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PM Modi appeals to people of Tripura to vote in large numbers

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New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday appealed to the people of Tripura to vote in “record numbers and strengthen the festival of democracy”.

In a tweet, PM Modi urged the young voters to exercise their franchise.

Polling in Tripura began at 7 am and will continue till 4 pm.

About 28.14 lakh people are eligible to vote in Tripura in this year’s polls of which 14,15,233 are men, 13,99,289 are women and 62 belong to the third gender.

According to the Election Commission 259 candidates are contesting for 60 Assembly seats.

The BJP is locked in a triangular contest this year, with the Congress-CPM fighting in alliance and the Trinamool Congress seeking its presence in the Northeast state.

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