PM Narendra Modi’s Attraction As Tripura Goes To Polls: Vote In Document Numbers

PM Modi urged the youth to train their franchise. (File picture)

New Delhi:

Prime Minister Narendra Modi appealed to the folks in Tripura to vote in “document numbers and strengthen the competition of democracy” because the northeastern state went to the polls as we speak. In a tweet, PM Modi urged the younger voters to train their franchise.

Urging the folks of Tripura to vote in document numbers and strengthen the competition of democracy. I specifically name upon the youth to train their franchise.

– Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) February 16, 2023

The BJP is locked in a triangular contest this yr, with the Congress-CPM combating in alliance and the Trinamool Congress looking for increase its footprint within the Northeast state. In case of a hung home, new celebration Tipra Motha holds all of the playing cards.

Polling kicked off at 7 am and can proceed until 4 pm.

About 28.14 lakh individuals are eligible to vote in Tripura on this yr’s polls of which 14,15,233 are males, 13,99,289 are girls and 62 belong to the third gender.

The polls will see 94,815 voters within the age group of 18-19 years and 6,21,505 within the age group of 22-29 years. The best variety of voters are within the 40-59 age group, at 9,81,089, in response to Election Fee.

259 candidates are contesting for 60 Meeting seats.