Trpura recorded 13.69 per cent voter turnout till 9 am in the ongoing polling for 60 Assembly seats, the Election Commission (EC) informed on Thursday.
Prime minister Narendra Modi on Thursday called upon the youth to exercise their franchise and vote for the Tripura Assembly elections that began today amid tight security.
Central Armed Police Forces personnel helped the 85-year-old woman to enter the polling booth at 37/7 in Saashima High School in South Belonia, Tripura.
Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) National President JP Nadda urge all the voters to take part in the festival of democracy and vote for the Tripura Assembly elections as the polling began today.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday urged all citizens of Tripura to cast their votes as the polling for the Tripura Assembly elections began on Thursday amid tight security.
Tripura is the first state to go to the polls this year. While polling for Nagaland and Meghalaya assemblies will be held on February 27, five more states face elections this year in the run-up to the Lok Sabha elections in 2024.
Notably, Congress's top leaders including Rahul Gandhi were missing from campaigning in Tripura including the two other states -- Meghalaya and Nagaland, which would go to polls on February 27.
Ahead of the Tripura Assembly elections, that is slated to be held tomorrow, the Congress party on Tuesday, alleged that Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is trying to create an "atmosphere of fear" in the state.
Tripura will go to the polls on Thursday in a multi-cornered contest in which the ruling BJP is facing a challenge from Left-Congress combine besides Tripra Motha. Trinamool Congress has also put up candidates on several seats.