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Topics Tripura elections | Tripura | Salman Khurshid
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Last Updated at February 16, 2023 14:21 IST
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More than 51.42 per cent voters cast their votes till 1 p.m. on Thursday in the Tripura Assembly polls which is in progress in all the 60 constituencies amid heavy security, election officials said.
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More than 51.42 per cent voters cast their votes till 1 p.m. on Thursday in the Tripura Assembly polls which is in progress in all the 60 constituencies amid heavy security, election officials said.
Several incidents of violence, attacks and counter attacks were reported in the poll-bound bordering northeastern state.
At least 60 opposition party workers were injured when the ruling party workers attacked them in south, Gomati, Sepahijala and West Tripura districts.
The Income Tax department's 'survey' at the BBC office here continued for the third straight day on Thursday as officials gathered financial data from select staffers and made copies of electronic and paper data of the news organisation.Voting for the 60-member Assembly in Tripura began at 7 am on Thursday amid tight security, said Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Gitte Kirankumar Dinakarrao. Altogether 28.13 voters are scheduled to exercise their franchise during the day in 3,337 polling stations of the northeastern state to determine the fate of 259 candidates, he said.
The Allahabad High Court has quashed criminal proceedings against Congress leader and former Union minister Salman Khurshid for his remarks against Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath during the 2019 Lok Sabha polls.
Union Minister G Kishan Reddy on Wednesday wrote to Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao and asked him to "cooperate" with the Centre in its "efforts" in increasing air connectivity by establishing airports in various parts of the state.
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