Tripura Election update: Polling peaceful, Voter turnout around 23 per cent

JAIPUR | INDIA: Updated February 18, 2018 1:50PM IST:

Update February 18, 2018 4:00PM IST: Voters turnout has reached 74 per cent till 4PM.

Polling for the assembly elections on 59 seats in Tripura began on Sunday. Till now there were no reports of any mishap and polling remain reportedly peaceful till report last came in.
Voter Turnout for the Polling in Tripura remained around 23 per cent and is expected to shoot up as the day progresses.

Voting percentage

Till 1 PM, the voters turn out shot up to 46 per cent.

As many as 25 lakh voters will be deciding the fate of Tripura today as the state goes to assembly polls on Sunday. As per reports the polling percentage in the first two hours remained around 11 per cent and it started to rise as the day progressed.

Appeal Made by PM Modi, Amit Shah and Poonam Mahajan to people to come out and vote in large numbers.

Narendra Modi (@narendramodi)
I appeal to my sisters and brothers of Tripura, particularly young voters, to turnout in record numbers and cast their vote in the Assembly Elections.

Amit Shah (@AmitShah)
I urge all my brothers and sisters of Tripura to come out and vote in large numbers. Your one vote will lay the foundation of a prosperous and developed Tripura.

Women voters standing in a queue for casting their vote during the Tripura Assembly elections on Sunday- Photo DD News

Poonam Mahajan (@poonam_mahajan)
I appeal to all the residents of Tripura to come out in large numbers & use their power of vote to strengthen the democracy. #TripuraElection2018

Tripura Election Schedule

Event	Date	Day
Date for nominations	24 Jan 2018	Wednesday
Last date for filing nominations	31 Jan 2018	Wednesday
Date for scrutiny of nominations	1 Feb 2018	Thursday
Last date for withdrawal of candidatures	3 Feb 2018	Saturday
Date of poll	18 Feb 2018	Sunday
Date of counting	3 Mar 2018	Saturday
Date before which the election shall be completed	5 Mar 2018	Monday