GUWAHATI: Tripuras 28 lakh-strong electorate provided an 81% turnout in the assembly elections on Thursday, stimulated by visibly higher metropolitan interest than prior to but still inadequate to jail the decreasing trend that started in 2018 after the record high of 91.8% five years earlier.

The 2018 voter turnout had dropped to 89% after two successive assembly elections with voting percentages going beyond 91%.

Chief electoral officer Gitte Kirankumar Dinakarrao stated the last citizen turnout might be higher as reports from some far-flung places were awaited.Tripura Assembly surveys: 259 prospects in fray for 60 seatsAt least 3 individuals, consisting of a CPM functionary, were wounded in an attack by unidentified people in the Boxanagar area of Sepahijala district.

2 CPM polling representatives were assaulted in Kakraban constituency of Gomati district, while a lorry coming from a polling agent of CPM candidate Pabitra Kar was attacked at Khayerpur in West Tripura.Central forces kept violence at bay somewhere else in the northeastern state, making it possible for problem-free ballot across 3,337 stations to decide the electoral fate of 259 prospects.

More than 1,000 booths had been determined as sensitive and 28 as critical .

An overall of 97 cubicles were totally managed by ladies personnel.The run-up to the elections had actually been marred by frequent clashes involving supporters of the significant parties.

I am 100% positive BJP will secure an absolute majority.

The celebration may get more seats than it did last time, said CM Manik Saha, who is contesting the Town Bardowali seat.Rajya Sabha MP and previous CM Biplab Kumar Deb declared the saffron party would win 40 of the 60 seats at stake.

BJP has fielded candidates in 55 seats and its tribal ally IPFT in 6, consisting of one where they are in a friendly fight .

The Left Front is contesting 47 seats and its partner Congress 13.

The new TIPRA Motha, tipped to play kingmaker, has actually fielded prospects in 42 seats while Mamata Banerjees Trinamool Congress is vying for 28.

CPM state secretary Jitendra Chaudhury, the unofficial CM face of the Left-Congress combine, stated in a video message from Sabroom constituency that people had actually turned out in large numbers versus all the chances to elect restoration of democracy .

Voting in the 32 seats currently held by BJP was over 90%, suggesting strong anti-incumbency, sources said.

Votes will be counted on March 2 together with those in Meghalaya and Nagaland, arranged to go to surveys on February 27.