Rejecting the CPI-M's complaint of "irregularities" after voter turnout reportedly exceeded 100 per cent at a few polling centres under the Tripura West Lok Sabha seat, the Returning Officer (RO) of the constituency has clarified that .
The opposition CPI-M, alleging booth capturing and rigging, on Monday reiterated its demand for countermanding of elections, and fresh voting, in Tripura West Parliamentary constituency, which went to polls in the first phase of Lok Sabha .
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The polling percentage in Tripura till 11 a.m. was 34.6 per cent for Tripura West Lok Sabha seat and Ramnagar Assembly seat. Around 16 per cent voter turnout was registered till 9 a.m. in the Tripura West Lok Sabha seat amid tight security, .
The INDIA bloc in Tripura has requested the Election Commission to countermand the polls in West Tripura Lok Sabha and Ramnagar Assembly constituencies, accusing the BJP of large scale poll manipulation through booth jamming, intimidation, and proxy voting. The opposition alliance, comprising eight political parties, CPIM and Congress, held a joint press briefing after the polls were over and requested the Commission to conduct fresh elections with adequate security measures.