NEW DELHI: The counting of votes for the assemblies of 3 northeastern states — Tripura, Meghalaya and Nagaland — will begin at 8am on Saturday amid tight safety.
The BJP has emerged as a powerful contender in the entire 3 states and two exit polls have predicted that the social gathering would dethrone the 25-year-old Left Front executive in Tripura and consolidate its place in Nagaland and Meghalaya. Here's all you need to know:
* In Tripura, which went to polls on February 18, the BJP is prone to wrest power from the 25-year-old CPM executive, with two exit polls predicting that the saffron party-led alliance would possibly win over 35 seats in the state. However, a 3rd exit ballot predicts a detailed contest between the CPM and the BJP in the 60-member meeting.
* Despite large-scale snags in VVPATs (Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trails) and EVMs (Electronic Voting Machines), over 92 consistent with cent (apart from 50,770 postal ballots) of Tripura's 2,536,589 voters cast their votes on February 18, atmosphere a new document in the electoral historical past of India.
* Though the strength of every of the assemblies in the 3 states is 60 contributors, voting was once held in 59 constituencies for various reasons.
* While a CPM candidate died in Tripura, a Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) candidate was once killed in Meghalaya, which ended in countermanding of the polls in a single seat every in the two states. In Nagaland, Neiphiu Rio, the three-time former CM and Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party candidate, was once elected unopposed in Northern Angami-II seat.
* In Meghalaya, which went to polls on February 27, BJP can be difficult the Congress, which has been in power for the final ten years.
* The Congress fielded 59 applicants, whilst the BJP publish nominees in 47 constituencies. For the primary time, Meghalaya Chief Minister Mukul Sangma is contesting from two seats.
* In Nagaland, BJP has joined palms with the NDPP that was once floated via former leader minister Neiphiu Rio. The NDPP is contesting on 40 seats and the saffron social gathering on 20.
* The Congress, which has given 3 leader ministers to Nagaland for the reason that state's inception in 1963, is contesting only in 18 seats, two not up to the BJP.
* Nagaland recorded round 75 consistent with cent voter turnout in the meeting election amid sporadic violence which led to the demise of an individual in Zunheboto district.
* Re-polling was once ordered at 13 polling stations across nine constituencies in Nagaland following experiences of snatching of EVMs, misuse of electoral photograph identification cards and miscreants not permitting voters to exercise their franchise.
(With inputs from companies)
The BJP has emerged as a powerful contender in the entire 3 states and two exit polls have predicted that the social gathering would dethrone the 25-year-old Left Front executive in Tripura and consolidate its place in Nagaland and Meghalaya. Here's all you need to know:
* In Tripura, which went to polls on February 18, the BJP is prone to wrest power from the 25-year-old CPM executive, with two exit polls predicting that the saffron party-led alliance would possibly win over 35 seats in the state. However, a 3rd exit ballot predicts a detailed contest between the CPM and the BJP in the 60-member meeting.
* Despite large-scale snags in VVPATs (Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trails) and EVMs (Electronic Voting Machines), over 92 consistent with cent (apart from 50,770 postal ballots) of Tripura's 2,536,589 voters cast their votes on February 18, atmosphere a new document in the electoral historical past of India.
* Though the strength of every of the assemblies in the 3 states is 60 contributors, voting was once held in 59 constituencies for various reasons.
* While a CPM candidate died in Tripura, a Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) candidate was once killed in Meghalaya, which ended in countermanding of the polls in a single seat every in the two states. In Nagaland, Neiphiu Rio, the three-time former CM and Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party candidate, was once elected unopposed in Northern Angami-II seat.
* In Meghalaya, which went to polls on February 27, BJP can be difficult the Congress, which has been in power for the final ten years.
* The Congress fielded 59 applicants, whilst the BJP publish nominees in 47 constituencies. For the primary time, Meghalaya Chief Minister Mukul Sangma is contesting from two seats.
We get started at 8am. 11 companies (of Central Paramilitary Forces) have been retained for guarding sturdy rooms; spoke… https://t.co/pafGeeBmi3
— ANI (@ANI) 1520001217000 * In Nagaland, BJP has joined palms with the NDPP that was once floated via former leader minister Neiphiu Rio. The NDPP is contesting on 40 seats and the saffron social gathering on 20.
* The Congress, which has given 3 leader ministers to Nagaland for the reason that state's inception in 1963, is contesting only in 18 seats, two not up to the BJP.
* Nagaland recorded round 75 consistent with cent voter turnout in the meeting election amid sporadic violence which led to the demise of an individual in Zunheboto district.
* Re-polling was once ordered at 13 polling stations across nine constituencies in Nagaland following experiences of snatching of EVMs, misuse of electoral photograph identification cards and miscreants not permitting voters to exercise their franchise.
(With inputs from companies)
Counting of votes in Nagaland, Meghalaya, Tripura: All you need to know
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