Voting Begins Amid Tight Security
The polling for the Tripura Assembly elections began amid tight security today.
The voting started at 7 am and will continue till 4 pm.
According to Election Commission, over 28.14 lakh electorates of which 14,15,233 are male voters, 13,99,289 are woman voters and 62 are of the third gender, are eligible to cast their franchise. The voting is underway at 3,337 polling stations.
Adequate security arrangements have been made for the polls. The state has 97 all-women-managed police stations. It has 94,815 voters in the 18-19 age group and 6,21,505 in the 22-29 age group. The highest number of voters are in the 40-59 age group at 9,81,089.
The fate of the 259 candidates will be sealed on 60 Assembly seats today.