Tripura Assembly Election 2023: Voting is currently underway for the 60-member Assembly in Tripura amid tight security. The polling began at 7 am across 3,337 polling stations in the northeastern state and will continue till 4 pm.
Voting is currently underway for the 60-member Assembly in Tripura amid tight security. The polling began at 7 am across 3,337 polling stations in the northeastern state and will continue till 4 pm. Tripura has recorded a voter turnout of 14 per cent till 9 am with the polling process largely being peaceful in the first two hours. Around 28.13 lakh voters are scheduled to exercise their franchise during the day to determine the fate of 259 candidates.
The campaigning for crucial Tripura Assembly polls had seen top leaders including Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah stepping up their electoral spadework over the past few weeks. This time, the northeastern state is witnessing a triangular fight with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) -Indigenous People’s Front of Tripura (IPFT) alliance seeking to retain power, the Congress-CPI(M)-led Left Front coalition looking to wrest power, and regional outfit Tipra Motha Party (TMP) eyeing a dream debut after its stunning performance in the autonomous council polls.
While the saffron party is contesting 55 assembly seats, its ally IPFT has fielded candidates in six constituencies. The two parties will be having a friendly fight in one seat.
The CPI(M) is contesting 47 seats and the Congress 13 constituencies.
Mamata Banerjee’s Trinamool Congress (TMC) has also fielded nominees in 28 constituencies, while there are 58 independent aspirants in the fray.
Votes will be counted on March 2.
