Tripura East logs 36.79% voter turnout till 11 am

The Tripura East Lok Sabha constituency recorded a voter turnout of 36.79 per cent till 11 am on Friday, an official said.

Long queues were seen outside polling stations since morning, as people turned up early to beat the heat, Additional Chief Electoral Officer S Bandopadhyay said.

"The polling has largely remained peaceful, with no untoward incident reported till 11 am. The average voting stands at 36.79 per cent,” he said.

Taking to social media, Chief Minister Manik Saha urged voters to exercise their democratic right in record numbers.

Nearly 14 lakh voters, including 6.94 lakh women and 13 transgenders, will decide the fate of nine candidates in the second phase of the Lok Sabha polls.