Tripura Election 2023 LIVE: EC says tentative voter turnout recorded at around 80%; check Vidhan Sabha election result date
Tripura Election 2023 Date, Result : Polling across all the 60 Assembly seats in Tripura began on Thursday morning at 7 amid tight security.
Tripura Election 2023 Date: Polling across all the 60 Assembly seats in Tripura was held peacefully. Tripura witnessed three-cornered contests where the ruling BJP faces off with the Left-Congress alliance on the one hand and the Tipra Motha on the other. Tipra Motha is a regional party formed by the scion of the northeastern state's former royal family.
Tripura Election Result 2023 Date
Tripura assembly election 2023 result will be declared on March 2.
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Tripura assembly polls: EC says tentative voter turnout recorded at around 80 per cent, polling remained "largely violence-free"
Tripura Election 2023 LIVE: "Till 4 pm, an average 81.11 per cent polling was recorded in all the 60 Assembly constituencies, while around 50,000 voters are still in queues when the report came in last," additional chief electoral officer U J Mog told PTI.
Tripura Election 2023 LIVE: The polling percentage in Tripura Assembly elections stands at approx 81% till 4 PM, State Election Commission says
Tripura Election 2023 LIVE: At least three people, including a CPI(M) leader and two polling agents of the Left party, were injured in separate incidents of violence during the polling. Tripura Elections 2023: 69.96 per cent voter turnout till 3 pm amid sporadic incidents of violence
A total of 69.96 per cent of 28.13 lakh voters exercised their franchise in the Tripura assembly elections till 3 pm on Thursday, with polling largely being peaceful amid sporadic incidents of violence, Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Gitte Kirankumar Dinakarrao said. At least three people, including a CPI(M) leader and two polling agents of the Left party, were injured in separate incidents of violence during the polling. The exercise began at 7 am and is scheduled to continue till 4 pm.
Tripura Elections 2024: Tripura Congress, BJP, BJP gen secy get EC notice for poll day tweets
The Chief Electoral Officer of Tripura on Thursday issued notices to the state units of the Congress and the BJP as well as BJP national general secretary Dilip Saikia for seeking votes on Twitter when polling is underway in the northeastern state. The Election Commission said the tweets are violative of election law as they were made in the 48 hour "silence period" which began on Tuesday evening. Voting for the 60-member Assembly in the state began at 7 am on Thursday. They have been given an an opportunity "to take corrective action at the earliest". They have also been asked to explain their stands for the violation by 5 pm on Friday.
Tripura election 2023: 20-fold increase in seizures in Tripura, Meghalaya, Nagaland
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. While polls are underway in Tripura, Meghalaya and Nagaland will have assembly elections on February 27.
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1) The northeastern state, where top leaders had stepped up their electoral spadework over the past few days, is set to witness a triangular fight this time, with the BJP-IPFT coalition seeking to retain supremacy, the Left-Congress combine looking to wrest power, and regional outfit Tipra Motha making its debut at the hustings after its stunning performance in the autonomous council polls.
2) The BJP-IPFT alliance, which had won 18 of 20 seats in the tribal areas last elections, however, is facing a tough challenge this time from the Tipra Motha, headed by erstwhile royal scion Pradyot Manikya Debbarma, given that the regional outfit had made a big splash in Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council (TTAADC) polls two years ago, bagging 18 of the 30 seats.
3) Altogether 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.
4) Of the 3,337 polling stations, 1,100 booths have been identified as sensitive and 28 as critical. As many as 97 booths are being managed by the women polling personnel.
5) The international and inter-state boundaries have been sealed to keep trouble-makers at bay during the voting process.
6) The BJP is contesting 55 assembly seats, and its ally IPFT has fielded candidates in six constituencies. The two parties will be having a friendly fight in one seat.
7) The Left Front is contesting 47 seats and the Congress 13 constituencies.
8) The TMC has fielded nominees in 28 constituencies. Apart from that, there are 58 independent aspirants in the fray.
Tripura Election 2023 updates
1) A large number of voters were seen queuing in front of polling stations since morning to exercise their franchise. The polling process has largely remained peaceful amidst tight security,? he told reporters.
2) A total of 32.12 per cent voting was recorded till 11 am.
3) Among the early voters was Chief Minister Manik Saha, who is contesting the polls from Town Bardowali constituency. He exuded confidence that the BJP will secure an absolute majority in the Assembly elections.
4) Rajya Sabha MP and former CM Biplab Kumar Deb exuded confidence that the BJP will win 40 of the 60 seats in the state.
Tripura registers 32.12 pc voter turnout till 11 am
A total of 32.12 per cent of 28.13 lakh voters exercised their franchise in the Tripura assembly elections till 11 am on Thursday, with the polling process largely being peaceful, Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Gitte Kirankumar Dinakarrao said. The exercise began at 7 am and is scheduled to continue till 4 pm.
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The ruling BJP is looking to retain power for the next 5 years. The saffron party is facing a tough challenge from the Left and Tipra Motha. Congress and CPI(M) are contesting elections in an alliance. The BJP is contesting in 55 seats. In 2018, BJP ended the 27-year rule of CPI(M) and formed the government by bagging 36 seats in the 60-member Legislative Assembly.
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A total of 14,005 Reang tribals, displaced from Mizoram 26 years ago following ethnic troubles, will cast their votes for the first time in Tripura. The 14,005 voters are part of the 37,136 Reang tribals who fled to Tripura in October 1997 and in subsequent years and took shelter in seven relief camps in north Tripura's Kanchanpur and Panisagar subdivisions.
Tripura Election 2023 Latest News
Peaceful voting is underway across all the 60 Assembly seats in Tripura amid tight security. The polling exercise will conclude at 4 PM. According to the Election Commission of India, polling is underway at 3,337 polling stations. As many as 1,100 polling stations have been identified as sensitive and 28 as critical.
Tripura Election 2023 Latest News
Tripura is witnessing three-cornered contests where the ruling BJP faces off with the Left-Congress alliance on the one hand and the Tipra Motha on the other. Tipra Motha is a regional party formed by the scion of the northeastern state's former royal family.
Tripura Election Result Date
The result of the Tripura Assembly election 2023 will be declared on March 2, Thursday. The BJP is looking to retain power for a second term in a row. The saffron party had dethroned the Left in the 2028 Assembly election with an absolute majority in the 60-member Legislative Assembly.
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Around 14 per cent voter turnout was recorded till 9 a.m. on Thursday in the Tripura Assembly polls conducted in all the 60 constituencies amid tight security, election officials said.
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Tripura Election 2023: Voting underway amid tight security
As many as 31,000 polling personnel and 25,000 security personnel of central forces are involved in the election. Besides, 31,000 employees of the state armed police and the state police have been deployed to maintain law and order.
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