Over 70 per cent voters cast their votes till 3 p.m. in East Tripura (ST) constituency, election officials said.
“The percentage of polling will cross 70 per cent. Computation of all votes of all the 30 Assembly segments in this constituency is yet to be completed,” Returning Officer Prashant Kumar Goel said.
Eleven EVMs malfunctioned during the poll process which were replaced immediately, he said, that adding no untoward incident was reported.
The constituency had recorded 83 per cent voter turnout in the last Lok Sabha election.
CPI(M) had won the seat 11 out of 15 times between 1952 and 2009 and did it consecutively since 1996.
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