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Highlights | Kailasahar Assembly Election Voting 2023 Tripura: Moboshar Ali vs Birajit Sinha

Kailasahar Elections: Voting for Tripura elections is in full swing, and the Kailasahar constituency has the eyes of everyone as Moboshar Ali, Birajit Sinha, and Abdul Matin contest.

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Kailasahar Highlights: Part of Unakoti district, Kailasahar constituency is one of the 60 constituencies the state of Tripura has, and it is a part of Tripura East. As the voting for the Kailasahar constituency started at 7 AM in the morning, it is expected to be a further interesting watch, once counting will begin. Talking of contestants, Abdul Matin from AITC,
Birajit Sinha from CPI(M), and Moboshar Ali from BJP are part of the list. 

In 2018, Moboshar Ali bagged the win after contesting elections with CPI(M) with 18,093 votes. Ali won with a vote rate of 45.47% and a margin of 4,834 votes. but this time around, Ali has moved to BJP, while Birajit Sinha is contesting with the BJP’s support. Well, the Kailasahar has a voting count of over 46,000, and it is an unreserved seat. The election will facilitate voting for 28,14,584 electorates of the state, out of which 13,99 289 are female voters, while 12,15,233 male electors will cast their votes. Also, the state has 62 voters of the third gender. Voting will be conducted till 4 PM.

 

16 February 2023
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Kailasahar Assembly Elections 2023: Voting Turnout

As of 3 PM, a voting turnout of 69.96 per cent is observed in the state, and the election commission is expecting the turnout to go beyond the 85 per cent mark.

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Turnout of Voters in Tripura Assembly Elections

Till 1 PM Tripura posts a turnout of 51.35%, as voting continues at all polling stations across the state.

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Voters are seen using boats to reach polling booths

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"In some places, miscreants on behalf of the BJP are causing trouble and stopping people from casting their votes fearlessly. But the people are trying their best to cast votes," Manik Sarkar, CPIM leader and former CM.

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"I think voter turnout will be over 90% & people of Tripura will give us a chance. We got information that Dhanpur & Mohanpur have witnessed violence by the ruling party," Pradyot Bikram Manikya Deb Barman, Chief, Tipra Motha

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As per information shared by the election commission, over 32 per cent of voter turnout has been observed till 11 AM for the state.

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Polling is being conducted with tight security constituted of 31,000 personnel at a total of 3,327 polling stations across 2,504 locations in the state.

 

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The polling booth at Kailasahar assembly opened at 7 AM in the morning, and they will remain open till 4 PM.

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Tripura Assembly polls 2023: Key constituencies to watch out for

Tripura Assembly polls 2023 key constituencies:

  • Tripura Chief Minister and BJP leader Manik Saha is contesting from Town Borodowali and Congress has fielded Ashish Kumar Saha against him.
  • Deputy Chief Minister Jishnu Dev Varma is contesting from the Charilam seat.
  • Tripura BJP state president Rajiv Bhattacharjee is contesting from the Banamalipur constituency.

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