Highlights | Banamalipur Assembly Election Voting 2023 Tripura: Rajib Bhattacharjee vs Gopal Chandra Roy

Tripura Elections: Public voting for Tripura elections commenced sharp at 7 AM with tight security in action. The fight remains strong between BJP, AITC, and Congress. Follow updates to find out who takes the lead.

Banamalipur Highlights: Banamalipur constituency is one of the 60 constituencies the state has, and as the voting for the Triupura elections is conducted today, Banamalipur comes up as one of the most crucial of all.

The Banamalipur is a part of the West Tripura district with a total vote count of over 40,000. In the recent past, Gopal Chandra Roy of Indian National Congress has been ruling the roost.

This time around, candidates contesting for the Banamalipur elections include Gopal Chandra Roy of INC, Rajib Bhattacharjee of BJP, and Santanu Saha of AITC. Currently, the seat is unreserved, and it will be an interesting watch.

During the last election in 2018, Biplab Kumar Deb of BJP won the seat with a total of 21,755 votes and a vote rate of 61.57 per cent. Well, Deb won with a huge margin of 9,549 votes from Amal Chakraborty of CPM.

16 February 2023

16:16 IST

Banamalipur Assembly Elections 2023: Voting Turnout

Election commission officials are expecting the voting turnout to surpass the 85 per cent mark, as it stood at 69.96 per cent at 3 PM.

15:54 IST

Turnout of Voters at Banamalipur Seat Till 1 PM

The constituency has a total of 41,437 votes, while 54.41 per cent of them have casted their votes.

15:35 IST

#TripuraElections2023 | Office of the Chief Electoral Officer sends notices to Tripura Congress and BJP for "an appeal for vote in the favour" of their own parties tweeted from their official handles after the imposition of Model Code of Conduct. pic.twitter.com/vNWBVm04vs

— ANI (@ANI) February 16, 2023

14:50 IST

Voters use waterways to cast their polls

Voters of Raima Assembly Constituency travelling by boats in Dumbur Lake in Dhalai district of Tripura to cast their votes during Assembly Elections 2023. @ECISVEEP @SpokespersonECI #TripuraAssemblyElections2023 pic.twitter.com/ubB1Vf4pmM

— CEO, Tripura (@ceotripura) February 16, 2023

14:21 IST

"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

13:17 IST

Kudos to Women Power

Women Polling personnel at various polling stations across Tripura .

There are total 97 Women managed polling stations in State of Tripura . #16thFeb #TripuraAssemblyElections2023#AssemblyElectionsTripura pic.twitter.com/9o66YkVhSp

— Sonal Goel IAS (@sonalgoelias) February 15, 2023

12:43 IST

The matter was investigated by concerned Sector Officers and FST under 9-Banamalipur AC. It was found that few voters who have already casted their votes were loitering around. They were dispersed by the FST. For kind info.

— Returning Officer 9-Banamalipur AC (@RO9_Banamalipur) February 16, 2023

11:40 IST

Voters from the International Border area are on the way to cast their vote.@ECISVEEP
@SpokespersonECI
#TripuraAssemblyElections2023 pic.twitter.com/hKthYcTksW

— CEO, Tripura (@ceotripura) February 16, 2023

10:55 IST

'Confident BJP will form government': Tripura CM Manik Saha after casting his vote

Read @ANI Story | https://t.co/CYpSI62c8o#BJP #ManikSaha #TripuraElection2023 pic.twitter.com/eth2PBKJpq

— ANI Digital (@ani_digital) February 16, 2023

10:50 IST

#WATCH | Tripura CM Dr Manik Saha casts vote in Assembly elections, in Agartala pic.twitter.com/fHpvoCpe4r

— ANI (@ANI) February 16, 2023

10:35 IST

9 Banamalipur
Booth 2

BJP workers have gathered around the booth, making situations uncomfortable for all. @ceotripura #TripuraElection2023

— Tripura Congress (@INCTripura) February 16, 2023

10:34 IST

Go Vote. Today is the day for #TripuraAssemblyElections2023 @ECISVEEP @SpokespersonECI pic.twitter.com/r6ac2UzHII

— CEO, Tripura (@ceotripura) February 16, 2023

10:11 IST

Rajib Bhattacharjee, State President of BJP is contesting from the Banamalipur seat of Tripura. He urged electorates to cast their votes, tweeting, "A vote is the most effective way to enrich our democracy. I call upon people of Tripura to turn out in record numbers and exercise their franchise today. I specially urge young and first-time voters to vote in large numbers."

10:07 IST

चुनाव आयोग त्रिपुरा के अनुसार प्रातः 9 बजे तक 13.92% मतदान हुआ है।

विडियो में प्रदेश भाजपा अध्यक्ष @Rajib4BJP बनमालिपुर के पोलिंग बूथ पर वोट डालने के लिए आम जनता के साथ कतार में नज़र आ रहे हैं। वे इस सीट से पार्टी के उम्मीदवार भी हैं।#Tripura #TripuraElections2023 pic.twitter.com/dLGzsSPakc

— Sanjay Mishra (@sanjayswadesh) February 16, 2023

09:47 IST

JP Nadda, President of Bharatiya Janata Party, is urging voters to cast their votes and participate in elections. He tweeted, "I urge all the voters to take part in this festival of democracy & show up to vote for the Tripura assembly elections. Each vote will count towards continuing the journey of good governance, development & will prove to be decisive for a prosperous, corruption- free Tripura."

09:19 IST

Voting for the Banamalipur constituency began at 7 AM this morning. The polling booths will remain open till 4 PM in the evening.

09:17 IST

'Confident BJP will form government': Tripura CM Manik Saha after casting his vote

Read @ANI Story | https://t.co/CYpSI62c8o#BJP #ManikSaha #TripuraElection2023 pic.twitter.com/eth2PBKJpq

— ANI Digital (@ani_digital) February 16, 2023