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.

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

16:14 IST

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.

15:43 IST

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.