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:
Feb 16, 2023 18:09 (IST)
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.
Feb 16, 2023 15:12 (IST)
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.
Feb 16, 2023 14:18 (IST)
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.
Feb 16, 2023 09:25 (IST)
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.
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