Tripura Exit Polls 2023: Elections in northeast state of Tripura concluded on February 16. The polling exercise was conducted across all the 60 constituencies and was largely peaceful. According to the Election Commission, the state recorded a voter turnout of nearly 88 per cent. Out the total 28.14 lakh voters, around 24.66 lakhs voters exercised their franchise.

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Notably, the Town Bardowali assembly constituency, where Chief Minister Manik Saha was pitted against Congress nominee Asish Kumar Saha, witnessed the lowest voter turnout at 80 per cent, while the Manu assembly seat in South Tripura recorded the highest polling percentage at 92.09, the official said.

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Tripura Exit Poll 2023 Date

Tripura exit poll will be aired on TV news channels on February 27, Monday, in the evening. Besides Tripura, Meghalaya and Nagaland exit polls also be aired on the same after voting ends.

Tripura Election Result Date

The vote counting for Tripura election will be done on March 2.

BJP contested in the largest number of 55 of the 60 constituencies in Tripura, while its ally - the Indigenous People's Front of Tripura (IPFT) put up candidates in six seats.

The Left Front, which lost to the BJP-IPFT combine in 2018 after a 20-year-long stint, is contesting in 47 seats.

Congress, which has allied with the Left in the state for the first time, has fielded candidates in 13 seats.

The regional Tipra Motha is in the poll fray from 42 seats without any ally. A total 58 independents are also in the fray.

Chief Minister Manik Saha who won the by-election from Bardowali Town constituency is seeking to be returned from the same seat, while CPI (M) state secretary Jitendra Chaudhury who is the face of Left-Congress combine, is contesting from Sabroom Assembly seat.

Notably Tipra Motha supremo Pradyot Kishore Debbarma, a member of the erstwhile royal family in the state and a member of Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council is not contesting the elections.

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