Tripura Elections 2023 Voting HIGHLIGHTS: Polling Percent Across State Stands At 81% Till 4PM
Tripura Elections 2023 Voting HIGHLIGHTS: In the 2018 Assembly election, BJP, which never won a seat in Tripura, ended the 27-year rule of CPI(M) and formed the government by bagging 36 seats.
The polling percentage in Tripura Assembly elections stands at approx 81% till 4 PM: State Election Commission
Independent candidate Purshottam Roy Burman has alleged booth jam by BJP
According to reports, total voting up to 3.00pm is 69.96% (approx) across the state.
Scuffle reported at a polling station between 3 and 4 under 33 Kakraban Assembly constituency. The sector magistrate held an inquiry into the matter. Case registered, situation under control: Sumit Lodh, ADM & Collector, Tripura
Tripura Elections 2023: Congress has accused the BJP of booth capturing and poll violence. Reacting to the accusations, CEO Tripura has asked the respective district administration to look into the matter on an urgent basis.
Tripura Elections 2023 | Office of the Chief Electoral Officer sends notices to Tripura Congress and BJP for "an appeal for vote in the favour" of their own parties tweeted from their official handles after the imposition of Model Code of Conduct.
Tripura Election: BJP MP and former CM Biplab Deb today cast his vote in Gomti.
He said, "Tripura was in darkness for a long time. Today youth is hopeful, women have smiles on their faces & elderly show trust. This was missing. People are taking a decision for their future today. Under PM Modi's leadership, BJP will form a govt here once again with a majority."
"We don't see any election as big or small. Public is supreme & it's our duty to respect them. They gave us power in 2018 & despite COVID, we worked in all sectors of state," ANI quoted him as saying.
Tripura Elections 2023 | 51.35 per cent of votes have been polled till 1 PM in Tripura, according to official EC data.
Opposition parties allege that BJP members are causing violence on polling booths and stopping people from voting.
Tripura Election: CPI(M) leader and former CM Manik Sarkar alleged that BJP is causing trouble in the election process by stopping people from casting their votes.
He said, "In some places, miscreants on behalf of BJP are causing trouble and stopping people from casting their votes fearlessly. But the people are trying their best to cast votes...At some places where voters are not allowed to vote, they are blocking roads and urging the election commission, if they are not allowed to cast votes they won’t let others cast their votes. This is a positive sign and a determined effort."
According to ANI, Sarkar further said, "The information our people get is communicated to Chief Electoral Officer. He is responding in a very positive manner. But what action is taken on ground needs to be examined further."
Tripura Polls: Tipra Motha Chief Pradyot Bikram Manikya Deb Barman said that people of state will give chance to his party and that the state will record a voter turnout of over 90 per cent.
He told ANI, "I think voter turnout will be over 90 per cent and the people of Tripura will give us a chance. We got information that Dhanpur & Mohanpur have witnessed violence by the ruling party."
He said that his party has complained about the violence and EVM malfunctioning. "We have complained about the violence caused in Dhanpur & Mohanpur and for the malfunctions in the EVMs. I want the entire voting process to be over by dark," he added.
Barman said, "Our demand is giving people constitutional rights after that we will talk about CM face. Every party will say on election day, even I will say that we are winning 31 seats."
Tripura Elections: According to CEO Tripura, after the Bru Migrants from Mizoram were resettled in the State of Tripura, they exercised their right to vote for the first time in the State on Thursday.
Tripura Polls: According to official EC data, a voter turnout of 32.06 percent has been recorded in the state till 11 am.
Tripura Election 2023 | One CPI supporter was beaten outside Kalacherra polling station in 36-Shantirbaazar constituency in South Tripura, reported ANI citing SP.
"He has been taken to hospital by our officials. Suo Motu FIR has been lodged in Shantirbaazar PS. We'll arrest the culprits soon," SP South Tripura said.
Tripura Election 2023: Congress has alleged poll violence on five booths in the states. It tagged ECI and CEO Tripura in a tweet and said, "#PollViolence #TripuraElections2023
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Booth no 6: Rigging issue
Booth no 1: Stopping people from casting their votes.
Booth no 43,47: EVM Machine Jamming, slow voting is happening.
Chief Electoral Officer, Tripura @ECISVEEP @ceotripura."
