AGARTALA: The office of the Chief Electoral Officer on Thursday issued notices to the Tripura Congress and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) over an appeal for a vote in favour of their own parties. The appeals were tweeted from their respective official handles after the imposition of the Model Code of Conduct. On Thursday, 51.35 percent voter turnout was recorded until 1 p.m. in the ongoing polling in Tripura for 60 Assembly seats, the Election Commission (EC) informed. The state recorded over 32.06 percent and 13.69 percent voter turnout at 11 a.m. and 9 a.m., respectively. According to the latest data shared by the Election Commission, Dhalai recorded the highest 54.17 percent, Gomati recorded 49.69 percent, Khiwai saw 49.67 percent, North Tripura saw 47.57 percent, Sepahijala recorded 51.27 percent, South Tripura saw 53.67 percent, Unakoti saw 50.64 percent, and West Tripura saw 52.49 percent. The fate of the 259 candidates will be sealed in the ongoing polls for 60 Assembly seats. The polls this year will see a triangular contest, with the Congress and the CPM fighting in alliance and the Trinamool Congress also fielding candidates for several seats. The Tipra Motha, an alliance of regional outfits, is the dark horse in the ongoing election and could emerge as the kingmaker in the event of a hung assembly. The BJP has declared candidates for 55 assembly seats, leaving the remaining five seats for its ally, the Indigenous People’s Front of Tripura (IPFT) (ANI)
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