GG News Bureau
New Delhi, 16th Feb. Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged Tripura residents to vote in “record numbers and strengthen the festival of democracy” as the northeastern state went to the polls today. PM Modi urged young voters to exercise their right to vote in a tweet.
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.
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) February 16, 2023
This year, the BJP is locked in a triangular contest with the Congress-CPM alliance and the Trinamool Congress seeking to expand its footprint in the Northeast state. In the event of a hung house, Tipra Motha, the new party, holds all the cards.
Polling began at 7 a.m. and will continue until 4 p.m.
In Tripura, approximately 28.14 lakh people are eligible to vote in this year’s elections, with 14,15,233 men, 13,99,289 women, and 62 people of the third gender.
There will be 94,815 voters between the ages of 18 and 19, and 6,21,505 between the ages of 22 and 29. According to the Election Commission, the 40-59 age group has the most voters (9,81,089 in total).
There are 259 candidates running for 60 Assembly seats.
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