CEO Tripura replied, "There is no chance of rigging in the respective Polling Stations. Vote casting is going on peacefully."
Tripura Polls 2023: LoP and former CM Manik Sarkar casts his vote in Assembly elections
Tripura Assembly Election: Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge asked the people of the state to vote without fear.
He tweeted, "People of Tripura are united for change. Sincerely urge everyone, especially the youth to come out and participate in the festival of Democracy and vote for peace and progress. Vote, without fear."
Tripura Polls: Security persons assist elderly and specially-abled voters in the state.
Tripura Polls: According to official data of the Election Commission, 13.69 percent voter turnout has been recorded in the state till 9 am.
Tripura Elections 2023: Arunachal Pradesh CM Pema Khandu urged people to exercise their franchise and said, "Tripura is voting today. In this festival of democracy, I urge everyone to come out of their homes and exercise their franchise. Vote peacefully for a strong and vibrant democracy."
Tripura Polls: Voting is underway at 3,337 polling stations in the state.
Tripura Elections 2023: Chief Minister Dr. Manik Saha casts vote in Agartala.
Tripura Election: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday requested the citizens of the state to come and vote in large numbers.
PM Modi tweeted, "Urging the people of Tripura to vote in record numbers and strengthen the festival of democracy. I specially call upon the youth to exercise their franchise."
Tripura Elections 2023 | Union Minister Amit Shah has urged people to cast their votes in the polls.
He tweeted," Urging our sisters and brothers of Tripura to cast their vote to ensure that a development-oriented government is formed and the era of peace and progress that has already started continues smoothly."
"Come out and vote for a prosperous Tripura," he added.
Voters from the International Border area are on the way to cast their vote.
Tripura Elections: BJP Chief JP Nadda urged voters in the state to participate in the polling.
He said, "I urge all voters to take part in this festival of democracy and show up to vote for Tripura assembly elections. Each vote will count towards continuing the journey of good governance, development and prove to be decisive for a prosperous, corruption-free Tripura."
Tripura Election: Voting for the 60 assembly seats in the state has begun.
Background
Tripura Elections 2023 Voting HIGHLIGHTS: The BJP will hope to win Tripura for the second consecutive time as the northeastern state votes on Thursday even though it faces a stiff challenge from the CPI(M)-Congress combine and new entrant Tipra Motha, headed by former royal family's scion Pradyot Kishore Manikya Debbarma. Votes will be counted on March 2.
In the 2018 Assembly election, BJP, which never won a seat in Tripura, ended the 27-year rule of CPI(M) and formed the government by bagging 36 seats in the 60-member Assembly. While BJP received just 1.54 per cent of votes in 2013, the vote share jumped to over 43 per cent in 2018 -- a result credited mainly to the charisma of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Over 28 lakh voters, including 13.53 lakh women, will decide the fate of 259 aspirants. Tribal voters are the deciding factor in one-third seats (20) of the assembly. In 2018, BJP had won 10 of these 20 seats.
The BJP is contesting in 55 seats, while its ally IPFT has fielded candidates in six constituencies. The CPI(M), which secured 42 per cent of the popular vote in 2018, is contesting in 47 seats while Congress is fighting in 13 constituencies. The Trinamool Congress has fielded nominees in 28 constituencies.
Top candidates fighting the elections are Chief Minister Manik Saha, BJP's nominee from the Town Bardowali constituency, Union minister Pratima Bhowmik, who is contesting from Dhanpur, and CPI(M) state secretary Jitendra Chadudhury, who has been fielded from the Sabroom seat. Deputy Chief Minister Jishnu Deb Varma, another member of the erstwhile royal family, is the BJP candidate from the Charilam.
In its manifesto, BJP has promised cooked food at Rs 5, bond of Rs 50,000 to each EWS family on birth of a girl child, two free LPG cylinders to the beneficiaries of PM Ujjwala Yojana, land pattas to all eligible landless citizens and a financial assistance of Rs 3,000 per year to landless farmers. The party has also promised more autonomy to the tribal areas.
The Left Front and the Congress, during its campaigns, stressed on "misrule and misgovernance" of the BJP-IPFT government and accused it of "tearing the secular fabric of Tripura" by citing communal incidents.
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